Esric wanted to start a school in the coastal area close to Negombo to provide education to children of fisherfolk in the region.

The Mission of the school was aimed to provide formal education to Sinhalese speaking community in the region.

[citation needed] H. M. Faris served as the first principal of the school, where the initial student enrollment was 33.

Stanley Mellwa and the Minister of Education, I. M. R. A. Iriyagolla declared the school as a Maha Vidyalaya.

Soon after, school started to develop gradually under P. A. D. Aquinas, P. A. P. Nonis, Jayanath Mendis, D. C. E. Madurasinghe and M. C. O. Fernando.