Methodist College, Colombo
| Methodist College | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
|
Colombo Sri Lanka | |
| Information | |
| Type | Public |
| Established | 1866 |
| Faculty | 75 |
| Enrollment | 1800 |
| Affiliation | Methodist Church |
| Website | methodistcollege.org |
Methodist College is a leading girls school in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Established in 1866, it is affiliated to the Methodist Church and provides primary and secondary education.
The school currently maintains a student body of 1800 and approximately 75 teachers. The institution conducts 2 streams of classes in Sinhala and Tamil with English as a second language.
History
In 1866, a missionary called Miss Catherine Scott came to Sri Lanka (then known as Ceylon) and started the "Kollupitiya Girl's English School" in a large room with barely 40 girls. There were 3 sections in this room, that were 2 for Sinhala and English classes and the other one for herself, in order to learn Sinhala from a pundit.
In 1883, when Miss Scott left, the school was registered as a "Grant-in-Aid" English high school with 99 students and renamed as "Kollupitiya Girls High School."
Notable alumni
- Manel Abeysekera - Former Ambassador of Sri Lanka to Germany and Thailand[1]
- Michelle de Kretser - Novelist
- Sangeetha Weeraratne - actress