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Message: <blockquote data-quote="netlife007" data-source="post: 18229616" data-attributes="member: 79514">In 1972, Mr. L.D.H. Peiris was appointed Principal.During his tenure of office, there were vast changes in the School.In 1977, The Royal Junior School was amalgamated with Royal College.With this, the School Roll increased to nearly 7,000 pupils, with 260 teachers looking after them.Even with ever expanding administrative duties, he resisted the efforts to change the name of Royal College with the support of the RCU.Principal Peiris was a strict disciplinarian, but he never used the cane.His regime was another ‘Golden Era’ as the .College was supreme in both academic and sports achievements.Mr. C. T. M. Fernando took over as Principal in January 1981.In July 1983, two former Principals, Mr. E.L. Bradby and Mr. J.C.A. Corea visited the College and they were also present at the Bradby Shield (Colombo Leg) Encounter.From 1985 to 2010, Royal College students were nurtured by Mr B. Suriarachchi, Mr. S.H. Kumarasinghe, Mr. H.L.B. Gomes and by the present Principal Mr. H.A.U. Gunasekara.Now, in 2010, a steamship or a cruiser will take only three weeks to reach Colombo from London while, a Jet will take around 11 hours.Today, the School that started in 1835 in the back verandah of a Church in Wolfendhal with 20 students, is situated in a 24-acre land area with a student population of 8,257.Two electorates, Colombo West and Borella share the College.Students are divided into four sections.The Upper School, Upper Middle School, Middle School and the Primary School.In addition to the Senior Deputy Principal, each section is headed by a Deputy Principal, altogether there are 360 teachers and 185 classrooms.The College has 24 Sports activities and students can make maximum use of the Swimming Pool, three Cricket Grounds, Tennis Courts, Basketball Court, Sports Complex, Scouts Den and the Rugby Football Grounds.The 64 Clubs and Societies and the College Bands give the students every opportunity to pursue their interest to improve their skills.The Royal College Union and the School Development Society have been closely linked with Royal College.The Sports Complex in 2001, The Loyalty Pledge in 2002, the first Edex Expo Exhibition in 2004 and the opening of the Skills Development, Career Guidance Centre and the Scouts Complex in 2005 were four important features which were inaugurated by the RCU.Since 1880, the “Battle of the Blues” Encounter has been played every year and this series is the second oldest annual Cricket encounter in the world among the schools.Members of the two teams now come to the grounds in special coaches straight from their own College Hostels.The match is being played in a carnival atmosphere and all the old boys of both Colleges try their best to be present at the grounds to cheer their respective teams.Around 8,000 spectators (students included) had been present for all Battle of the Blues Encounters during the last 30 years.In 1979, for the Centenary encounter, a three-day match was played and thereafter, except in 1985, this new system had been in operation.The Bradby Shield Rugby encounter had now become the most prestigious Rugby match in the country.After 2001, the Colombo Leg of this encounter was played at the Sports Complex where nearly 7,000 spectators could be accommodated.Royal’s venture to discover new avenues under Mr. H.A.U. Gunasekara was recognized when Royal was selected as the best innovative school in the world by Microsoft Corporation in 2009 and secured the first place in the main list of Global Pathfinder Schools.Under the guidance of the 24 Principals, when Royal College celebrates its 177 years of excellence and service to the nation having moulded men of all walks of life, let us pray that this great institution will continue in the ages to come. </blockquote>

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