Sanghamitta Balika Vidyalaya

Sanghamitta Balika Vidyalaya
Location
Galle
Sri Lanka Sri Lanka
Information
Type Government public school
Established 1919
Founder Hon. Francis Amarasiri Wickramasinghe
Grades Primary to G.C.E. (A/L)
Gender Girls
Age 6 to 19
Colour(s) Green and yellow
Website sanghamittavidyalaya.lk

Sanghamitta Balika Vidyalaya (also called: Sanghamitta Girls' College) is the south asian biggest Buddhist girls' school in Galle, Sri Lanka. It is a national school, which provides primary and secondary education. The school was established in 1919, as the first Buddhist Girls School in Southern province of Sri Lanka. Hon. Francis Amarasiri Wickramasinghe Muhandiram was the founder of Sanghamitta Balika Vidyalaya. Today it is a leading girls school in Southern Sri Lanka and accommodates over 5000 students.

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