St. Aloysius' College (Galle)
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Coordinates: 6°2′9″N 80°12′44″E / 6.03583°N 80.21222°E
| St. Aloysius' College | |
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Galle, Sri Lanka  |
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| Information | |
| Type | Started as a Private Catholic, Currently State run |
| Motto | Certa Veriliter (Latin for “Strive Manfully”) |
| Principal | Mr.D.L.P.S. Gunasekara [2005] |
| Grades | 1–13 |
| Number of students | 3900 |
| Color(s) | Green and Gold |
| Affiliation | Jesuit Fathers |
| Website | http://www.aloysians.lk/ |
[edit] St. Aloysius College
St. Aloysius Collegeis one of the leading boy's schools in Southern Province of Sri Lanka.It is located in Galle, the capital city of Southern Province in Sri Lanka. established in 1895 St. Aloysius College is a national school in Sri Lanka.It provides primary and secondary education. The school takes the pride of producing world's one of the most renowned scientists, Late Prof.Cyril Ponnamperuma.
[edit] History
The college was established in 1895 by Jesuit Fathers and was named after the Jesuit Saint, Saint Aloysius Gonzaga (born on 9 March 1568).
Saint Aloysius is regarded as the Saint of Youth by the Jesuits because of the heroic acts that he had performed when he was a young Jesuit helping Plague victims in Rome, Italy in 1587. After a few years helping plague victims, young Saint Aloysius died on 21 June 1591 at the age of 23 when he himself contracted the disease. St. Aloysius' College, Galle, is one of many schools named after Saint Aloysius, and many exist all around the world including schools in various parts of the world.
Until the Sri Lankan government brought legislation for nationalisation of schools in the Island (with an exception of only a few schools), St. Aloysius' College was run by Jesuit Fathers and the medium of instruction was English. The first Buddhist Principal was appointed in the year 1971 and subsequently the medium of instruction was changed to Sinhala
[edit] College Anthem
Aloysians all our voice let's raise
In songs of loyalty
Let's sing our Alma Mater's praise
Here's to our S.A.C.
Aloysians all, let's rally round
Aloysians young and old,
Let's cheer till loud our halls resound,
Our flag of green and gold.
Chorus
Pure as the lilies of our crest,
Our thoughts and deeds e'er be
Fresh as the sea wind be our zest
To keep right manfully,
The rule of S.A.C.
We learnt at S.A.C.
At halls of S.A.C.
Beside the southern sea
Aloysians all let's young and old
E'er loyal be to her
And 'neath our banner Green and Gold
Cer-ta Ve-ri-liter..!
Words - Miss D. Anghie
Music - Strom Sidicinu S.J.
