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By the end of the 19th century, only a few schools in Sri Lanka offered higher education and most of them were limited to
Colombo. The inception of Prince of Wales' and Princess of Wales' schools can be considered as a special reward to the children of the Moratuwa area. The founder of the school was
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During this time the foundation was laid, and the first floor of the three-storied building, in front of the main building, had been completed funds for this purpose were made available through the offices of Mr Tyrone
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Proceeds from the sponsored walk were used to secure the new building with doors and windows and make it functional to conduct classes.
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The Hewisi Band was also formed during this period and contributed to adding much colour to all the activities of the college. The western band too was afforded the privilege of being one of the bands to play at the opening of the
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