Zahira College, Mawanella (also referred to as Mawanella Zahira) is a Muslim selective entry coeducation school in Mawanella, Sri Lanka. College started as a result of the educational reform that was brought along with the 1920 political reforms. The school was started as a religious school in a cadjan shed which belonged to the Hinguloya Masjidul Huda. It is currently the one of the largest Muslim educational institution in Sri Lanka with more than 4000 students studying there. The college is situated at the heart of Mawanella situated next to Masjidul Huda . Zahira means Excellence in Arabic.