Udupiddy American Mission College
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Udupiddy A.M.C. உடுப்பிட்டி அமெரிக்கன் மிசன் கல்லூரி | |
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Location | |
Uduppiddy , Sri Lanka , Northern , | |
Coordinates | 9°48′20.20″N 80°09′55.60″E / 9.8056111°N 80.1654444°ECoordinates: 9°48′20.20″N 80°09′55.60″E / 9.8056111°N 80.1654444°E |
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School type | Public provincial 1AB |
Motto | Light dispels Darkness (ஒளி இருளை அகற்றும்) |
Founded | 1852 |
School district | Vadamarachchi Education Zone |
Authority | Northern Provincial Council |
School number | 1008003 |
Teaching staff | 55+ |
Grades | 1-13 |
Gender | Boys with Girls |
Age range | 5-18 |
School roll | 1200+ |
Language | Tamil, 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[]
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Principals[]
- Mr. S. K. Rasiah - 1932 to 1938
- Mr. K. T. John - 1939 to 1956
- Mr. S. S. Selvadurai - 1956 to 1971
- Mr. Robert Navaratnam - 1971 to
- Mr. K. Sithamparappillai
- Mr. V. T. Selvaratnam
- Mr. N. Anantharaj
- Mr. S. Thilaimpalan
- Mr. K. Nadarajah
- Mr. K. Tharmalingam
- Mr. S.Krishnakumar
Notable alumni[]
Name | Notability | Reference |
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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[]
- ^ Schools Basic Data as at 01.10.2010. Northern Provincial Council. 2010. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013.
- ^ "Province - Northern" (PDF). Schools Having Bilingual Education Programme. Ministry of Education.
- ^ "150 years of Uduppidy A.M. College". www.island.lk. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
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Categories:
- American Ceylon Mission schools
- Boys' schools in Sri Lanka
- Provincial schools in Sri Lanka
- Schools in Jaffna District
- Buildings and structures in Udupiddy
- Sri Lankan school stubs