Western province is the busiest province in Sri Lanka. It is a whole other world with modernized infrastructure. Particular areas are blessed with the aquatic Indian Ocean. It is the main business hub in Sri Lanka. The first College in Sri Lanka was established in Western Province. https://alpanthiya.lk/category/my-school/western-province/
And here is the list of the best 41 schools in Western Province
1 Royal College Colombo https://royalcollege.lk/
Motto – Disce Aut Discede
School song – School of our Fathers
Established date – January Eighteen Thirty-Five
Founders – Sir Robert Wilmot Horton
Colours – Royal Gold / Blue
Houses – Hartley / Harward / Marsh / Boake / Reed
Short name – RCC
Type of school – Boys’ School
Prominent past pupils – Mr J R Jayawardana/ Hon Ranil Wickramasinghe/ Sir James Peiris / Hon. Anagarika Dharmapala/Mr Ranjith Siyambalapitiya / Lieutenant General Nalin Senevirathne / Prof Mohan Munasinghe/ Mr Asantha De Mel / Mr Lalith Kotalawala / Mr Ranjan Madugalle / Mr Kushal Janith Perera / Mr Chandima Gomes
2 Visakha Vidyalaya Colombo
Motto – Paññāya Parisujjhati
School song
Established date – Sixteenth January Nineteen Seventeen
Founder – Ms Celestina Dias
Colours – Gold / Blue
Houses – Dawes / Dias / Jayatilake / Motwani / Pulimood / Weerasooriya
Short name
Type of school – Girls’ School
Prominent past pupils – Ms Deepali Wijesundera / Ms Kusala Abhayavardhana / Ms Jayathri Samarakone / Ms Kshanika Hirimburegama / Ms Sabeetha Perera / Ms Ruchira Perera / Ms Hirunika Hemachandra / Ms Anusha Damayanthi / Ms Sachini Nipunsala
3 Ananda College Colombo
Motto – Appamādo Amathapadan
School song
Established date – First of November Eighteen Eighty-Six
Founder – Colonel Henry Steel Olcott
Colours – Maroon / Gold
Houses
Short name
Type of school – Boys’ School
Prominent past pupils – Balangoda Ananda Maitreya Thero / Mr Gotabaya Rajapaksha / Mr Karu Jayasooriya / Mr Ratnasiri Wickremanayake / Mr D. D. Athulathmudali / Field Marshal Sarath Fonseka / Lieutenant General Mahesh Senanayake / Major General Kamal Gunaratne / Dr Anil Jasinghe / Mr Marvan Atapattu / Mr Bathiya Jaykody
4 Musaeus College Colombo
Motto – Padeepan Gawesan
School song – Namadhimu Musaeus Widhuhal Mawuni
Established date – Eighteen Ninety-One
Founder – Mrs Marie Musaeus Higgins
Colours – Blue / Gold
Houses – Besant / De Abrew / Higgins / Olcott
Short name
Type of school – Girls’ School
Prominent past pupils – Ms Vivienne Goonewardene / Ms Leela Asoka / Ms Maitree Wickremasinghe / Ms Indrani Wijebandara / Ms Somalatha Subasinghe / Ms Thalatha Atukorale / Ms Umali Thilakarathne
5 Nalanda College Colombo
Motto – Āpadāna Sobhinī Panñā
School song
Established date – First of November Nineteen Twenty Five
Founder Mr – Patrick de Silva Kularatne
Colours – Maroon / Silver
Houses
Short name
Type of school / Boys’ School
Prominent past pupils / Mr Mahinda Rajapaksha / Mr Chandima Weerakkody / Prof Jayantha Lal Ratnasekera / Mr P. Amarasinghe / Major General Piyal Abeysekera / Major General Ajith Wickramasinghe / Deputy Inspector General of Police Deshabandu Tennakoon / Mr Sumangala Dias / Dr Henry Jayasena / Mr Premasara Epasinghe / Mr Mahela Jayawardena / Mr Gihan Rupasinghe
6 Gothami Balika Vidyalaya Colombo
Motto – Paññāya Lokasmin Pajjotho
School song – Gothami apa maatha wajabe nithi
Established date – Tenth June Nineteen Forty Six
Founder – C W W Kannangara
Colours
Houses – Saranath / Sanchi / Ajantha / Thakshila
Short name
Type of school – Girls’ School
Prominent past pupils
7 D S Senanayake Vidyalaya Colombo
Motto – Thamaata pera rata
School song – Sip Satha Sis Wetha
Established date – Tenth February Nineteen Sixty Seven
Founder – Mr I M R A Iriyagolla
Colours – Black / Gold
Houses -Shura / Meththa / Weera / Shantha
Short name
Type of school – Boys’ School
Prominent past pupils – Mr Pubudu Dassanayake / Mr Aravinda de Silva / Mr Binura Fernando / Major General Priyanka Fernando / Mr Lahiru Perera / Mr Isuru Udana / Mr Prasanna Vithanage / Mr Chathuranga Kodithuwakku
8 Sirimavo Bandaranaike Vidyalaya Colombo
Motto – Uganimu, Hademu, Sanasemu
School song – Sarade sarade viduhal mawa ape
Established date – First January Nineteen Seventy Three
Founder – Ms Wimala Liyanage
Colours – Pink / Blue
Houses
Short name
Type of school – Girls’ School
Prominent past pupils
9 St Peters College Colombo
Motto – Virtus Et Veritas
School song – Lend a heart and lend a hand,
Established date – Ninth June Nineteen Twenty Two
Founder – Reverend M. J. Le Goc
Colours – Blue / Silver / Blue
Houses – Primary school – Gregory / Julian / Marcellous / Paris
Upper school – Anthony / Arthur / Basil / Nicholas / Maurice / Peter
Short name
Type of school – Boys’ School
Prominent past pupils – Mr Jimmy Bharucha / Mr Russel Arnold / Mr Morris Wijesinghe / Air Chief Marshall Roshan Goonetileke / Mr Sunil Perera / Sri Lankabhimanya Lester James Peries / Mr Angelo Perera / Mr Malinda Warnapura / Mr Dinesh Subasinghe
10 Holy Family Convent Bambalapitiya
Motto – Gloire a Dieu seul
School song
Established date – Second February Ninteen hundred three
Founder – Nuns of the Holy Family Order of Bordeaux
Colours – Blue / White
Houses
Short name
Type of school – Girls’ School
Prominent past pupils – Ms Maureen Hingert / Ms Visakha Wijeyeratne / Ms Sybil Wettasinghe / Ms Anusha Siriratne / Ms Kasturi Chellaraja Wilson / Ms Dinakshie Priyasad / Ms Sheshadri Priyasad
11 St Joseph College Colombo
Motto – In Scientia et Virtute
School song – White and Blue
Established date – Second March Eighteen Ninety Six
Founder – Rev. Fr. Christopher Bonjean
Colours – Blue / White
Houses
Short name
Type of school – Boys’ School
Prominent past pupils – Mr Ranasinghe Premadasa / Mr G. G. Ponnambalam / Justice Mark Fernando / Prof Carlo Fonseka / Mr Roshan Ranawana / Mr Roshan Perera / Mr Angelo Mathews / Mr Dimuth Karunaratne / Mr Thisara Perera
12 St Bridgets Convent Colombo
Motto – Gently & Firmly
School song – Hail St. Bridget’s! We thy children
Established date – First of February Nineteen hundred Two
Founder – Sisters of the Good Shepard order
Colours – Green / White
Houses – Borgia / Coudert / Griaux / Melizan
Short name – SBC
Type of school – Girls’ School
Prominent past pupils – Ms Sirimavo Bandaranaike / Ms Chandrika Kumaratunga / Ms Sunethra Bandaranaike / Ms Ezlynn Deraniyagala / Ms Mignonne Fernando / Ms Marini De Livera
13 St Thomas College Mt Lavinia
Motto – Esto Perpetua Prodeo et Eclisias
School song – Thomian Song
Established date – Third February Eighteen Fifty One
Founder – Reverend James Chapman
Colours – Dark blue / Black
Houses – Buck / De Saram / Stone / Wood / Boarding house
Short name
Type of school – Boys’ School
Prominent past pupils – Bishop Dushantha Lakshman Rodrigo / Mr D. S. Senanayake / Mr Dudley Senanayake / Mr Namal Rajapaksha / Prof Arjuna P De Silva / Mr Jeevan Mendis / Mr Ray Wijewardene / Mr Wasim Thajudeen / Mr D. R. Wijewardena / Mr Chandra Schaffter / Mr Gamini Fonseka
14 St Bishop’s College Colombo
Motto – Non Sibi Sed Omnibus
School song – Oba Kithu Gosa Pethirewa
Established date – Twenty-First January Eighteen Seventy-Five
Founder – Reverend James Chapman
Colours – Purple / Gold
Houses – Henley / Ford / Chapman / Copleston
Short name
Type of school – Girls’ School
Prominent past pupils – Ms Junius Richard Jayewardene / Ms Adeline Molamure / Ms Iranganie Serasinghe / Ms Anoka Primrose Abeyrathne / Ms Jayanthi Kuru-Utumpala
15 Isipathana Vidyalaya Colombo
Motto – Aditanin wera daramu
School song
Established date – Second February Nineteen Fifty Two
Founder – Mr B. A. Kuruppu
Colours – Dark Green / Light Green
Houses
Short name
Type of school – Boys’ School
Prominent past pupils – Mr Asanka Gurusinha / Mr Aravinda de Silva / Mr Suresh Perera / Mr Chitral Somapala / Mr Sampath Tennakoon / Mr Hashan Tillakaratne / Ramesh Rushantha
16 St Paul’s Girls’ College Milagiriya
Motto – Per Aspera ad Astra
School song – Saadara bathi pem upahaara labamina
Established date – Fourteenth January Eighteen Eighty-SevenFounder – St. Paul’s Church of Milagiriya
Colours – Red / White
Houses – Bhakthi / Pragathi / Shakthi / Keerthi / Deepthi / Maithree
Short name
Type of school – Girls’ School
Prominent past pupils – Ms Chandani Senaviratne / Ms Yashodha Wimaladarma / Ms Menik Kulakulasuriya / Ms Damitha Abeyratne / Ms Paboda Sandeepani / Ms Umayangana Wickramasinghe / Ms Sujani Menaka / Ms Uresha Ravihari
17 Mahanama College Colombo
Motto – Vidhwan Sarvatra Poojyate
School song – Sirilaka woradana
Established date – Fifth January Nineteen Fifty Four
Founder – Ven. Vahalle Dhammananda Thero
Colours – Black / Gold / Silver
Houses – Mettha / Karuna / Muditha / Upekha
Short name
Type of school – Boys’ School
Prominent past pupils
18 Anula Vidyalaya Nugegoda
Motto – Uththitta Nappa majjeyya
School song – Samaramu Anula viduhal maatha
Established date – Forth of January Nineteen Forty One
Founder – Mr E. W. Adikaram
Colours – Black / Gold
Houses – Sanghamiththa / Uppalawanna / Dhammadinna / Chulasumana
Short name
Type of school – Girls’ School
Prominent past pupils
19 Thurstan College Colombo
Motto – Thamasō Mā Jyothirgamaya
School song – Nana Alokaya dena widuhal mawa
Established date – Eleventh January Nineteen Fifty
Founder – Mr E L Nugawela
Colours – Blue / Gold / Red
Houses – Denham / Robison / MacRae / Sandeman
Short name
Type of school – Boys’ School
Prominent past pupils – Mr Mohan Wijewickrama / Admiral Jayantha Perera / Dr Nalin de Silva / Mr Mahendra Perera / Mr Saranga Disasekara / Mr Sachith Peiris
20 Devi Balika Vidyalaya Colombo
Motto – Manasa Sanvuta Dheera
School song – Sri Dhara apa maha widuhal maatha
Established date – Fifteenth January Nineteen Fifty Three
Founder – Deshabandu Dr Wimala de Silva
Colours – Silver / Maroon
Houses
Short name
Type of school – Girls’ School
Prominent past pupils
21 Wesley College Colombo
Motto – Ora et Labora
School song – Wesley to the Fore
Established date – Second March Eighteen Seventy Four
Founder – Reverend D. H. Pereira
Colours – Light Blue / Dark blue
Houses – Senior houses – Wilkin / Moscrop / Hillard / Passmore
Junior houses – Dias / Lemphers / Mack / Honter
Short name
Type of school – Boys’ School
Prominent past pupils – Air Vice-Marshal Rohan Ameresekere / Brahmachari Walisinghe Harischandra / Mr Brendon Kuruppu / Mr Jeffrey Vandersay / Mr Kamal Addaraarachchi / Mr Farveez Maharoof
22 Methodist College Colombo
Motto – We Scatter Light
School song – Praise, my soul, the King of Heaven
Established date – Eighteen Sixty Six
Founder – Miss Catherine Scott
Colours – Green / White
Houses – Restarick / Shire / Rigby / Scott / Park / Choate
Short name
Type of school – Girls’ Schools
Prominent past pupils – Ms Manel Abeysekera / Ms Michelle de Kretser / Ms Vajira Chitrasena / Ms Yureni Noshika / Ms Sangeetha Weeraratne
23 St Benedict’s College Colombo
Motto – Religio, Mores, Cultura
School song – Boys of St. Benedict’s young and old
Established date – Fifteenth May Eighteen Thirty-Nine
Founder – Kottanchina Catholic Seminary
Colours – Green / White
Houses
Short name
Type of school – Boys’ School
Prominent past pupils – Mr Laddie Bakelman / Mr Lionel Fernando / Sir Philip Rodrigo / IGP Herbert Weerasinghe
24 Good Shepherd’s Convent Kotahena
Motto – They Conquer Who Believe They Can
School song – Round us the chimes of St. Lucy resounding
Established date – First of May Eighteen Sixty Nine
Founder – St. Mary Euphrasia
Colours – Blue / White
Houses
Short name – GSCK
Type of school – Girls’ School
Prominent past pupils – Ms Tehani Egodawela
25 Bandaranayake College Gampaha
Motto – Vidvan Sarvathra Pujyathe
School song
Established date – Eighteenth September Nineteen Eighteen
Founder – Mr Charles Samarasooriya
Colours – Blue / Maroon
Houses – Vijaya / Gamunu / Thissa / Parakrama
Short name
Type of school – Boys’ School
Prominent past pupils – Mr Nuwan Kulasekara / Deshamanya Arjuna Ranatunga / Mr Anura Priyadharshana Yapa / Real Admiral Neil Rosayro / Prof Karuna Nayaka Ovitigalage Dharmadasa / Mr Milan Jayathilaka
26 Yasodara Devi Balika Maha Vidyalaya Gampaha
Motto – Sathyan Jayathe
School song – Oba pada sara matha sirasa nama
Established date – First January Nineteen Sixty Three
Founder
Colours – Blue / White
Houses – Seetha Devi / Amara Devi / Soma Devi / Viharamaha Devi
Short name
Type of school – Girls’ School
Prominent past pupils
27 Asoka Vidyalaya Colombo
Motto – Asaw, Daraw, Hasirew
School song
Established date – Third January Nineteen Seventy Three
Founder – Mr M.P. Dharmaratne
Colours
Houses
Short name
Type of school – Boys’ School
Prominent past pupils
28 Dharmapala Vidyalaya Pannipitiya
Motto – Thumehi Kichchan Athappan
School song
Established date – Eight December Nineteen Forty
Founder – Patrick de Silva Kularatne
Colours – Maroon / Purple
Houses – Maurya / Nanda / Shakya / Soorya
Short name
Type of school – Mixed School (Both Girls & Boys)
Prominent past pupils
29 Prince of Wales’ College Moratuwa
Motto – Ich Dien, Nihil per Saltum
School song – Among our ancient mountains
Established date – Fourteenth September Eighteen Seventy-Six
Founder – Sir Charles Henry De Soysa
Colours – Purple / Gold / Maroon
Houses
Short name
Type of school – Boys’ School
Prominent past pupils – Bishop Warnakulasurya Wadumestrige Devasritha Valence Mendis / Bishop Kenneth Fernando / Mr Arjuna Kamalanath / Deshamanya Dr Vernon Mendis / Admiral Clancy Fernando / Mr Kumara Thirimadura / Mr Punsiri Soysa / Mr Kusal Mendis / Mr Lahiru Thirimanne / Mr Shehan Jayasuriya
30 Rathnavali Balika Vidyalaya Gampaha
Motto – Karotha Buddasaasanan
School song
Established date – Seventeenth December Nineteen Forty-Seven
Founders – Colonel Henry Steel Olcott / D. Karunaratne
Colours – Green / Gold
Houses – Gothami / Mahamaya / Sangamiththa / Vishaka
Short name
Type of school – Girls’ School
Prominent past pupils
31 Sri Sumangala College Panadura
Motto – Suko Pagngnaya Patilabho
School song
Established date – Third MarchNineteen hundred Nine
Founder – Ven. Gnanawimalathissa Maha Thero / Ven. Walpita Gunarathana Maha Thero
Colours – Green / Gold / Blue
Houses – Vijaya / Gemunu / Tissa / Parakrama
Short name
Type of school – Boys’ School
Prominent past pupils – Sri Lankabimanya W. D. Amaradeva / Deshmanya Kala Keerthi Dr Premasiri Khemadasa / Mr Don Anurasiri / Mr Dilruwan Perera / Mr Kaushal Silva
32 Kalutara Maha Vidyalaya
Motto – Daa samaya surakimu
School song
Established date – Thirteenth January Nineteen Forty One
Founder – Sir Cyril De Zoysa
Colours – Dark Green / Light Green
Houses – Sena / Tissa / Tilaka / Anura
Short name
Type of school – Boys’ School
Prominent past pupils – Mr Tillakaratne Dilshan / Mr Narada Disasekara / Mr Dulip Liyanage / Mr Malinga Bandara / Mr Milinda Siriwardana / Mr Himasha Eashan / Prof Channa Jayasumana
33 Panadura Royal College
Motto – Aththanan Damayanthi Panditha
School song
Established date – Twelfth January Nineteen Seventy Eight
Founder
Colours – Green / Yellow
Houses
Short name
Type of school – Boys’ School
Prominent past pupils – Mr Chamara Silva
34 Viharamahadevi Balika Vidyalaya Kiribathgoda
Motto – Quality, wisdom & endurance
School song – Sri jaya sri saw siriyeni worande
Established date – First February Nineteen Seventy Seven
Founder – Ven. Weeragule Sri Saranatissa Thera
Colours – Purple / Yellow / White
Houses
Short name
Type of school – Girls’ School
Prominent past pupils
35 Ananda Sastralaya Kotte
Motto – Appamaththā Namiyanthi
School song
Established date – First January Eighteen Ninety
Founder – Ven. Emulgama Wimalatissa Thera
Colours – Maroon / Gold
Houses – Paravi / Kokila / Thisara / Mayura
Short name
Type of school – Boys’ School
Prominent past pupils – Ven. Gangodawila Soma Thero / Prof. Mahinda Palihawadana / Mr Milton Mallawarachchi / Mr M.G. Kularatne / Mr Jayalal Rohana / Mr Isura Devapriya
36 Ananda Balika Vidyalaya Kotahena
Motto – Aththa Deepa Viharatha
School song – Sri Lanka ambarehi dina dina jaya kodi nanwa
Established date – Twenty-Fifth January Nineteen Twenty Five
Founder – Srimath Anagarika Dharmapala
Colours – Blue / White
Houses
Short name
Type of school – Girls’ School
Prominent past pupils
37 President’s College Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte
Motto – Vidya dadaani winayan
School song – Sri Jaya Janapathi
Established date – Forth February Nineteen Seventy Eight
Founder – Mrs. Soma Munindradasa
Colours – Maroon / Gold
Houses
Short name
Type of school – Boys’ School
Prominent past pupils
38 Maris Stella College Negambo
Motto – Iter para tutum
School song – All ye lads of Maris Stella
Established date – Second June Nineteen Twenty Two
Founders – Marist Brothers
Colours – Blue / Cerise
Houses
Short name
Type of school – Boys’ School
Prominent past pupils – Prof Carlo Fonseka / Mr Sunil Mihindukula / Mr Jeyaraj Fernandopulle / Mr Dasun Shanaka / Mr Dushmantha Chameera / Mr Ashan Dias
39 Newstead Girls’ College Negombo
Motto – Plus ultra
School song – We build our school on thee, a Lord
Established date – Thirtieth July Eighteen Sixteen
Founder – Rev. Robert Newstead
Colours
Houses – Ward / Dixon / Lawrence / Hartley
Short name
Type of school – Girls’ School
Prominent past pupils – Ms Ruby de Mel / Ms Michelle Dilhara / Ms Shalani Tharaka / Ms Vidusha Lakshani
40 Ladies College Colombo
Motto – Haec Victoria Nostra Fides
School song – Our Father by whose servants our house was built of old
Established date – Eleventh February Nineteen Hundred
Founder – Ms Lilian Nixon
Colours – Red / White
Houses – Nixon / Whitney / Loos / Dale
Short name – LCC
Type of school – Girls’ School
Prominent past pupils – Ms Radhika Coomaraswamy / Ms Ashanthi De Alwis / Ms Varuni Amunugama Fernando / Ms Otara Gunewardene / Ms Madhubahashini Disanayaka Ratnayaka / Ms Indira Samarasekera / Ms Asha de Vos
If you have the missing details about these schools, then feel free to comment and share with us…
