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According to the then Principal of the College, Mr. H. Jayaratne, under the leadership of the 2nd Lieutenant R.M.P.J.S Ratnayake, Cadet Officer who served as a teacher of our College and under the supervision of the late choreographer, Mrs. Janitha Yasanthi Ariyarathne Under the leadership of student Priyankara Gamage, the first oriental (male-band) orchestra was started on December 1st 1995 at Harischandra College.

Harischandra College senior and junior debating teams were formed in 2012 with the enormous support and the guidance of Sinhala language teachers who were present at that time. Knowing how to synthesize information and deliver it to an audience succinctly even an audience of one is a skill that benefits people throughout their lives. Debate skills can come in handy when interviewing for jobs, networking for career advancement, conducting meetings, and giving presentations. These “soft skills” can help in most careers because debate students learn the art of persuasion. Outside of the working world, having good communication skills is useful in various activities. Strenuous work, dedication and proper guidance have been brought in encouraging results in a short time with many achievements. Students who believe in their debating skills are invited to join our Sinhala Debate Team.

In 2016 Harischandra College allowed the students to study western music as a subject. First and the present teacher in charge of western music is Ms. Shani De Silva. Gradually the unit was developed with a wonderful choir and with the girls’ brass band. In 2019 school choir was commenced which is trained by Mr.Randika Perera and our girls’ western band is trained by Mr.Saman Kularatna. So many colours and prizes have been won each year from different types of music competitions by the unit. In 2016 primary choir of H.N.C won the 1st place from the all Island Western Music and Dance Competition. In 2017 primary choir got the 1st place and the junior choir got the 3rd place from the same competition. In 2019 primary choir won the1st place and mix instrumental group won the 3rd place from the above mentioned all island competitions steered by the ministry of education.

“Harisanda Science Society.”

The society was established in 2008 with the direction of Mrs. Lalani Balasooriya, then Deputy principal and The Science Society organizes the annual Science Day, where inter school competitions and lectures are held creating an opportunity to all the students in the school to enhance their knowledge and skills. All these activities are conducted under the unflinching, unutterable guidance of the teachers in charge. The Science Society is proud to mention that most of the respectable academics that we see today, were the active members of the Science Society of the college. 

The media unit is a distinct section of the school. It was officially established on the 11th July 2018 and the unit encompasses 25 members. Major task of Harischandra College media unit is performing the daily morning assembly and communicates throughout the school. And also they organize media workshops to enhance the media skills of our students. Annual media day is also a remarkable event in the school.