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{{Infobox school
 | name                    = Defence Services College
 | native_name             = {{Unbulleted list|{{lang|si|ආරක්ෂක සේවා විද්‍යාලය}}}}
 | logo                    = Defence_Services_College_Crest.png
 | logo_size               = 150
 | image                   = Defence_Services_College.jpg
 | image_size              = 250
 | motto                   = {{langx|pi|'''විද්‍යා සුරක්ඛිතං සදා'''}}<br>''vidyā surakkhitaṁ sadā''
 | established             = {{Start date and age|2007|01|17|df=yes}}
 | founder                 = Gotabaya Rajapakshe
 | district                = Colombo
 | schooltype              = National School
 | type                    = 
 | affiliation             = [[Military of Sri Lanka]] and [[Ministry Of Education]]
 | director                = Brig. Chithral Kulathunga
 | principal               = Mrs. Madhuka Desaman Fernando
 | teaching_staff          = 169
 | grades                  = 1-13
 | gender                  = Male and Female
 | age_range               = 6-19
 | location                = No. 34, Malay Street, Colombo 02
 | address                 = 
 | city                    = [[Colombo]]
 | county                  = 
 | province                = 
 | country                 = [[Sri Lanka]]
 | language                = Sinhala, English
 | area                    = 4.5 hectares
 | houses                  = Gagana, Derana, Sayura, Pawana
 | student_union           = Defence Services College Past Pupils Association
 | colors                  = Blue,Orange,Dark Blue,Light Blue <br> {{color box|#00008B}} {{color box|#FF8C00}}
 | song                    = Apa Daru Dariyo
 | website                 = https://defencesc.lk/wp/
}}
The '''Defence Services College''' is a [[National school (Sri Lanka)|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==
*[https://defencesc.lk/wp/ Official website]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20160303171152/http://www.colombopage.com/archive_07/January17120009CH.html National School opened for the children of members of Sri Lanka's Armed Forces and Police] January 17, 2007, ColomboPage

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[[Category:National schools in Sri Lanka]]
[[Category:Military of Sri Lanka]]
[[Category:Military education and training in Sri Lanka]]
[[Category:Schools in Colombo]]
[[Category:2007 establishments in Sri Lanka]]


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