St Peter's College, Gampaha
| St Peter's College, Gampaha සාන්ත පීතර විදුහල செயிண்ட் பீட்டர் கல்லூரி | |
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 Virtus Et Verita Virtue and Truth | |
| Location | |
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Gampaha Sri Lankan | |
| Information | |
| Type | Roman Catholic secondary school |
| Established | 2 February 1993 |
| Rector | Rev. Fr. Trevor Martin |
| Director | Rev. Fr. Lakmin Prasanga Silva |
| Grades | 1 to 13 Local Syllabus |
| Gender | Boys |
| Age | 5 to 19 |
| Enrollment | 1500 |
| Color(s) |
Blue, White & Gold |
| Website | http://www.stpetersgampaha.lk |
St. Peter's College, Gampaha (Sinhala: සාන්ත පීතර විදුහල, Tamil: செயிண்ட் பீட்டர் கல்லூரி) is a boys-only primary to secondary (inclusive) branch school of St Peter's College, Colombo located in the Udugampola zone of Gampaha, Sri Lanka, and founded in 1993.
History
The branch school of St.Peter's College was the initiative of Rev. Dr. Oswald Gomis, the then auxiliary Bishop of Colombo. Under the patronage of Rev. Dr. Nicolas Marcus Fernando, the then Archbishop of Colombo, St.Peter's College, Gampaha was inaugurated on 2 February 1993, in the Holy Cross Church Premises, known as "Gal Palliya".
At its inception there were only two teachers, Mrs. Deepika Peiris and Mrs. Sarojini Perera. The first principal of the college, was Thilak Rodrigo and there was only 46 children were on roll. Rev. Fr. Joe Wickramasinghe was the Rector. On 25 October 2003 the stage was set to open up of the St. Peter's College, Udugampola Branch with the deep commitment and dedication of the Rector Rev. Fr. Felician Ranjith Perera, Rev. Fr. Siri Cooray, the Priest in Charge and Principal, Mathew Bernad Fernando. The college was declared open by Rev. Dr. Oswald Gomis.
In 2012 His Eminence Rev. Dr. Malcom Cardinal Ranjith gave direction to the school management to shift the Primary School in Gampaha to Udugampola. The Foundation Stone was laid for a four storied building in Udugampola in order to accommodate the primary students. This new classroom building was declared open by His Eminence on 23 April 2013
Houses
There are four houses in the primary school and four houses in the upper school.
Primary School Houses
- Gregory
- Julian
- Marcellous
- Paris
Upper School Houses
- Anthony- Named after Rev. Dr. Anthony Coudert OMI, Archbishop of Colombo (1903-1928) and Founding Archbishop who rendered much to the initiation of St. Peter's College.
- Nicholas - Named after Rev. Fr. D. J. Nicholas Perera OMI, President of St. Joseph's College- Colombo South (1922-1927) and First Rector of St. Peter's College (1927-1943)
- Maurice - Named after Rev. Fr. Maurice LeGoc OMI, Rector of St. Joseph's College, Colombo 10 (1921-1940), Founder of St.Joseph's College Colombo South (later renamed St. Peter's College) and Rector of St. Joseph's College Colombo South (18 January 1922 to 8 April 1927) after which it was renamed St. Peter's College.
System.
- Peter - Named after Most Rev. Dr. Peter Marque OMI, Archbishop of Colombo (1930-1937). Archbishop at the Initiation of the House System.
Sports
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Clubs and societies
- Aeronautical Club
- Altar Servers' Association
- Cadets
- Commerce Society
- Eastern choir
- English Literary and Drama Society
- Geography Society
- Junior Science Society
- Junior English Literary Union
- Media Unit
- Science Society
- Scouting
- Sinhala Literary Society
- SVB
- Western choir
- Senior English Literary Union
- Western Band
- Eastern Band
- Sinhala Literary Society
Principals
- T. M. B. Thilak Rodrigo 1993-2003
- Mathew Bernad Fernando 2003-2007
- Rev.Fr. J. J. Siri Cooray 2007-2010
- Rev. Fr. P. Anton Ranjith 2010-2012
- Rev. Fr. M. Chaminda Wanigasena 2012-2014
References
External links
- College Record Book
https://www.stpeterscollege.lk https://www.stpetersgampaha.lk