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Ferguson High School - Ratnapura ෆර්ගසන් උසස් විද්යාලය - රත්නපුර | |
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Location | |
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70000 Sri Lanka | |
Coordinates | 6°40′58″N 80°23′55″E / 6.6827135°N 80.3986365°E |
Information | |
Type | National School |
Motto | Live Pure : Speak True : Right Wrong |
Established | 1917 March 17 |
Principal | Mercy Galagama |
Teaching staff | 180 |
Grades | 1–13 |
Gender | Girls (Grade 1-13) Boys (Grade 1-5) |
Number of students | 4,700 |
Language | Sinhala , English , Tamil |
Color(s) | Dark green and silver |
Alumni | Fergusonites |
Website |
www |
Ferguson High School ( Sinhala: ෆර්ගසන් උසස් විද්යාලය) is a National School in Sri Lanka affiliated with the Sri Lanka Baptist Sangamaya located in Ratnapura District. [1] School has two sections - the Primary section, which serves students from Grade 1 to Grade 5, and the Secondary section, which serves students from Grade 6 to Grade 13.
1917 : Founded as a "Baptist Missionary English School" by the Baptist Missionary Society of British Ceylon. It was started with only three girls, in the premises of Baptist Church in Ratnapura.
1919 : The classroom was moved to the thatched-roofed spacious hall at the hilltop to accommodate the increasing number of 36 students.
1921 : The school was registered as a 'Grant-in-aid English School' [2]
1924 : The school hostel was started.
1925 : Girl Guide Association was pioneered by C. Balasooriya. [3]
1928 : The school known as Baptist Missionary English School was renamed as Ferguson High School in memory Mr. John Ferguson who helped the Baptist Missionary Society in Ceylon. [4]
1932 : The system of school houses was introduced by the acting principal W. F. Gadge.
1933 : The Old Girls Association was initiated by Miss. Allsop.
1958 : School prize giving was held by the Chief guest Madam Sirimavo Bandaranayaka who was a former student of the school.
1960 : Became a Director Managed Government School and no longer a Christian assisted school [5]
1993 : The school was recognized as a National school and 75th Birthday was celebrated with the participation of President Ranasinghe Premadasa
2010 : “Wisdom 2010” educational and Trade exhibition was held. [3]
2017 : 100th anniversary of the school was celebrated with the participation President Maithripala Sirisena. A souvenir stamp was issued [6]
Symbolic Representations
Drawn by Nalini Gunasekara, the art teacher of the school in 1953 and adopted unanimously [5]
Written by Venetia Stemba, with music by Consy Jayasekara [5]
Students are divided into four houses. [5]
Amethyst | Sincerity | |
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Garnet | Fraternity | |
Ruby | Serenity | |
Sapphire | Purity |
Period | Name |
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1917-1922 | J.D. Radley |
1922 - 1949 | Evelyn A. Allsop |
1949 - 1960 | F. Aurora Brook |
1956 - 1971 | Pearl Bright Perera |
1972 - 1974 | Malini Wijenayake |
1974 - 1975 | Mallika Thambiah |
1976 - 1980 | Pearl Bright Perera |
1981 - 1982 | Buddhi Bamunusinghe |
1983 - 1986 | S. Subasinghe |
1987 - 1995 | Buddhi Bamunusinghe |
1995 - 1999 | Malani Kothalawala |
2000 - 2003 | B. Rani Dariju |
2003 | U. V. Leelakanthi Nissanka |
2004 - 2012 | B. V. R. C. Bandarawatta |
2012 to present | Mercy Galagama |
Past pupils of Ferguson High School Ratnapura are called Fergusonites. [5] Following is a list of some notable alumni:
Name | Notability |
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Sirimavo Bandaranayaka [11] | Prime Minister of Sri Lanka (1960 - 1965, 1970 - 1977, 1994 - 2000) - world's first non-hereditary female head of government in modern history |
Thalatha Atukorale [12] | Politician, Member of Parliament of Sri Lanka |
Rosy Senanayake | Politician, Mayor of Colombo, Mrs. World 1984 |
This article includes a list of general
references, but it lacks sufficient corresponding
inline citations. (April 2020) |
Ferguson High School - Ratnapura ෆර්ගසන් උසස් විද්යාලය - රත්නපුර | |
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Location | |
| |
70000 Sri Lanka | |
Coordinates | 6°40′58″N 80°23′55″E / 6.6827135°N 80.3986365°E |
Information | |
Type | National School |
Motto | Live Pure : Speak True : Right Wrong |
Established | 1917 March 17 |
Principal | Mercy Galagama |
Teaching staff | 180 |
Grades | 1–13 |
Gender | Girls (Grade 1-13) Boys (Grade 1-5) |
Number of students | 4,700 |
Language | Sinhala , English , Tamil |
Color(s) | Dark green and silver |
Alumni | Fergusonites |
Website |
www |
Ferguson High School ( Sinhala: ෆර්ගසන් උසස් විද්යාලය) is a National School in Sri Lanka affiliated with the Sri Lanka Baptist Sangamaya located in Ratnapura District. [1] School has two sections - the Primary section, which serves students from Grade 1 to Grade 5, and the Secondary section, which serves students from Grade 6 to Grade 13.
1917 : Founded as a "Baptist Missionary English School" by the Baptist Missionary Society of British Ceylon. It was started with only three girls, in the premises of Baptist Church in Ratnapura.
1919 : The classroom was moved to the thatched-roofed spacious hall at the hilltop to accommodate the increasing number of 36 students.
1921 : The school was registered as a 'Grant-in-aid English School' [2]
1924 : The school hostel was started.
1925 : Girl Guide Association was pioneered by C. Balasooriya. [3]
1928 : The school known as Baptist Missionary English School was renamed as Ferguson High School in memory Mr. John Ferguson who helped the Baptist Missionary Society in Ceylon. [4]
1932 : The system of school houses was introduced by the acting principal W. F. Gadge.
1933 : The Old Girls Association was initiated by Miss. Allsop.
1958 : School prize giving was held by the Chief guest Madam Sirimavo Bandaranayaka who was a former student of the school.
1960 : Became a Director Managed Government School and no longer a Christian assisted school [5]
1993 : The school was recognized as a National school and 75th Birthday was celebrated with the participation of President Ranasinghe Premadasa
2010 : “Wisdom 2010” educational and Trade exhibition was held. [3]
2017 : 100th anniversary of the school was celebrated with the participation President Maithripala Sirisena. A souvenir stamp was issued [6]
Symbolic Representations
Drawn by Nalini Gunasekara, the art teacher of the school in 1953 and adopted unanimously [5]
Written by Venetia Stemba, with music by Consy Jayasekara [5]
Students are divided into four houses. [5]
Amethyst | Sincerity | |
---|---|---|
Garnet | Fraternity | |
Ruby | Serenity | |
Sapphire | Purity |
Period | Name |
---|---|
1917-1922 | J.D. Radley |
1922 - 1949 | Evelyn A. Allsop |
1949 - 1960 | F. Aurora Brook |
1956 - 1971 | Pearl Bright Perera |
1972 - 1974 | Malini Wijenayake |
1974 - 1975 | Mallika Thambiah |
1976 - 1980 | Pearl Bright Perera |
1981 - 1982 | Buddhi Bamunusinghe |
1983 - 1986 | S. Subasinghe |
1987 - 1995 | Buddhi Bamunusinghe |
1995 - 1999 | Malani Kothalawala |
2000 - 2003 | B. Rani Dariju |
2003 | U. V. Leelakanthi Nissanka |
2004 - 2012 | B. V. R. C. Bandarawatta |
2012 to present | Mercy Galagama |
Past pupils of Ferguson High School Ratnapura are called Fergusonites. [5] Following is a list of some notable alumni:
Name | Notability |
---|---|
Sirimavo Bandaranayaka [11] | Prime Minister of Sri Lanka (1960 - 1965, 1970 - 1977, 1994 - 2000) - world's first non-hereditary female head of government in modern history |
Thalatha Atukorale [12] | Politician, Member of Parliament of Sri Lanka |
Rosy Senanayake | Politician, Mayor of Colombo, Mrs. World 1984 |