Bandaranayake College, Gampaha
| Bandaranayake College, Gampaha | |
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බණ්ඩාරනායක විද්යාලය, ගම්පහ | |
| Location | |
11000 | |
| Coordinates | 7°05′30″N 80°00′20″E / 7.091667°N 80.005556°E |
| Information | |
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| Type | 1AB National School |
| Motto | "විද්වාන් සර්වත්ර පූජ්යතේ" Sanskrit: "Vidwan Sarvatra Pujyate" (Scholar is always honoured) |
| Religious affiliation | Theravada Buddhism |
| Established | 18 September 1918 |
| Founder | Charles Samarasooriya |
| Sister school | Yasodara Devi Balika Vidyalaya, Gampaha |
| School district | Gampaha District |
| Authority | Government of Sri Lanka |
| Educational authority | Ministry of Education |
| School code | BCG |
| Principal | Kusuman Ranasinghe (Acting) |
| Staff | 500 |
| Teaching staff | 300 |
| Grades | 6 - 13 |
| Gender | Boys |
| Age range | 10 to 19 |
| Enrolment | 4,500 |
| Classes | A - J (10), A - S (19) |
| Education system | National Education System |
| Language | Sinhala and English |
| Schedule | 07:30 - 13:30 (SLST) |
| Hours in school day | 6 Hours |
| Campus size | 10-hectare (25-acre) |
| Campus type | Urban |
| Colours | Navy blue and maroon |
| Song | නමදිමු බණ්ඩාරනායක විදුහල් මාතා… |
| Team name | Nayakenz |
| Alumni | Old Boys' Association |
| Alumni name | Old Nayakenz |
| Website | bcg |
Bandaranayake College, Gampaha (Sinhala: බණ්ඩාරනායක විද්යාලය, ගම්පහ) is a boys' school in Gampaha, Sri Lanka, founded on 18 September 1918. The school has a student population approximately 6,000 across 8 grades from grade 6 to advanced level classes, on a campus of 10 ha (25 acres). Boys are admitted at grade six, based on the results of an island-wide Scholarship Examination.