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new auditorium with the latest facilities; the canteens for students and teachers; initiating the construction of a new hostel; construction of the school office, principal's office, meeting hall and, toilets; the introduction of the Media Unit; and the construction of two playgrounds and cricket ground for the primary grades.
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institution. He also carefully oversaw the administration, management, and maintenance of the school until his death. In his last will, he requested that his eldest son
Mudalier J. W. C. de Soysa take over responsibility for the school, and asked his wife to pay Rs. 3000/= to the school annually, for
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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
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department were introduced. Amongst other developments seen at the school during his tenure were making a qualitative improvement in education, expanding the school further by adding more facilities, namely: three, three-story buildings for Grade 11, the commerce section, and the primary grades; a
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Catherine De Soysa died, Sir
Charles Henry De Soysa's seven sons took over stewardship of the school. They also obtained their education at Prince of Wales College, and their aid was vital for the school. They endowed the school with two plantations for its maintenance and recruited principals who
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as the chief guest. There were prize records for all four schools. Prince of Wales’ College and Prince of Wales’ College (native) only had classes up to Grade 7. Prince of Wales’ College was the higher school; it had two divisions named Upper and Lower. Apart from this, there were two classes for
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Cadeting was introduced to college in 1904. Later athletics and football and, some time later, volleyball was introduced. In 2012, Prince of Wales
College made history by winning two gold, four silver, and nine bronze medals at the fourth Asian Schools Rowing Regatta held in Karachi, Pakistan.
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The 14th principal, D. A. Ramanayake, improved the computing department. S. J. P. Wijesinghe was the next principal and he was followed by K. Ratnaweera Perera and Rohana
Karunaratne correspondingly. After tenures by W. Jayasena, Sampath Weragoda(Acting Principal) & J. W. S. Siriwardhana
499:, graced the occasion as the chief guest. The school was designed by Mr Muhandiram Mendis Jayawardena, and about Rs. 300,000/= was spent on its construction. The school buildings were one of the most elegant in the country at that time. The ceremonial opening of the St. John's Church and
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H. L. B. Gomes (M.A.), who was an old boy, a teacher and vice-principal (during Mr M. E. C. Fernando's reign as principal), was appointed as principal in 1989. In his time, the school became one of the 15 National
Schools in Sri Lanka. A new auditorium with the latest facilities and a
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was published again and the infrastructure of the school was also enhanced by the addition of three more classrooms. A house system was initiated and four houses were named, after the founder and the first three of the principals: namely, Founder's, Gunawardena, Lewis, and Mendis.
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teams, and a children's park were some of the elements added to the school during this era. Another important milestone was the formation of the Old Boys’ Association in 1904. After 21 years of service, Mendis had to retire from his post as principal due to deteriorating health.
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M. E. C. Fernando, a former student and teacher succeeded Mr. Gunapala as principal. The H. R. Fernando
Pavilion was gifted by former student Mr. H. R. Fernando. The cricket score board, library buildings, science and commerce buildings were some of these new additions. The
491:) in Colombo in 1875, he wanted to name the two schools he intended to build – Prince of Wales and Princess of Wales. As a result of a letter sent on 27 November 1875, he received permission to name the two schools the Prince of Wales’ and Princess of Wales’.
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14 September 1876 was a memorable day for the
Moratuwa community; the school, which was built on a picturesque 15-acre plot of land facing the Galle Road, and bordered by the Lunawa Lagoon, was ceremonially opened. The then governor of Sri Lanka, Sir
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L. H. Gunapala, who had served previously as a school inspector and as a district education inspector, was the principal during the school's centennial anniversary. The school was improved to a high standard and Hevisi and
Western
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L. G. Crease (M.A. Oxen) headed the school from 1927 to 1931. He was from Europe and was very strict when it came to student discipline. He was a competent administrator and there was a marked development in cadetting and sports.
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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
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W. S. Gunawardena (B.A. Calcutta) was the first principal and served from 1876 until 1891. The school hostel was started in 1882 and cricket was also introduced to the school during this period.
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of the school and served from 1876 until 1891. At first, it was not operated as one school, but as four educational institutes with a total of 1000 students and 40 teachers. They were:
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Philip Lewis became the second principal and served from 1892 until 1896. Although there were many difficulties, a rapid development of the school could be seen during this period.
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S. C. H. De Silva (B.A., Dip. in School Admst) served the school for 14 years and there was a notable progression in the development of the school. Scouting was introduced and the
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J. G. C. Mendis (B.A. Cambridge), the son-in-law of the founding patron, rendered a valuable service to the school for two decades, from 1896 to 1917. During his tenure a school
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in Sri Lanka. The Art
Society and the Drama Club showed remarkable progress under his guidance. Gunawardena presented many stage plays, bringing out students' hidden talents.
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of Sir Charles Henry de Soysa (sculpted by Mr. Tissa Gunawardena) was unveiled during this time. The venue of the annual Big Match was changed and was arranged to be held at
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in Sri Lanka. He was a very dynamic person and the "Golden Jubilee Prize Giving" was held during his period. The English College anthem was also written during this period.
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section and the school cricket ground were developed further and a separate children's park for the school was built. In 1922,
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Gate Mudaliyar Amarasekara unfolded treasures of Eastern art
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2110:R.A. Piyadasa (Sunday Times), Retrieved 29/08/2015
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1967:. OBA of Prince of Wales' College. Archived from
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2033:Cambrians-Sebs clash in 63rd Battle of the Golds
1994:"Cricket at Prince of Wales' College -140 years"
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2837:Educational institutions established in 1876
1561:International cricket player (2015–present)
1507:International cricket player (2010–present)
1835:Cambrians field a formidable team this year
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2480:Defence Services Command and Staff College
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676:Rev. F. R. E. Mendis (principal 1931–1932)
537:Prince of Wales’ College (native language)
414:), was founded and endowed in 1876 by Sir
2506:Buddhist and Pali University of Sri Lanka
2417:National Institute of Business Management
2206:Ministry of Higher Education and Highways
117:Learn how and when to remove this message
1870:(Sunday Times) Accessed January 15, 2015
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1868:A lasting legacy from the 19th century
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1727:Remembering Sir Charles Henry de Soysa
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589:J. G. C. Mendis (principal 1896–1917)
443:The first Minister of Education, Dr.
395:: பிரின்ஸ் ஆஃப் வேல்ஸ் கல்லூரி) is a
1942:, The Island, Retrieved 09 June 2015
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747:L. H. Gunapala (principal 1973–1977)
483:. Following the arrival of the then
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2802:Volunteers for English in Sri Lanka
2544:Institute of Engineering Technology
1918:- Errol Seneviratne (ESPN Cricinfo)
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2412:Institute of Technological Studies
1332:Head of the department of history
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2827:1876 establishments in Ceylon
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1711:The Prince of Wales in Ceylon
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2570:College of Chemical Sciences
2534:Technical College Balapitiya
2511:Theological College of Lanka
2382:University Grants Commission
2010:. OBA of PWC. Archived from
1837:- Dilwin Mendis (Daily news)
1765:, Retrieved 05 December 2014
1749:, Retrieved 05 December 2014
643:L. E. Blaze (principal 1926)
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2071:Parliament of Ceylon, 1970
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1672:Life of Sir James Peiris
653:Kingswood college, Kandy
531:Prince of Wales’ College
511:maintenance work. After
387:: වේල්ස් කුමර විද්යාලය
381:Prince of Wales' College
284:Hasitha Kesara Wettamuni
247:(I serve, not at a leap)
137:Prince of Wales' College
2713:Scholarship Examination
2346:University of Sri Lanka
2310:Uva Wellassa University
2295:Sabaragamuwa University
2108:Not one Bishop, but two
1761:, by L. Panditharathna
1652:"Coordinates of School"
1325:Nirmal Ranjith Dewasiri
1219:Lanka Sama Samaja Party
719:In 1933, the inaugural
332:Purple, gold and maroon
2657:North Western Province
2652:North Central Province
2494:Religious institutions
2270:University of Moratuwa
2265:University of Kelaniya
2193:Education in Sri Lanka
1780:1 January 2015 at the
1763:Daily News (Sri Lanka)
1747:Daily News (Sri Lanka)
1731:The Island (Sri Lanka)
1632:Education in Sri Lanka
1603:cricket player (1995)
1131:. It is also known as
1098:Royal College, Colombo
657:Trinity College, Kandy
655:, a former student of
558:Charles Henry de Soysa
481:Charles Henry de Soysa
449:Tuan Burhanudeen Jayah
416:Charles Henry de Soysa
275:Charles Henry de Soysa
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2662:Sabaragamuwa Province
2565:Sri Lanka Law College
2452:Military institutions
2422:NSBM Green University
2250:University of Colombo
2202:Ministry of Education
1601:One Day International
1580:One Day International
1334:University of Colombo
1174:Somaweera Chandrasiri
1080:Old Boys' Association
947:K. Rathnaweera Perera
389:Wels Kumara Vidyalaya
2341:University of Ceylon
2290:University of Ruhuna
2260:University of Jaffna
1536:Somachandra de Silva
1108:Annual sports events
979:J. W. S. Siriwardane
809:Ranil Wickremesinghe
805:Jeewan Kumaranatunga
609:, commerce section,
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2847:Schools in Moratuwa
2285:Rajarata University
1799:28 May 2014 at the
1745:by Malathi Perera,
1267:(1956–60, 1960–65)
1134:Battle of the Golds
1113:Battle of the Golds
1049:Purpule & Gold
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955:Rohana Karunarathna
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2703:GCE Advanced Level
2521:Technical colleges
2320:Wayamba University
2255:Eastern University
2014:on 7 February 2015
1405:journalist, actor
1398:Kumara Thirimadura
1203:Philip Gunawardena
1141:and Kusal Mendis.
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995:Dimuthu Deranagoda
858:Louis Edmund Blaze
811:on 1 August 2017.
649:Louis Edmund Blaze
244:, Nihil per Saltum
142:වේල්ස් කුමර විදුහල
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1971:on 1 January 2015
1904:…a friend in deed
1729:by Dilwin Mendis
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1500:Lahiru Thirimanne
1487:Bishop of Colombo
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