Sri Sumangala National College (), in Nildandahinna, Nuwara Eliya District, Sri Lanka, was founded in 1864. It is a national school with a bilingual education programSchools Having Bilingual Education Programme and belongs to Walapane Education zone.
History Sri Sumangala National College was founded in 1864 with A. D. Ished Siriwardana as the first principal. The school was started with a very few number of students as a mixed school with only one building and was named Nildandahinna Royal School. Afterwards, the school was divided into two schools, a separate school for girls with Mrs Meegasdeniya as the first principal.
At present, the school roll is approximately 3,000 students in all grades.
Sports achievements The Taekwondo team of Sri Sumangala National School in Nildandahinna, Walapane, won the Inter-School Taekwondo championship - 2017, making history as the only school to win four years in a row.
The Sumangala team swept the board at the national championships this year with three gold medals, six silver medals and 13 bronze medals. Sumangala also won the overall championship title in 2014, 2015 and 2016.
Houses The college has three houses, named after kings of Sri Lanka. +HouseNamed afterVijayaKing VijayaGemunuKing GemunuParakumKing Parakramabahu I
Name history +YearName1864 to ?Nildandahinna Royal School ? to 1982Sri Sumangala Maha Vidyalaya1982 to 1993 Sri Sumangala Madya Maha Vidyalaya 1993 to dateSri Sumangala National College
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