Achinthi does Lanka proud

Achinthi Vithanage has brought fame to Sri Lanka by excelling in the arenas of study, sports and arts in Australia.

At the primary stage of her studies she was hailed as Dux of School, the highest award that can be achieved by a student in primary school and at senior school won several Principal's Awards for outstanding academic achievement.

Further, she has been awarded with the Minster's Award for Excellence in Student Achievement 2002. In the Australian Higher School Certificate (HSC) examinations Achinthi received one of the highest marks by receiving an University Admission Index of 99.5 that places her in the top 0.5% in the state. For this achievement she was also awarded the 'Premier's Award for Excellence' given to students who achieved the highest results in the HSC.

Being of service oriented spirit, Achinthi was appointed as the Secretary of Sinhalese Cultural Forum (SCF) Tharuna Youth Group, the largest cultural youth organization in Australia and participated in numerous Red Cross Blood Donation programmes, charity food fairs and has helped with tsunami fundraising in aid of her motherland, Sri Lanka.At present Achinthi is reading a combined degree in Law and International Studies at University of New South Wales, Australia, a prestigious and internationally recognised university.

She is the daughter of Rohan Vithanage and Mrs. Viveka Vithanage and granddaughter of Mrs. Dulcie Wickramarachchi (Visaka Vidyalaya) and late Mr. D. S. Wickramarachchi (Education Department).