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Defence Services College
ආරක්ෂක සේවා විද්‍යාලය
No. 34, Malay Street, Colombo 02 Colombo Sri Lanka
Information
School type	National School
Motto	Pali: විද්‍යා සුරක්ඛිතං සදා vidyā surakkhitaṁ sadā
Established	17 January 2007 (2007-01-17)
Founder	Gotabaya Rajapakshe
School district	Colombo
Director	Brigadier. Anil Priyadarshana
Principal	Madhuka Desaman Fernando
Teaching staff	169
Grades	1-13
Gender	Male and Female
Age range	6-19
Language	Sinhala, English
Area	4.5 hectares
Houses	Gagana, Derana, Sayura, Pawana
Student Union/Association	Defence Services College Past Pupils Association
Colors	Blue, orange, dark blue, light blue
Song	"Apa Daru Dariyo"
Affiliation	Military of Sri Lanka and Ministry Of Education
Website	https://defencesc.lk/wp/

The Defence Services College is a National school established on 17 January 2007 for the children of military and police personnel, within the refurbished Rifle Barracks building built in 1860 as part of the regimental headquarters of the Ceylon Rifle Regiment at Rifle Green, Slave Island, Colombo.This college with a majestic look which in enclosure of 4.5 hectares in Malay Street, Colombo 02, was mainly established to ease the challenges encountered by the tri-forces and police personals with the regards to the admissions of their children to popular schools . The school was opened by then President Honorable Mahinda Rajapaksha . Even though this School falls under the category of semi-government, the management of the school is under the Ministry of Education while the administrative part is conducted by the Ministry of Defence.

External links

• Official website
• National School opened for the children of members of Sri Lanka's Armed Forces and Police January 17, 2007, ColomboPage