Panadura Royal College (; also known as Royal College Panadura and Royal Maha Vidyalaya, Panadura) is a provincial school in Panadura, Sri Lanka. School backgrounds The school was inaugurated in 1978 as Janadipathy Vidyalaya and later renamed as Royal College Panadura. Current students of the school are referred to in the press as Panadura Royalists. The college conducts classes from grade 1 to 13 in both Sinhala and Tamil medium including English medium from grade six onwards. The college is spread across over , and has a complete Information Technology Centre, facilities of over 10 scientific labs, auditoriums, Sports Complex with squash courts, basketball courts and table tennis, an international standard rugby football ground and a modern gymnasium, 2 cricket grounds and nets, swimming pool with diving facilities, along with volleyball and tennis courts. The school also has a cadet corps. Annual Big Match Royal College Panadura plays annual cricket Big Match with St. John's College Panadura (Royal Panadura versus St. John's Panadura). It is also called Battle of the Greens. The Big Match is played for Mervyn Joseph Cooray Shield. Alumni associations Panadura Royal College has two main alumni associations. These alumni associations play annual cricket matches against other alumni associations such as the Old Wesleyites Sports Club and the Old Johnians Old Boys Association. Notable alumni See also List of schools in Western Province, Sri Lanka References 1976 establishments in Sri Lanka Boarding schools in Sri Lanka Boys' schools in Sri Lanka Educational institutions established in 1976 Provincial schools in Sri Lanka Schools in Panadura