Methodist Girls' High School, Point Pedro

Methodist Girls' High School (Tamil: மெதடிஸ்ட் பெண்கள் உயர்தரப் பாடசாலை Metaṭisṭ Peṇkaḷ Uyartarap Pāṭacālai, also known as Methodist Girls' College) is a provincial school in Point Pedro, Sri Lanka.[1][2] Founded in 1823 by British Methodist missionaries, it is one of Sri Lanka's oldest schools.

Methodist Girls' High School
மெதடிஸ்ட் பெண்கள் உயர்தரப் பாடசாலை
Address
Map
College Road

Point Pedro

,
Sri Lanka
Coordinates9°49′44.40″N 80°13′56.10″E / 9.8290000°N 80.2322500°E / 9.8290000; 80.2322500
Information
School typePublic provincial 1AB
MottoOnward upward towards the light
Founded1823; 201 years ago (1823)
FounderRev. James Lynch
Rev. Thomas Squance
School districtVadamarachchi Education Zone
AuthorityNorthern Provincial Council
School number1007027
PrincipalBalarani Sritharan
Teaching staff65
Grades6–13
GenderGirls
Age range11–18
School roll102
LanguageTamil, English
Websitewww.mghs.lk

See also

edit

References

edit
  1. ^ Schools Basic Data as at 01.10.2010. Northern Provincial Council. 2010.
  2. ^ "Province – Northern" (PDF). Schools Having Bilingual Education Programme. Ministry of Education. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-12-03.
edit