St. Michael's College National School

St. Michael's College National School
புனித மிக்கேல் கல்லூரி தேசியப் பாடசாலை
Address
St. Michael's College National School
Location in central Batticaloa
Father Webber Street
Batticaloa, Batticaloa District, Eastern Province, 30000
Sri Lanka
Coordinates 7°42′41.30″N 81°41′45.70″E / 7.7114722°N 81.6960278°E / 7.7114722; 81.6960278Coordinates: 7°42′41.30″N 81°41′45.70″E / 7.7114722°N 81.6960278°E / 7.7114722; 81.6960278
Information
School type Public national 1AB
Motto Quis ut Deus
(Who is greater than God)
Religious affiliation(s) Christianity
Denomination Roman Catholicism
Founded 1873[1]
Founder Ferdinand Bonnel, Jesuit
Status Nationalized in 1961
School district Batticaloa Education Zone
Authority Ministry of Education
Principal Mich.Pius Anantharajah
Grades 1-13
Gender Boys
Age range 5-19
Enrollment 3,000+
Language English, Tamil
Houses Bonnel, Marian, Miller, Crowther
Slogan A College second to none
Song Sons of Bless'd St.Michael[2]
Sports Basketball, Cricket, Tennis
Yearbook Paadumeen
Website smcb.lk

St. Michael's College National School[3] (SMC; Tamil: புனித மிக்கேல் கல்லூரி தேசியப் பாடசாலை; known as St. Michael's College) is a national school in Batticaloa, Sri Lanka. It was founded in 1873 as a private school and nationalized in mid-70s. The school's founder and architect was French Jesuit missionary, Ferdinand Bonnel.

History

Jesuits founded the school in 1873. In 1960, most of the private schools in Ceylon were taken over by the government but SMC chose to remain private. However, in the mid 70s, the schools was handed over to the government.[4][5]

Sports

The St. Michael's College is famous for basketball and has won several inner-school basketball championships. Their victories made the schools popular as The Invincibles.[6] Jesuit missionaries introduced basketball to Batticaloa, and installed the first basketball court within the school premises. There were several Jesuit priests who played basketball at the top level. Fr. Hamilton, Fr. Ralph Riemen, Fr. Eugene John Hebert, and Fr. Harold J. Weber are among the best contributors.[7]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Account Suspended". Archived from the original on 2013-01-05.
  2. ↑ "Account Suspended".
  3. ↑ "sch.lk domain names".
  4. ↑ "History of St.Michael's College, Batticaloa". Retrieved 1 August 2018.
  5. ↑ "History of St.Michael's College, Batticaloa". Retrieved 1 August 2018.
  6. ↑ LTD, Lankacom PVT. "The Island". www.island.lk.
  7. ↑ "Dailymirror.lk ::: Breaking News". sports.dailymirror.lk.
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