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History and Presentation of the College

Established in the year 1814, the school belongs to the Christian church and was converted to a Buddhist school after its takeover. The English medium was originally started as a boys' school. Students from all over the island have come to this school for residential education. Students from foreign countries have also studied in this college.

Martin Wickremasinghe, Great Editor of Hela,
First Sinhalese Archaeological Commissioner, Mr. Senarath Paranavithana
The Governor-General, Sir Oliver Gunatilake,
Former President of the Maldives, Hon. Abdul Gayoom,
AT Ariyaratne, Founder of Sarvodaya
Edwin Ariyadasa, Artist Journalist,
Former Central Bank Governor, Ashoka Jayasekara
Bonavista College, where many great intellectuals were gifted to the world

By the end of 2016, 17 students were close to closing. The two schools – Buonavista Primary and Maha Vidyalaya – were converted into a National School by 2019 with the intervention of Principal Karunaratne Ganewatta.

Released by the current principal, Karunaratne Ganewatta, Buonavista Vidyalaya now boasts about 2,000 students in Sinhala and English mediums, with all streams of science, math, arts, commerce, etc., including professional streams, tabs and smart boards. Smart classrooms equipped with sophisticated accessories are the most popular tabs in Sri Lanka Meter used for education of students has become the only school in the group.

Our Theme

"A wise child ..... a perfect man ...."

Design

"Opportunity School ...."

Target

“Our first batch will be the first in Sri Lanka to sit the GCE (O / L) Examination in 2022.