To meet the need for a model school which was one of the deficiencies in the education sector of the beautiful city of Matale and to reduce the overcrowding in the admission of students to the first grade in the city of Matale, according to the concept of the then Minister of Provincial Councils and Provincial Defence Mr Nhandimitra Ekanayake, on 30th August 1996 the former The Minister of Education Mr. Richard Pathirana laid the foundation stone for a model primary school. The name of the college is also Mr Nandimitra Ekanayake. The first foundation of the staircase was laid, the ground floor was built and two floors were built in the front part, which is 13 classrooms.

In the middle of many troubles and obstacles, on January 27, 2001, the school was handed over to the students by a large group of dignitaries including the then Central Provincial Mahamatya Mr Sarath Ekanayake. At that time, the main hall and the second floor had been built.