Iriyagolla began the groundwork for Establishing a school which was named after the first Prime
Minister of Independent Sri Lanka, Rt.Hon. Under the stewardship of Mr. Alles, D.S.Senanayake College was established on 10th of February,1967 at the location “KubiKale Jungle” Which is now known as Cinnamon Gardens, Colombo 07. School has a current enrolment of over 7500 Students with an academic staff
over 285. Current Principal of D.S.Senanayake college is Mr.Prasanna Udimuhandiram. In a short period of 53 Years, our school has accomplished great achievements, glorifying its name and given a real name and giving a real competition to all the other schools. School History
In 1965 the number of requests to admit children into the Royal College Primary had become excessive. Thus the Minister of Education I. A. Iriyagolla took the initiative to build a new school in Cinnamon Gardens on the lines of Royal College, Colombo. In 1967 Minister Iriyagolla began the groundwork for establishing the school. It was named after D. S. Senanayake, who was the first prime minister of Sri Lanka after gaining independence. I. T. Alles, an assistant principal at Royal College became the Headmaster of the new school. The location in which the college stands today was at that time called the Kumbikale jungle. Motto
Sinhala: තමාට පෙර රට
(Country Before Self)
Coat of arms
The school's coat of arms is a shield which is partitioned into two parts. The upper section has the lion of the Sri Lankan flag and the lower section has an oil lamp. A wreath of paddy is partially encircling the shield and the motto "Country Before Self" is in a scroll. Some decades back, the crown of the Kandyan monarch which is depicted in the crest of Royal College, Colombo, was depicted in the school's crest as well. School anthem
The Sinhala version of the school anthem was composed by Navarathna Attanayake and the lyrics are by Premakeerthi de Alwis. The Tamil version of the school anthem was written by Sillayoor Selvarajah.[citation needed] The anthem is recited every morning on school days.
