Sri Sumangala National College



Sri Sumangala National College (ශ්‍රී සුමංගල ජාතික පාසල), in Nildandahinna, Nuwara Eliya District, Sri Lanka, was founded in 1864. It is a national school with a bilingual education program and belongs to Walapane Education zone.

History
Sri Sumangala National College was founded in 1864 with A. D. Ished Siriwardana as the first principal. The school was started with a very few number of students as a mixed school with only one building and was named Nildandahinna Royal School. Afterwards, the school was divided into two schools, a separate school for girls with Mrs Meegasdeniya as the first principal.

At present, the school roll is approximately 3,000 students in all grades.

Sports achievements
The Taekwondo team of Sri Sumangala National School in Nildandahinna, Walapane, won the Inter-School Taekwondo championship - 2017, making history as the only school to win four years in a row.

The Sumangala team swept the board at the national championships this year with three gold medals, six silver medals and 13 bronze medals. Sumangala also won the overall championship title in 2014, 2015 and 2016.

Houses
The college has three houses, named after kings of Sri Lanka.