Our Vision

Dharmaraja College, founded in 1887 by sir Henry Steel Olcott, is a premier Buddhist boys' school in Kandy, Sri Lanka with around 300+ teaching staff and over 5,000 students.

Our Mission

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Our History

Being one of the premier Buddhist schools in the country with a history of more than 137 years founded by Sir Henry Steel Olcot in 1887 as Kandy Buddhist High School. Several kandyan nobles including Dullawe Adhikaram, Wadugodapitiya Punchirala Korale, T.B. Panabokke and A.D.J. Gunawardena were instrumental in starting a buddhist college in Kandy. It eas decided that a plot of land in front of the Old Palace near the Tooth Relic Temple, adjoining the Natha Devalaya was the best for building the school. But there was an obstacle in that the plot was covered by a Bo tree, held sacred by the Buddhist, which had to be felled for putting up a school building.The British Administration opposed the felling citing that would be an action against Buddhism. Wadugodapitiya Punchirala Korale the Kapu Mahattaya of Devalaya, felled and removed the tree in one night, With a student population of around 4100 students, 192 staff members. Now the infrastructure facilities are almost completed with the construction of the new Swimming Pool Complex and the International Cricket Ground.

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Dharmaraja College celebrates the freedom given to its students to express themselves. The College provides a plethora of clubs & societies to select from and the liberty to found a new community. This is the birthplace of idea-driven individuals that seek to make a difference in the world.

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Taking the field with glory and honour, the gentlemen in Maroon and Light Blue are shaped to be the epitome of humility in victory and graciousness in defeat. With camaraderie born of hardship and perseverance birthed by adversity, sportsmen at Dharmaraja College strive to reach ever greater heights.