ɪn dʒˈuːn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi ˈeɪt, ɐ nˈuː skˈuːl wɪð wˈʌn stˈuːdənt wʌz ˈoʊpənd æɾə plˈeɪs ɪn bˌɑːdhɚɹˈɑːdʒə mˈæwɑːthə nˌɪɹ ðə pɹˈɛzənt sˈɛntɹəl bˈʌs stˈænd ɪn kjˌʊɹɹənɪɡˈɑːlə, baɪ sɛmˈiːnɛɹiz ˈeɪ. bæmˈuːnuːɚɹˈæktʃaɪdʒ.
In June 1888, a new school with one student was opened at a place in Bodhiraja Mawatha near the present Central Bus Stand in Kurunegala, by Semenaries A. Bamunu-Arachchige.