By founding the Galle Colle by the virtuous philanthropist Mohandiram Thomas de Silva Amarasuriya, Sudharma College was started. its year and other evidence has been devastated by the catastrophe of tsunami.
Later the Devathura School also established in the above area by the Sudharmarama Temple.
In 1961 the government had been taken over by connecting the both colleges and renamed it as sudharma college.