D. S. Senanayake College
| D. S. Senanayake College | |
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ඩී.ඇස්.සේනානායක විද්යාලයය டி.எஸ் சேனாநாயக்க கல்லூரி | |
Front entrance to the school | |
| Location | |
No 62, R. G. Senanayake Mawatha, Cinnamon Gardens , Western Province , 00700 | |
| Coordinates | 6°54′30″N 79°52′29″E / 6.90833°N 79.87472°E |
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| School type | National school 1AB Government School |
| Motto | Sinhala: තමාට පෙර රට (Country Before Self) |
| Established | 10 February 1967 |
| School district | Colombo |
| Principal | Sampath Weragoda |
| Teaching staff | 284 |
| Grades | 1-13 |
| Gender | Male |
| Age range | 6 -19 |
| Enrolment | 6000 - 8000 |
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| Hours in school day | 07:30 - 13:30 |
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| Song | "Sip Satha Sis Wetha" |
| Newspaper | Siyapatha |
| Website | dssenanayakecollege |
D. S. Senanayake College (Sinhala: ඩී.ඇස්.සේනානායක විද්යාලය; Tamil: டி.எஸ் சேனாநாயக்க கல்லூரி; also referred to as DS and DSSC) is a boys' primary and secondary national school in Cinnamon Gardens, Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka. It was established on 10 February 1967 with R. I. T. Alles as the founding principal, and was named after the first Prime Minister of Sri Lanka, D. S. Senanayake.
It provides education from Grades 1 to 13 in Sinhalese, Tamil and English languages. It was established on what was then known as Gregory Road but was renamed to R. G. Senanayake Mawatha in 2013.