Udupiddy American Mission College

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Udupiddy A.M.C.
உடுப்பிட்டி அமெரிக்கன் மிசன் கல்லூரி
Location
Uduppiddy

Udupiddy, Jaffna District
,
Sri Lanka
,
Northern
,
Northern Province

Sri Lanka
Coordinates9°48′20.20″N 80°09′55.60″E / 9.8056111°N 80.1654444°E / 9.8056111; 80.1654444Coordinates: 9°48′20.20″N 80°09′55.60″E / 9.8056111°N 80.1654444°E / 9.8056111; 80.1654444
Information
School typePublic provincial 1AB
MottoLight dispels Darkness
(ஒளி இருளை அகற்றும்)
Founded1852
School districtVadamarachchi Education Zone
AuthorityNorthern Provincial Council
School number1008003
Teaching staff55+
Grades1-13
GenderBoys with Girls
Age range5-18
School roll1200+
LanguageTamil, English

Udupiddy American Mission College (Tamil: உடுப்பிட்டி அமெரிக்கன் மிசன் கல்லூரி Uṭuppiṭṭi Amerikkaṉ Micaṉ Kallūri) is a provincial school in Udupiddy, Sri Lanka.[1][2] It was founded on 4 January 1852 by American Ceylon Mission.[3]

History[]

Principals[]

  1. Mr. S. K. Rasiah - 1932 to 1938
  2. Mr. K. T. John - 1939 to 1956
  3. Mr. S. S. Selvadurai - 1956 to 1971
  4. Mr. Robert Navaratnam - 1971 to
  5. Mr. K. Sithamparappillai
  6. Mr. V. T. Selvaratnam
  7. Mr. N. Anantharaj
  8. Mr. S. Thilaimpalan
  9. Mr. K. Nadarajah
  10. Mr. K. Tharmalingam
  11. Mr. S.Krishnakumar

Notable alumni[]

Name Notability Reference
Prof. A. Thurairajah 2nd Vice-Chancellor of the University of Jaffna
Prof. S. Srisatkunarajah Former Dean of Faculty of Science, First Dean of Faculty of Technology, University of Jaffna
Kandiah Neelakandan Lawyer, Former Chief editor of the Bar Association Law Journal, Former President - All Ceylon Hindu Congress
P. Sriskandarajah Puisne Justice of the Supreme Court of Ceylon
T. Ramalingam Member of the Ceylonese Parliament for Point Pedro
A. Arulpiragasam First Commissioner of Elections (1955–57), Sri Lanka.

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Schools Basic Data as at 01.10.2010. Northern Provincial Council. 2010. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013.
  2. ^ "Province - Northern" (PDF). Schools Having Bilingual Education Programme. Ministry of Education.
  3. ^ "150 years of Uduppidy A.M. College". www.island.lk. Retrieved 3 December 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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