St. Michael's College National School

St. Michael's College National School புனித மிக்கேல் கல்லூரி தேசியப் பாடசாலை
Quis ut Deus Who is greater than God
Address
Father Webber Street Batticaloa, Batticaloa District, Eastern Province, 30000 Sri Lanka
Coordinates	7°42′41.30″N 81°41′45.70″E / 7.7114722°N 81.6960278°ECoordinates: 7°42′41.30″N 81°41′45.70″E / 7.7114722°N 81.6960278°E
Information
School type	Public national 1AB
Religious affiliation(s)	Christianity
Denomination	Roman Catholicism
Founded	1873[1]
Founder	Ferdinand Bonnel, Jesuit
Status	Nationalized in 1961
School district	Batticaloa Education Zone
Authority	Ministry of Education
Principal	Mr. Besleo Vaz
Grades	1-13
Gender	Boys
Age range	5-19
Enrollment	3,000+
Language	English, Tamil
Houses	Bonnel, Marian, Miller, Crowther
Slogan	A College second to none
Song	Sons of Bless'd St.Michael[2]
Sports	Basketball, Cricket, Tennis
Yearbook	Paadumeen
Website	smcb.lk

St. Michael's College National School (SMC; Tamil: புனித மிக்கேல் கல்லூரி தேசியப் பாடசாலை) is a national school in Batticaloa, Sri Lanka.^[3] Founded by French Jesuit missionary Ferdinand Bonnel in 1873 it was nationalized in 1961.

History

The school was founded in 1873 by Rev. Fr. Ferdinand Bonnel. Most private schools in Ceylon were taken over by the government in 1960 but SMC chose to remain private. The school struggled on thereafter but on 2 February 1970 the school was handed over to the government.

See also

• List of schools in Eastern Province, Sri Lanka

References

1. Profile
2. "Account Suspended".
3. "Province - Eastern" (PDF). Schools Having Bilingual Education Programme. Ministry of Education.

External links

• St. Michael's College
• Alumni Association, Australia
• Past Pupils' Association, North America