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 serviceNotable alumni
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