Madina Central College

K/ Madina National School, Madawala, Kandy Madawala Madina
Location
Kandy Kandy ,Madawala , Central
Information
Type	Government
Motto	Rabbi Zidni Ilma
Religious affiliation(s)	Islam
Established	02.12.1935
Founder	Abubakkar Lebbai Sayyadhu Mohammed
Principal	Abdul Raheem
Staff	76
Grades	01 - 13
Years offered	84
Gender	Male, Female
Age	11 to 18
Enrollment	3150
Language	Tamil,English
Hours in school day	6
Houses	Safa   Hira   Mina
Colour(s)	Maroon, Green, and Blue

Madina National School (Sinhala: මදීනා ජාතික පාසල ; Tamil: மதீனா தேசிய கல்லூரி ; also referred to as Madawala Madina) is a Mixed Primary and Secondary National School in Madawala, Kandy, Central Province, Sri Lanka. It was established on 02 December 1935 with Abubakkar Lebbai Sayyadhu Mohammed as the founding Principal.

It provides education from Grades 01 to 13 in Tamil and English languages. It is one of the leading mixed Tamil medium schools in the country. Located on the Katugastota-Bambarella (B205) main road.

History

In the 1930s, a revolutionary thinker and social worker, Abubakkar Lebbai Sayyadhu Mohammed, established the school on 12 February 1935. The first principal was A.K. Subramaniyam. During its early stages, admission was only granted to boys. At the beginning, there were three teachers and 36 students. In 1936, the school was improved with an addition of one teacher (four total) and 170 students (215 total). In 1937, a Teachers and Parents Association was created. In 1944, S.S.C classes began. In 1948, with 423 students and 15 teachers, a new block was constructed.

In 1952 the school was divided in two as upper school and lower school and had 14 classes. In 1958, girls were allowed to join the school. During that time, the educational minister Mr. Dasanayaka constructed a new block to the school. In 1994, the school was announced as a national school. The principal was A.H.M. Siddeek(1997–2008). In 2003, a building was constructed with a new block and was separated for the English Medium.

An auditorium was opened in 2004 in memory of M.H.M.Ashraff, who was the founder of Sri Lanka Muslim Congress.

Past Principals

Name	Year
A.K.Subramaniyam	1935–1941
P.Raayappu	1941–1949
K.Raajasingam	1949–1951
M.A.Raheed	1951-1951
M.S.M.Ismail	1951–1959
M.I.M.Sarib	1959–1961
M.Y.M.Muslim	1961–1962
Zaani Mohammed	1962-1962
R.D.Saldeen	1963–1965
S.M.Thaha	1965–1968
A.R.M.Faaruk	1968–1979
S.M.Thaha	1979–1984
A.R.M.Faaruk	1984–1990
J.M.Munawwar	1990–1997
M.S.M.Lukmaan	1997-1997
A.H.M.Siddeek	1997–2008
S.H.M.Ali Jinna	2008-2008
E.F.Nazeer	2008–2010
M.Z.U.Hidhaya	2010–2016
A.H.M.Azeez	2016-2018
Abdul Raheem	2018-To Present

Achievements

Mohamed Shiraz was named the Mobitel School Boy Cricketer of the Year in the silver division on October 20, 2014, and made his ODI debut as Sri Lanka's 213th player on August 2, 2024

2004-present

A computer lab was opened in 2004. In 2008 Mr.Ali Jinna was the principal. In the period 2008-2010, Old Boys Association members Alhaj Musni Mulaffar and Alhaj Riffthi Mulaffar gifted a bus to the school which was worth 40 lakhs. The school now has about 3150 students and about 120 teachers. In the early 2015, a technological laboratory was constructed by the Sri Lankan government which was led by the former president Mahindha Rajapaksa.It contains 4 rooms including a math room. It also contains 40 computers.

External links

• http://www.kmccnetwork.com
• http://slk.jantareview.com/Kandy/biz_474120/Madina-Central-College-(National-School)
• http://omlanka.com/medinaprizegiving101211.html
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• http://www.mclloydbis.com/profile/305651/k-madina-central-college.html
• https://web.archive.org/web/20110927001747/http://www.sundayobserver.lk/2011/09/25/jun47.pdf
• http://www.island.lk/2010/04/22/sports4.html