Piliyandala Central College

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Central College Piliyandala පිලියන්දල මධ්‍ය මහා විද්‍යාලය பிலியன்தல மத்திய வித்தியாலயம்
Location
Piliyandala Sri Lanka
Coordinates	6°47′59″N 79°55′15″E / 6.79972°N 79.92083°E / 6.79972; 79.92083
Information
Other names	PCC
Type	National
Motto	Bodetha pabodetha dametha "බොධෙථ පබොධෙථ දමෙථ " Awareness Enlightenment Discipline
Established	1887 (135 years ago)
Founder	Mampe Saranapala Thero
Principal	R.A.R.M. Rathnayake
Staff	200+
Grades	Class 6 - 13
Gender	Mix
Age	11 to 19
Enrollment	4000
Language	Sinhala, English
Colour(s)	Dark blue, gold and maroon
Song	සිරිබර මැදි විදුහල් මාතා ("Beautiful Mother Central College")
Affiliation	Buddhism
Former pupils	Old Centralions
Website	www.piliyandalacentral.edu.lk

Piliyandala Central College (Sinhala: පිලියන්දල මධ්‍ය මහා විද්‍යාලය; Tamil: பிலியன்தல மத்திய வித்தியாலயம்) is a selective entry mixed-gender school located in Piliyandala, Sri Lanka. It is the first government-run mixed-gender secondary school in the country.^[1]

College students are known as Centralions and past pupils are known as Old Centralions.