EXPOSED: PAPER TRAIL OF DECEIT — LEAKED DOSSIER REVEALS FABRICATED DATA AND 5.5M EXTORTION TACTICS AT ROYAL COLLEGE
Byline: Investigative Desk
A damning detailed report compiled by affected parents has completely dismantled the official narrative presented by Royal College Principal Athula Wijewardhana to the Ministry of Education. While official communications sent to Isurupaya claimed that "there has been no reduce in Tamil medium students," hard numbers and ground-level evidence paint a dark picture of pre-planned class abolition, statistical fraud, and targeted extortion.
Here is the breakdown of the exact figures, administrative contradictions, and calculated exclusionary tactics exposed by the investigative dossier.
1. STATISTICAL FRAUD: THE 67-STUDENT LIE EXPOSED
In his letter to the Secretary of Education, Principal Wijewardhana claimed an intake of 67 Tamil medium students in 2026 (up from 65 in 2025) out of a total batch of 563. The parents' report exposes how this number was artificially inflated:
- False Categorization: The administration falsely included students who studied in the Bilingual stream and are currently studying purely in the English medium, counting them as "Tamil medium students" to artificially pad the official report sent to Isurupaya.
- The Real Classroom Headcount: Far from operating thriving streams, physical seat capacities in Grade 12 Tamil classes have been capped at unnaturally low numbers:
- Grade 12 Biological Science (Bio): Squeezed down to a mere 12 students.
- Grade 12 Physical Science (Maths): Capped at just 17 students.
- Massive Class Disparity: For the 2026 intake, while Sinhala Medium Physical Science was allocated 07 classes and Sinhala Biological Science got 03 classes, the Tamil Medium Physical and Biological Science streams were consolidated into just 01 combined class.
2. PRE-PLANNED ABOLITION OF TRADITIONAL STREAMS
Historically, Royal College maintained three distinct, fully functioning Tamil medium A-Level streams: Biological Science, Physical Science, and Commerce & Arts. The dossier reveals a deliberate, pre-planned strategy to crush these long-standing educational pathways:
- Stream Consolidation: The current administration has forcibly merged the traditionally separate Tamil Biological Science and Physical Science streams into a single room, drastically lowering overall student headcount.
- Imposition of "Impossible" Cut-Off Marks: While internal criteria initially stated Tamil students required 5 'A's for Science/Maths and 3 'A's for Commerce/Arts, the administration in practice enforced an extreme requirement of 9 'A's for Bio/Maths and 6 'A's for Commerce/Arts—deliberately excluding eligible students who were never even called for an admission interview.
3. EXPOSING THE INFRASTRUCTURE & 5.5 MILLION LKR LIE
To justify taking over classrooms, the administration concocted stories that collapse under basic scrutiny:
- The Renovations Lie: The Principal claimed to parents that the school's Main Office was undergoing renovations, necessitating the takeover of the Tamil Bio classroom. However, physical inspection revealed that the classroom seized for renovation was actually 13 Com 3.
- Selective Financial Demands: The Principal estimated the Main Office renovation cost at 5.5 million LKR—and demanded this entire sum exclusively from Tamil medium parents, completely exempting parents of other language streams.
- Double Standards on Vacant Rooms: The administration claimed a Sinhala medium class was reduced; yet, instead of using that vacant room for the new Grade 12 Sinhala IT class, a Tamil medium classroom was specifically targeted and confiscated.
4. THE WALL OF SILENCE
The report raises disturbing questions regarding the complicity and silence of key oversight bodies:
- Why have the School Development Society (SDS) and the Royal College Union (RCU) remained completely silent in the face of targeted ethno-discriminatory class reductions and financial demands?
- Why has no official inquiry been conducted with the Vice Principal in charge of the Tamil medium or sectional heads?
THE BOTTOM LINE
The numbers do not lie. While official letters dished out to the Ministry paint a picture of stability, the physical headcounts—12 students in Bio, 17 in Maths, and a single merged classroom—prove that a systematic reduction of Tamil medium education is underway at Royal College.
With official reports now proven to contain fabricated data, the calls for an immediate Ministry audit and judicial review are no longer just optional—they are imperative.
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