Madina Central College is a school situated in Kandy district, Madawala, Sri Lanka. It is a mixed school that currently has about 3,150 students and about teachers 120. The current principal and vice principal are Abdul Raheem and Mr. J.M. Zarook, respectively. This school offers both primary and secondary education. This school has all the essential facilities. Madawala has gained a positive reputation and popularity because of this school. Students from far away places like Digana, Udathalawinna, Kandy, Katugastota come here due its popularity and perfection. The school holds cricket matches with Azhar college every year, but it has now stopped for a while due to some inevitable circumstance. At the beginning of every year, the school holds the annual sports meet, and at the end of every year the school holds its annual prize giving. The students have achieved a lot in studies and as well as in sports. The school holds a vast background.
History
In the 1930s, a revolutionary thinker and a social worker, Abubakkar Lebbai Sayyadhu Mohammed, established this school on 12 February 1935. The first principal was A.K. Subramaniyam. During its early stages, admission was only granted to boys. At the beginning, there were only 3 teachers and 36 students. In 1936, this school was improved with an addition of 1 teacher and 170 students. Asunder from that, on 9 April 1937, a Teachers and Parents Association was created. In 1944, S.S.C classes began. In 1948, with 423 students and 15 teachers, a new block was constructed for use. In 1952 the school was divided in two as upper school and lower school and had improved with 14 classes. In 1958, the girls in the village were granted with admissions to join the school. During that time, the educational minister Mr. Dasanayaka constructed a new block to the school. Shortly thereafter, the school started to become very popular. In 1994, the school was announced as a national school. In the period where A.H.M. Siddeek was the principal, the school was ameliorated with new physical resources. In 2003, a building was constructed with a new block and was separated for the English Medium, which started successfully. The school then gained more popularity and came into the spotlight. Many students have joined since then. A new auditorium was opened in 2004 in Memory of M.H.M.Ashraff, who was the founder of Sri Lanka Muslim Congress. It has a vast capacity and holds a lot of cultural events, which a lot of other school participants take place in as well.
Past Principals
Name
Year
A.K.Subramaniyam
1935–1941
P.Raayappu
1941–1949
K.Raajasingam
1949–1951
M.A.Raheed
1951-1951
M.S.M.Ismail
1951–1959
M.I.M.Sarib
1959–1961
M.Y.M.Muslim
1961–1962
Zaani Mohammed
1962-1962
R.D.Saldeen
1963–1965
S.M.Thaha
1965–1968
A.R.M.Faaruk
1968–1979
S.M.Thaha
1979–1984
A.R.M.Faaruk
1984–1990
J.M.Munawwar
1990–1997
M.S.M.Lukmaan
1997-1997
A.H.M.Siddeek
1997–2008
S.H.M.Ali Jinna
2008-2008
E.F.Nazeer
2008–2010
M.Z.U.Hidhaya
2010–2016
A.H.M.Azeez
2016-2018
Abdul Raheem
2018-To Present
Achievements
Siraj Sahab was elected as the Mobitel school boy cricketer of the year in the silver division on 20.10.2014.
2004-Present
A computer lab was opened on 2004.11.01.In 2008 Mr.Ali Jinna was the principal. At that time he developed all the sectors and encouraged the students. In the period 2008-2010, Old boys association members Alhaj Musni Mulaffar and Alhaj Riffthi Mulaffar gifted a bus to the school which was worth 40 lakhs to school uses. The school now has about 3150 students and about 120 teachers. In the early 2015, a technological laboratory was constructed by the Sri Lankan government which was led by the former president Mahindha Rajapaksa.It contains 4 rooms including a math room. It also contains 40 computers.
