Anula Vidyalaya

Anula Vidyalaya is a national girls' school in Colombo. It was established in 1941 by E. W. Adikaram with 38 students and five teachers.

Currently, the school has a student body of over 5,000 girls. The principal and the staff guide the pupils on the Buddhist principles of non-violence and self-discipline.

History
The founders of Anula Vidyalaya were E. W. Adikaram, a scholar, educationist, writer, philosopher and a humanist, and the pioneer principal, P. B. Fernando. The school was started on 4 January 1941 under the patronage of D. S. Senanayake, then the Minister of Agriculture. The Board of Governors were: Pioneer Principal - P. B. Fernando - served the school from 1941 till 1956. She donated her total salary towards obtaining a block of land for the school and a scholarship scheme.
 * P. B. Fernando
 * D. P. Malalasekara
 * R. W. Rupasinghe
 * D. D. Kodagoda
 * D. L. F. Pedris
 * T. U. de Silva
 * R. Premaratne
 * N. Wijasooriya
 * S. R. Wijethilake
 * Nirmala Ekanayake
 * Nanda Rajapaksha

Principals

 * P. B. Fernando              1941–1956


 * N. Ratnapala                1956–1970


 * C. K. Abeyrathna         1971–1975


 * D. S. Meegoda              1976–1985


 * Leelananda               1985–1987


 * M. K. Welikala               1987–1988


 * D. W. Windsor               1989–1991


 * N. P. Jinasena               1991–2000


 * Y. P. S. C. Jayathilake    2000–2007


 * S. N. Malawiaarachchi   2007–2010


 * Kalyani Gunasekara       2010–2013


 * N. K. Ekanayake             2013–2014


 * P. N. Rajapaksha            2014–2017


 * K. A. Jayani Prishangika      2017–2020


 * Anoma Dahanayake           2020 - 2021


 * Ashini Kodithuwakku 2022 (10 months)


 * Vishaka Rajapaksha 2022 - 2023


 * M. S. R. Irangani 2023 to present

Houses

 * Sanghamiththa -
 * Uppalawanna -
 * Dhammadinna -
 * Chulasumana -