Ave Maria Convent Branch School

Bolawalana Ave Maria Convent, Negombo
බෝලවලාන ආවේ මරියා කන්‍යාරාමය
Address
Akkarapanaha,Negombo,Sri Lanka
Negombo, Western, 11500
Sri Lanka
Coordinates 7°12′00″N 79°51′47″E / 7.19989°N 79.86293°E / 7.19989; 79.86293Coordinates: 7°12′00″N 79°51′47″E / 7.19989°N 79.86293°E / 7.19989; 79.86293
Information
Former name Ave Maria Convent Branch School
School type Private School
Motto In Thy Light !!
Religious affiliation(s) Roman Catholic
Patron saint(s) Mother Mary
Established 1999
Status Open
Sister school Ave Maria Convent, Negombo
Principal Rev.Sr.Sirima Opanayake
Gender Female
Number of students 1560
Classes Gr.1 - G.C.E. Advanced Level
Average class size 40
Student to teacher ratio 40:1
Medium of language Sinhalese & English
Houses      Masson,      Solange,
     Andrew,      Coudert
Colour(s) Blue & White
School Magazine "The Ave Marian"
School Anthem "Let Us Raise.."
Alumni Association Past Pupils' Association of Bolawalana Ave Maria Convent
Website www.bolawalanaamc.com

Bolawalana Ave Maria Convent (BAMC) , previously known as Ave Maria Convent Branch School is a catholic girls' school in Sri Lanka. The school is administrated by the Dominican sisters of Malta. There are classes from Grade 1 up to G.C.E. Advanced Level. The school was branched off from Ave Maria Convent, Negombo, and accepted as an independent school in 2014

History

The first foundation stone for the Ave Maria branch school was laid on 14 June 1998 by his excellency Nicholas Marcus Fernando the former archbishop of Colombo. The ceremonial opening was held on the 10 January 1999. Ave Maria Convent branch school is a Catholic school with particular emphasis on Christian values and attitudes. The foundation stone was laid to the second school building by Rev.Sr Anita Fernando, the provincial superior of the congregation of Good Shepherd sisters on 19 April 2002, and Rev. Fr. Lesley Fernando. In 2005 next foundation stone for the building of comfort station was laid. Today there are nearly 1100 students studying at Ave Maria Branch School.

Principals

NameYear(s)Remarks
Rev. Sr. Nilani Silva
(Good Shepherd's Convent)		 1999 to 2005The Founding Principal/ Sectional Head
Rev. Sr. Sirima Opanayake
(Dominican Sisters of Malta)		Since 2005

The Present Principal[1]

Rev. Sr. Sirima Opanayke O.P.

Rev. Sr. Sirima Opanayake took the office in 2004 succeeding Rev.Sr. Nilani Fernando the founding principal. She was born on 26 August 1956 in Tudella. She studied at Christ King College, Tudella. She obtained the master's degree in Religious Education at the Regina Mundi Pontifical Institute, Rome, Italy. She entered into religious life on 30 August 1981 in Malta, through the congregation of "The Dominican Sisters of Malta". As for professional qualifications, she obtained the Diploma on spirituality and Counseling in Rome.

Primary Section

There are grade 1 to grade 5 in Sinhalese medium, 3 classes for each grade. The student learns a basic education in primary ages following Sri Lankan Syllabus. They learn mathematics, Sinhalese(as mother language), English, Tamil (as a second language) and environmental studies. The primary sectional head is Mrs. Thushari Fernando.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Present Principal".
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