Ananda Sastralaya (sinhala: ආනන්ද ශාස්ත්‍රාලය) is a public boys school located in Kotte, Sri Lanka.

[5] After the establishment of Buddhist Theosophical Society, Jayawardena Shasthra Shalava took over the administration of the school.

educator, writer and social activist took on the duties of the principal of Ananda Sastralaya and his period was known as the golden age of the school.

[citation needed] With the help of many donours and a large number of social workers, hee bought another 13 acre land from the Pagoda area and built the hostel and sports ground of Ananda Sastralaya.

In the 1960s, Stanley Thilakarathne, a former MP from Kotte (who was selected as the speaker of the parliament later) pointed out the need for a girls' college in Kotte and reserved an unused land plot in the 13 acre land in the Pagoda Ananda Sastralaya Junior School No.