Christ Church College, Matale (CCC) (
Sinhala : ක්රිස්තුදේව විද්යාලය) is a mixed
state school
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Matale
Matale ( Sinhala: මාතලේ, ta, மாத்தளை, translit=Māttaḷai) is the administrative capital city of the Matale District. It is the most urbanised and populated centre in the district. Matale is also the second largest muni ...
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Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an ...
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History
The college was established in 1864,
as the Christ Church Boy’s English Elementary School, in the garden of
Lady Sophie McCarthy, by the church missionaries of the Kurunegala Diocese. The first
Sri Lankan Scout troop was established at the school by a British Highways Engineer, Francis George Stevens, in 1912.
Notable alumni
* Don Stephen Senanayake
Don Stephen Senanayake ( si, දොන් ස්ටීවන් සේනානායක,; ta, டி. எஸ். சேனநாயக்கா; 21 October 1884 – 22 March 1952) was a Ceylonese statesman. He was the first Prime Min ...
- Prime Minister of Sri Lanka
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(1947–1952)
* William Gopallawa
William Gopallawa (, ; 17 September 1896 – 31 January 1981) was the last Governor-General of Ceylon from 1962 to 1972 and became the first and only non-executive and ceremonial President of Sri Lanka when Ceylon declared itself a republic i ...
- President of Sri Lanka
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(1972–1978)
* Richard Aluwihare
Sir Richard Aluwihare, (23 May 1895 – 22 December 1976) was a Sri Lankan civil servant. He was the first Ceylonese Inspector General of Police and Ceylon's High Commissioner to India.
Early life and education
Richard Aluwihare was born on 2 ...
- Inspector-General of Police
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(1947–1955)
* Prabath Jayasuriya
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- ODI cricket
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Principals
* Dulani Samarakoon
* T. W. Mediwake
* Dharmasiri Pandigama
* Lester P. Ranathunga
* Fonseka
* Mahathmaluwa
See also
* List of schools in Sri Lanka
The following is a list of schools in Sri Lanka.
* List of schools in Central Province, Sri Lanka
* List of schools in Eastern Province, Sri Lanka
* List of schools in Northern Province, Sri Lanka
The following is a list of schools in Norther ...
References
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Educational institutions established in 1864
Schools in Matale
1864 establishments in Ceylon