Udupiddy_American_Mission_College

Udupiddy American Mission College

Udupiddy American Mission College

Public provincial school in Udupiddy, Jaffna District, Sri Lanka

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]

Quick Facts Udupiddy A.M.C. உடுப்பிட்டி அமெரிக்கன் மிஷன் கல்லூரி, Location ...

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

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See also

References

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


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