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Mount Lavinia Science College (විද්‍යා විද්‍යාලය) is a school in the Piliyandala Zone, Sri Lanka. The school has risen to fame within a span of 40 years.

History
At the request of Poojya Mapalagama Vipulasara Himi of Rathmalana Paramadhammachethiya Pirivena, in 1977 the school was declared open by the Education Minister Al Haj Badl-ud-Din as “Sri Sadhissara Maha Vidyalaya”. The first principal was L. P. Wijesundara. The school received the approval to teach science and commerce streams for Grades 10 and 11.

In 1982, due to the influence of the Minister of Education, Ranil Wickramasinghe and Rathmalana Electorate parliament member Lalith Athulathmudali, the “Hena Para primary school” was joined with “Sri Sadhissara Maha Vidyalaya” creating a new school, South Colombo Science College.

Prof. L. A. Vitharana assumed duties as the first principal of the Science College. Prof. Vitharana was able to increase the number of students to 750. He was the pioneer of the school flag and the college song. During his tenure extracurricular activities of the college reached national level.



Past principals

 * L. P. Wijesundara
 * Prof. L. A. Vitharana
 * K. K. Wijepala
 * Edirisriya
 * Kithsiri Samarasinghe
 * P. D. Dahanayake
 * Gamini Sisil Silva
 * M. T. Tuder
 * H. M. S. K. Kodikara
 * Ananda Nagasinghe
 * Dayarathna Bandara
 * D. B. Peramuna

School terms
There are three academic terms in the year
 * 1st term - from January to April
 * 2nd term - from May to August
 * 3rd term - from September to December

Houses
There are four houses at the college, students are allocated to them according to their admission number. The houses are:

De Saram
Colour: Dark green and black

Stone
Colour: Maroon and silver

Wood
Colour: Maroon and sky blue

Buck
Colour: Sky Blue

Sports
The college competes in numerous sports


 * Athletics
 * Badminton
 * Basketball
 * Cricket
 * Karate
 * Rugby Union
 * Soccer
 * Swimming
 * Table Tennis
 * Volleyball

Rugby
In 2015 Science College won the Milo President's Trophy Knockout Tournament for the first time, after they defeated Isipathana College, 21–18 in the final.

Sri Lanka National Rugby team represented past Rugby Science College members
 * Sanjeewa Jayasinghe
 * Nazeem Mohamed

Extra-curricular

 * Cadet
 * Scouting
 * Astronomical Society
 * English Literary Association
 * Environment Conservation Society
 * Science Association
 * Sinhala Language and Literary Unit
 * Western Music Society