St. Thomas' College, Matale

St.Thomas' College, Matale
Location

Matale
Sri Lanka

7°28′14″N 80°21′34″E / 7.4705°N 80.3595°E / 7.4705; 80.3595Coordinates: 7°28′14″N 80°21′34″E / 7.4705°N 80.3595°E / 7.4705; 80.3595
Information
Type Public
Motto Animo Et Fide
(Courage & Faith)
Established 1873 (1873)
Principal K. A. J. Kulasooriya
Staff 140+
Grades Class 6 – 13
Gender Male
Age 11 to 19
Enrollment 2,000+
Colour(s)

Gold and Double Blue

            
Alumni Old Thomians
Website www.stcmatale.com

St. Thomas' College, Matale[1][2] (Sinhala: මාතලේ ශාන්ත තෝමස් විද්‍යාලය), or (STC), is a secondary school for boys located in Matale, Sri Lanka.[3][4][5][6]

The School's Big match is played with Science College, Matale, with the name "Battle of the Golds". The 21st Big match occasion was held on 27–28 March 2015.[7][8]

History

The school was established in 1873 under the verandah of the church, with 75 Boys and 12 Girls. In 1876 the Headmaster, B. Emmanuel, split the school into two, a Boys’ School and a Girls’ School. The headmaster of the Boys’ School, Leo de Silva Rev, was a diocesan priest from Negombo, who from 1880 to 1930 built the old row of trellis walled class rooms which still stands today. In 1881 the School was recognised for teaching of English. K. D. Fernando become Principal in 1881.[9]

in 1901 the present Robinson Memorial hall was built on a land donated by John Croos of Negombo In 1904. Joseph Gregory Perera, an old boy of the School joined as a pupil teacher and retired in 1946. He was popularly known as “Joseph Master”. The head masters during his time were J. M. Direckse, A. S. Scharnignivel, L. D’w. Jayasighe, C. J. Rodrigo and Charles Robinson. Robinson was installed as head master on 1 September 1923. He retired as principal in 1958. Cadet Platoon (Junior) inaugurated on 10 December 1938 under the charge of J. B. Madasekara, Later E. A. Perusinghe, who was a Lieutenant took over cadetting.[10]

The Scout Troop 3rd Matale was inaugurated in 1935 with F. de S. Gunawardena as Scout Master and S. B. Pamunuwa as his Assistant, when Robinson retired he was succeeded by George Denlow, who left the School after a short stint and he was replaced by B. J. Perera.

Education

There are more than 1,500 students studying in the college. They have many facilities of studying like grade 5 scholarship exams, O/L and A/L and many more.[11]

Past principals

Name Entered office Departed office
Charles Robinson
1923
1958
Rev. Fr. D. Aidan de Silva
1958
1962
W. B. Gopallawa
1962
1965
A. J. Wijesinghe
1965
1985
Upali Weragama
1988
1996
J. H. M. W. Ranjith
1997
2000
E. M. P. Ekanayake
2001
2005
Dampiya Wanasinghe
2005
2016
K. A. J. Kulasuriya
2016
Prsent

Houses

  • Austin -     
  • Bede -     
  • Clement -     
  • Pius -     
school playground and sports building

Sports

Clubs and societies

  • The Media Unit of St.Thomas' College Matale
  • ICT Society
  • St John Brigade
  • English Society
  • Western Band
  • Thomians Green
  • U. N. Study Circle
  • Scouting
  • Cadet Platoon
  • Cadet Band
  • Young Inventors Society
  • Red Cross Society
  • Interact Club
  • Swimming and Life Saving Club
  • Science Society
  • Agriculture Society
  • Commerce Society
  • Christian Society
  • Buddhist Society
  • Roman Catholic Society
  • Astronomical Society
  • Art Club
  • Drama Club
  • Music Club
  • Dancing Club
  • Debating Team
  • Old Scout Association
  • Retired Teachers' Association
  • Old Thomian Cricket Association
  • Old Thomian Hokey Association
  • Old Thomians' Band and Cadet Members' Association

Notable alumni

The school has produced many notable persons who are well known throughout the country.

This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by expanding it with reliably sourced entries.
Name Notability Reference
Kingsley Jayasekera Actor, singer [12]
Lakdasa Kodituwakku Inspector General of Police (1998 – 2002) [13]
Lahiru Madushanka ODI cricket player (2017–present) [14][15][16]
Hemal Ranasinghe Model, actor [17]
Shavendra Silva Major General – commander 58 Division during the Sri Lankan Civil War; Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations (2010 – present)
Chanaka Welegedara international test cricket player (2007 – 2014) [18]
Damith Wijayathunga Model [19]
C.K.B. Ekanayake 661 Brigade Commander of Sri Lanka Army [20]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Other Places Of Our School". St.Thomas' College Matale ICT society. Retrieved 2017-05-09.
  2. ↑ "Photo - ST'THOMAS COLLEGE - MATALE - Pictures Of Matale, Central, Sri Lanka - Travel Photos :: AllTravels :: Anywhere You Want To Go ::". AllTravels. Retrieved 2017-05-09.
  3. ↑ Bowlers help Matale Thomians to win
  4. ↑ Matale Thomians-Under 19 hockey champions
  5. ↑ No decision at Matale
  6. ↑ Kingswood stun Matale Thomians
  7. ↑ "Sri Lanka Sports News - Online edition of Daily News - Lakehouse Newspapers".
  8. ↑ http://www.siwnetha.net/battle-of-the-gold-1st-day
  9. ↑ "Our History". St.Thomas' College Matale ICT society. Retrieved 2017-05-09.
  10. ↑ "st thomas college matale history - Google Search". www.google.lk. Retrieved 2017-05-09.
  11. ↑ "St.Thomas College Matale | University Directory". www.university-directory.eu. Retrieved 2017-05-09.
  12. ↑ "Kingsley Jayasekera". Wikipedia. 2016-09-28.
  13. ↑ "Death of IGP Lucky Kodituwakku". The Island. 2002. Retrieved 2002-08-29.
  14. ↑ "Madusanka produces best bowling figures of tournament | Sri Lanka | Cricket". Islandcricket.lk. 2012-08-22. Retrieved 2016-11-07.
  15. ↑ "Sri Lanka U19 beat Afghanistan to win plate championship | Sri Lanka | Cricket". Islandcricket.lk. 2012-08-24. Retrieved 2016-11-07.
  16. ↑
  17. ↑ "Features". Sundayobserver.lk. 2011-03-06. Retrieved 2016-11-07.
  18. ↑ "Player profile". Cricinfo. Retrieved 2008-04-04.
  19. ↑ "Damith shines at 'Man of the World 2017'". Daily News. Retrieved 2018-04-04.
  20. ↑ "St. Thomas' College Matale holds Colours Night". Sunday Times. Retrieved 2018-04-04.
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