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Born to an entrepreneur from the village of Botale, Senanayake was educated at S. Thomas' College, Mutwal before briefly working as a clerk in the Surveyor General's Department. Joining the family business, he managed the family own estates and the Kahatagaha Graphite Mine.
Apr 8, 2024 · D. S. Senanayake was the first prime minister of Ceylon (1947–52) when the country became independent of Great Britain. Brought up as a devout Buddhist, Senanayake remained in that faith but was educated at the Anglican St. Thomas College in Colombo.
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He completed his education from the renowned private Anglican boys school ‘S. Thomas' College’ in Mutwal. Thereafter he joined the Surveyor General's Department as a clerk. Later he left the job to join his father’s rubber plantation.
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D. S. Senanayake College ( Sinhala: ඩී.ඇස්.සේනානායක විද්යාලය; Tamil: டி.எஸ் சேனாநாயக்க கல்லூரி; also referred to as DS and DSSC) is a boys' primary and secondary national school in Cinnamon Gardens, Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka.
As a child, he was unenthusiastic about academics but was prodigious at sports of a physical nature, excelling greatly at boxing, wrestling and weight-lifting. He received his primary education at S’ Thomas’ College, then located at Mutwal and had a strong affection for his alma mater.
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Born to an entrepreneur from the village of Botale, Senanayake was educated at S. Thomas' College, Mutwal before briefly working as a clerk in the Surveyor General's Department. Joining the family business, he managed the family own estates and the Kahatagaha Graphite Mine.
D.S Senanayake College provides education to Students from Grade 1 to 13 in Sinhala & Tamil Mediums. It also provides English Medium studies in Mathematics, Science & Commerce fields for the Advance Level Examinations and from Year 6 to.
