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WP/GM/Sri Vijaya M.V.
On 28.09.1939, Bulugahagoda Sri Vijaya Buddhist Mixed School was started and the first teacher was S.P.E. Fernando and the sub-master was S.E. According to the school observation reports of 1940, about two students were educated. By the year 1958, the school underwent various changes, starting tailoring and carpentry classes and winning junior talent team competitions. The new building of the school has been constructed. By the year 1961, there were 340 students and 13 teachers, St. John Ambulance Service started first aid classes, won the All Ceylon Poetry Competition, won the band competition, won the youth talent competition and so on. On 15-01-1961, the directorate controlled schools have been taken over by the government. Since 1963-01-01, Bulugahagoda has been converted into a mixed Jeshta Maha Vidyalaya with Science/Arts/Commercial Handicrafts etc. streams under the name Sri Vijaya Maha Vidyalaya. Later, the primary section was separated as a separate school. In the year 1968, the primary section was again merged with a Maha Vidyalaya. Today this school has become 301 students and 16 teachers. This school is located at a distance of 2.5 km from Ganemulla town. Also, the 2020 GCE (AL) examination was held in this college for the first time in history due to the Covid epidemic situation.