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Methodist College, Colombo

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Type
  
Private

Principal
  
Mrs. Hiranya Fernando

Colour(s)
  
Green and White

Phone
  
+94 11 2 573072

Number of students
  
1,800

Faculty
  
75

Established
  
1866

Enrollment
  
1800

Affiliation
  
Methodist Church

Founded
  
1866

Motto
  
We Scatter Light

Address
  
No. 250, Galle Road, 03, Colombo, Sri Lanka

Similar
  
Musaeus College, Ladies' College, Royal College Colombo, Bishop's College, Visakha Vidyalaya

Methodist College, founded in 1866 is a leading girls school in Colombo, managed by the Methodist Church in Sri Lanka.

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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, Miss Catherine Scott, a British missionary came to Sri Lanka (then known as Ceylon) and started the "Kollupitiya Girl's English School" in a large room with barely 40 girls. 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."

1915 The School was recognized as a fully organized Secondary School and its name was changed to Methodist College. In 1917, the 1st Colombo (Methodist College) Guide Company was founded by Ms. Choate and captained by Ms. Shire. In 1919 the Old Girls Association was established and this organization now has branches in London, Melbourne, Sydney, Toronto, Victoria and Southern California.

In 1930 the House system was introduced in the school with four houses Scott, Choate, Rigby and Restarick. During the 1950s, Framjee House (on Station Road) was bought by the School. The Junior Day Students moved in downstairs. During the mid 1950w, two new Houses were inaugurated – Park House and Shire House.

The Auditorium was declared open on June 24, 1988 by the Rev. Harold Fernando, President of the Methodist Conference.

Houses

The student body is divided into six houses

Restarick House

  • Colour - Crimson
  • Motto - Utmost for the highest
  • Shire House

  • Colour - Mauve
  • Motto - Aim high and persevere
  • Rigby House

  • Colour - Primrose yellow
  • Motto - Never say die
  • Scott House

  • Colour - Brick
  • Motto - Play the game
  • Park House

  • Colour - Silver Grey
  • Motto - Unity is strength
  • Choate House

  • Colour - Brown
  • Motto - Knit together in love and service
  • References

    Methodist College, Colombo Wikipedia