Half the work, half the education was built on the concept of C.W.W. Kannangara. In order to achieve these objectives, he created a school in Sapugaskanda village of Biagama Education Division in Kelaniya Education Zone of Sanayaka Coral in Gampaha District of western province. Sri Lanka's first Agramamaya Mahamanya D.S. J.R. Senanayake and the then Finance Minister. On February 05, 1950, Mrs. Jayawardena replaced the foundation stone for the creation of Sapugaskanda Maha Vidyalaya.