St. Mary's College, Hambantota

St. Mary's College, Hambantota
St. Mary's College, Hambantota
Location
	Hambantota; Hambantota District; Sri Lanka
Information
Established	1905
Founder	Rev. Fr. Paul Coorman
Principal	Mr. Ajith Samarasekara
Grades	Class 1 - 13
Gender	Mixed
Age	6 to 19
Enrollment	2000
Colour(s)	Blue, Yellow, and Red
Website	www.smcht.sch.lk

6°7′39″N 81°7′24″E / 6.12750°N 81.12333°E / 6.12750; 81.12333

St. Mary's College is a school in Hambantota.^[1] It started as an English medium school in the Hambantota Church, Sri Lanka, on 23 January 1905. It currently consists of over 2000 students and nearly 70 teachers, and caters to the needs of children studying primary and secondary level education. St. Mary's College was named a national school on 15 March 1994.

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St. Mary's School at Hambantota was started by Rev. Fr. Paul Coorman in 1903, adjoining the church property.
Later, he purchased two blocks of land and extended the school.
Coorman died of Cholera on 8 July 1919.
After his death, Rev. Fr. G. Van Austin took over as principal.
Later Rev. Fr. L. W. Wckramasighe took over the charge of the principal on 19th Nov 1919 and retired on 30th Aug 1931.
During his time to complement the income to run the school, Wckramasighe bought 50 acres of paddy land at Goda-Koggala in 1940.
Wckramasighe started to build a new hall for the English school towards end of 1951.
However, he could not complete the construction, as he died on 31st Jan 1952. He had bought a good quantity of building materials and was able to do the foundation only but made provisions for the completion of the school hall.
At his death, he left a last will appointing the bishop of Galle as its executer.
He was succeeded by Rev. Fr. Joseph de Silva on 23rd Feb 1952 as the parish priest of St Mary's church who completed the English school hall which was blessed by his lordship, Rt. Rev. Dr. N. M. Laudadio and declared open by Charlie Edirisooriya, Member of Parliament on the 13th of July 1953.

References[edit]

^ "List of Educational Organizations applied for sch.lk domain names in Hambantota District (SchoolNet Sri Lanka)". www.schoolnet.lk. Archived from the original on 2009-03-22.
^ http://www.smcht.sch.lk/HISTORY.html ^{[dead link]}

External links[edit]

[1] "List of Educational Organizations applied for sch.lk domain names in Hambantota District (SchoolNet Sri Lanka)". www.schoolnet.lk. Archived from the original on 2009-03-22.

[2] ttp://www.smcht.sch.lk/HISTORY.html ^{[dead link]}

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