History

HOW IT BEGAN It had been a difficult task for the parents of the children who seek admission to preliminary Classes for both leading Buddhist Schools namely Maliyadewa Boys' and Girls' in Kurunegala town, towards late nineteen seventeen.Hence, the school has been established in 1978 February 27th with two intentions. The first being to evade the tag pressure caused to educate children in preliminary classes in both Maliyadewa Boys' and Girls' Schools in Kurunegala town. The second being to continue this school as the feeding of both Maliyadewas with those succeeds at the grade five scholarship examination. These two reasons have been the very reason to name this school as  Maliyadewa primary model school. But as these intentions were not materialized the school had to continue classes up to junior and senior levels. It was under the patronage of late Mr. Piyadasa Wijesinghe Honorable Minister of Parliament for Kurunegala. The piece of land acres rods purchase in extent has been taken during 70-78 region of late Mrs. Sirimawo Bandaranayaka, the honorable prime minister of ceylon and the honorable minister for Kurunegala Mr.D.B.welegedara. First building 25’ * 240 wide has been built  to start the school during 78-83.The first principal appointed to this school was Mr. T.A. Sriwardhana and the tutorial staff was Mrs. Fonseka, Mrs weerakoon, Mrs. Indra Thilakarathne, Mrs.Kamala Piyaseeli, Mrs P. A. Seelawathi and miss Chandrakanthi Gunawardhana. The first student admitted to the school appears to be as Raween Manjula Gunawardana and S.R.M. Nirmala Kumari. The school commenced with preliminary classes and 3 grade one classes as the first single storied building put up was not sufficient for more than 6 classes. As the number of students have increased annually the building and the other facilities had to be improved with the aid of government, well wishes, the staff and parents of the school. Among the well wishes the most prominent character had been Mr. B.G.D. Fernando the divisional director of Education in Kurunegala.Others have been Mr. D.B. Dissanayake, Late Mr. Hewawasam the principals of both maliyadewas, the principal, teachers and parents of the school in the vicinity of Kurunegala town.Few months after the opening of the school there spread a good news about the quick and vast progress of D.S. Senanayake M.V. in Colombo achieved within a short period of time like 6 years and that has been subjected for the discussion among the most of the officers and the scholars Island wide. Mr. B.G.D. Fernando the district director of eduction in Kurunegala on hearing this news has taken the principal and the staff of maliyadewa model school to D.S. Senanayake M.V. in Colombo for them to find out the process the principal Mr.A.F.Alias has adopted.Again they have been given opportunities to listen to the lecturers given there at the curriculum centre in Colombo.On their return they all got together and prepared a scheme of work in that scheme and the top priority had been given to shramadana campaign. Hence all effort have been made to obtain the assistance of well wishes, teachers, pupils and parents in the Kurunegala in a large scale with various sources to developed the school. After continuing sharamadana for some time they were able to realize the good result gained through it and they resumed the work on a wider scale with out leaving room to cause any damage to the routine of those who took part in sharamadana campaign. In the mean time arrangements were made to hold sharamadana in every weekend. As a result there had been great influence among all who took part and the school has developed to this level. Today not only with the aid of the government but with the aid of well wishers, teachers, parents, pupils and so many others right around Kurunegala town. By the beginning of next year (1979) this school had set an example to all other schools in Kurunegala by welcoming all the new students with a bouque of flowers to  each of them. They have been presented a toy by the class teachers while parents had treated all of them with milk rice and oil cakes, and plantains. Past Principals Mr.D.C.Ranasinghe Mr.R.M.Jayawardana Mr.T.B.Siriwardana Mr.H.M.K.Banda Mr.K.A.D.T.Wijerathna Mr.H.M.Chandrasekara Mr.R.M.Gunasekara Mr.D.M.Thilakaratahna Mr.Somarathna Dasanayaka Mr.S.S.A.Amarasena Mr.W.M.Wasala Karunarathna