Lokusathu Hewa Mettananda (19 March 1894 – 1 November 1967) was a Sri Lankan educationist and activist.
[1][2] Mettananda was born in Kaluwadumulla, Ambalangoda, to L. H. Kovies De Silva and Weerasooriya Karalinahamy.
Later he gained a Diploma in Education from the London Day Training College in 1930.
He taught at Sri Sumangala Boys' School, Panadura; Holy Cross College, Kalutara and joined the teaching staff of Ananda College in 1919.
He was selected as the first principal at Nalanda Vidyalaya in 1923 by the Buddhist Theosophical Society.