St. Thomas' College, Kotte

St. Thomas' College (Sinhala: ශාන්ත තෝමස් විද්‍යාලය) is a Roman Catholic school in Kotte, Sri Lanka.[2] The school is one of the leading schools in the region and caters for a mix of boys and girls, from grades 1 to 13.

St. Thomas' College
ශාන්ත තෝමස් විද්‍යාලය
Location
Sri Jayawardenepura (Kotte Road)

Kotte

Sri Lanka
Coordinates6.88208658958°N 79.9019765854°E / 6.88208658958; 79.9019765854
Information
School typeNational School
MottoIn Fidia Et Justita
Established8 May 1928 (1928-05-08)
FounderRev. Father Zacharias Dabrera
PrincipalRev. Nilantha Uduwaka[1]
Grades1 -13
GenderMixed
Enrollment1,400
Colour(s)maroon, white and gold

St. Thomas' College was formally opened on 8 May 1928 by the Rev. Father Zacharias Dabrera, OMI, with 53 students.[3] The new school was set up in the small verandah of the mission house, Debrera's residence. As the number of students increased the two wings of the church were used as classrooms.[4] In 2017 the school had 1,400 students and 70 staff. The school colours are maroon, white and gold and the motto is In Fidia Et Justita.[3]

Sports and music

The school has produced many musicians and numerous outstanding cricketers.[5]

Cricket

St Thomas' plays its annual Big Match, the Battle of Kotte, against Sri Jayawardenepura Maha Vidyalaya.[6] The first Battle of Kotte was held in 1975 and has occurred on a regular basis for over forty years.[7] Since 2007 both teams have also competed against each other in a one day match, for the Dr. G. N. Perera Memorial Trophy.[8]

Notable alumni

Notable staff

Reference
  1. "කෝට්ටේ ශාන්ත තෝමස් විදුහලේ සිසු නායක නායිකාවෝ නිල ලාංඡන පලඳිති" (in Sinhala). wijeya.lk. 5 February 2021. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
  2. Anandappa, J. B. Clinton, ed. (1976). The Catholic Directory of Sri Lanka, [1975-1976]. Catholic Church. Bishops' Conference of Sri Lanka. p. 503.
  3. "St. Thomas' College Kotte celebrates 89th anniversary today". Daily Mirror. 2 July 2017. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
  4. Cabral, L.V. (27 July 2005). "Diamond Jubilee celebration of St. Thomas' College, Kotte". The Daily News.
  5. Perera, S. S. (1999). Muthiah. S. (ed.). The Janashakthi Book of Sri Lanka Cricket, 1832-1996. Janashakthi Insurance. p. 274.
  6. "'Battle of Kotte' commences today at Colts grounds". The Daily News. 9 March 2018. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
  7. "පාසල් ක්‍රිකට් පිටිය උණුසුම් කරන විශාල තරගය" (in Sinhala). Hiru News. 18 March 2017. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
  8. Perera, Herbert (16 March 2019). "Sri Jayawardenepura takes on Kotte Thomians in 12th one-day encounter". The Daily News. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
  9. Perera, Chaminda (30 March 2019). "Veteran Singer Angeline Gunathilaka passes away". The Daily News. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
  10. Goonewardene, Devuni (12 October 2018). "SC judge Nalin Perera sworn in as new Chief Justice of Sri Lanka". News 1st (MBC Networks). Retrieved 2 February 2021.
  11. Wagista, Kumaradasa (28 February 1999). "Soldier Roger grows in stature". The sunday Times. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
  12. "Appointment of Auxiliaries of the Archdiocese of Colombo". Agenzia Fides. 28 November 2011. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
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