Udupiddy American Mission College

Public provincial school in Udupiddy, Jaffna District, Sri Lanka

9°48′20.20″N 80°09′55.60″E / 9.8056111°N 80.1654444°E / 9.8056111; 80.1654444InformationSchool typePublic provincial 1ABMottoLight dispels Darkness
(ஒளி இருளை அகற்றும்)Religious affiliation(s)Hinduism, ChristianityFounded1852: 171 years agoFounderBritish American MissionarySchool districtVadamarachchi Education Zone, Jaffna DistrictAuthorityNorthern Provincial CouncilAuthorizerGovernmentSchool number1008003Head teacherMrs. Sivaranjini SachithananthamoorthyStaff70+Teaching staff65+Employees3Grades1-13GenderBoys (girls in Advanced level)Age5 to 19School roll1200+ClassesPrimary- 2prl/cls, Secondary- 3prl/cls, Tertiary- 4prl/clsAverage class sizecontain 35 studentsLanguageTamil, EnglishHours in school day6 hoursClassrooms36HousesNewton 🟨, Bicknel🟦, Sellaia🟩, Brown🟥SloganThis is our school. Make me proud of it. It makes proud of me.Songவாழிய வாழிய வாழியவே உடுப்பிட்டி அமெரிக்கன் மிஷன் கல்லூரி....AthleticsAnnual Sports daySportsCricket, Foot ball, Volleyball etcNicknameA.M.CUSNWR rankinghighPublicationTorso (Article published by science stream students)School feesfree

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

  1. Mr. O. S. Good - 1852
  2. Mr. S. K. Rasiah - 1932 to 1938
  3. Mr. K. T. John - 1939 to 1956
  4. Mr. S. S. Selvadurai - 1956 to 1971
  5. Mr. Robert Navaratnam - 1971 to
  6. Mr. K. Sithamparappillai
  7. Mr. V. T. Selvaratnam
  8. Mr. N. Anantharaj
  9. Mr. S. Thilaimpalan
  10. Mr. K. Nadarajah
  11. Mr. K. Tharmalingam
  12. Mr. S.Krishnakumar - 2012 to 2020
  13. Mr. Puvanenthirarajah - 2021 to 2022
  14. Mr. Selvavinayakam- 2022
  15. Mr. Pushpakaran- 2023- now

Notable alumni

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

References

  1. ^ Schools Basic Data as at 01.10.2010. Northern Provincial Council. 2010. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013.
  2. ^ "Province - Northern" (PDF). Schools Having Bilingual Education Programme. Ministry of Education.
  3. ^ "150 years of Uduppidy A.M. College". www.island.lk. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
  4. ^ Jeganathan, K. (2005). Memories are for Ever: An Autobiography. Ulaga Thamizhar Pathippakam. Retrieved 14 August 2023.


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