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°E / 7.7114722; 81.6960278Coordinates: 7°42′41.30″N 81°41′45.70″E / 7.7114722°N 81.6960278°E / 7.7114722; 81.6960278
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

References

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

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