St. Michael's College National School
| St. Michael's College National School புனித மிக்கேல் கல்லூரி தேசியப் பாடசாலை | |
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Father Webber Street , , 30000 | |
| Coordinates | 7°42′41.30″N 81°41′45.70″E / 7.7114722°N 81.6960278°E |
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| School type | Public national 1AB |
| Motto | Quis ut Deus (Who is like 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 |
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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
French Jesuit missionaries founded the school in 1873. Later, it was taken over by American Jesuits. In 1960, most of the private schools in Ceylon were taken over by the government but SMC chose to remain private. Jesuits had to pay the wages of teachers and had to manage other expenses. Therefore, in the mid 70s, they decided to hand over the school 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 school popular and were dubbed 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 and were good at it. Fr. Hamilton, Fr. Ralph Riemen, SJ, Fr. Eugene John Hebert, SJ, and Fr. Harold J. Weber, SJ were among the best contributors.[7]
See also
References
- ^ "Account Suspended". Archived from the original on 2013-01-05.
- ^ "Account Suspended".
- ^ "sch.lk domain names".
- ^ "History of St.Michael's College, Batticaloa". Retrieved 1 August 2018.
- ^ "History of St.Michael's College, Batticaloa". Retrieved 1 August 2018.
- ^ LTD, Lankacom PVT. "The Island". www.island.lk.
- ^ "Dailymirror.lk ::: Breaking News". sports.dailymirror.lk.
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