Rahula College is a boys' school in Sri Lanka, located inMatara district - . Though it was originally a Buddhist school,now it is run by the Government of Sri Lanka as a National School. It was one of the first schools which was converted to a National School. Rahula College has two sections - the Primary section, serves students from Grade 1 to Grade 5 and the Secondary section, serves students from Grade 6 to Grade 13. In 1921,Mr. F. Gorden Pearce (principal of Mahinda College, Galle),Mr. D.T.W. Rajapaksha Ralahami, Sir R.A.D. Gunawardana Maha Kulathunga established the "Buddhists Society". On the ist of May in 1923, the Buddhists Society opened a school named Parakramabhahu Vidyalaya, in a rented building which was situated at Main Street, Matara. Parakramabhahu Vidyalaya's motto was "May I be a true buddhist". Hewabowalage Yasapala was the first student of Parakramabhahu Vidyalaya. Parakramabhahu Vidyalaya was shifted to the "Saram Mudali Walawwa" which was donated by Mr. C. A. Ordisis de Sivla, with the new name of "Rahula College".