De Mazenod College

De Mazenod College (DMC), founded in 1931, is a Catholic school in Kandana, Sri Lanka, now managed by the De La Salle Brothers. De Mazenod College is a mixed school and has classes from grade 1 to grade 13. Classes are conducted in Sinhala as well as English. Girls are admitted to the school from grade 6 upwards.

History
On 12 October 1930, Colombo Archbishop Pierre-Guillaume Marque laid the foundation for a new building at the school's current location. In 1931, it was named to De Mazenod College, and in 1933, it came under the control of the De La Salle brothers. The first prize giving was held in 1937 under the patronage of the principal, Charles Louis, and was attended by Deputy Education Director W. R. Watson.

The first ever inter-house sports meet was held in 1938. The chief guest was S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike. The college houses at the time were De La Salle, Marque, and Romould.

An old boys' union with about 100 members was inaugurated in 1943, and Sinhala-language classes began in 1947

Houses
The students are divided into four houses:

Alban House

 * Named after Alban Patrick, a former principal of the school.
 * Color : Red

De La Salle House

 * Named after Saint Jean-Baptiste de la Salle
 * Color : Blue

Marque House

 * Named after Colombo Archbishop Pierre-Guillaume Marque
 * Color : Yellow

Romould House

 * Named after the founder of school, Romould Fernando.
 * Color : Green

Notable alumni
Below is a list of notable alumni of De Mazenod College

Past principals

 * 1) Romould Fernando (founder)
 * 2) Andrew Etienne
 * 3) Theodoret of Mary
 * 4) Charles Louis
 * 5) Alban Patrick
 * 6) Casimir
 * 7) Frederick Peter
 * 8) Cassian of Jesus
 * 9) Athanasius Navarre
 * 10) Glastone Oliver
 * 11) Hermangild Joseph
 * 12) Athanasius Navarre
 * 13) Anselm Calixtus
 * 14) Alexander Cyrillus
 * 15) Conrad Rodrigo
 * 16) Sylvester Pius
 * 17) Hugo Anthony
 * 18) Camillus Silva
 * 19) Benjamin Goonatilleke
 * 20) Granville Perera
 * 21) Camillus Silva
 * 22) Bertram Perera
 * 23) Janaka Fonseka (incumbent)