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As a national school, it is funded by the government as opposed to the provincial council providing both primary and secondary education. The school was set as one of the most innovative educational institutions in the world at the fifth annual Worldwide Innovative Education Forum (IEF), organised by
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society (old boys' association) for the college. Founded in 1891, it is the oldest and most important such alumni society in Sri Lanka. The Royal College Union was set up to further the interests of the college and its past and present members, and to keep former pupils in touch with each other and
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in the school buildings by 1941 and later covering it into a garrison. Principal E.L. Bradby made sure that education was carried on unhindered by moving the students into four private villas (known as bungalows in Ceylon) at Turret Street, Colombo: the Turret House, Carlton Lodge, Sudarshan House
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Situated in Cinnamon Gardens, a residential suburb of Colombo, it occupies an area of 15.6 hectares (39 acres) (with the sports complex) along the Rajakeeya Mawatha, bordered by Reid Avenue to the east; Kumarathunga Munidasa Mawatha (formally Thurstan Road) to the west and to the south its former
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A senior prefect is a member of the most senior prefectorial group of Royal College: The Prefects' Council. Selected based on the criteria of academics, co-curricular and extra-curricular, senior prefects are appointed on a probationary basis after completing the final exams at school
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was first presented in 1945 by the departing Principal of Royal College, E. L. Bradby. Since 1945, two matches have taken place each year, one in Kandy and the other in Colombo. The Shield is awarded to the school that gets the highest aggregate of points in the two-match series.
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The senior prefects of the school also hold comparatively an important role in the school. Since they have completed their final examinations, they are senior to any other student of the college. Hence their disciplinary powers extend to all students of Royal College.
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The 2002 Bradby encounter was the highest-scoring encounter for Royal, led by Zulki Hamid, winning a record (39–00) in the first leg held in Colombo and winning the second leg (44–00) in Kandy, thus winning the Bradby Shield with a record aggregate of 83–00.
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The college song is "School of our Fathers", which is sung at the start of the school day and on important occasions. The words of the song were written by Major H. L. Reed, a principal of the school in 1927. The music was later revised by S. Schmid.
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for the school on Reid Avenue. In November 1911 during construction of this building, it was hit by an aircraft that was trying the establish the record for the first flight over Ceylon in November 1911. On 27 August 1913 the school was moved to thin
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Until 2006 the tally stood with both schools winning 33 each and 61 drawn. This is preceded by the Cycle Parade which usually happens on the day before the big match, with the official objective of visiting the captain's house to encourage him.
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In 1968, a shorter version of the college song in Sinhala was composed on the instructions of the principal by the same people who composed the first song (W. A. Wickramasena and S. J. F. Dissanayake). It is played at the end of the school day.
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Many plays are put on every year at Royal, organized by the English Drama Society (formally the Royal College Dramatic Society) and the Sinhala Drama Society. Sinhala and Tamil drama productions are hosted at the college's main theatre, the
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Admission to the school is among the most competitive in the country. It gets its highest number of applications for admission to grade 1 and the best 250 students from all over the country to enter the school in year 5 via the
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Sport plays a major part in Royal College's activities. The school's facilities include a swimming pool, cricket and athletics grounds, tennis courts, basketball courts, and indoor cricket nets within the school premises. The
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to lead all prefects of the college, and the Prefects' Top Board, which consists of the Head Prefect (HP), the Senior Deputy Head Prefect (SDHP) and five Deputy Head Prefects (DHPs). Notable head prefects include:
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The Centenary match between the two schools was the second leg encounter played in 1983 – the Chief Guest was Mr. E. L. Bradby himself. The 2008  second-leg match was the 150th match between the two schools.
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on government pay. It was the oldest public school on the island and had the governor as its patron. It gave the children of leading Ceylonese families an education which would make them fit to be citizens of the
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notification giving Her Majesty's approval to change the name of the school appeared on 31 July 1881. The same year the first cadet battalion in Ceylon was formed at the college, attached to the
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The Royal Crown, the most prestigious award a sportsman can achieve at Royal, is awarded each year at Colours Night to a sportsman who has made outstanding achievements in his field of sports.
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building further down Reid Avenue, which it continues to occupy. This move was due to the suggestion made by a higher education committee in 1914, that Royal College should be converted into a
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and the rugby grounds are located a short distance from the college. The international standard sports complex, built in 2000, hosts national and school sporting events all year round.
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Both the Cadet Contingent and Senior Cadet Band Platoon have performed well, gaining claim as two of the finest units in the country. Over the years the Cadet Contingent has won the
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by the Volunteer Gazette of 1905. In 1979 a Senior Cadet Band Platoon was added. In 2007 Royal was one of two schools to establish the first Air Force Cadet platoons in the country.
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The 2009 Bradby first leg was won by Royal (23–12) in Kandy. The second leg was also won by Royal (31–15) in Colombo. Thus Royal won the Bradby for 2009 with an aggregate of 53–27.
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There are 165 endowed prizes and awards. The College Main Hall carries the names of those students who have won the Panel Prizes. The most coveted prize at Royal is the
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and served as the principal public school and a model for other government schools that were to be built in Ceylon. In 1836 the school was moved to San Sebastian Hill,
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In addition to the teachers, four categories of senior boys are entitled to maintain school discipline. Boys who belong to the most senior category of student leaders
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tradition, based on the recommendations of the Colebrooke Cameron Commission (1833), and having been named the Royal College, Colombo in 1881 with consent from
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is the Blue Riband of schools' rugby in Sri Lanka. Rugby was introduced at Royal in 1916, and the first historic match against Trinity was played in 1920. The
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With the introduction of free education in Ceylon in 1931, Royal stopped charging fees from its students, thus providing education free of charge to this day.
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created records in all six events including a record for the Boat Race with a timing of 3 mins 11 secs (beating the previous record of 3 mins 19 secs).
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Although there are several schools in the island which have adopted the name Royal College in the post-independence era even after Sri Lanka became a
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The school is located on 15.5 hectares (38 acres) where the primary school, the middle school and the upper school are located. It is equipped with
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selected from students in grade 9 (grade 8, until 1998), their disciplinary powers are limited to the students of the Middle School (grades 6–9).
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The Royal College Cadet Corps is the oldest school cadet contingent in Sri Lanka. It was the first cadet battalion to be formed in a school in
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In 2007, under the captaincy of Maalik Aziz, Royal won the regatta with a record 40 points to nil, for the first time in its history. The
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Sport is a major part of Royal College, with over 21 different sports played. Taking centre stage of the annual sporting calendar is the
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organized by the School Development Society with the assistance of alumni has become an important event on Colombo's cultural calendar.
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in 1879, with schoolmasters participating as well as schoolboys. From 1880 onwards, only schoolboys were allowed to play in the match.
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In 1945, after the war ended, the school was relocated to its old home on Reid Avenue, Colombo, and the Hill School was closed down.
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in January 1836, as part of the implementation of the recommendations of the Colebrooke Cameron Commission (1833), and was the first
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policy to provide secondary education for the rural masses. He modeled these schools on the general structure of the Royal College.
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selected from students in grade 12(senior) and After O/L period(junior), they assist the senior prefects to exercise discipline in
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is the second-longest uninterrupted cricket match series in the world. The original match was played between Colombo Academy and
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In 1859 the Queen's College, Colombo was established as the first institution of higher education in Ceylon. Affiliated to the
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The History of Royal College (written by the Students of Royal College) 2nd Edition, (Colombo: Vijitha Yapa Publications) 2019
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selected from students in grade 5, their disciplinary powers are limited to the students of the Primary School (grades 1–5).
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The History of Royal College: formerly called the Colombo Academy ( written by the Students of Royal College) (Colombo,
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of the Colombo Academy. With the appointment of J.F. Haslam in 1948 the post of the head of the academy was renamed the
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The college magazine and the Library Readers’ Association started in 1837. Today there are over 50 clubs and societies.
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started a private school at the back verandah of the church called the Hill Street Academy for twenty students from the
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soon after its own formation that year. Later named the Royal College Volunteer Corps, it was attached to the
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Cricket has been played at the school since 1838 and the Royal College Cricket Club was formed in 1878 by
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Memorial Prize for the most outstanding Royalist of the year. The celebrated Turnour Prize, in memory of
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was amalgamated into Royal College forming the school's primary school. With it came the country's only
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of the Colombo Academy was established in San Sebastian in 1868, establishing it as one of the first
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Royal College rugby team has been the most dominating rugby team of the island in the 21st century.
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are awarded to other players who have made significant contributions in the sporting arena.
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which was made into a film by Lester James Peries, the character Malin is an old Royalist.
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The oldest building in school, the former hostel now houses the Grade 8 section.
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of Ceylon commemorating Old Royalists who had died or were decorated during the
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Historical Overview of Education in Sri Lanka, The British Period: (1796–1948 )
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with the school. Annually the RCU organizes many sporting events including the
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became the first Ceylonese (Sri Lankan) principal when he took office in 1946.
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Interior of the Royal College Main Hall, listing the Panel Prizes on its walls.
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These prizes are awarded at the prize-giving under the patronage of the
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In 1940 the school was again on the move this time due to the onset of
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In 1881 it was renamed Royal College Colombo with the royal consent of
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met at the Royal Primary School Hall (Navarangahala) and enacted the
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was published on a monthly basis during the time of headmaster Rev.
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Royal was the first school to start its own rowing program in 1953.
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The college has a strong association with the study of music, both
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Organized by the Adventure Club, students have undertaken several
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Royal (nearside) winning the Junior Pairs 2007 in a record time.
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premises, which now houses the Department of Mathematics of the
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Since its establishment, the main medium of education had been
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Army Boxers Clinch the 96th National Boxing Championship 2023
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in many years, and the Senior Cadet Band Platoon has won the
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Another memorial plaque is displayed in the entryway to the
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and Firdoshi House. In 1942 the 1–3 forms were shifted to
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The J.R. Jayawardene Pavilion at the main cricket grounds.
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and it was one of the first schools to be designated as a
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From MARSH to BOAKE-The Founding Fathers of Royal College
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Situated in front of the main building, next to the main
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wear a silver college crest on their all-white uniform.
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in 1945, religious studies were started at the school.
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The Colombo Academy Miscellany and Juvenile Repository
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on which the academy was modeled on at its formation.
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Five years earlier on 22 May 1972, the members of the
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in 1835, it was established as the Colombo Academy by
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Vice President of the International Court of Justice
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Jayewardene, Ranil Wickremesinghe, and 2366:Past pupils of Royal College Colombo, known as 939:instead created a separate University College, 511:who could not gain admission to Royal College. 65:Royal College motto on top of the main building 4117:Ratnaweera, Karel Roberts (24 November 2002). 3900:"An epitome of English education in Sri Lanka" 3635: 4814: 4119:"PM joins fellow Royalists in loyalty pledge" 4110: 4003:Thurstan College 55th Founder's Day - Jan. 11 3597: 2308: 2247:The college magazine dates back to 1837 when 1868:Grp. Capt. D.S. Wickremasinghe Memorial Prize 973:. The school was ordered to move out and the 469:. The school has produced many distinguished 432:of Sri Lanka". 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Weerathunga Trophy 2154: 1896: 1851:Trophies and sports scholarships 1750:T D Jayasooriaya Memorial Prize 1688:J N Jinendradasa Memorial Prize 605: 591:Royal College Preparatory School 523: 463:whilst past pupils are known as 374: 59: 50: 4705: 4631: 4613: 4554: 4529: 4503: 4477: 4451: 4433: 4407: 4381: 4349: 4323: 4297: 4267: 4237: 4211: 4185: 4159: 4133: 4123:The Sunday Observer (Sri Lanka) 4084: 4058: 4039: 3996: 3970: 3944: 3918: 3892: 3883: 3864: 3838: 3812: 3786: 3774:from the original on 4 May 2023 3760: 3734: 3682: 3656: 3565: 3544: 3512: 3480: 3409: 3383: 3371:from the original on 3 May 2021 3341:from the original on 4 May 2021 2665:In 1945, Minister of Education 2582:, Ninth President of Sri Lanka 2378:; the 9th Executive President, 2342:, which continues to this day. 1425:English University Scholarship 1081: 1070:, meaning "learn or depart" in 935:, the then Governor of Ceylon, 728: 679:grade 5 scholarship examination 503:. 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(2020). 3114: 2669:began the establishment of 2650:as well as close ties with 2551:Sir Ponnambalam Arunachalam 2431:Sir Ponnambalam Arunachalam 2396:General Sir John Kotelawala 1734:Amal De Mel Memorial Prize 977:moved in, establishing the 839:, with Marsh continuing as 493: 424:Royal College is the first 10: 5229: 5193:Boys' schools in Sri Lanka 5143:List of schools in Colombo 5026:National Museum of Colombo 4980:Old Colombo Dutch Hospital 2974: 2861: 2765: 2753: 2642:Royal College maintains a 2598: 2537:Sir Ponnambalam Ramanathan 2435:Sir Ponnambalam Ramanathan 2359: 2353: 2324: 2309:Principals and headmasters 2020:between Royal College and 2005: 1956: 1940:S. 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