St. Aloysius' College (Galle)
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History
St. Aloysius' College is situated on Mount Calvery, neighbouring St. Mary's Cathedral on one side and Sacred Heart Convent on the other. The college was established in 1895 by Jesuit fathers and was named after the Jesuit Saint, Saint Aloysius Gonzaga (born on 9 March 1568). Saint Aloysius' is regarded as the Saint of Youth by the Jesuits because of the heroic acts that he had performed when he was a young Jesuit helping Plague victims in Rome, Italy in 1587. After a few years helping plague victims, young Saint Aloysius died on 21 June 1591 at the age of 23 when he himself contracted the disease. St. Aloysius' College, Galle, is one of many schools named after Saint Aloysius, and many exist all around the world including schools in Glasgow-Scotland, Sydney-Australia, Bangalore-India, Malta, London-England etc..Until the Sri Lankan government brought legislation for nationalisation of schools in the island (with an exception of only a few schools), St. Aloysius' College was run by Jesuit Fathers and the medium of instruction was English. The first Buddhist Principal was appointed in the year 1971 and subsequently the medium of instruction was changed to Sinhala.
College Today
The college today provides education to 3900 students from grade 1 to grade 13 and it is regarded as one of the leading boys' schools in the Southern Province of Sri Lanka. The students of the school fall into diverse religious groups where over 90 percent of students are from a Buddhist background and the rest from Catholic/Christian and Islamic backgrounds. The school has earned its reputation in the areas of academic excellence as well as in sports.College Anthem
Aloysians all our voice let's raiseIn songs of loyalty
Let's sing our Alma Mater's praise
Here's to our S.A.C.
Aloysians all, let's rally round
Aloysians young and old,
Let's cheer till loud our halls resound,
Our flag of green and gold.
Pure as the lilies of our crest,
Our thoughts and deeds e'er be
Fresh as the sea wind be our zest
To keep right manfully,
We learnt at S.A.C.
At halls of S.A.C.
Beside the southern sea
Aloysians all let's young and old
E'er loyal be to her
And 'neath our banner Green and Gold
Cer-ta Ve-ri-liter..!
Words by : Miss D. Anghie
Music by : Strom Sidicinu S.J.
College Crest's Elements
1.Elephant – Strength2.Lilies – Purity
3.Torch – Light
4.Rooster – Symbol of Galle
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College Houses
Students represent five houses that are named after Jesuit Fathers who were pioneers in developing the school in its early days. Students are divide in to houses according to their admission number.- -Cooreman
- -Murphy
- -Neut
- -Standaert
- -Van Reeth
Sports
College provides a major emphasis on Sports with over 10 different sports played. Those include;
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Battle of Two Cities
Main article: Battle of Two Cities
The annual cricket encounter is played between St Aloysius' College, Galle and Rahula College, Matara and it's often referred to as the "Battle of the Two Cities". St. Aloysius' College, Galle registered an innings and 33 run victory over Rahula College, Matara in their 5th annual ‘Big’ match which ended at the Galle International Stadium. Ending a four-year drought for a win from either side. Resuming on day two with the overnight score of 113 for 5, St. Aloysius declared after reaching 160 for 8 with a lead of 104 runs after bowling out Rahula Collage, Matara for a meek 56 runs on the first day.Clubs and societies
List of Clubs and Associations in SAC|List of Clubs and Associations of Saint Aloysius College.
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Principals
| Period | Details |
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| 1910 – 1921 | Rev. Fr. Dionysius Murphy S.J |
| 1921 – 1925 | Rev. Fr. John Delaney S.J |
| 1925 – 1949 | Rev. Fr. Ernest Gaspard S.J |
| 1949 – 1962 | Rev. Fr. Paul N. Peiris S.J |
| 1963 – 1968 | Rev. Fr. Caspersz S.J |
| 1968 – 1970 | Rev. Fr. Stephen Fernando S.J (Acting) |
| 1970 – 1971 | Rev. Fr. Caspersz S.J |
| 13th June 1971 – 1st April 1972 | Mr B.K. Silva |
| 1st April 1972 – 28th February 1973 | Mr Dunstan Fernando |
| 28th February 1973 – 3rd August 1973 | Mr J.B. Varnakulasingham (Acting) |
| 3rd August 1973 – 22nd December 1975 | Mr L.D.P. Jayasinghe |
| 22nd December 1975 – 25th May 1976 | Mr A.B.J.L. Fernando (Acting) |
| 25th May 1976 – 7th January 1987 | Mr D.Y. Wijewickrama |
| 7th Jan 1987 – 1996 | Mr A.V. Illeperuma |
| 1996 – 2004 | Mr N.K. Ariyawansa |
| 2004 –2004 | Mr. Nandasena Pathirana (Acting) |
| 2004 – to-date | Mr D.P.L.S. Gunasekara |
Old Boys' Associations (OBA's)
- Old Boys' Association - Galle - Parent Body
- Old Boys' Association - Colombo Branch
- Old Boys' Association - Melbourne
- Old Boys' Association - London
- Old Boys' Association - New Zealand
Notable Aloysians
- Prof Ediriweera Sarachchandra - Playwright, novelist, poet and literary critic
- Prof Cyril Ponnamperuma - Scientist( subject: Molecular evolution ) in Exobiology Division at NASA's Ames Research Center
- R I T Alles - Prominent Educationist ,Founder of D. S. Senanayake College ( Colombo,Sri Lanka)[2]
- Hon. Justice A.C. Alles - Former Judge of the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka
- General Shantha Kottegoda - Former Army Commander of Sri Lanka
- Prof. Lalith Gamage - President, Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology
- Prof. Gihan Wikramanayake - Director, University of Colombo School of Computing
- Dr G. Morrel Fonseka - Professor and Senior Lecturer in Geophysics, Open University of Sri Lanka and former President of the Geological Society of Sri Lanka(GSSL)
- Dr Marlene Abeyewardena - Gynaecologist
- Dr D V J Harishchandra - Consultant Psychiatrist
- Dr E M R de Saram - Psychiatrist
- Mr N U Jayawardene - Economist
- Dr Michael Roberts - Rhodes Scholar
- Dr Bertram Dias - Specialist Paediatrician
- Gaya de Silva - Deputy Inspector General, Sri Lanka Police
- Prof Granville Dharmawardena - Senior professor, University of Colombo
- Dr D P Athukorala - Heart Specialist
- M S Amarasiri - Former Chief Minister Uva Province
- Dr S Kasthuri-Consultant Paediatric Surgeon
- Prof M R Mohideen-Professor of Medicine,Faculty of Medicine,University of Ruhuna
- Feisal Junaid - Former Ambassador of Sri Lanka to Pakistan, Iraq, Bangaladesh
News
- Jesuit Day on Wednesday 5th November 2008 organised by OBA Galle
- Annual Dinner Dance: South of the Border organised by OBA Colombo on 29th Nov '08 at Hotel Galadari, Colombo, Sri Lanka
- OBA Colombo AGM at Hotel Sapphire, Wellawatta on 5th Oct 2008
- St.Aloysius' Ambulance Cadet Division Celebrates 75th Anniversary 5th Oct 2008
- Big Match Starting March 2011
