De La Salle College, Colombo is the only school in Sri Lanka dedicated to the Patron Saint of Christian Teachers St. John Baptist de la Salle, founder of the congregation of De La Salle Brothers of the Christian Schools in Latin: "Fratres Scholarum Christianarum"(FSC).
The college was inaugurated on 1 February 1905 by the LaSallian Brothers. Since then the school has been headed by many LaSallian Brothers as listed below.
Directors / Principals :
Junianus Edward
1905/02/01
Founder
Bartholomew Paul
1905/02/01
First Director
Edwin George
1905/02/01
First Sub Director
Augustine Joseph
1919 - 1923
Alexander Basil
1923 - 1925
Luke Gregory
1925 - 1931
Silver Jubilee
Claude Marie
1932 - 1933
Glastian Olivere
1933 - 1935
Wenceslaus
1935 - 1937
Caeser Albert
1937 - 1938
Emile OD Jeziza
1938 - 1940
Austin Anthony
1940 - 1943
Anselm Calixtus
1943 - 1945
Vincent Aloysius
1945 - 1946
Caeser Albert
1946 - 1949
Second Time
Glastian Olivere
1950 - 1951
Second Time
Austin Anthony
1951 - 1952
Second Time
Stanislaus Norbert
1952 - 1953
Acting Director
Hermenegild Joseph
1953 - 1958
Golden Jubilee
Stephen Harding
1958 - 1959
Vincent Joseph
1960 - 1961
T Alphonsus
1961 - 1966
Edwin Ambrose
1966 - 1969
Thomas Philip
1966 - 1967
Acting Director
Joseph Nicholas
1969 - 1972
A. Brenden
1972 - 1976
Eustace Bastian
1976 - 1978
Aloysius Stephen
1978 - 1986
Diamond Jubilee
Placidus Fernando
1986 - 1989
Ignatius Warnakula
1989 - 1992
Eustace Bastian
1992 - 1994
Second Time
Anil Fernando
1994 - 1995
Acting Director
Ernest Tarcisius
1995 - 2012
Centennial Jubilee
Newman Muthuthambi
2013 – 2020
OMI Priest
Joseph Jeyakanthan
2021 – up to now
Houses
Rev Br Luke Gregory, introduced a house system, with four houses: Edward, Augustine, Luke and Hermenegild, each named after a De La Salle brother. This system is used for events such as inter-house sports and athletics.
Edward House
Named after the Founder of the school Junianus Edward, guardian and the presiding genius of the De La Salle School from 1 February 1905 to 15 July 1925. German Junianus Edward was appointed Director of De La Salle Brothers' Mother House in Mutwal, Colombo on 8 July 1904 and was appointed the first Provincial Visitor of the De La Salle Brothers newly erected District of Colombo on 1 September 1919.
Colour : Green
Augustine House
The first college hall was built by Augustine Joseph FSC during his tenure as director of the college between 1919 and 1923.
Color : Blue
Luke House
Named after Luke Gregory.
Color : red
Hermenegild House
Named after Hermenegold Joseph.
Color : yellow
Battle of the DEs
The Mazenodian-LaSallian (The Battle of the DEs) was an annual cricket encounter between De Mazenod College, Kandana and De La Salle College, Mutwal in since 1955. It is known as The Battle of the DEs due to the names of the two schools.[citation needed]
References
External links
Old LaSallians Union
La Sallian Federation of Sri Lanka
World Union of Lasallian Former Students
La Salle Colombo
Archdiocese of Colombo
January 06, 2023
salle, college, colombo, this, article, does, cite, sources, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, august, 2018, learn, when. This article does not cite any sources Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources De La Salle College Colombo news newspapers books scholar JSTOR August 2018 Learn how and when to remove this template message De La Salle College Colombo is the only school in Sri Lanka dedicated to the Patron Saint of Christian Teachers St John Baptist de la Salle founder of the congregation of De La Salle Brothers of the Christian Schools in Latin Fratres Scholarum Christianarum FSC De La Salle CollegeLocation6 57 44 N 79 51 45 E 6 9623 N 79 8626 E 6 9623 79 8626 Coordinates 6 57 44 N 79 51 45 E 6 9623 N 79 8626 E 6 9623 79 8626Mutwal Colombo 01500Sri LankaInformationTypeNational SchoolMottoLatin Indivisa Manent Remain Undivided DenominationRoman CatholicEstablished1905FounderRev Br Junianus Edward FSCDirectorRev Br Joseph Jeyakanthan FSCGrades1 13GenderBoysEnrolment1250Colour s Red and blue AffiliationDe La Salle Brothers of the Christian SchoolsAlumniOld LaSalliansWebsitedelasalle wbr lk Contents 1 Directors Principals 2 Houses 2 1 Edward House 2 2 Augustine House 2 3 Luke House 2 4 Hermenegild House 3 Battle of the DEs 4 References 5 External linksDirectors Principals EditThe college was inaugurated on 1 February 1905 by the LaSallian Brothers Since then the school has been headed by many LaSallian Brothers as listed below Directors Principals Junianus Edward 1905 02 01 FounderBartholomew Paul 1905 02 01 First DirectorEdwin George 1905 02 01 First Sub DirectorAugustine Joseph 1919 1923Alexander Basil 1923 1925Luke Gregory 1925 1931 Silver JubileeClaude Marie 1932 1933Glastian Olivere 1933 1935Wenceslaus 1935 1937Caeser Albert 1937 1938Emile OD Jeziza 1938 1940Austin Anthony 1940 1943Anselm Calixtus 1943 1945Vincent Aloysius 1945 1946Caeser Albert 1946 1949 Second TimeGlastian Olivere 1950 1951 Second TimeAustin Anthony 1951 1952 Second TimeStanislaus Norbert 1952 1953 Acting DirectorHermenegild Joseph 1953 1958 Golden JubileeStephen Harding 1958 1959Vincent Joseph 1960 1961T Alphonsus 1961 1966Edwin Ambrose 1966 1969Thomas Philip 1966 1967 Acting DirectorJoseph Nicholas 1969 1972A Brenden 1972 1976Eustace Bastian 1976 1978Aloysius Stephen 1978 1986 Diamond JubileePlacidus Fernando 1986 1989Ignatius Warnakula 1989 1992Eustace Bastian 1992 1994 Second TimeAnil Fernando 1994 1995 Acting DirectorErnest Tarcisius 1995 2012 Centennial JubileeNewman Muthuthambi 2013 2020 OMI PriestJoseph Jeyakanthan 2021 up to nowHouses EditRev Br Luke Gregory introduced a house system with four houses Edward Augustine Luke and Hermenegild each named after a De La Salle brother This system is used for events such as inter house sports and athletics Edward House Edit Named after the Founder of the school Junianus Edward guardian and the presiding genius of the De La Salle School from 1 February 1905 to 15 July 1925 German Junianus Edward was appointed Director of De La Salle Brothers Mother House in Mutwal Colombo on 8 July 1904 and was appointed the first Provincial Visitor of the De La Salle Brothers newly erected District of Colombo on 1 September 1919 Colour Green Augustine House Edit The first college hall was built by Augustine Joseph FSC during his tenure as director of the college between 1919 and 1923 Color Blue Luke House Edit Named after Luke Gregory Color red Hermenegild House Edit Named after Hermenegold Joseph Color yellow Battle of the DEs EditThe Mazenodian LaSallian The Battle of the DEs was an annual cricket encounter between De Mazenod College Kandana and De La Salle College Mutwal in since 1955 It is known as The Battle of the DEs due to the names of the two schools citation needed References EditExternal links EditOld LaSallians Union La Sallian Federation of Sri Lanka World Union of Lasallian Former Students La Salle Colombo Archdiocese of Colombo Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title De La Salle College Colombo amp oldid 1098996871, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,