St. John's College, Nugegoda

St. John's College, Nugegoda ශාන්ත ජෝන් විද්‍යාලය
Latin: Nil Desperandum ("No Desperation")
Location
Nugegoda Sri Lanka
Information
Type	Government
Established	1915
Principal	Maithreepala Liyanarachchi.
Grades	Class 1 - 13
Gender	Boys
Age	6 to 19
Enrollment	3500
Colour(s)	Green and Black
Song
Website	www.stjohnscollege.lk

School Anthem

St. John's College School Anthem
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St. John's College School Anthem

St. John's College, started in 1915 and is the only boys' school in Nugegoda, Sri Lanka. It contains two primary sections and upper school. Nugegoda had no English School until 1915. St. John's School commenced with 14 pupils on 5 May 1915. In 1934, the mixed school of St. John's was separated into separate Boys and Girls schools, with the boys school known as the College of St. John, Nugeogda.

History

Historical image

In 1915, five Wardens of the Church of St. John, led by the Very Reverend John Henry Wickramanayake, secured a piece of land in Nugegoda from the Bishop of Colombo. They collected money to establish an English School with 15 students. One of the first students, Ossie Abeyratne, became the first Dean of the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Colombo and another, Cyril Herath, the 22nd Inspector General of Police.

Past principals

• C. E. Rubasinghe (1934–1935)
• Rev. Clarence Pieris (1935–1937)
• J. H. Hill (1937–1939)
• Rev. Canon Harold De Mel (1940–1947)
• E. C. A. Navaratnaraja (1948–1957)
• W. T. Canegeratne (1957–1958)
• Samarawicrama (1958–1967)
• W. T. Bannaheka (1967–1969)
• C. K. Gamage (1970–1983)
• L. A. J. Jayasundara (1984–1994)
• R. A. R. Ranathunga (1994–1994)
• S. Kodikara (1994–1995)
• R. S. Jayasekara (1995–1996)
• S. Athulathmudali (1996–1998)
• Neville Kularatne (1998–1999)
• Asoka Senanayake (2000–2002)
• S. Dissanayake (2003–2006)
• K. Jayasekara (2007–2008)
• Maj. Liyangaskubura (2009–2012)
• Maj. Wanaguru (2012–2014)

Sports

St. John's College Rugby Team

• Athletics
• Badminton
• Boxing
• Chess
• Cricket
• Karate
• Rugby
• Scouting
• Swimming
• Table tennis
• Volleyball
• Gymnastics
• Carrom

Houses

• Lihini --------Yellow-    
• Hansa --------Red-    
• Kokila --------Green-    
• Mayura --------Blue-    

Notable alumni

Name	Year/degree	Notability	Reference
Premajayanth, SusilSusil Premajayanth		Member of Parliament (Gampaha) (2000–2001), (Colombo) (2001–present)
Jayawardhana, RayRay Jayawardhana		Dean of Science (York University)
Herath, CyrilCyril Herath		Inspector General of Police (1985–1988)
Fonseka, MaliniMalini Fonseka		actress,Member of Parliament (National List) (2010–2015)
Ariyaratne, SunilSunil Ariyaratne		film director, author, poet

External links

• Johnian Walk and Old Boy's Talent Show