Christ Church College, Matale

Christ Church College, Matale (Sinhala: ක්‍රිස්තුදේව ජාතික) is a mixed state school in Matale, Sri Lanka.

Christ Church College
ක්‍රිස්තුදේව ජාතික
Address
Kachcheri Road

, ,
21000

Coordinates7.467668°N 80.619760°E / 7.467668; 80.619760
Information
School typeState school
MottoLatin: Fide et Amore
(Fidelity and Love)
Religious affiliation(s)Christianity
Established1864 (1864)
FounderChurch of Ceylon, Anglican.
Head of schoolPadmini Samarakoon
GenderMixed
Houses  Amarasekara
  Derick
  Kingsley
  Perimpanayagam
Color(s)Green and white
   

History

The college was established in 1864,[1] as the Christ Church Boy’s English Elementary School, in the garden of Lady Sophie McCarthy, by the church missionaries of the Kurunegala Diocese. The first Sri Lankan Scout troop was established at the school by a British Highways Engineer, Francis George Stevens, in 1912.[1][2]

Notable alumni

Principals

  • Dulani Samarakoon
  • T. W. Mediwake
  • Dharmasiri Pandigama
  • Lester P. Ranathunga
  • Fonseka
  • Mahathmaluwa

See also

References

  1. Reza, M. Z. Mohamed (9 September 2007). "English Day of Christ Church College, Matale". Sunday Observer. Retrieved 16 January 2017.
  2. Education in Ceylon: A Centenary Volume, Volume 3. Ministry of Education and Cultural Affairs. 1969. p. 990.
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