Rajapaksa Central College (Sinhala: රාජපක්ෂ මධ්‍ය විද්‍යාලය), located in the Hambantota district, Southern Province of Sri Lanka, was established in 1940 as one of the first central colleges by C. W. W. Kannangara.

It is a mixed school with a current student population of over 4000.

It is named in honour of D. M. Rajapaksa, who was a Sri Lankan politician and Member of Parliament who represented the Beliatta electorate in Hambantota district from 1947 to 1965.

Today, this institution has established itself as one of the top 50 schools on the island.

The students are divided into four houses named The last Sports Meet in 2016 was won by Weerya for the first time in the school history, and runners-up were Sheela.