All Saints' College is a primary and secondary school located in Galle Fort, Galle, Sri Lanka.[1] The original school, known as Galle Central School, was established by James Millar in 1843.[2][3] In 1867 it was taken over by the second Bishop of Colombo, Piers Claughton, and the Anglican Church, and renamed the All Saints English School, with 137 students enrolled.[4][5][6][7]
| All Saints' College Galle | |
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19 Lighthouse Street | |
| Coordinates | 6°01′42.2″N 80°12′58″E / 6.028389°N 80.21611°E |
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| Former name | Galle Central School |
| Type | Government public school |
| Established | 1867 |
| Principal | Rohitha Nandasena |
| Grades | Primary to G.C.E. (A/L) |
| Gender | Boys |
| Age | 6 to 19 |
| Enrollment | 1750 |
| Campus size | 1,594 m2 (17,160 sq ft) |
| Colour(s) | Purple and gold |
| Affiliation | Church of Ceylon, Anglican |
On 9 January 1959 management of the school was transferred to the state,[4] and later renamed All Saints College. The principal at the time was E. P. Silva.
In November 2017 the government, through the Ministry for Southern Development and the Ministry for Law and Order, issued a directive for the school, and a number of other government institutions, to vacate their buildings in the historic fort precinct by the end of December. The directive implied that vacating order was in accordance with UNESCO guidelines. This led to protests by parents and past pupils.[8] It was then found that the government had not consulted the Department of Archaeology, the Ministry for Education or the Sri Lanka National Commission for UNESCO.[9] Subsequently the Department of Archaeology and the Galle Heritage Foundation negotiated for the school to remain in the fort.[10]
Notable alumni edit
- Richard Lionel Spittel, writer, anthropologist and surgeon
- Sir Oliver Goonetilleke, Governor-General of Ceylon
- Maumoon Abdul Gayoom, President of the Maldives
- D. K. Podi Mahattaya, national footballer
- Sir Mohamed Macan Markar
References edit
- ^ "ALL SAINTS' COLLEGE - GALLE | SRI LANKA". gallestar.com. Archived from the original on 12 February 2014. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
- ^ "The Death of Our President - Richard Gerald Anthonisz". Journal of the Dutch Burger Union. XIX (4): 164. 1930.
- ^ Skeen, William (1870). Mountain Life and Coffee Cultivation in Ceylon. E. Stanford. p. 176.
- ^ a b "All Saints' Galle is an inspiration to the ordinary and mundane". sundaytimes.lk. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
- ^ "Watch All Saints College, Galle Video". ovguide.com. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
- ^ "ALL SAINTS' COLLEGE - GALLE". allsaintscollegegalle.com. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
- ^ St. Aloysius' College (1990). The Aloysian, 1915-1990: Diamond Jubilee Souvenir. St. Aloysius' College. p. 68.
- ^ "Past pupils protest removal of Alma Mater from Dutch fortress".
- ^ "Controversy in Galle Fort: Several Govt. Institutions told to move out".
- ^ https://scholarlypublications.universiteitleiden.nl/access/item%3A2965257/view
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