Lumbini College (Sinhala ලුම්බිණි විද්‍යාලය) or Lumbini Vidyalaya is a Sinhalese mixed school located in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Founded in 1929, the school was named as a national school in 2009.

History Lumbini College was established on 18 February 1929, as the Havelock Town Junior Mixed School, with 114 students. Although the school was a mixed school, only girls had attended. The staff consisted of the principal, D. R. Balasooriya, and three teachers. There was just a single building built from wooden planks.

The school was originally situated in Skelton Road, Colombo. In 2010 the primary school section was moved to a location in Wellawatte as a result of growth in enrolments, merging with Wallawatta Maha Vidyalaya, which was renamed Lumbini College. The school's secondary classes have remained at the original location.

On 2 June 2014 the President Mahinda Rajapaksa formally opened the school’s sports complex, which contains with a gym, tennis courts and sporting facilities.

Past headmasters and principals

D. R. Balasooriya (1929–1932) H. R. M. Kaluarachi (1934) D. S. Dissanayaka (1934–1941) D. J. Gunasingha (1938–1941) Wijesuriya (1941–1944) W. H. Pranandu (1944–1947) D. K. Jayawardana (1947–1949) D. J. Dias (1949–1951) Capt. V.W. Halpe + A. W. Alvis (1951–1959) J. M. Kurupu (1959–1962) A. D. Sirisana (1962) J. S. H. Jasan (1962–1969) G. S. Weerasena (1969–1976) L. H. Edirisingha (1976–1979) W. P. A. Perera (1979–1991) G. Gunawardana (1991–1992) G. Leyanaga (1992–1999) J. G. Amarajeewa (1999–2010) Chandranath Amarathunga (2010–2012) Oshara Panditarathna (2012–2016) K. G. Wimalasena (2016 – 2019) A.W. Nanayakkara (2019-2021) Priyantha Karunarathna (2021-2022) Sarath Gunathilaka (2022–2025) Geetha Priyadarshani (2025-present)

Alumni The school's alumni are known as Old Lumbiniyanas.

Notable alumni

Name Notability Reference Painter Cricketer Member of Parliament – Colombo (1989–1994, 2000–present) Lieutenant Colonel Sri Lanka Army Special Forces Musician, dramatist Actor, dramatist Twenty20 International Cricketer (2017–present) Actor, television presenter (1993–present)

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