Sri Sumedha Vidyalaya, Malimbada ශ්‍රී සුමේධ මහා විද්‍යාලය, මාළිම්බඩ
Location
Malimbada Matara , Sri Lanka , 81050
Coordinates	6°00′34″N 80°31′06″E / 6.009441°N 80.518212°E / 6.009441; 80.518212
Information
School type	Public provincial 1C
Motto	Sinhala: නැණින් පෙරට (Going forward using discretion)
Religious affiliation(s)	Buddhism
Established	1894 (1894)
Principal	W. M. Vageesha Perera
Staff	67
Grades	1 to 13
Gender	Girls & Boys
Enrollment	1000
Color(s)	Gold & Maroon
Website	schoolsmv.weebly.com

Sri Sumedha Maha Vidyalaya is a government school in Matara, Sri Lanka. It was established in 1894.

History

The school was established in 1894 by the Methodist Church with eleven students and was known as Batathumbe Methodist College (Sinhala: බටතුඹේ මෙතෝදිස්ත විද්‍යාලය) for several decades.^[1] The first principal of this school was B. De Silva and there were two teachers. The first student of this school was a principal of a school.

The school became a government school in 1912 and the name was changed into Malimbada Sri Sumedha Maha Vidyalaya as a proposal of Mr Samarawickrama, a former principal of this school. Formerly, there were only primary and secondary classes, but the permission was granted to start Advanced Level classes on 10 January 1982. In 1990 R. K. Wijesekara took over as principal of the school.

Principals from 1948

Houses

Students are divided into four houses. The house names are derived from the past kings of Sri Lanka.

• Vijaya - In honour of King Vijaya
• Gemunu - In honour of King Dutugamunu
• Gajaba - In honour of King Gajabahu I

Awards

• All Island Inter School Productivity Contest 2009 - 3rd Place^[2]
• Best-managed school in Akuressa Education Zone^[2]

References