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• Upananda stff trip to Kataragama on 26^th October
 
• "2012 Inter house sport meet" 20^th January 2012 at school premises.

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Principals who showed the path for the development

 History of the school

 During the 19 the century there was a trend to build up Buddhist  schools through out the island. To encourage the Buddhist in  Galle district reverent Bataduwe Rathanjothi started this school on 10^thof January 1910.The meaning of Upananda College became the idea of second happiness of the Reverent Bataduwe Rathanajothi.

The first building of the school was built up from the donation of the well-wishers and the labour of the villagers. It was a building of 20 feet long and attached with cajuns. Only 23 students were admitted to the school. The first teacher of the school was Mrs A.D.Paranavithana and Mr D.H. Gunasekara was appointed as the first principal of the school.

The school was called in many names in the past such as primary school and junior school. In 1949 it was called Upananda Vidyalaya. Upananda vidyalaya had developed day by day under the supervision of various principals.On the first of August 1958 the school was promoted as Upananda Maha Vidyalaya then the government of gave aids to the school. In 1961 hon. late Prime minister Mrs Sirimawo Bandaranayake visited the school to facilitate the science education of the school.

On the 18th of August 1995 Upananda Maha Vidyalaya promoted to a national school. So this proved that the college developed and reached to the higher position day by day.

The Development

Starting with 10-15 students in 1910 to day it has being developed in to a National school with about 2300 students with all the facilities. Before hundred years time it was started in only in cadjan hut but to day it has become a very big school with storied building special need concerned facilities for the disabled Student laboratory facilities, computer facilities with internet and good playground with about twelve acre in whole capacity.

The art, commerce & science sections are also punctual well as well extra curricular activities are also prominent in the school. Up to date just like the tide of the sea there were ups and downs in the path of the development of the school. Through much inconvenience our school has the strength to go forward among leading school in district.

Rowling here and there among the rules and regulations in the national education we are lucky to go beyond the national level, dong a great service to the nation to day as well as in the past.