De Mazenod College

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{{Infobox school

| name = De Mazenod College

| image = Logo of De Mazenod College, Kandana, Sri Lanka.svg

|alt = Animo Et- Fide

| image_size = 100px

| motto = {{langx|la|Animo-et-fide}}

| motto_translation = Courageously and faithfully

| founder = Rev Fr.Romould Fernando

| established = 1931

| type = Government-aided private school

| affiliation =

| grades = 1–13

| principal = Janaka Fonseka

| head_of_school =

| dean =

| faculty =

| staff =

| enrolment =

| gender = Boys (Co-educational from grade 6)

| lower_age = 6

| upper_age = 19

| colours = Blue, White and gold
{{color box|navy}}{{color box|white}}{{color box|#FFD700}}

| campus_type =

| campus_size = 3800

| location = Kandana

| country = Sri Lanka

| coordinates = {{coord|7|03|N|79|54|E|display=title,inline|region:LK_type:edu_source:GNS-enwiki}}

| information =

| publication =

| website = {{URL|www.demazenodcollege.com}}

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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 {{color box|#FF0000}}

=De La Salle House=

Named after Saint Jean-Baptiste de la Salle
Color : Blue {{color box|#0000FF}}

=Marque House=

Named after Colombo Archbishop Pierre-Guillaume Marque
Color : Yellow {{color box|#FFD700}}

=Romould House=

Named after the founder of school, Romould Fernando.
Color : Green {{color box|#00FF00}}

Notable alumni

Below is a list of notable alumni of De Mazenod College

class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%"
style="width:;" \| Name ! style="width:65%;" class="unsortable" \| Notability ! style="width:;" class="unsortable" \| Reference
{{sortname\|Vijaya\|Kumaranatunga}} \| Actor, Playback Singer, politician (founder Sri Lanka Mahajana Pakshaya) \| style="text-align:center;" \|{{cite news\|title=A humble humanist with broad vision\|url=http://www.dailynews.lk/2006/10/21/fea02.asp\|accessdate=19 May 2013\|newspaper=DailyNews\|date=21 October 2006\|url-status=dead\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130627022011/http://www.dailynews.lk/2006/10/21/fea02.asp\|archivedate=27 June 2013\|df=dmy-all}}
{{sortname\|Rohan\|Amarasinghe}} \| Rear Admiral (Rtd) Sri Lanka Navy-Former Commander Eastern Naval Area \| style="text-align:center;" \| {{cite web\|url=http://www.island.lk/index.php?page_cat=article-details&page=article-details&code_title=105830\|accessdate=18 August 2017\|title=De Mazenod Colours Nite today\|date=June 27, 2014}}
{{sortname\|Shihan Mihiranga\|Bennet}} \| singer, songwriter \| style="text-align:center;" \|{{cite news\|url=http://dailynews.lk/2017/10/02/features/129888/taming-his-temper\|title=Taming his Temper\|newspaper=Daily News\|first=Ruwini\|last=Jayawardana\|date=2 October 2017\|accessdate=17 January 2018}}
{{sortname\|Kingsley\|De Silva}} \| obstetrician, gynaecologist \| style="text-align:center;" \|{{citation needed\|date=September 2017}}
{{sortname\|Dampath\|Fernando}} \| Deputy Chief of Staff of Sri Lanka Army (2017–present) \| style="text-align:center;" \| {{cite web\|url=http://www.adaderana.lk/news/42371/new-army-deputy-chief-of-staff-appointed\|title=New Army Deputy Chief of Staff appointed\|website=adaderana.lk\|accessdate=7 August 2017}}
{{sortname\|Dilhara\|Fernando}} \| international cricket player (2000–2012) \| style="text-align:center;" \|{{citation needed\|date=September 2017}}
{{sortname\|Amal\|Jayawardane}} \| historian \| style="text-align:center;" \|{{citation needed\|date=September 2017}}
{{sortname\|Harry\|Jayawardena}} \| Businessman \| style="text-align:center;" \|{{cite news\|url=http://archives.sundayobserver.lk/2001/pix/PrintPage.asp?REF=/2009/05/10/spo11.asp\|title=A swimming pool worth Rs. 70m. for De Mazenod\|first=Ranjan\|last=Ananadappa\|newspaper=Sunday Observer\|date=10 May 2009\|accessdate=17 January 2018}}
{{sortname\|Jayalath\|Jayawardena}} \| member of Parliament - Gampaha (1994–2013) \| style="text-align:center;" \|{{cite news\|url=https://www.pressreader.com/sri-lanka/daily-mirror-sri-lanka/20140529/281938835962534\|title=Dr Jayalath Jayawardena: Remembering the Educator\|newspaper=Daily Mirror\|date=29 May 2014\|accessdate=17 January 2018}}{{cite web\|url=http://ourladyofmadhusrilanka.net/news/Dr_jayalath.pdf\|title=Negombo Maruda Madhu Feast Organization's Tribute\|publisher=Our Lady of Madhu\|first=Anil K.\|last=Thirimanne\|date=May 2013\|accessdate=17 January 2018}}
{{sortname\|Sriyantha\|Mendis}} \| dramatist \| style="text-align:center;" \|{{citation needed\|date=September 2017}}
{{sortname\|Gihan\|Fernando}} \| dramatist \| style="text-align:center;" \|{{cite web \| url=http://www.dailynews.lk/2017/04/28/entertainment/114345/one-actor-many-roles \| title=One actor, many roles \| work=Daily News \| accessdate=25 April 2019}}
{{sortname\|Dhammika\|Prasad}} \| international cricket player (2008–2015) \| style="text-align:center;" \|{{citation needed\|date=September 2017}}
{{sortname\|Lakshan\|Sandakan}} \| international cricket player (2016–present) \| style="text-align:center;" \|{{citation needed\|date=September 2017}}

class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%"

style="width:*;" | Name

! style="width:65%;" class="unsortable" | Notability

! style="width:*;" class="unsortable" | Reference

| Actor, Playback Singer, politician (founder Sri Lanka Mahajana Pakshaya)

| style="text-align:center;" |{{cite news|title=A humble humanist with broad vision|url=http://www.dailynews.lk/2006/10/21/fea02.asp|accessdate=19 May 2013|newspaper=DailyNews|date=21 October 2006|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130627022011/http://www.dailynews.lk/2006/10/21/fea02.asp|archivedate=27 June 2013|df=dmy-all}}

| Rear Admiral (Rtd) Sri Lanka Navy-Former Commander Eastern Naval Area

| style="text-align:center;" | {{cite web|url=http://www.island.lk/index.php?page_cat=article-details&page=article-details&code_title=105830|accessdate=18 August 2017|title=De Mazenod Colours Nite today|date=June 27, 2014}}

| singer, songwriter

| style="text-align:center;" |{{cite news|url=http://dailynews.lk/2017/10/02/features/129888/taming-his-temper|title=Taming his Temper|newspaper=Daily News|first=Ruwini|last=Jayawardana|date=2 October 2017|accessdate=17 January 2018}}

| obstetrician, gynaecologist