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| Prince of Wales' College වේල්ස් කුමර විදුහල | |
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Sri Lanka | |
| Coordinates | 6°47′07″N 79°52′58″E / 6.785199°N 79.8827°E[1] |
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| Type | National |
| Motto | Latin: Ich Dien, Nihil per Saltum (I serve, not at a leap) |
| Established | 1876 |
| Founder | Sir Charles Henry de Soysa |
| Principal | Hasitha Kesara Wettamuni |
| Staff | 350+ |
| Grades | Class 1 – 13 |
| Gender | Boys |
| Age | 5 to 19 |
| Enrollment | 7,500+ |
| Color(s) | Purple, gold and maroon |
| Publication | Cambrian Magazine |
| Alumni | Old Cambrians |
| Website | princeofwales |
Prince of Wales' College (Sinhala: වේල්ස් කුමර විද්යාලය Wels Kumara Vidyalaya, Tamil: பிரின்ஸ் ஆஃப் வேல்ஸ் கல்லூரி) is a selective-entry boys' school in Moratuwa, a suburb of Colombo, Sri Lanka. Prince of Wales College, Moratuwa (along with Princess of Wales' College), was founded and endowed in 1876 by Sir Charles Henry de Soysa, a famous 19th century Sri Lankan philanthropist and was named in honour of Prince Albert, Prince of Wales
The school became a fully government-controlled school in 1962. As of 2016 over 7100 boys are studying in the school in grades 1 to 13 including all main streams of secondary studies which include biology, mathematics, commerce and arts.
The first Minister of Education, Dr. C. W. W. Kannangara and Dr. Tuan Burhanudeen Jayah, a senior minister, have both served on the staff of Prince of Wales College. Sir James Peiris was a former trustee of the college.[2]
For a very long time, the school has created a niche for itself in the field of sports. Prince of Wales College has produced many exceptional cricketers who, at one time or another, played for the national team. It won the Herman Loos Cup for cadeting many times in the past and has won international championships in rowing.[3][4]
- ^ "Coordinates of School". Retrieved 15 March 2015.
- ^ Life of Sir James Peiris, W. T. Keble and Devar Surya Sena, p.112 (University of California)
- ^ Prince of Wales is striding forward with great vision - Sujitha Miranda (Sunday Times)
- ^ Cambrian rowers do well in Pakistan, Sunday Times. Retrieved 18 November 2012