Al Manar National School, Handessa அல்-மனார் தேசிய பாடசாலை, ஹந்தஸ்ஸ
Location
Handessa, Kandy District Central Province Sri Lanka
Information
School type	Public National School
Motto	Lord! Reward Me Wisdom
Denomination	Ministry of Education, Sri Lanka
Established	26 March 1892
Authority	Ministry of Education, Sri Lanka
Oversight	Ministry of Education, Sri Lanka
Principal	M. J. M. Hijas
Teaching staff	68
Grades	Class 6-13
Gender	Mixed
Age	11 to 19
Enrolment	1,500–2,250
Language	Tamil and English
Color(s)	Maroon and yellow
Alumni	Old Almanarians
Website	[1]

Al Manar National School (commonly known as Al-Manar College or simply as Al-Manar), Tamil: அல்-மனார் is a national school in Handessa, Kandy. It was founded 15 September 1892. It is one of the oldest Muslim school established in Sri Lanka.^{[citation needed][1][failed verification][2][failed verification]}

School

The Al Manar National School was founded in 1892^[3] as Pethiyagoda Tamil School in Thalawathura. It was later moved to Boowelikada in 1929 and named as Ketakumbura Tamil school, then in 1964 it was moved to its current location in Ambarapola. At that time the school was called Al Manar Maha Vidyalaya and later on in 1999 it was renamed Al Manar Central College (National School).^{[citation needed]}

125 years anniversary

For the school's 125th anniversary the Al Manar management board, SDC, OBA and OGA joined together and planned a 125-year celebration walk. ^{[4][unreliable source?] [5] [6]}

Houses

The students are divided into six houses, which are split by gender. The houses, led by house captains, compete in all major games to win the inter-house games. The houses are:

Boys

• Akbar colour : Blue  
• Ikbal colour : Yellow  
• Jinna colour : Green  

Girls

• Jesmine colour : Yellow  
• Lotus colour : Purple  
• Orchid colour : Pink  

Officials

Gallery

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  New building
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  School entrance gate