St. Thomas' College, Matara

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St Thomas Rd, Matara 81000
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• Anynomous

  05 May 2018

  The best school in matara, sri lanka. Talented and friendly students study here and a talented staff works to fulfill students educational needs as much as they can.

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• Anynomous

  02 May 2018

  A great school. And the oldest one in Matara.

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• Anynomous

  20 April 2018

  St. Thomas' College is a government primary and secondary school for boys in Matara, Sri Lanka which is located in the heart of Matara city. The College was initially founded as a private Anglican school by Christian Missionary Society of England in Wellamadama, Dondra, Sri Lanka in 1844. It presently has over 4000 enrolled students studying from primary level to secondary level education

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• Anynomous

  16 April 2018

  One of the best schools in sri lanka. This school has a long history spanning 1800s.
  
  St.Thomas’ College Matara is a government school for boys in Matara, Sri Lanka which is located in the heart of Matara city. The College was initially founded as a private Anglican school by Christian Missionary Society of England (founded by one of the first Anglican Missionaries in Sri Lanka, Rev. Fr. N. J. Ondatjee) in Wellamadama, Dondra, Sri Lanka in 1844. It presently consists of well over 4000 student population catering the needs of children studying from primary level to secondary level education by a well experienced and qualified teachers of 200 at present.St.Thomas’ College Matara is a government school for boys in Matara, Sri Lanka which is located in the heart of Matara city. The College was initially founded as a private Anglican school by Christian Missionary Society of England (founded by one of the first Anglican Missionaries in Sri Lanka, Rev. Fr. N. J. Ondatjee) in Wellamadama, Dondra, Sri Lanka in 1844. It presently consists of well over 4000 student population catering the needs of children studying from primary level to secondary level education by a well experienced and qualified teachers of 200 at present.

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• Anynomous

  17 March 2018

  One of the best schools in Matara city with a long and bright history more than 170 years.

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• Anynomous

  28 February 2018

  The Best school in Southern Province. 174 Years of history and continues..

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• Anynomous

  06 January 2018

  St. Thomas' College is a government primaryand secondary school for boys in Matara, Sri Lanka which is located in the heart of Matara city. The College was initially founded as a private Anglican school by Christian Missionary Society of England (founded by one of the first Anglican Missionaries in Sri Lanka, Rev. Fr. N. J. Ondatjee) in Wellamadama, Dondra, Sri Lanka in 1844. It presently has over 4000 enrolled students studying from primary level to secondary level education.
  
  St. Thomas' College Matara was founded by the Christian Missionary Society of England in 1844. The main concern of the various missionary bodies in Sri Lanka during the early period of British rule was the determination to give their students a sound English education. As a result of this St. Thomas' School later to become a secondary school in 1914 as St. Thomas' College commenced in a bungalow in the village of Wellamadama, the current location of the University of Ruhuna.
  
  The school was founded by one of the first Anglican Missionaries in Sri Lanka, Rev. Fr. N. J. Ondatjee in 1844 with a few students and three teachers.
  
  In the year 1960 St. Thomas' College was vested in the Government after a long period of missionary control. K. B. Jayasuriya became the first principal under Government administration.
  
  The J. E. M. Fernando, K. B. Jayasuriya and E. A. de L. W. Samarasinghe reactivated the college's old boys association, which was defunct after its inauguration by S. J. Gunasekeram in 1934. B. D. Jayasekera designed the college flag and the crest in the early part of the 20th century.
  
  Kumaratunga Munidasa taught Sinhala language and literature at the school. He once expressed his enthusiasm for his alma-mater by writing the following phrase in his book, Kiyawana Nuwana, which is used as a text book in the school in the second form: "Among countries one which resembles the Island of Sri Lanka and among its cities, one which in Sri Lanka to Matara and among its schools, one which could stimulates St. Thomas' who will be able to emulate."
  
  The school is one of the oldest cricket playing school in the island and plays the St. Thomas'–St. Servatius Cricket Encounter with St. Servatius' College. This is the second oldest cricket encounter in the island, also known as the "Battle of the Blues" or Battle of the Ruhunu. St. Thomas' College also introduced scouting and cadeting to Matara.

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• Anynomous

  07 December 2017

  One of the best schools in Sri Lanka.

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• Anynomous

  07 October 2017

  I love my school. Teachers are highly skilled. More facilities for students now.

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• Anynomous

  03 August 2017

  The Great school among the schools in whole the Island

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• Anynomous

  10 June 2017

  One of the best schools in sri lanka. This school has a long history spanning 1800s.

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• Anynomous

  03 May 2017

  The Best School In Sri Lanka❤❤❤

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• Anynomous

  09 February 2017

  This is a one of the Leading School in Sri Lanka. Students can take good and quality education from here.

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• Anynomous

  15 January 2017

  One of the best boys schools in matara

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• Anynomous

  10 November 2016

  Best school in matara

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• Anynomous

  17 October 2016

  One of good boys schools in matara

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• Anynomous

  08 August 2016

  St/Thomas college is good school.it is my school .

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