The District Grand Chapter administers five active Royal Arch Chapters in Sri Lanka under the authority of the Supreme Grand Chapter.

The teachings of Royal Arch Masonry are contained in the "Supreme Order of the Holy Royal Arch" – a stand-alone degree of Freemasonry which is open to those who have completed the three Craft degrees. Until 1823, only freemasons who had previously passed through the chair of a Craft lodge were allowed to join. Today, candidates for a Royal Arch Chapter are required to have been a Master Mason for four weeks or more.

In the early years, no District had been formed in and Sri Lanka (Ceylon) was under the authority of a Grand Inspector from about 1935 until 1944. The Three Grand Inspectors during this period were:

• E. Comp. J.S. Collett; PGStdB

• E. Comp. G.S. Wodesman

• E. Como. R.C.Scott

The District Grand Chapter of Sri Lanka (Ceylon) was established in 1944 with five functioning Chapters, namely Kandy Newera (1867), Hercules (1895), Campbell (1899), Duke of Connaught (1913) and Uva (1930). Uva RA Chapter is no longer function but Ruhuna Chapter joined the District in 1946.

E. Comp. Robert Coleridge Scott was installed as the First Grand Superintendent on 14th November 1944, which was also the inaugural convocation of the District Grand Chapter.