St. Servatius' College is a boys' school located in Matara, Sri Lanka. The school was established in 1897 by recently arrived BelgianJesuit missionaries, led by Joseph Van Reeth, first bishop of Galle and Father Augustus Standaert. St. Servatius' College is a national school, which provides primary and secondary education.
St. Servatius' College was founded when the Bishop of Galle, Joseph Van Reeth(in French), wanted to create an educational infrastructure in the newly established diocese, and called on the Belgian Jesuits for help.[2] Father Augustus Standaert, among others, arrived in Galle in 1896, and on 2 November 1897, the priests opened an English medium school on a small plot of land on the banks of the River Nilwala in Pallimulla, Matara. The school opened with five students in 1896,[3] and within two years it had grown to accommodate 54 students.[citation needed]
Old St. Servatius' College
In August 1898, a new structure was erected for the school. As the construction funds came from the St. Servatius Jesuit school of Liège, Belgium, the Matara school adopted the name of this patron saint: Servatius of Tonegeren, a 4th-century Belgian missionary, and one of the first bishops in the area around Tongeren, Maastricht, and Liège.
Old St. Servatius College Main Hall
Old Joe Rajapaksa Hall
After some years the school was moved to its present location in Kotuwegoda, Matara.[4] In 1961, as part of a government program to take over private schools, the school was adopted by the Ministry of Education, although it remained administered by Roman Catholic fathers until 1965.
St. Servatius College principal and Staff
Currently, over 3,000 students are enrolled at St. Servatius' College. The school employs over one hundred staff, led by Principal Mr. H K L B Virajith. It was made a Sri Lankan national school in 1993.[5]
Principals
Ordinal
Officeholder
Period
1
Rev. Fr. Augustus Standaert
1897–1901
2
Rev. Fr. Adolph Closset
1901–1905
3
Rev. Fr.Anthony Weapon
1905
4
Rev. Fr. W. Wickramasinghe
1905–1910
5
Rev. Fr. A. Beernaert
1910
6
Rev. Fr. Samson Costa
unknown
7
Rev. Fr. E. Frutsaert
1922
8
Rev. Fr. Olivier Feron
1922–1930
9
Rev. Fr. S. G. Perera
unknown
10
Rev. Fr. S. Crubg
unknown
11
Rev. Fr.E. Bastineer
unknown
12
Rev. Fr.Terrence de Silva
1930–1933
13
Rev. Fr.Mark Anthony Fernando
unknown
14
Rev. Fr.P. M. Baguet
1942–1945
15
Rev. Fr. Angia
1945
16
Rev. Fr. Alles
1945
17
Rev. Fr. C. Guida
1945–1947
18
Rev. Fr. Joe Rajapakse
1947–1966
19
S. E. Munaweera
1967–1968
20
J. Shelton De Silva
1968–1970
21
S. K. H. Jayawardena
1970–1971
22
G. L. Galappaththi
1971–1985
23
K. A. Dharmadasa
1985–1986
24
M. J. Gunasekera
1987–1997
25
A. H. N. Jayaweera
1997
26
M. G. R. M. Wijesinghe
1997–1998
27
D. Jayaweera
1998–2000
28
W. Somawantha
2000–2001
29
Kodippili
2001–2002
30
D. Vidanapathirana
2002–2008
31
Nimalsiri Wanigabadhu
2008–2012
32
Ashoka Kumara
2012 – April 2013
33
K. Ranasinha
April 2013 – October 2014
34
M. Rathnasekara
October 2014 – 2018
35
K. H. L. M. Kawshalya
2018 – 2019
36
H. K. L. B. Virajith
2019 – present
Rev Fr Joe Rajapaksa
College houses
College house names are listed in alphabetical order.
The St. Thomas'–St. Servatius Cricket Encounter, known as the Battle of the Blues, is the annual cricket match played between St. Servatius' College and St. Thomas' College, Matara. The match has been played since 1900, and is the second-oldest school cricket series in Sri Lanka.
Notable alumni
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 College History and the Present". Wordpress. Retrieved 28 April 2017.
^Fernando, Leslie (22 June 2008). . Sunday Observer. Archived from the original on 5 July 2009. Retrieved 6 October 2012.
^"Kasun Rajitha". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
^K. Godage (29 October 2010). "NU Jayawardena: The colossus from Tangalle". Retrieved 22 February 2019.
^Political stability, vital for economic growth - Minister Lakshman Yapa Abeywardana
^"BUSINESS TODAY -Dullas Alahapperuma Outlines the track record". www.businesstoday.lk. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
External links
St. Servatius' College Official Web Site
St. Servatius' College on Viki
January 15, 2023
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St Servatius College is a boys school located in Matara Sri Lanka The school was established in 1897 by recently arrived Belgian Jesuit missionaries led by Joseph Van Reeth first bishop of Galle and Father Augustus Standaert St Servatius College is a national school which provides primary and secondary education St Servatius CollegeLocationSt Servatius Road KotuwegodaMataraSri LankaCoordinates5 56 38 N 80 33 07 E 5 943903 N 80 551987 E 5 943903 80 551987 Coordinates 5 56 38 N 80 33 07 E 5 943903 N 80 551987 E 5 943903 80 551987InformationTypeNationalMottoLatin Esto VirEnglish Be a ManReligious affiliation s Roman CatholicPatron saint s Saint Servatius of TonegerenEstablished2 November 1897 125 years ago 1897 11 02 FounderAugustus StandeartStatusGovernment National SchoolPrincipalH K L B VirajitStaff200 Teaching staff150 Age range6 to 19Number of students3000 1 Color s Green and white SongESTOVIR in MataraSportsCricket Football Volleyball Rugby Chess Karate WushuNicknameServatianWebsitewww servatiuscollege lk Contents 1 History 2 Principals 3 College houses 4 St Thomas St Servatius Cricket Encounter 5 Notable alumni 6 See also 7 References 8 External linksHistory EditThis section 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 Servatius College news newspapers books scholar JSTOR February 2017 Learn how and when to remove this template message St Servatius College was founded when the Bishop of Galle Joseph Van Reeth in French wanted to create an educational infrastructure in the newly established diocese and called on the Belgian Jesuits for help 2 Father Augustus Standaert among others arrived in Galle in 1896 and on 2 November 1897 the priests opened an English medium school on a small plot of land on the banks of the River Nilwala in Pallimulla Matara The school opened with five students in 1896 3 and within two years it had grown to accommodate 54 students citation needed Old St Servatius College In August 1898 a new structure was erected for the school As the construction funds came from the St Servatius Jesuit school of Liege Belgium the Matara school adopted the name of this patron saint Servatius of Tonegeren a 4th century Belgian missionary and one of the first bishops in the area around Tongeren Maastricht and Liege Old St Servatius College Main Hall Old Joe Rajapaksa Hall After some years the school was moved to its present location in Kotuwegoda Matara 4 In 1961 as part of a government program to take over private schools the school was adopted by the Ministry of Education although it remained administered by Roman Catholic fathers until 1965 St Servatius College principal and Staff Currently over 3 000 students are enrolled at St Servatius College The school employs over one hundred staff led by Principal Mr H K L B Virajith It was made a Sri Lankan national school in 1993 5 Principals EditOrdinal Officeholder Period1 Rev Fr Augustus Standaert 1897 19012 Rev Fr Adolph Closset 1901 19053 Rev Fr Anthony Weapon 19054 Rev Fr W Wickramasinghe 1905 19105 Rev Fr A Beernaert 19106 Rev Fr Samson Costa unknown7 Rev Fr E Frutsaert 19228 Rev Fr Olivier Feron 1922 19309 Rev Fr S G Perera unknown10 Rev Fr S Crubg unknown11 Rev Fr E Bastineer unknown12 Rev Fr Terrence de Silva 1930 193313 Rev Fr Mark Anthony Fernando unknown14 Rev Fr P M Baguet 1942 194515 Rev Fr Angia 194516 Rev Fr Alles 194517 Rev Fr C Guida 1945 194718 Rev Fr Joe Rajapakse 1947 196619 S E Munaweera 1967 196820 J Shelton De Silva 1968 197021 S K H Jayawardena 1970 197122 G L Galappaththi 1971 198523 K A Dharmadasa 1985 198624 M J Gunasekera 1987 199725 A H N Jayaweera 199726 M G R M Wijesinghe 1997 199827 D Jayaweera 1998 200028 W Somawantha 2000 200129 Kodippili 2001 200230 D Vidanapathirana 2002 200831 Nimalsiri Wanigabadhu 2008 201232 Ashoka Kumara 2012 April 201333 K Ranasinha April 2013 October 201434 M Rathnasekara October 2014 201835 K H L M Kawshalya 2018 201936 H K L B Virajith 2019 present Rev Fr Joe RajapaksaCollege houses EditCollege house names are listed in alphabetical order Adolphust Beernaert Standaert Walter St Thomas St Servatius Cricket Encounter 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 Find sources St Servatius College news newspapers books scholar JSTOR August 2022 Learn how and when to remove this template message The St Thomas St Servatius Cricket Encounter known as the Battle of the Blues is the annual cricket match played between St Servatius College and St Thomas College Matara The match has been played since 1900 and is the second oldest school cricket series in Sri Lanka 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 Name Notability ReferenceSanath Jayasuriya International Cricket player 1989 2011 Member of Parliament for Matara 2010 2015 6 Ruchira Palliyaguruge International Cricket umpire 2011 present first class cricket player 1989 2008 citation needed Kasun Rajitha International Cricket player 2016 present 7 Warnasena Rasaputra Governor of Central Bank 1979 88 citation needed N U Jayawardena 1st Ceylonese Governor of Central Bank 1953 54 founder of Sampath Bank 1986 8 Sunil Mendis Governor of Central Bank 2004 06 citation needed Anura Senanayake Senior DIG of Sri Lankan Police citation needed Bandu Samarasinghe ActorLakshman Yapa Abeywardena Member of Sri Lankan Parliament for Matara 2004 10 9 Dullas Alahapperuma Member of Sri Lankan Parliament for Matara 1994 2001 2015 present 10 Justin Galappaththi Former Member of Sri Lankan Parliment for Matara citation needed Mahinda Wijesekara Member of Sri Lankan Parliament for Matara 1989 94 2001 04 citation needed Chathura Gunaratne National Footballer 2006 14 citation needed Kavindu Ishan National Footballer 2010 citation needed See also EditList of Jesuit schools Basilica of Saint Servatius Servatius of Tongeren Joseph Van ReethReferences Edit Number of Students The history of St Servatius College The history of St Servatius College Present Premises The College History and the Present Wordpress Retrieved 28 April 2017 Fernando Leslie 22 June 2008 Master blaster Sanath won Observer Outstation Cricketer Award in 1988 Sunday Observer Archived from the original on 5 July 2009 Retrieved 6 October 2012 Kasun Rajitha ESPN Cricinfo Retrieved 7 August 2015 K Godage 29 October 2010 NU Jayawardena The colossus from Tangalle Retrieved 22 February 2019 Political stability vital for economic growth Minister Lakshman Yapa Abeywardana BUSINESS TODAY Dullas Alahapperuma Outlines the track record www businesstoday lk Retrieved 23 July 2020 External links EditSt Servatius College Official Web Site St Servatius College on Viki 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