Legend of The Lions

Ananda College was established by the Buddhist Theosophical Society with the inception by Col. Henry Steele Olcott in 1886 with the prime aim of securing educational Rights of Buddhists. Originally it was known as English Buddhist School describing its stated intention of providing English instruction to Buddhist students who would otherwise have to had to go to a missionary school in order to get an English education.The school was opened on 1st of November 1886 with 37 students in a private house at No. 61 Maliban Street, Pettah as "English Buddhist School". In August, 1889, the school moved to more spacious place at No. 19 Prince Street. In 1895, it was relocated to Maradana and later named "Ananda College" after Arahant Ananda, the most Devoted disple of the Buddha.Ananda has grown to be one of the leading educational institutes today and the pioneer of Buddhist education in Sri Lanka as well as one of the greatest Buddhist schools in Asia. Currently Ananda College provides primary to Advanced level education to over 6000 students across 13 grades on a campus of more than 20 acres. Equipped with the latest facilities and a dedicated academic staff of over 260 individuals , Ananda has shown its success by gifting many great personalities to the country throughout its history.www.ananda.sch.lk - The Official web portal of Ananda College proudly brings to you everything from college History to news on the latest happenings.