Dharmaraja College
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| Coordinates | 7°17′21.69″N 80°38′58.83″E / 7.2893583°N 80.6496750°E |
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| Former name | Kandy Buddhist High School |
| School type | National / Public 1AB |
| Motto | Pali: අත්තාහි අත්තනො නාථො Aththāhi Aththano Natho (Oneself is the refuge for one) (Buddhist quote from the Dhammapada) |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Buddhist |
| Established | 30 June 1887 |
| Founder | Col. Henry Steel Olcott |
| School district | Kandy |
| Educational authority | Ministry of Education |
| School code | 03350 |
| Principal | Kamal Ariyasinghe |
| Staff | 300+ |
| Grades | 1 - 13 |
| Gender | Male |
| Age | 6 to 19 |
| Enrollment | 4,000+ [1] |
| Language | Sinhala, English |
| Schedule | 7:30 AM - 1:30 PM |
| Houses | Ananda Gemunu Mahinda Parakrama |
| Colour(s) | Maroon and light blue |
| Song | Sinhala: ශ්රී ලංකා ජනතා ගම ගාමී Sri Lanka Janatha Gama Gami |
| Athletics | Yes |
| Sports | Yes |
| Rival | Kingswood College |
| Alumni | Old Rajans |
| Pupils | Rajans |
| Abbreviation | DRCK |
| Website | dharmaraja |
Dharmaraja College (Sinhala: ධර්මරාජ විද්යාලය), founded in 1887, is a boys' school in Kandy, Sri Lanka.[2][3][4][5] It is a Buddhist school with around 300+ teaching staff and over 4,000+ students.[6] The school has many notable alumni (a.k.a. Rajans) including the first President of Sri Lanka William Gopallawa, A. E. Goonesinha, T.B Kehelgamuwa, Chamara Kapugedera, Sudarshana Pathirana and others.
A land area of 220,000 square metres (54 acres) is owned by the school spreading over half of the Dharmaraja hill.[7] Dharmaraja has one of the oldest scout troops in the world, the 1st Kandy Dharmaraja Scout Group, which was established in 1913.[8][9][10] It is one of the first Sri Lankan schools to start playing cricket.[11][12] It has consistently ranked among the first two boys schools in Sri Lanka in the preference rankings based on year 5 scholarship examinees' demand.[13][14][15]
- ^ https://www.dharmaraja.lk/ Archived 11 May 2024 at the Wayback Machine [bare URL]
- ^ "Muditha Wijekoon – opening batsman par excellence". Daily News. 2003. Archived from the original on 7 September 2009. Retrieved 29 May 2010.
- ^ "Fiery Kehel – one of the best". Daily News. 2005. Archived from the original on 7 September 2009. Retrieved 29 May 2010.
- ^ "Senarath Alwis – a rare sports genius". Daily News. 2005. Archived from the original on 23 January 2010. Retrieved 29 May 2010.
- ^ "Defeating terrorism revived national pride". Daily News. 2009. Archived from the original on 7 August 2009. Retrieved 29 May 2010.
- ^ "Dharmaraja College". www.dharmaraja.lk. Archived from the original on 11 May 2024. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
- ^ "Khemadasa's Agni at Dharmaraja, Kandy". Rootsweb. 2008. Archived from the original on 27 April 2010. Retrieved 29 May 2010.
- ^ "History of Dharmaraja Scouting". Old Rajans Scout Association. Archived from the original on 15 February 2013. Retrieved 17 June 2012.
- ^ "Himalayan Expedition 2007". The Sunday Times. 2007. Archived from the original on 3 October 2012. Retrieved 14 January 2011.
- ^ "Shantha Madurawe elected President". The Sunday Observer. 2008. Archived from the original on 8 September 2009. Retrieved 29 May 2010.
- ^ "Defeating terrorism revived national pride". Rootsweb. 2002. Archived from the original on 25 October 2008. Retrieved 29 May 2010.
- ^ "Rajans a well knitted side this season". The Island. 2001. Archived from the original on 13 October 2012. Retrieved 29 May 2010.
- ^ "Cut off marks for grade five scholarship". Daily News. 2009. Archived from the original on 26 December 2009. Retrieved 29 May 2010.
- ^ "Grade five Scholarship cut off marks released". Official government news portal of Sri Lanka. 2007. Archived from the original on 17 June 2011. Retrieved 29 May 2010.
- ^ "Royal and Visakha most popular". Daily News. 2010. Archived from the original on 18 December 2010. Retrieved 14 January 2011.