Madakumbura MV maintains a high profile
View(s):By Sujitha Miranda
While most village schools suffer due to lack of students in the present the same cannot be said of Madakumbura Maha Vidyalaya which has completed 108 years and has been a outstanding example to schools in the area. The school is never short of students and has attained several educational triumphs.
With the intention of developing the village, Mr. P.H. Uparis, one of the then village leaders donated his own piece of land to establish Madakumbura Buddhist mixed school in 1904. In 1960 the school was named as Madakumbura Kanishta Vidyalaya. 1981 was the most striking year for the school which was
Principal S.P. Abeysinghe
uplifted as a 1C school and the Advanced Level, Arts and Commerce classes were established. The science stream was established in 2012.
The college, with 50 teachers, and over 1300 students, endeavours to maintain the high profile it has earned. The college is very stoutly assisted, by the present principal Mr. S.P. Abeysinghe, in his attempts to accomplish its cherished mission and vision.
Ever since the establishment of Madakumbura MV, it has grown from strength to strength and has produced thousands of valuable citizens to the country. This school has produced eminent officers to the forces, government and non-government organizations, teachers, surveyors, administrators,
Members of the Staff
sportsmen and technicians who are doing well in their chosen fields.
Here, education takes pride of place in administration. The Grade 5 scholarship examination results always bring the honour to the school with the highest number of passes among the Educational Zone. They enjoyed 20 passes in 2011 and 15 in 2012 – which is a great success to a village school. The devoted primary teachers put their maximum effort ito bring success to this section.
The students of Madakumbura MV have gained high marks in public examinations and quite a large number of them have qualified for higher education. Annually a sufficient numbers of A/L students has entered to the leading universities.
College Cadet Corp
The College has many active clubs and societies. These ranges from those related to academic study, to those associated with hobbies, to those linked with organizations outside college, and to those catering to the Aesthetic Unit. Most of them enjoy enthusiastic membership to the Cadet Corp and the Environmental Corp, filling the college calendar with their activities, all year round and bringing a lot of success to the school.
Co-curricular and extra-curricular activities are a part and parcel of the students. Madakumbura MV has done well in inter-school contests, both in academic and in extra- and co-curricular competitions.
The Lighthouse Project Team
The Cadet camps, Science Day, Sinhala Language Day, English Day, dance and music bring a lot of success and in its wake many awards in National, Provincial, District and Zonal competitions.
Comparing with the leading schools in the town, village schools face challenges in admitting students to the school as they receive only the remaining students after qualified students leave the school in search of better education. In such a situation, this marvelous village school is a great affluence to the zone. The principal, Administrative staff, teachers and the students of Madakumbura MV have done a great deal to bring up this school to be one of the most popular schools in the zoneat present. Even if the school has to face challenges, the students of Madakumbura MV are bound to clear them without much effort.
The College Dancing Group
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