Vijayaba National College
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Vijayaba National College, Maho
, is a government school established in 1946, by the one out of the 25 central schools pioneered by the minister of education C. W. W. Kannangara with the idea of promoting the education in rural areas and to give equal facilities for the students in those schools. Vijayaba National College is one of the leading schools in the Maho town with a student population of approximately 3000.
Vijayaba National College has been blessed over the years with staff who have become teachers to their young students. This has resulted in students achieving academic success in the examinations conducted by the Education Ministry in Sri Lanka and proceeding to Universities and Higher Educational Institutes in Sri Lanka and Overseas. The facilities at College in the two hostels for boys and girls, a Computer Assisted Learning Center, two science laboratories, a home science section, two buildings for life skills practice, an aesthetic section, a multimedia unit, a special care unit or disables, a good library and a canteen.
College is well known not only for its academic standards but also, for their achievements in Sports and in Extra Curricular Activities. The College has more than 15 clubs and societies, which gives students an opportunity to gain knowledge in various disciplines and also show their hidden talents and skills at public forum. They also give an opportunity for students to show their leadership capabilities. Vijayaba is well known for its achievements for sports and has a large play ground and other sports facilities for students.
Our vision is "Promoting the skills of the pupils and offer them strength to face the challenges of future as brave and efficient citizens". Vijayaba is no doubt one of the Colleges in the Maho town.
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– Wijaya – Abhaya – Anura – Mihidu
The house names are derived from the past kings of Sri Lanka . The houses compete annually in all major games to win the respective inter-house games.
Mahawa, Sri Lanka
Mahawa is a town in the North Western Province of Sri Lanka. British used the word "Maho" as the name for this town because they were unable to pronounce Mahawa properly.- Transport :...
, is a government school established in 1946, by the one out of the 25 central schools pioneered by the minister of education C. W. W. Kannangara with the idea of promoting the education in rural areas and to give equal facilities for the students in those schools. Vijayaba National College is one of the leading schools in the Maho town with a student population of approximately 3000.
History
Founded in 1946, Vijayaba National College is one of the schools in the Maho town with a student population of approximately 3000. It is situated in Maho, in the one out of the 25 central schools pioneered by the minister of education Mr.C.W.W.Kannangara with the idea of promoting the education in rural areas and to give equal facilities for the students in those schools.The school was opened temporary at the Balalla Boys School on 3 January 1946 with 13 students and five teachers.Very soon the new buildings were built in Maho town and the school was shifted to Maho on 3 January 1947. From then onward up to now it has offered a lot of learned people to various fields in the country.Vijayaba National College has been blessed over the years with staff who have become teachers to their young students. This has resulted in students achieving academic success in the examinations conducted by the Education Ministry in Sri Lanka and proceeding to Universities and Higher Educational Institutes in Sri Lanka and Overseas. The facilities at College in the two hostels for boys and girls, a Computer Assisted Learning Center, two science laboratories, a home science section, two buildings for life skills practice, an aesthetic section, a multimedia unit, a special care unit or disables, a good library and a canteen.
College is well known not only for its academic standards but also, for their achievements in Sports and in Extra Curricular Activities. The College has more than 15 clubs and societies, which gives students an opportunity to gain knowledge in various disciplines and also show their hidden talents and skills at public forum. They also give an opportunity for students to show their leadership capabilities. Vijayaba is well known for its achievements for sports and has a large play ground and other sports facilities for students.
Our vision is "Promoting the skills of the pupils and offer them strength to face the challenges of future as brave and efficient citizens". Vijayaba is no doubt one of the Colleges in the Maho town.
The School Today
Today the Vijayaba National College provides the students with so many facilities. It consists of Large play ground; Two Library (one of under construction) ; a Main Hall (under construction); two floor Building (for the primary section); computer labs with more than 20 modern computers; a dental centre; a library; well equipped botanical, zoological, physical & chemical labs; two hostel (Boys & Girls); a O/L Science Laboratory; two canteens; a co-operative shop and many more facilities.School Anthem
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- විපුල විරාජිත නම අපරාජිත
- සකල කලා ශිල්පාධාරිණි
- විද්වත් සදනා තකෂිලාව අප
- මහව විජයබා මැදි විදුහල වේ
- ඉපැරණි යාපව්වේ රජ දහනේ
- විජය ධජය වැන්නේ පෙදෙසට
- ළහිරු කිරණ වන්නේ....//
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- විදු එළියෙන්නේ නැණ දල්වන්නේ
- සමත් ලොවේ අභිෂේක ලබන්නේ
- තේජසාර වු ධීර වීර වු
- දරු දැරියන්ගේ නිජ බිම වන්නේ
- තම්බපන්නි දීපේ ආලෝකේ
- මිණි පහනක් වැන්නේ පෙදෙසට
- සොමි කිරණක් වන්නේ....//
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- ගැමුණු විජයබා පැරකුම් මහසෙන්
- හෙළ විරු වැනි විරු බිහි කරවන්නේ
- යහ ගුණ මුතුහර ගෙළ සරසන්නේ
- දේශ දීප ජය මග පෙන්වන්නේ
- ස්වර්ණ දීප හොබවන මාතාවණි
- භක්කි ප්‍රණාමය වේ....////
Houses
The students are divided into four HousesHouse system
The house system is a traditional feature of British schools, and schools in the Commonwealth. Historically, it was associated with established public schools, where a 'house' refers to a boarding house or dormitory of a boarding school...
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– Wijaya – Abhaya – Anura – Mihidu
The house names are derived from the past kings of Sri Lanka . The houses compete annually in all major games to win the respective inter-house games.
Sports
- Athletics
- Basketball
- Cricket
- Rugby
- Soccer
- Volleyball
Clubs and Societies
- Birds Observation Circle
- Cadets Troop
- Commerce Society
- English Literary Association
- Information and Communication Technology Society
- Media Unit
- Photographic Association
- Science Society
Past Principals
| Name | Entered Office | Departed Office |
|---|---|---|
| Mr R.D. Sirisena | ||
| Mr E.L. Wejemanna | ||
| Mr R.D. Sirisena | ||
| Mr H.L. Rathnapala | ||
| Mr B.R. Balase | ||
| Mr B. Jayasooriya | ||
| Mr J.W.E. Amarasekara | ||
| Mr L.L.P. Kbral | ||
| Mr K.A. Velupille | ||
| Mr D.A. Jayathilaka | ||
| Mr K.A. Velupille | ||
| Mr R.B. Gallella | ||
| Mr S.Y. Abyawardana | ||
| Mr P.M. Kumaradasa | ||
| Mr D.C. Rajapaksha | ||
| Mr G.W. Keerthiwansha | ||
| Mr P.M. Kumaradasa | ||
| Mr D.R. Athalage | ||
| Mr L.H.B. Aberathna | ||
| Mr P.M. Kumaradasa | ||
| Mr P.M. Piyadasa | ||
| Mr W. Thennakon | ||
| Mr D.M. Herath Banda | ||
| Mr P.M. Piyadasa | ||
| Mr W.M. Abesinghe | ||
| Mr T.M.H. Thennakon | ||
| Mr D.M.C. Dissanayake | ||
| Mr E. Upasena | ||
| Mr J.M.S.B. Jayasundara | ||
| Mr L.W. Somathilakee | ||
| Mr D.M.C. Dissanayake | ||
| Mr D.G. Ghnamali Diviyagahagedara | ||
| Mr K.M. Dissanayake | ||
| Mr D.M. Bandula Dissanayake |