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Christ Church College, Matale

Coordinates: 7°28′04″N 80°37′11″E / 7.467668°N 80.619760°E / 7.467668; 80.619760
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Christ Church College
ක්‍රිස්තුදේව ජාතික
Address
Map
Kachcheri Road

, ,
21000

Coordinates7°28′04″N 80°37′11″E / 7.467668°N 80.619760°E / 7.467668; 80.619760
Information
School typeState school
MottoLatin: Fide et Amore
(Fidelity and Love)
Religious affiliation(s)Christianity
Established1864; 160 years ago (1864)
FounderChurch of Ceylon, Anglican.
Head of schoolPadmini Samarakoon
GenderMixed
Houses  Amarasekara
  Derick
  Kingsley
  Perimpanayagam
Color(s)Green and white
   

Christ Church College, Matale (Sinhala: ක්‍රිස්තුදේව ජාතික) is a mixed state school in Matale, Sri Lanka.

History

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The college was established in 1864,[1] as the Christ Church Boys' English Elementary School, in the garden of Lady Sophie McCarthy, by the church missionaries of the Kurunegala Diocese. The first Sri Lankan Scout troop was established at the school by a British Highways Engineer, Francis George Stevens, in 1912.[1][2]

Notable alumni

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Principals

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  • Dulani Samarakoon
  • T. W. Mediwake
  • Dharmasiri Pandigama
  • Lester P. Ranathunga
  • Fonseka
  • Mahathmaluwa

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b Reza, M. Z. Mohamed (9 September 2007). "English Day of Christ Church College, Matale". Sunday Observer. Retrieved 16 January 2017.
  2. ^ Education in Ceylon: A Centenary Volume, Volume 3. Ministry of Education and Cultural Affairs. 1969. p. 990.