Ananda Central College is a co-educational school in the Elpitiya

Elpitiya

Elpitiya is a municipality located in Galle District, Southern Province of Sri Lanka.Elpitiya is easily accessible from the Colombo - Galle main road and is about from Ambalangoda. Also there are 3 other access roads from the Colombo - Galle main road at Bentota, Kosgoda and Ahungalla. Elpitiya is...

 division, Galle

Galle

Galle is a city situated on the southwestern tip of Sri Lanka, 119 km from Colombo. Galle is the capital city of Southern Province of Sri Lanka and it lies in Galle District....

 district, Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka is a country off the southern coast of the Indian subcontinent. Known until 1972 as Ceylon , Sri Lanka is an island surrounded by the Indian Ocean, the Gulf of Mannar and the Palk Strait, and lies in the vicinity of India and the...

. It provides education for around 4000 students in grades 1 to 13.

The current principal Mrs Sumiththa Block.

Location and size

Ananda Central College is situated in Galle District

Galle District

Galle is a district in Southern Province, Sri Lanka.- Geological background :Its area is , in which is water and is land. Galle District bounded on the North by Benthara river, South and West by the Indian Ocean and East by Matara and Ratnapura Districts. Topography of Galle District is very...

, Elpitiya

Elpitiya

Elpitiya is a municipality located in Galle District, Southern Province of Sri Lanka.Elpitiya is easily accessible from the Colombo - Galle main road and is about from Ambalangoda. Also there are 3 other access roads from the Colombo - Galle main road at Bentota, Kosgoda and Ahungalla. Elpitiya is...

. It consists of over 4000 students and a staff of about 130 teachers.

History

Ananda Central College was founded after the Japanese

Japanese people

The are an ethnic group originating in the Japanese archipelago and are the predominant ethnic group of Japan. Worldwide, approximately 130 million people are of Japanese descent; of these, approximately 127 million are residents of Japan. People of Japanese ancestry who live in other countries...

 dropped bombs on Colombo

Colombo

Colombo is the largest city of Sri Lanka. It is located on the west coast of the island and adjacent to Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte, the capital of Sri Lanka. Colombo is often referred to as the capital of the country, since Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte is a satellite city of Colombo...

5 April 1942.

special events

G/Ananda Central College & G/Karandeniya Central College have begun a inter school cricketmatch "දක්ෂිණ කෙසරුන්ගේ සටන" (Battle of southern Lions) from 31st march 2010 onwords.

Principals

Mr. W. Thambawita

Mr. P. Jinadasa

Mr. W A Somadasa

Mr. Danasiri De Silva

Mr. Ajantha Ranaweera

Mr. K.M. Sunil Padmasiri

Mr. R. W. Mettananda