Houses
The studentse are divided among four houses:
- Parakrama
Colour - Red
- Vijaya
Colour - Dark Green
- Asoka
Colour - Dark Purple
- Gamunu
Colour - Navy Blue
The houses are named after the four main ancient Sinhala kings of Sri Lanka.An annual Track and Field tournament among these houses is held at the beginning of the first term.
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