St.Aloysius College
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St. Aloysius' College is one of the leading boys' schools in Southern Province of Sri Lanka
. It is located in Galle
, the capital city of Southern Province in Sri Lanka
. The college was established in 1895 by Jesuit fathers.
St. Aloysius' College is a national school, which provides primary and secondary education. The school takes the pride of producing world's one of the most renowned scientists, Late Prof. Cyril Ponnamperuma
.
Saint Aloysius' is regarded as the Saint of Youth by the Jesuits because of the heroic acts that he had performed when he was a young Jesuit helping Plague victims in Rome
, Italy in 1587. After a few years helping plague victims, young Saint Aloysius died on 21 June 1591 at the age of 23 when he himself contracted the disease. St. Aloysius' College, Galle, is one of many schools named after Saint Aloysius, and many exist all around the world including schools in Glasgow-Scotland, Sydney-Australia, Bangalore-India, Malta, London-England etc.(See List).
Until the Sri Lankan government brought legislation for nationalisation of schools in the island (with an exception of only a few schools), St. Aloysius' College was run by Jesuit Fathers and the medium of instruction was English. The first Buddhist Principal was appointed in the year 1971 and subsequently the medium of instruction was changed to Sinhala.
In songs of loyalty
Let's sing our Alma Mater's praise
Here's to our S.A.C.
Aloysians all, let's rally round
Aloysians young and old,
Let's cheer till loud our halls resound,
Our flag of green and gold.
Chorus
Pure as the lilies of our crest,
Our thoughts and deeds e'er be
Fresh as the sea wind be our zest
To keep right manfully,
The rule of S.A.C.
We learnt at S.A.C.
At halls of S.A.C.
Beside the southern sea
Aloysians all let's young and old
E'er loyal be to her
And 'neath our banner Green and Gold
Cer-ta Ve-ri-liter..!
2.Lilies – Purity
3.Torch – Light
4.Rooster – Symbol of Galle
ÁáÀ
Students are divide in to houses according to their admission number.
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, Matara
and it's often referred to as the "Battle of the Two Cities". St. Aloysius' College, Galle registered an innings and 33 run victory over Rahula College, Matara in their 5th annual ‘Big’ match which ended at the Galle International Stadium
. Ending a four-year drought for a win from either side. Resuming on day two with the overnight score of 113 for 5, St. Aloysius declared after reaching 160 for 8 with a lead of 104 runs after bowling out Rahula Collage, Matara for a meek 56 runs on the first day.
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka is a country off the southern coast of the Indian subcontinent. Known until 1972 as Ceylon , Sri Lanka is an island surrounded by the Indian Ocean, the Gulf of Mannar and the Palk Strait, and lies in the vicinity of India and the...
. It is located in Galle
Galle
Galle is a city situated on the southwestern tip of Sri Lanka, 119 km from Colombo. Galle is the capital city of Southern Province of Sri Lanka and it lies in Galle District....
, the capital city of Southern Province in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka is a country off the southern coast of the Indian subcontinent. Known until 1972 as Ceylon , Sri Lanka is an island surrounded by the Indian Ocean, the Gulf of Mannar and the Palk Strait, and lies in the vicinity of India and the...
. The college was established in 1895 by Jesuit fathers.
St. Aloysius' College is a national school, which provides primary and secondary education. The school takes the pride of producing world's one of the most renowned scientists, Late Prof. Cyril Ponnamperuma
Cyril Ponnamperuma
Dr. Cyril Andrew Ponnamperuma was a Sri Lankan scientist in the fields of chemical evolution and the origin of life.-Biography:...
.
History
St. Aloysius' College is situated on Mount Calvery, neighbouring St. Mary's Cathedral on one side and Sacred Heart Convent on the other. The college was established in 1895 by Jesuit fathers and was named after the Jesuit Saint, Saint Aloysius Gonzaga (born on 9 March 1568).Saint Aloysius' is regarded as the Saint of Youth by the Jesuits because of the heroic acts that he had performed when he was a young Jesuit helping Plague victims in Rome
Rome
Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...
, Italy in 1587. After a few years helping plague victims, young Saint Aloysius died on 21 June 1591 at the age of 23 when he himself contracted the disease. St. Aloysius' College, Galle, is one of many schools named after Saint Aloysius, and many exist all around the world including schools in Glasgow-Scotland, Sydney-Australia, Bangalore-India, Malta, London-England etc.(See List).
Until the Sri Lankan government brought legislation for nationalisation of schools in the island (with an exception of only a few schools), St. Aloysius' College was run by Jesuit Fathers and the medium of instruction was English. The first Buddhist Principal was appointed in the year 1971 and subsequently the medium of instruction was changed to Sinhala.
College Today
The college today provides education to 3900 students from grade 1 to grade 13 and it is regarded as one of the leading boys' schools in the Southern Province of Sri Lanka. The students of the school fall into diverse religious groups where over 90 percent of students are from a Buddhist background and the rest from Catholic/Christian and Islamic backgrounds. The school has earned its reputation in the areas of academic excellence as well as in sports.College Anthem
Aloysians all our voice let's raiseIn songs of loyalty
Let's sing our Alma Mater's praise
Here's to our S.A.C.
Aloysians all, let's rally round
Aloysians young and old,
Let's cheer till loud our halls resound,
Our flag of green and gold.
Chorus
Pure as the lilies of our crest,
Our thoughts and deeds e'er be
Fresh as the sea wind be our zest
To keep right manfully,
The rule of S.A.C.
We learnt at S.A.C.
At halls of S.A.C.
Beside the southern sea
Aloysians all let's young and old
E'er loyal be to her
And 'neath our banner Green and Gold
Cer-ta Ve-ri-liter..!
Words by : Miss D. Anghie
Music by : Strom Sidicinu S.J.
College Crest's Elements
1.Elephant – Strength2.Lilies – Purity
3.Torch – Light
4.Rooster – Symbol of Galle
ÁáÀ
College Houses
Students represent five houses that are named after Jesuit Fathers who were pioneers in developing the school in its early days.Students are divide in to houses according to their admission number.
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Sports
College provides a major emphasis on Sports with over 10 different sports played. Those include;- Athletics
- Badminton
- Basketball 2011
- Chess
- Cricket
- Hockey
- Rugby Football
- Soccer
- Swimming/Diving
- Billiard/Snooker
Battle of Two Cities
The annual cricket encounter is played between St Aloysius' College, Galle and Rahula CollegeRahula college
Rahula College is a boys' school in Sri Lanka, located in Matara district - . Though it was originally a Buddhist school,now it is run by the Government of Sri Lanka as a National School. It was one of the first schools which was converted to a National School...
, Matara
Matara, Sri Lanka
Matara is a city on the southern coast of Sri Lanka, 160 km from Colombo. It is one of the largest cities in Sri Lanka. It was deeply affected by the Asian tsunami in December 2004.-History:...
and it's often referred to as the "Battle of the Two Cities". St. Aloysius' College, Galle registered an innings and 33 run victory over Rahula College, Matara in their 5th annual ‘Big’ match which ended at the Galle International Stadium
Galle International Stadium
Galle International Stadium is a cricket stadium in Galle, Sri Lanka, situated near the Galle fort and fringed on two sides by the Indian Ocean. It is considered to be one of the most picturesque cricket grounds in the world...
. Ending a four-year drought for a win from either side. Resuming on day two with the overnight score of 113 for 5, St. Aloysius declared after reaching 160 for 8 with a lead of 104 runs after bowling out Rahula Collage, Matara for a meek 56 runs on the first day.
Clubs and societies
List of Clubs and Associations in SAC|List of Clubs and Associations of Saint Aloysius College.- Art Society
- Buddhist Society
- Commerce Society
- Computer Society
- English Literary Association
- Environment Society
- Islam Society
- Mass Media Unit
- Oriental Music Group
- Photographic Society
- Science Society
- Scouts Troop
- Sinhala Debating Team
- Sinhala Literary Association
- Western Music Band
Principals
| Period | Details |
|---|---|
| 1910 – 1921 | Rev. Fr. Dionysius Murphy S.J |
| 1921 – 1925 | Rev. Fr. John Delaney S.J |
| 1925 – 1949 | Rev. Fr. Ernest Gaspard S.J |
| 1949 – 1962 | Rev. Fr. Paul N. Peiris S.J |
| 1963 – 1968 | Rev. Fr. Caspersz S.J |
| 1968 – 1970 | Rev. Fr. Stephen Fernando S.J (Acting) |
| 1970 – 1971 | Rev. Fr. Caspersz S.J |
| 13th June 1971 – 1st April 1972 | Mr B.K. Silva |
| 1st April 1972 – 28th February 1973 | Mr Dunstan Fernando |
| 28th February 1973 – 3rd August 1973 | Mr J.B. Varnakulasingham (Acting) |
| 3rd August 1973 – 22nd December 1975 | Mr L.D.P. Jayasinghe |
| 22nd December 1975 – 25th May 1976 | Mr A.B.J.L. Fernando (Acting) |
| 25th May 1976 – 7th January 1987 | Mr D.Y. Wijewickrama |
| 7th Jan 1987 – 1996 | Mr A.V. Illeperuma |
| 1996 – 2004 | Mr N.K. Ariyawansa |
| 2004 –2004 | Mr. Nandasena Pathirana (Acting) |
| 2004 – to-date | Mr D.P.L.S. Gunasekara |
Old Boys' Associations (OBA's)
There are a few branches of OBA's located all around the world.- Old Boys' Association - Galle - Parent Body
- Old Boys' Association - Colombo Branch
- Old Boys' Association - Melbourne
- Old Boys' Association - London
- Old Boys' Association - New Zealand
Notable Aloysians
RITAlles.png- Prof Ediriweera SarachchandraEdiriweera SarachchandraEdiriweera Sarachchandra was an Sri Lankan playwright, novelist, poet, literary critic, essayist and social commentator. Considered Sri Lanka's premier playwright, he was a senior lecturer at the University of Peradeniya for many years and served as Sri Lankan Ambassador to France .- Early...
- Playwright, novelist, poet and literary critic - Prof Cyril PonnamperumaCyril PonnamperumaDr. Cyril Andrew Ponnamperuma was a Sri Lankan scientist in the fields of chemical evolution and the origin of life.-Biography:...
- Scientist( subject: Molecular evolution ) in Exobiology Division at NASA's Ames Research Center - R I T Alles - Prominent Educationist ,Founder of D. S. Senanayake CollegeD. S. Senanayake CollegeD.S. Senanyake College is a public school in Sri Lanka, named after the first Prime Minister of Independent Sri Lanka, Rt.Hon. D.S. Senanayake. It was established on February 10, 1967 under the stewardship of RIT_Alles.-Overview:...
( Colombo,Sri Lanka) - Hon. Justice A.C. AllesA.C. AllesHon. Justice Anthony Christopher Alles or A.C. Alles was a former Judge of the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka and also a non-fiction writer.-Early life:...
- Former Judge of the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka - General Shantha KottegodaShantha KottegodaGeneral Shantha Kottegoda, WWV, RWP, RSP, VSV, USP was a Sri Lankan Army officer and the Seventeenth Commander of the Sri Lankan Army from 1 July 2004 – 5 December 2005. He also served as the Ambassador to Brazil....
- Former Army Commander of Sri Lanka - Prof. Lalith GamageLalith GamageLalith Gamage, MBCS, MIEE is a professor, founding CEO and the current president of the Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology the largest Technology institute in Sri Lanka, he his also the Chairman of the Arthur C. Clarke Institute for Modern Technologies...
- President, Sri Lanka Institute of Information TechnologySri Lanka Institute of Information TechnologySri Lanka Institute of Information Technology , is a public technological university in Sri Lanka mainly focused on information technology established by the Government of Sri Lanka.The main campus is located in Malabe, 16 km from Colombo. It also has a metropolitan campus in Colombo, the... - Prof. Gihan WikramanayakeGihan WikramanayakeProfessor Gihan Nilendra Wikramanayake, FBCS, CITP, MIEEE , MCS, MNASSL is a Sri Lankan academic. He is a Professor and Director of the University of Colombo School of Computing , formerly Head of the Department of Information Systems Engineering.Educated at the prestigious Royal College Colombo,...
- Director, University of Colombo School of ComputingUniversity of Colombo School of ComputingThe University of Colombo School of Computing in Sri Lanka was formed in 2002 by bringing together the Department of Computer Science and the Institute of Computer Technology.- History :Professor V. K... - Dr G. Morrel Fonseka - Professor and Senior Lecturer in Geophysics, Open University of Sri Lanka and former President of the Geological Society of Sri Lankahttp://www.gsslweb.org/about.html(GSSL)
- Dr Marlene Abeyewardena - Gynaecologist
- Dr D V J Harishchandra - Consultant Psychiatrist
- Dr E M R de Saram - Psychiatrist
- Mr N U Jayawardene - Economist
- Dr Michael Roberts - Rhodes Scholar
- Dr Bertram Dias - Specialist Paediatrician
- Gaya de Silva - Deputy Inspector General, Sri Lanka Police
- Prof Granville Dharmawardena - Senior professor, University of Colombo
- Dr D P Athukorala - Heart Specialist
- M S Amarasiri - Former Chief Minister Uva Province
- Dr S Kasthuri-Consultant Paediatric Surgeon
- Prof M R Mohideen-Professor of Medicine,Faculty of Medicine,University of Ruhuna
- Feisal Junaid - Former Ambassador of Sri Lanka to Pakistan, Iraq, Bangaladesh
News
- Jesuit Day on Wednesday 5th November 2008 organised by OBA Galle
- Annual Dinner Dance: South of the Border organised by OBA Colombo on 29th Nov '08 at Hotel Galadari, Colombo, Sri Lanka
- OBA Colombo AGM at Hotel Sapphire, Wellawatta on 5th Oct 2008
- St.Aloysius' Ambulance Cadet Division Celebrates 75th Anniversary 5th Oct 2008
- Big Match Starting March 2011