Kingswood College, Kandy
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Former name | Boys' High School, Kandy |
School type | National / Public 1AB |
Motto | Fide et Virtute By faith and valour |
Religious affiliation(s) | Methodist / Wesleyan |
Established | 4 May 1891 (132 years ago) (1891-05-04) |
Founder | Louis Edmund Blaze |
School code | 03380 |
Principal | D. N. Namal Chandanakumara |
Staff | 300+ |
Grades | 1 - 13 |
Gender | Boys |
Enrollment | 3,500+ |
• Grade 1 | 200 |
• Grade 6 | 30 |
• Grade 9 | 20 |
• Grade 12 | 50 |
Language | Sinhala, English |
Schedule | 07:30 - 13:30 |
Houses | Eton Harrow Rugby Winchester |
Student Union | Kingswood Student Union |
Colour(s) | Maroon and Dark Blue |
Song | Hill-Throned |
Athletics | Yes |
Sports | Yes |
Mascot | Seraph |
Rival | Dharmaraja College |
National ranking | 6[1] |
Publication | Our Boys (since 1893) |
Alumni | Old Kingswoodians |
Sister School | Girls' High School, Kandy [2] |
Pupils | Gentlemen of Kingswood [3] |
Abbreviation | KCK |
Website | kingswood.sch.lk |
Last updated: 12-04-2024 |
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Kingswood College is a Sri Lankan Public school offering boys primary and secondary education. The school was founded by Louis Edmund Blaze on 4 May 1891, with eleven students at a site on Pavilion Street in Kandy. Later, the school was moved to Randles Hill. Since then, the school has grown considerably, having over 3,500 students and 300+ faculty members. It is one of the oldest schools in Kandy and is commonly known as KCK.