Ferguson High School ( Sinhala: ෆර්ගසන් උසස් විද්‍යාලය) is a National School in

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affiliated with the

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located in

Ratnapura District Ratnapura ( Sinhala: රත්නපුර දිස්ත්‍රික්කය, Tamil: இரத்தினபுரம் மாவட்டம்) is a district of Sri Lanka in the Sabaragamuwa Province. The gem-mining centre of Sri La ...

. School has two sections - the Primary section, which serves students from Grade 1 to Grade 5, and the Secondary section, which serves students from Grade 6 to Grade 13.

History

1917 : Founded as a "Baptist Missionary English School" by the Baptist Missionary Society of British Ceylon. It was started with only three girls, in the premises of Baptist Church in Ratnapura. 1919 : The classroom was moved to the thatched-roofed spacious hall at the hilltop to accommodate the increasing number of 36 students. 1921 : The school was registered as a 'Grant-in-aid English School' 1924 : The school hostel was started. 1925 : Girl Guide Association was pioneered by C. Balasooriya. 1928 : The school known as Baptist Missionary English School was renamed as Ferguson High School in memory Mr. John Ferguson who helped the Baptist Missionary Society in Ceylon. 1932 : The system of school houses was introduced by the acting principal W. F. Gadge. 1933 : The Old Girls Association was initiated by Miss. Allsop. 1958 : School prize giving was held by the Chief guest Madam Sirimavo Bandaranayaka who was a former student of the school. 1960 : Became a Director Managed Government School and no longer a Christian assisted school 1993 : The school was recognized as a National school and 75th Birthday was celebrated with the participation of

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Ranasinghe Premadasa Sri Lankabhimanya Ranasinghe Premadasa ( si, රණසිංහ ප්‍රේමදාස ''Raṇasiṃha Premadāsa'', ta, ரணசிங்க பிரேமதாசா ''Raṇaciṅka Pirēmatācā''; 23 June 1924 – 1 May 1993) was t ...

2010 : “Wisdom 2010” educational and Trade exhibition was held. 2017 : 100th anniversary of the school was celebrated with the participation President Maithripala Sirisena. A souvenir stamp was issued

School Crest

Symbolic Representations * Motto - Taken from "Idylls of the King" by Lord Tennyson * Hills - 3 peaks seen from the school ( Sri Padha and two attendant peaks) * Double headed Eagle - High soaring free bird looking back with Thankfulness and looking forward with Hope * CBC - Ceylon Baptist Council (Founders of School) * Gems - School houses. * Lamp - Intelligence * Book - Knowledge Drawn by Nalini Gunasekara, the art teacher of the school in 1953 and adopted unanimously

School song

Written by Venetia Stemba, with music by Consy Jayasekara

Houses

Students are divided into four houses.

Sports

* Athletics * Chess * Table Tennis * Taekwondo * Karate * Swimming * Netball * Basketball * Volleyball * Cricket * Badminton

Clubs and extracurricular activities

* Girl Guide Association * Science Association * Drama club * Media club * Photography club * Announcing club * Chess club * Astronomical Association

Principals

Notable alumni

Past pupils of Ferguson High School Ratnapura are called Fergusonites. Following is a list of some notable alumni:

References

External links

* {{official website, http://www.fergusonhighschool.net/ 1917 establishments in Ceylon Educational institutions established in 1917 National schools in Sri Lanka Schools in Ratnapura