St. Aloysius' College is a boys' high school located in Galle, the capital city of Southern Province in Sri Lanka. The school was established in 1895 by recently arrived BelgianJesuit missionaries, led by Joseph Van Reeth, first bishop of Galle. St. Aloysius' College is a national school, which provides primary and secondary education. In 2012, it had 4,000 students on its roll.
St. Aloysius' College is situated on Mount Calvary, neighbouring St. Mary's Cathedral on one side and Sacred Heart Convent on the other. The college was established in 1895 by Belgian Jesuit fathers and was named after the Jesuit Saint, Saint Aloysius Gonzaga. St. Aloysius' College, Galle, is one of many schools named St Aloysius' College.
Until the Sri Lankan government passed legislation for the nationalisation of schools in the island (with an exception of only a few schools), St. Aloysius' College was run by Jesuit Fathers and the medium of instruction was English. The first Buddhist principal was appointed in the year 1971 and subsequently the medium of instruction was changed to Sinhala.
The college provides education to 5000 students from grade 1 to grade 13. The students of the school fall into diverse religious groups where over 90 percent of students are Buddhists and the others are Christian (or Catholic) and Muslim.
College Crest's elements
Center:IHS – Iesus Hominum Salvator("Jesus Saviour of Mankind") 1. The Tusker – Courage 2.Lilies – Purity of conscience 3.Torch – Torch of learning 4.Rooster – Symbol of Galle
College houses
Students represent five houses that are named after Jesuit Fathers who were pioneers in developing the school in its early days. Students are divided into houses according to their admission number.
Sports is a major part of St. Aloysius’ College. Cricket, Basketball, Rugby, Football, Hockey and Swimming are some of the sports among over 20 sports in College. Among all of them, Rugby takes a prominent role as it has a history starting from 1980s. As a foot step of that, with the motto ‘‘ Born with the Stuff ’’ Rugby was introduced at St. Aloysius’ in latter part of 1980s. The first historic match was played in 1992 against Richmond College. Taking centre stage of the annual sporting calendar are the St. Aloysius' - Richmond Rugby Encounter.
There are a number of branches of the school's Old Boys’ Association located all around the world, including Australia, New Zealand, Qatar and the United Kingdom.
This 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.
^The Aloysian, 1915-1990: Diamond Jubilee Souvenir. St. Aloysius' College. 1990. p. 93.
External links
Official website
January 06, 2023
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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 St Aloysius College Galle news newspapers books scholar JSTOR March 2017 Learn how and when to remove this template message St Aloysius College is a boys high school located in Galle the capital city of Southern Province in Sri Lanka The school was established in 1895 by recently arrived Belgian Jesuit missionaries led by Joseph Van Reeth first bishop of Galle St Aloysius College is a national school which provides primary and secondary education In 2012 it had 4 000 students on its roll St Aloysius College GalleThe current crest of the CollegeLocationGalle Southern ProvinceSri LankaCoordinates6 2 9 N 80 12 44 E 6 03583 N 80 21222 E 6 03583 80 21222 Coordinates 6 2 9 N 80 12 44 E 6 03583 N 80 21222 E 6 03583 80 21222InformationTypeNational secondary education schoolMottoLatin Certa ViriliterStrive ManfullyEstablished1895 128 years ago 1895 FounderSociety of JesusPrincipalAnura GamageGrades1 13GenderBoysNumber of students5000Color s Green and gold SportsBasketball Badminton Billiard Chess Cricket Hockey Rugby Soccer Swimming Track amp FieldNickname of StudentsAloysianWebsitewww wbr facebook wbr com wbr SAC wbr Galle wbr Contents 1 History 2 College today 2 1 College Crest s elements 2 2 College houses 3 Sports 4 Principals 5 Old Boys associations 6 Notable alumni 7 See also 8 References 9 External linksHistory EditSt Aloysius College is situated on Mount Calvary neighbouring St Mary s Cathedral on one side and Sacred Heart Convent on the other The college was established in 1895 by Belgian Jesuit fathers and was named after the Jesuit Saint Saint Aloysius Gonzaga St Aloysius College Galle is one of many schools named St Aloysius College Until the Sri Lankan government passed legislation for the nationalisation of schools in the island with an exception of only a few schools St Aloysius College was run by Jesuit Fathers and the medium of instruction was English The first Buddhist principal was appointed in the year 1971 and subsequently the medium of instruction was changed to Sinhala College today EditThis section does not cite any sources Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed May 2013 Learn how and when to remove this template message The college provides education to 5000 students from grade 1 to grade 13 The students of the school fall into diverse religious groups where over 90 percent of students are Buddhists and the others are Christian or Catholic and Muslim College Crest s elements Edit Center IHS Iesus Hominum Salvator Jesus Saviour of Mankind 1 The Tusker Courage 2 Lilies Purity of conscience 3 Torch Torch of learning 4 Rooster Symbol of Galle College houses Edit Students represent five houses that are named after Jesuit Fathers who were pioneers in developing the school in its early days Students are divided into houses according to their admission number Cooreman Murphy Neut Standaert VanreethSports EditThis section does not cite any sources Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed June 2020 Learn how and when to remove this template message Sports is a major part of St Aloysius College Cricket Basketball Rugby Football Hockey and Swimming are some of the sports among over 20 sports in College Among all of them Rugby takes a prominent role as it has a history starting from 1980s As a foot step of that with the motto Born with the Stuff Rugby was introduced at St Aloysius in latter part of 1980s The first historic match was played in 1992 against Richmond College Taking centre stage of the annual sporting calendar are the St Aloysius Richmond Rugby Encounter Principals Edit Main Hall Period Details1896 1910 Joseph Van Reeth1910 1921 Dionysius Murphy1921 1925 John Delaney1925 1949 Ernest Gaspard1949 1962 Paul Nazarine Peiris1963 1968 Paul Caspersz1968 1970 Stephen Fernando acting 1970 1971 Paul Caspersz13 June 1971 1 April 1972 B K Silva1 April 1972 28 February 1973 Dunstan Fernando28 February 1973 3 August 1973 J B Varnakulasingham acting 3 August 1973 22 December 1975 L D P Jayasinghe22 December 1975 25 May 1976 A B J L Fernando acting 25 May 1976 7 January 1987 D Y Wijewickrama7 January 1987 1996 A V Illeperuma1996 2004 N K Ariyawansa2004 2004 Nandasena Pathirana acting 2004 2014 D P L S Gunasekara2014 2014 Piyasiri Kumarage acting 2014 2017 October Ranjith Thilakarathne2017 2017 L P Weeraman acting 2017 2020 Nayanapriya Perera2020 Present Anura GamageOld Boys associations EditThis section does not cite any sources Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed October 2020 Learn how and when to remove this template message There are a number of branches of the school s Old Boys Association located all around the world including Australia New Zealand Qatar and the United Kingdom Notable alumni EditSee also Category Alumni of St Aloysius College Galle This 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 Name Notability ReferenceEdiriweera Sarachchandra playwright novelist poet and literary criticCyril Ponnamperuma Scientist Molecular Evolution in Exobiology Division at NASA s Ames Research Center 1 R I T Alles educationist founder of D S Senanayake College Colombo Sri Lanka N U Jayawardena economist Governor of the Central Bank of Ceylon 1953 1954 A C Alles Judge of the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka 1964 1974 Shantha Kottegoda General Commander of the Army 2004 2005 Lalith Gamage President Sri Lanka Institute of Information TechnologyGihan Wikramanayake Director University of Colombo School of ComputingD V J Harischandra consultant psychiatrist author buddhist scholarMatarage Sirisena Amarasiri Chief Minister of Southern Province 1998 1993 Governor of Uva 1999 2003 Chandima Weerakkody Member of Parliament Galle 2009 present Sunil Santha musician composer singer lyricistA R M Thassim business owner philanthropist Mayor of Galle 1950 51 1954 62 2 Patrick Denipitiya songwriter composer music arranger instrumentalistDilith Jayaweera Chairman George Steuart Group Director Citrus Leisure PLC Managing Director Triad Pvt LtdChathuranga de Silva One Day International cricket player 2014 Harsha Vithana First class cricket playerMohan P de Silva Member of Parliament Galle 2010 present Asoka Abeygunawardana Chairman CEO of Strategic Enterprise Management Agency at Presidential SecretariatSee also EditSaint Aloysius Gonzaga List of Jesuit sitesReferences Edit Cyril Ponnamperuma The Aloysian 1915 1990 Diamond Jubilee Souvenir St Aloysius College 1990 p 93 External links EditOfficial website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 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