D.S. sets new record in education
D.S.Senanayake college Colombo 07, one of the leading disciplined schools in the island with a short span of history of 45 years was established in 1967 by Mr. R.I.T. Alles , whose fame as an educationist has spread beyond our shores..The school has maintained a good reputation from its inception, where the ambience that promotes a healthy learning culture stems primarily from the charisma of the head of the school .The great success of DSS college is still appreciated by everybody as a top class leading disciplined school.
D.S. Senanayake College Colombo 07 has reached great heights in education today by setting another new record of achieving 2 top tens in the G.C.E. A/L Results of 2011. A student Kanishka Chandrathilake in the Maths section became the 8th position and S. Mohamed Nuzran in commerce section become 5th position in the Island wide results.
A total number of 32 students obtained 3 As in the advanced level and also have recorded a 51% of students eligibility for university admission.
The primary school of D.S. Senanayake which is categorized by by Ministry of education as a model primary has made remarkable progress in recent years with great contributions from the Old Boys Association and school development society,which are the two pillars standing ahead with the members of the staff to fulfil the vision of the new principal Mr.D.M.D.Dissanayake,who wants to make it a number one school in the island a reality.
A large number of students have performed well in scholarship exams with 69% taking over 100 marks in 2009, 74% in 2010, 79% in 2011.
In GCE O/L exam in 2011, the number of children who took 9As is 48, and 8A is 76. This is a tremendous growth over the previous years.
The members of the staff and the parents are very happy about the performance of the students at DS Senanayake College, which has a short span of history. DS Senanayake College being a fully owned state institution with state of art infrastructure ensures a conducive environment