Central College Kuliyapitiya
Location
Meegahakotuwa, Kuliyapitiya Sri Lanka
Information
School type	Public National school
Motto	"Maniwatta Abhikhkhama" නොනැවතී ඉදිරියටම Keep moving forward
Established	February 1947 (February 1947)
Founder	C.W.W. Kannangara
Staff	Around 200
Grades	6-13
Gender	Mixed school
Age	11 to 19
Enrolment	Over 2,000
Language	Sinhala, Tamil, English
Colour(s)	maroon and yellow
Song	"Sathkoralaye pahantharuwa"
Affiliation	Ministry of Education
Alumni	Old Centralists, Kcians
Website	cck.lk

Central College Kuliyapitiya (මධ්‍ය විද්‍යාලයය කුලියාපිටිය ) is a national school for boys and girls in Sri Lanka, in the suburb of Kuliyapitiya. The school was founded in 1947.^[1]

Early history

Following the central school concept of former Minister of Education C. W. W. Kannangara, under the patronage of the government, a bilingual mixed school was inaugurated in the Dandagamuwa electoral division on 3 February 1947. Central College Kuliyapitiya was the 54th and the last Central College. Mr. P. Senarath was appointed as the first principal of Central College Kuliyapitiya. The first session was attended by 149 students, 67 more the following day. There were 551 students on 17 February 1947. Under the patronage of the MP I. M. R. A. Iriyagolla, the father of the school, Central College was relocated to the new buildings at Meegahakotuwa on 7 July 1951, where Prime Minister D. S. Senanayeke declared the buildings open.

Prefects' Guild

Head Prefect (boy)  :- P.P.G.G.Sarathchandra

Head Prefect (girl) :- D.M.S.T.Bandara

Deputy Head Prefect (boy)  :- W.M.S.G.Wendakoon

Deputy Head Prefect (girl) :- T.M.Y.A.G.Thennakoon

Teacher in Charge :- Mr.K.N.A.S.Kumara

Houses

The students are divided among four houses.

                  Colour
•Gemunu        -   Red 
•Thissa        -   Green 
•Rajasinghe    -   Yellow
•Parackrama    -   Blue

The houses are named after the four main ancient kings of Sri Lanka. An annual track and field tournament among these houses is held at the beginning of the first term.

Old Students’ Association

Mr. Lional Lokuliyana, the then principal, conceived the idea of the Central College Old Students’ Association. In subsequent years the OSA and the School’s administration have co-operated in furthering the development of the college. The incumbent principal of the school has presided over the OSA. Other established associations include the Old Science Students’ Association and Old Cricketers’ Association.

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