Sir John Kothalawala College (Sir John Kothalawala Maha Vidyalaya) is a public college in the city of Kurunegala, Sri Lanka.

[2] Sir John Kothalawala College opened on 16 January 1974 in the palace of Bishop Lakdasa De Mel.

The college was initially known as Bandaranayake Vidyalaya and was under the sponsorship of Piyadasa Wijesinghe, a former member of parliament.

With 175 teachers and 4600 students, it is the largest school in North Western Province.

Students are divided into four houses: Thissa, Vijaya, Gemunu, and Perakum.