History

Ranabima Royal College was founded by W.M.P.B. Dissanayake, former chief minister of central provincial council, and Palitha Elkaduwa, former Secretary of Central province Department of Education. The school was inaugurated on 2 March 1996 by the provincial council governor, Stanley Thilakarathne.

First academic staff of the college

The idea behind establishing such a school was originated by Palitha Elkaduwa. He had devoted his time and skills in making his dream a success. The main idea behind establishing this school, according to Mr. Elkaduwa, was to provide students from rural parts of central province with a high quality education and to increase the understanding among different ethnic groups.
The first principal of Ranabima Royal College was S. M. Keerthirathne. The first academic staff for the college had 16 members, who were selected through a qualification test. There were 320 students at the start of the college, 240 Sinhala medium students and 80 Tamil medium students.
Student of Ranabima Royal College sat for ordinary level exam for the first time in history in year 2000. It was in year 2003 that the students of Ranabima Royal College sat for advanced level examination for the first time.