St. Joseph's College (SJC) is a
national school in
Trincomalee
Trincomalee (; , ; , ), historically known as Gokanna and Gokarna, is the administrative headquarters of the Trincomalee District and major resort port city of Eastern Province, Sri Lanka, Eastern Province, Sri Lanka. Located on the east coast o ...
,
Eastern Province, Sri Lanka.
History
The school was founded on 27 July 1867 by Rev. Fr. Louis Mary Keating. On 1 April 1931 the
Roman Catholic Diocese of Trincomalee-Batticaloa
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handed the school over to the Society of Jesus of the Province of Louisiana. Most private schools in Ceylon were taken over by the government in 1960 but SJC chose to remain as a private and non-fee levying school. The school struggled financially thereafter and ten years later the school was handed over to the government.
Principals
* 1867–1881 Rev.Fr. L. Mary Keating
O.M.I.
* 1882–1901 Rev.Fr. Charles Manict O.M.I.
* 1902–1911 Rev.Fr.
S.J.
* 1912–1920 Rev.Fr. Charles Reichard S.J.
* 1921–1932 Rev.Fr. S.M. Soosaimuttu S.J.
* 1932–1938 Rev.Fr. A.E.A. Crowther S.J.
* 1938–1947 Rev.Fr. Julius Theisen S.J.
* 1947–1953 Rev.Fr. Claude R. Dalys S.J.
* 1954–1955 Rev.Fr. Peter C. Beach S.J.
* 1955–1956 Rev.Fr. John J. Heaney S.J.
* 1956–1965 Rev.Fr. Frederick B. Ponder S.J.
* 1969–1970 Rev.Fr.
Eugene J. Herbert S.J.
* 1965–1968,1970–1981 Rev.Fr. Vincent De Paul Gnanapragasam S.J.
* 1981–1985 Mr. Anthony Saminathan
* 1985–1989 Mr. D.S.A. Wanasinghe
* 1989–1997 Mr.J.S. Guy De Font Gallan J.P.
* 1997–2002 Rev.Bro. Anthonypillai Soosaithasan
S.S.J.
* 2003–2012 Rev.Fr. Jeevanadas Fernando O.M.I.
* 2012–2016 Rev.Fr. S. Anthony Poncian O.M.I.
* 2016–2024 Rev.Fr. Alfred Vijayakamalan
* 2024 present Mr.C.Deogupillai
Notable alumni
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Joseph Ponniah — priest
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R. Sampanthan — Sri Lankan politician and lawyer
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Noel Emmanuel — priest
See also
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List of schools in Eastern Province, Sri Lanka
The following is a list of schools in Eastern Province, Sri Lanka
The Eastern Province ( ''Næ̆gĕnahira Paḷāta'' , ''Kiḻakku Mākāṇam'') is one of the nine provinces of Sri Lanka, the first level administrative division of the country. ...
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List of Jesuit sites
This list includes past and present buildings, facilities and institutions associated with the Society of Jesus. In each country, sites are listed in chronological order of start of Jesuit association.
Nearly all these sites have be ...
References
Trincomalee
Trincomalee (; , ; , ), historically known as Gokanna and Gokarna, is the administrative headquarters of the Trincomalee District and major resort port city of Eastern Province, Sri Lanka, Eastern Province, Sri Lanka. Located on the east coast o ...
National schools in Sri Lanka
Schools in Trincomalee
Educational institutions established in 1867
1867 establishments in Ceylon
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