About Us
Visakha Vidyalaya is a prestigious all-girls’ school located in Colombo, Sri Lanka. It was founded in 1917 and is renowned for its excellent academic standards and extracurricular activities. The school has a rich history and has produced many prominent alumni who have excelled in various fields. The curriculum is comprehensive and designed to develop students’ critical thinking skills, creativity, and confidence. The teachers at Visakha Vidyalaya are highly qualified and dedicated to providing a top-quality education to their students. The school has a range of facilities, including modern classrooms, laboratories, a library, sports facilities, and a performing arts center. The school places great emphasis on promoting social responsibility and nurturing a sense of community service among its students. Overall, Visakha Vidyalaya is a highly esteemed institution that has played a significant role in shaping the lives of young women in Sri Lanka.
Our Vision
Virtuous, far sighted and stable leadership is the vision of a Visakhian
Our Mission
To bequeath to the nation, Visakhians who will safeguard the Sri Lankan culture and natioanl identity, while being competent, environment friendly, patriotic and well balanced in personality with humane qualities
House Classification
The house system was introduced by Principal Mrs. S. G. Pulimood in 1947.
Dawes
Named after the Principal Mrs. Dawes (nee Miss. G.H. Pearse) ( September 1926 to April 1933) in July 1947
Dias
Named after the Founder of Visakha Vidyalaya, Mrs. Jeremias Dias in July 1947
Jayathilaka
Named after Sir Baron Jayatilaka ,Trustee and the Manager (1920 to February 1939) in July 1947
Motwani
Named after the Principal Mrs. C. L. Motwani ( June 1933 to April 1945) in July 1947
Pulimood
Named after the Principal Mrs. S. G. Pulimood ( May 1945 to July 1967 ) in 1971
Weerasooria
Named after Mr. N E Weerasooria the Manager (1944 to December 1960) and Chairman of the Board of Trustees in 1975
School Motto
"Pannaya Parisujjhathi"
The School’s Motto is from the “ALAVAKA SUTTA” in the Sutta Pitaka of the Tripitaka.
When the yakkha Alavaka first confronted the Buddha, he threatened to exterminate him unless the Buddha answered all his questions. One of the questions he asked was
"Kathansu Parisujjhati?"
"How is one cleansed?"
And the Buddha replied…
"Pannaya Parisujjhati"
"By Wisdom is one cleansed"
School Logo
School Anthem
විදුහල අප මාතා විශාඛා
සැරදේ සව් සිරිනී
දීප්තිය පා දින දින බැබලේවා
සිරිලක තුළ යෙහෙනී…
පතල මහා කරුණා ගූණෙනී හෙබි
විශාඛා සිටු දේවී පොරණේ
ශාසන ආලෙන් පූජා කළේ නම
මේළ පළඳනා නිරිලෝභිනේ…
ඒ අති ශ්රේෂ්ඨ වූ ආදර්ශේ
දුන්නේ අඟනක් බැව් සොඳ සේ
සිහි කරමින් ඔබ පා සෙවනේ හිඳ
උගනිමු ශාස්ත්ර කලා නිසිසේ…
විදුහල අප මාතා විශාඛා…
නිතින දෙවන් අප හට ඔබ ආසිරී
නිසි මඟ ගෙන යනු මැන අදරින්
සිරිලක මාතා හට සෙන සලසන
අටියෙනි පෙරමුණට යවමින්
කාන්තා අභිවෘද්ධිය සලසා
පෙර ශිෂ්ටාචාරය නංවා
ඉදිරියටම ගෙන යනු මැන නිසි
දෙනු මැන ඔබ ආසිරී නොමඳින්…
විදුහල අප මාතා විශාඛා…