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Wariyapola Sri Sumangala College (Sinhala: ශ්රී සුමංගල විද්යාලය මහනුවර) is a boys' school in Kandy, Sri Lanka
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| Wariyapola Sri Sumangala College ශ්රී සුමංගල විද්යාලය, මහනුවර | |
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| Type | National |
| Motto | Sinhala: නත්ථි පඤ්ඤ සමා ආභා (There is no Light like Wisdom) |
| Established | 16 September 1879 |
| School district | Kandy |
| Principal | Deshappriya Rathnayake |
| Grades | 1–13 |
| Gender | Boys |
| Age range | 6-18 |
| Enrolment | 4000+ |
| Language | Sinhala and English |
| Hours in school day | 6 |
| Colour(s) | Navy Blue,Sky Blue, Gold |
| Website | sumangalacollegekandy |
The school, one of the oldest in Kandy,[1] was established on 6 September 1879, as St. Paul's College, a junior school branch of Trinity College, Kandy. It was renamed St Paul's English School in 1987.[1] In 1991 the school was renamed to Wariyapola Sri Sumangala College and relocated to present site.[2][3]
The college has being playing cricket since 1894 and has a long standing cricket rivalry with Sri Rahula College.[4][1]
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