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 | |
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| 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 | Mr. Besleo Vaz |
| 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 (SMC; Tamil: புனித மிக்கேல் கல்லூரி தேசியப் பாடசாலை) is a national school in Batticaloa, Sri Lanka.[3] Founded by French Jesuit missionary Ferdinand Bonnel in 1873 it was nationalized in 1961.
History
The school was founded in 1873 by Rev. Fr. Ferdinand Bonnel. Most private schools in Ceylon were taken over by the government in 1960 but SMC chose to remain private. The school struggled on thereafter but on 2 February 1970 the school was handed over to the government.
See also
References
- ^ [1] Profile
- ^ "Account Suspended".
- ^ "Province - Eastern" (PDF). Schools Having Bilingual Education Programme. Ministry of Education.
External links
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