D. S. Senanayake College

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D.S.Senanyake College is one of the premiere educational institutes in Sri Lanka. It was established on the 10th of February 1967 under the stewardship of R.I.T Alles. It is the only schools to have gained preeminence after being established in the post colonial era. During its comparatively short history it has become one of the most prestigious and sort after schools in the country.

[edit] Location

Logo of the entrance at D.S. Senanayake College

No. 62 Gregory's Road,

Colombo 7, Sri Lanka

[edit] History

In 1967, the then minister of education I.M.R.A. Iriyagolla initiated the ground work for establishing this new school. It was to be named after the first prime minister of Sri Lanka. He chose a teacher from Royal College, Mr. R.I.T Alles to head this new venture. The location in which the college stands today was at that time called the Kumbikale jungle. It was cleared with the help of the community and some boy scouts form Royal College.

D.S. Senanyake College opened it's door on the 10th February 1967. The first batch of 167 students was housed in a prefabricated building sheltered by woven coconut leaves. Within a quarter of a century the college had become one of the most popular and prestigious educational institutes in Sri Lanka. Today it is one of the most competitive and sort after school in the country, accommodating close to 6000 students from Kindergarten to the GCE advance level.

[edit] D.S. as a leading national School

D.S. Senanayake College has attracted and welcomed a large proportion of students who excel at the Grade 5 Scholarship Examination. This has given the opportunity for some of the most talented students from under privileged socio-economic backgrounds to attend the college.

The two main examinations to which students study are the GCE (Ordinary level) and the GCE (Advanced level) examinations. The college provides all the support necessary for the students to excel at these exams. The support structure consists of having additional lectures, workshops by renowned lecturers and professors. However it is mainly the extremely dedicated academic staff that is the driving force behind the academic success of its students. At the Advance level the students have the option to study in either of the three main languages of instruction, namely Sinhalese, Tamil or English.

[edit] D.S. Culture

D.S.S.C. is college with a grand culture. The school along with the academic staff, the parents, the old boys’ association, the School Development Association and the students, is called “The DS family”. The DS family is inseparable from one another that it might have been the reason for it to be developed in such a rapid manner.

At the beginning of every year, the parents gather in order to make their child’s class room a beautiful one. They paint the class; do everything to the classes to make a pleasant environment to their children. Furthermore, this getting together does a one great thing. That is the unity among parents. While they work together they build new friendships and repair the old ones.

One main quality, which can be seen in DS students, is their companionship between different Grades. Any student who is in a higher grade is called “Ayya” or “Elder brother”, and one who is younger is called “Malli” which means “Younger brother”. In DS, it is not a shame to call any elder brother as “Ayya” or to the other side, as “Malli”

[edit] Academic Staff

DSSC has an academic staff of about 250.

[edit] Prefects

Prefects do a main role in the well keeping of the school. There are 6 stages of Prefects in DSSC.

• Head Prefect
• Senior Deputy Head Prefects
• Deputy Head Prefects
• Senior Prefects
• Guides
• Student Volunteers

These are called the “Prefects Guild”. Student Volunteers are selected from Grade 12. Then they will become Guides. After that by vote of the teachers and by a committee, members for the senior board are selected.