Faculty of Royal College Colombo

The Principal's Bungalow.

Following are lists of the faculty of Royal College Colombo, the Colombo Academy and the Queens College Colombo as it was formally known. This includes its former Head Masters, principals and academic staff.

In the early twentieth century, appointments of the Principal of Royal College was made by the Secretary of State for the Colonies, later with the ratification of the State Council of Ceylon. At present, the appointment is made by the Minister of Education, under the recommendation of the Department of Education. The post is considered to be the most senior Principal in Sri Lanka Education Administrative Service.

Head Masters

Name Entered Office Departed Office
J.H. Marsh Snr, MA(Edin)
1835
1838
J. Brooke H. Bailey (acting)
1839
1842
A. Kessen
1842
1842

Principals

Name Entered Office Departed Office
J.F. Haslam, BA(Cantab)
1839
1840
Barcroft Boake, BA(Dublin), DD(Dublin)
1842
1870
George Todd, ISO, BA(Oxon)
1871
1878
J.B. Cull, MA(Oxon)
1878
1890
J.H. Marsh (Jnr), MA(Edin)
1890
1892
J.H. Harward, MA(Oxon)
1892
1902
C. Hartley, MA(Cantab)
1903
1919
Major H.L. Reed, MC, BA(Cantab)
1920
1932
L.H.W. Sampson, BA(Oxon), FRGS
1932
1938
E.L. Bradby, MA(Oxon)
1939
1945
J.C.A. Corea, MA(Lond), DipEd(Cantab)
1946
1953
D.K.G. de Silva, BSc(Lond), DipEd(Cey)
1954
1966
Deshabandu B.A. Premaratne, BA(Lond), MA(NY TTC)
1967
1971
D.G. Welikala, BSc(Lond)
1971
1972
D.J.N. Seneviratne, BSc(Lond), MA(Colombia), F.G.TRD, Cert(History)(Cey)
1972
1972
L.D.H. Peiris, BSc(Lond), DipEd(Cey)
1972
1980
C.T.M. Fernando, BA(Lond), CertEd(Cey), Cert Ed. Adm.(Edin)
1981
1986
B. Suriyaarachchi, BA(Cey), DipEd
1986
1994
S.H. Kumarasinghe, BA(Cey), DipEd
1994
1997
H.L.B. Gomes, BA(Pera), DipEd, Cert Ed. Mgt.
1997
2003
H.A. Upali Gunasekera, BSc(Pera), DipEd
2003
2016

Academic staff

References

  1. Wijemanne, Livy (29 September 1979). "Appreciation: Prof. D. C. Gunawardena". Ceylon Daily Mirror.
  2. Moses Tirugnanasingam Thambapillai
  3. E C Gunasekera
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