Udupiddy American Mission College
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| Udupiddy A.M.C. உடுப்பிட்டி அமெரிக்கன் மிஷன் கல்லூரி | |
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| Location | |
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Sri Lanka | |
| Coordinates | 9°48′20.20″N 80°09′55.60″E / 9.8056111°N 80.1654444°E |
| Information | |
| School type | Public provincial 1AB |
| Motto | Light dispels Darkness (ஒளி இருளை அகற்றும்) |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Hinduism, Christianity |
| Founded | 1852: 171 years ago |
| Founder | British American Missionary |
| School district | Vadamarachchi Education Zone, Jaffna District |
| Authority | Northern Provincial Council |
| Authorizer | Government |
| School number | 1008003 |
| Head teacher | Mrs. Sivaranjini Sachithananthamoorthy |
| Staff | 70+ |
| Teaching staff | 65+ |
| Employees | 3 |
| Grades | 1-13 |
| Gender | Boys (girls in Advanced level) |
| Age | 5 to 19 |
| School roll | 1200+ |
| Classes | Primary- 2prl/cls, Secondary- 3prl/cls, Tertiary- 4prl/cls |
| Average class size | contain 35 students |
| Language | Tamil, English |
| Hours in school day | 6 hours |
| Classrooms | 36 |
| Houses | Newton 🟨, Bicknel🟦, Sellaia🟩, Brown🟥 |
| Slogan | This is our school. Make me proud of it. It makes proud of me. |
| Song | வாழிய வாழிய வாழியவே உடுப்பிட்டி அமெரிக்கன் மிஷன் கல்லூரி.... |
| Athletics | Annual Sports day |
| Sports | Cricket, Foot ball, Volleyball etc |
| Nickname | A.M.C |
| USNWR ranking | high |
| Publication | Torso (Article published by science stream students) |
| School fees | free |
Udupiddy American Mission College (Tamil: உடுப்பிட்டி அமெரிக்கன் மிஷன் கல்லூரி Uṭuppiṭṭi Amerikkaṉ Micaṉ Kallūri) is a national school in Udupiddy, Sri Lanka.[1][2] It was founded on 4 January 1852 by American Ceylon Mission.[3][4]
It was started in 1852. In 2021, it became a national school from a provincial school. It is 25th oldest school in Sri Lanka.
Chandraheskarampillai Packiyachandram alias Sivarasan, who was a key conspirator in the assassination of Rajiv Gandhi, studied here until he had to drop out after the death of his father who taught at Udupiddy American Mission College.
Principals
[edit]- Mr. O. S. Good - 1852
- 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 - 2012 to 2020
- Mr. Puvanenthirarajah - 2021 to 2022
- Mr. Selvavinayakam- 2022
- Mr. Pushpakaran- 2023- now
Notable alumni
[edit]| Name | Notability | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| Kamalakkannan Kamalavasakan | Island first rank G.C.E A/L 2012 for Physical science | |
| A. Arulpiragasam | First Commissioner of Elections (1955–57), Sri Lanka. |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ 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.
- ^ Jeganathan, K. (2005). Memories are for Ever: An Autobiography. Ulaga Thamizhar Pathippakam. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
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