Past Principals

දින දින විදුහල් මෑණී අපගේ
යස ගොස සිරිලක් දිව තුල පතුරා

සිසු කැළ යහමග යවමින් ජාතික
බැම්මෙන් බඳවා සිංහල රටෙහි
සම්බුදු සසුනට හිත ඇති දරුවන්
විදුහල් මවුණී ඇති කර දේවා

දැහැමි සමාජය ගොඩනන් වන්නට
නෙක විධි සිප් කිරි පොවනා අපටා
විදුහල් මාතාවනි ඔබෙ නාමේ
ලියවමු රන් අකුරෙන් ඉතිහාසේ

වලිසිහ හරිහඳ දෑ විරු නාමේ
ලක්වැසි කවුරුත් සමර කෙරේවා

දින දින විදුහල් මෑණී අපගේ
යස ගොස සිරිලක් දිව තුල පතුරා

I would like to welcome you to this unique and prestigious College which is driven by the guiding principle of providing a rigorous, demanding education to nearly 5,000 students. 

I, as the Principal of Harischandra college firmly believe that the real school is the fellowship of those who have gone before, those who are of the present and those for whose sake we strive to maintain and strengthen the traditions handed down to the future generations. It is the fellowship of many members in one body that we commemorate as we march ahead with renewed vigour and hope. 

Today, The role of a school is not only to pursue academic excellence but also to motivate and empower its students to be lifelong learners, critical thinkers and productive members of an ever changing global society.

Harischandra College does not project a singular academic focus, but provides opportunities by which any student of our College can unlock and discover their unique creative potential, taking learning beyond the class room. 

We are excited about giving our students voice and choice within an environment where they are safe to try, fail and grow. The road to success includes using failure and mistakes as a continuous opportunity to reflect, review and rise again.

Dear students I have a bit of advice for you all as principals always do. Find your passion, power your passion and strive to achieve it. Keep focused on it. Many people who have succeeded have often failed many times before. 

Since I assumed duties as the principal of Harischandra College, the past pupils have contributed immensely to many worthwhile projects at the college. I firmly believe that our college needs to build up a strong Alumni relationship by communicating openly and frequently with the past pupils. 

Creating a web site for the college covers a wide spectrum of creative skills ranging from writing to editing and designing. I thank the entire team for handling a tremendous volume of work with amazing efficiency. 

I wish Harischandra College a glorious and a victorious future. 

U. G. Vimukthi Deshapriya Siriwardhana
Principal – Harischandra College Negombo

ධුනාථ මච්චුනෝ සෙනං

සිතට එරෙහිව නැගෙන බලවේග ජයගන්න.

“සිතට එරෙහිව නැගෙන බලවේග ජයගන්න” යන ආදර්ශය පෙරදැරි කරගෙන හරි සඳ විදුහල් මාතාවගේ නිල ලාංජනය සකස් විය. මෙය නිර්මාණය වී ඇත්තේ මෙරුන් වර්ණයෙනි. මෙරුන් වර්ණයෙන් අධ්‍යාත්මික ශක්තිය පෙන්නුම් කරයි. නෙලුම් මලින් පිවිතුරු බව හා  පවිත්‍රත්වය, පහන මගින් ආලෝකයත්, පොත මගින් අධ්‍යාපනයත්  පිළිබිඹු කරයි.

dhunātha maccunō senan.
Conquer the forces that rise up against the heart. The official logo of Harischandra College was set with the example of “Conquering the Forces of the Heart”. It is made of maroon color. The maroon color indicates spiritual strength. The lotus flower reflects cleanliness and purity. The lamp illustrates light, and the book represents education.

The school flag comes in two colors and three stripes. The flag has a pink stripe tied between two strips of maroon. The two columns represent the integrity and dispassionate. The pink stripe defines discipline, kindness and restraint.

Color codes
Maroon: #800000
Pink: #ffc0cb

Harischandra College was established in 1941 by the benefaction of Negombo Dharmadutha Association as a tribute offered to Walisinghe Harischandra who was born in the village. Edward De Silva, turned Brahmachchari Walisinghe Harischandra, was born on July 09, 1876, at Mahahunupitiya, (a suburban village of Negombo), to the family of Walisinghe Hendrick de Silva and Pehandi Marthnanda de Silva Gunasekera. Young Harischandra had his elementary education at the Hunupitiya Junior School under the guidance of the late Ven. Dharmaratnetissa Nayake Thera, the Chief Incumbent of the Maha Hunupitiya Sugatharama Temple, and studied English at St. Mary’s College, Negombo.

The requirement of a Buddhist High School to Negombo was fulfilled and ceremonially opened by late C.W.W. Kannangara, father of free education in Sri Lanka on the 4th January 1942. It is sited in front of Anghurukaramulla Bhodirajarhama Temple, and it creates a Buddhist atmosphere and a recognition to the school. The land which required for this was gifted by late C.L.A. De Silva. The name Harischandra College was proposed by Member Mr. H.W Amarasuriya as a tribute to Walisinghe Harischandra who was born in the village. The school was started with five students and three teachers which housed in a cadjan roof shed. It was taken over by the government in 1962 and later on it was recognised as Hasrischandra Maha Vidyalaya. As an honor to Walisinghe Harischandra, it was proposed with idea of Mr. Nial Ranasinghe, a popular businessman in the area to place a statute inside the school. In order to fulfill the same on the 12th February 1993, the day of the Golden Jubilee completing the 50th year to school, Walisinghe Harischandra statute was erected in front of the school and declared opened by then President, D.B. Wijetunge. Distinguishing it as a National School in corresponding to the 50th Golden Jubilee is an extraordinary accomplishment in the history of the school.

Present day Harischandra College is sited in Negombo as a National School, in Gampaha District, Western Province, Sri Lanka, Negombo .The school is highly successful as a Buddhist National School and stands to be one of the prominent Buddhist schools in Western Province., with a student population beyond 4000 in all 13 grades on a ground of one acre. Harischandra College has a scholastic staff of about 162 individuals, which have been spread out more than 13 grades and furthermore different authoritative positions. The scholarly staff has the mammoth assignment of giving quality instruction to pupils, yet anyway completes this chore diligently with most extreme responsibility with the vision of creating the best pupils that this country requires.

The following link provides a PDF file which provides firsthand information of the history of Harischandra College compiled by a past pupil, Mr. Dinesh Udugamasooriya of Group 90/93 and this information would be a great aid for everyone who seek the origin of Harischandra College.