The college was established in 1864,[1] as the Christ Church Boy’s 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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^ abReza, M. Z. Mohamed (9 September 2007). "English Day of Christ Church College, Matale". Sunday Observer. Retrieved 16 January 2017.
^Education in Ceylon: A Centenary Volume, Volume 3. Ministry of Education and Cultural Affairs. 1969. p. 990.
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christ, church, college, matale, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, j. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Christ Church College Matale news newspapers books scholar JSTOR January 2017 Learn how and when to remove this template message Christ Church College Matale Sinhala ක ර ස ත ද ව ජ ත ක is a mixed state school in Matale Sri Lanka Christ Church Collegeක ර ස ත ද ව ජ ත කAddressKachcheri RoadMatale Central province 21000Sri LankaCoordinates7 28 04 N 80 37 11 E 7 467668 N 80 619760 E 7 467668 80 619760 Coordinates 7 28 04 N 80 37 11 E 7 467668 N 80 619760 E 7 467668 80 619760InformationSchool typeState schoolMottoLatin Fide et Amore Fidelity and Love Religious affiliation s ChristianityEstablished1864 159 years ago 1864 FounderChurch of Ceylon Anglican Head of schoolPadmini SamarakoonGenderMixedHouses Amarasekara Derick Kingsley PerimpanayagamColor s Green and white Contents 1 History 2 Notable alumni 3 Principals 4 See also 5 ReferencesHistory EditThe college was established in 1864 1 as the Christ Church Boy s 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 EditThis is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources Don Stephen Senanayake Prime Minister of Sri Lanka 1947 1952 William Gopallawa President of Sri Lanka 1972 1978 Richard Aluwihare Inspector General of Police 1947 1955 Prabath Jayasuriya ODI cricketerPrincipals EditThis section needs expansion You can help by adding to it February 2018 Dulani SamarakoonT W Mediwake Dharmasiri Pandigama Lester P Ranathunga Fonseka MahathmaluwaSee also EditList of schools in Sri LankaReferences Edit a b Reza M Z Mohamed 9 September 2007 English Day of Christ Church College Matale Sunday Observer Retrieved 16 January 2017 Education in Ceylon A Centenary Volume Volume 3 Ministry of Education and Cultural Affairs 1969 p 990 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Christ Church College Matale amp oldid 1142545969, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
