SCHOOL BY THE SEA.....(1851-2010)

[Nadz19]

famous Quadrangle

Library

M BLOCK or the upperschool(was used as a hospital in WW2)

t

THe college pool.

one of the two arenas in the indoor stadium...

the college chapel

No other school has managed to keep the cleanliness and the discipline seen at college......if this isnt the most beautiful school in SL..what is..???
This luxury is enjoyed only By 2500 students.....(abt 500 of them are below grd 5)....the least but the best......

 

[Michael]

nice!
location?

 

[Nadz19]

nice!
location?

Mt.Lavinia....jst by the beach....

 

[lokubuwa]

oh thanks for the post mate. gosh i miss my Alma mater. esto pepertua

 

[Nadz19]

oh thanks for the post mate. gosh i miss my Alma mater. esto pepertua

ya man..im gnna mis it too...thr nthing on earth lk it...

 

[Samantha567]

 

[Rovin]

Mokadda name eka ?

 

[Nadz19]

Mokadda name eka ?

S.Thomas' college...Mt.Lavinia..

 

[Michael]

Mt.Lavinia....jst by the beach....

really!!
i thought its from a foreign country!

 

[Rovin]

S.Thomas' college...Mt.Lavinia..

Me Thomas da

 

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OLD THOMIANS WHO MADE THE COLLEGE PROUD
Prime Ministers

• Rt. Hon. Don Stephen Senanayake - 1st prime minister of Sri Lanka
• Hon. Dudley Senanayake
• Hon. Solomon Bandaranaike
• Hon. Wijeyananda Dahanayake

The First Parliament of Ceylon had 25 Thomians out of 101 members

DS senanayake"father of the nation..."

dudly senanayake..

dahanayaka...

SWRD BANDARANAYAKE>>

 

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Members of the Independence Movement

• Fredrick Richard Senanayake
• Captain D.E.Henry Pedris
• Mr. Don Richard Wijewardene
• Dr T.B. Jayah
• Bdr Gratien Fernando

 

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Politicians

• Sir Francis Molamure - First speaker of the House of Representatives (1947 - 1951)
• Mr. S.J.V. Chelvanayagam, QC - Founder and former leader of the Illankai Tamil Arasu Katchi and T.U.L.F.
• Mr. M. Tiruchelvam, QC - Former Minister, Solicitor General and Founder of the Illankai Tamil Arasu Katchi and T.U.L.F.
• Mr. C. P. de Silva - Former Minister of Finance, Former Leader of the House
• Mr. Eric Bird Wickramanayake - Former Minister of Justice.
• Dr N. M. Perera - Former Minister of Finance
• Mr. Ronnie De Mel - Former Minister of Finance
• Mr. Shelton Ranaraja, Attorney at Law, MP (1960-1965-SLFP) and (1978-1988-UNP)Deputy Minister of Justice and acting Minsiter of Justice 1978 Government
• Themiya L. B. Hurulle, J.P. Former Project Minister of Science & Technology
• Prof. G. L. Peiris - Minister of Export Development & International Trade
• Dr. Keheliya Rambukwella - Minister of Science and Technology
• Mr. Thilak Marapana - Former Minister of Transport, Highways & Civil Aviation
• Mr. K. N. Choksy - Former Minister of Finance
• Mr. Rukman Senanayake - Former Minister of Environment & Natural Resources
• General Ranjan Wijeratne - Former Minister of Foreign Affairs & Minister of State for Defense
• Dr. Chanaka Amaratunga - Founder of the Liberal Party of Sri Lanka.
• Sir R. Saravanamuttu - Former Mayor of Colombo
• K. Ganeshalingam - Former Mayor of Colombo
• Mr. Shashindra Rajapaksa - Chief Minister of Uva Province and Basnayaka Nilame (Lay Custodian) of the Ruhunu Maha Kataragama devalaya
• Mr. Namal Rajapaksa - Politician

 

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Civil servants

• Dr Palitha Kohona - Permanent Representative of Sri Lanka to the UN, Former Chief of the UN Treaty Section ,Former Secretary to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
• P. Saravanamuttu - Tea and Rubber Controller
• Eardley Goonewardena - Former Chief of Ceylon Customs, Permanent secretary, and Secretary to the Prime Minister
• Sam Wijesinha - Former General secretary of parliament, Former chancellor of the Open University of Sri Lanka
• P.T. Shanthikumar -
• Bernard Tilakaratna - Former Diplomat and Secretary to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
• Bradman Weerakoon - Former Secretary to the Prime Minister
• Dr. Uthum Herat - Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka and Alternate Executive Director of the International Monetary Fund.
• Prof Rajiva Wijesinha- Secretary General Secretariat for Coordinating the Peace Process (SCOPP) and Secretary to the Ministry of Disaster Management and Human Rights
• C.Romesh Jayasinghe Secretary to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

[edit] Inspector Generals of Police

• Mr. Osmand de Silva
• Mr. Aleric Abeygunawardena
• Mr. T. P. Frank de Silva

[edit] Commanders of the Sri Lanka Air Force

• Air Chief Marshal Paddy Mendis
• Air Marshal G. Donald Perera

[edit] Commanders of the Sri Lanka Army

• General S. H. S. Kottegoda, WWV, RWP, RSP, USP, ndc
• General Chandrika Srilal Weerasooriya, RWP, RSP, VSV, USP, ndc, IG

[edit] Commanders of the Sri Lanka Navy

• Admiral H. A. Silva
• Rear Admiral D. V. Hunter

[edit] Sportsmen

• A. C. Amath - Captained Ceylon in Cricket
• D. A. de Saram - Captained Ceylon in Cricket
• V. G. Prins - Captained Ceylon in Cricket
• M. H. Tissera - Captained Ceylon in Cricket
• B. G. Reid - Captained Ceylon in Cricket and Table Tennis
• A. P. B. Tennekoon - Captained Sri Lanka in Cricket
• L. R. Duleep Mendis - Captained Sri Lanka in Test Cricket
• Guy de Alwis - Sri Lanka Test cricketer
• Saliya Ahangama - Sri Lanka Test cricketer
• Kaushik Amalean - Sri Lanka Test cricketer
• Kapila Wijegunawardene - Sri Lanka Test cricketer
• P. I. Pieris - Ceylon cricketer, Cambridge blue
• M. Ponniah - Ceylon cricketer, Cambridge blue

[edit] Senior Academics

• Professor P.P.G.L Siriwardene - Former Vice Chancellor, University of Sri Lanka
• Professor Dias WPS - Head of The Department Civil Engineering, University of Moratuwa
• Professor Wijeyesekera D.S. - Former Vice Chancellor, University of Moratuwa
• Professor Tennekoon B.L. - Former Head of The Department Civil Engineering, University of Moratuwa
• Professor Hettiarachchi S.S.L. - Former Head of The Department Civil Engineering, University of Moratuwa
• Dr. Chulantha Kulasekere - Head of the Department of Electronic & Telecommunication Engineering, University of Moratuwa
• Professor G. L Pieris
• Dr. Ranil D. Gunarathne - Director, National Science and Technology Commission, Department of Chemistry, University of Colombo (Former National Chess Champion)

 

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Other prominent alumni

• Air Vice Marshal P.B. Premachandra RWP, RSP, VSV, USP, ndc, psc - Chief of Staff- Sri Lanka Air Force
• Lieutenant B. A. Horsfall, VC † - recipient of the Victoria Cross
• Wing-Commander Thilina Kaluarachchi, WWV, RWP and bar, RSP and bar † - recipient of the Weera Wickrama Vibhushanaya
• Pilot Officer Dugal Abeyesekera, DFC † - a Battle of Britain RAF pilot and recipient of the Distinguished Flying Cross
• Major General M.C. Mendaka. P. Samarasinghe RWP RSP USP ndc psc - Chief of Staff- Sri Lanka Army
• Dr. Vijaya Corea - Former Director-General of the Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation

 

[Hayao]

Nice post

 

[Po Di-Al]

Ah,,,thora neda

 

[dinukaperera]

Me Thomas da

Ow ow nathuwa nathuwa.

 

[Nadz19]

THE TOP LEVELS OF DISCIPLINE...............
and historical traditions....
amd the divine enviroment.....
Unity....
has been the key of building invincible personalities.....

 

[Nadz19]

Next time u talk about s.thomas' collge...remember..its not just a school....its the place whr this country was salvaged....