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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]
| Udupiddy A.M.C. உடுப்பிட்டி அமெரிக்கன் மிஷன் கல்லூரி | |
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| Location | |
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Sri Lanka | |
| Coordinates | 9°48′20.20″N 80°09′55.60″E / 9.8056111°N 80.1654444°E |
| Information | |
| School type | Public provincial 1AB |
| Motto | Light dispels Darkness (ஒளி இருளை அகற்றும்) |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Hinduism, Christianity |
| Founded | 1852: 171 years ago |
| Founder | British American Missionary |
| School district | Vadamarachchi Education Zone, Jaffna District |
| Authority | Northern Provincial Council |
| Authorizer | Government |
| School number | 1008003 |
| Head teacher | Mrs. Sivaranjini Sachithananthamoorthy |
| Staff | 70+ |
| Teaching staff | 65+ |
| Employees | 3 |
| Grades | 1-13 |
| Gender | Boys (girls in Advanced level) |
| Age | 5 to 19 |
| School roll | 1200+ |
| Classes | Primary- 2prl/cls, Secondary- 3prl/cls, Tertiary- 4prl/cls |
| Average class size | contain 35 students |
| Language | Tamil, English |
| Hours in school day | 6 hours |
| Classrooms | 36 |
| Houses | Newton 🟨, Bicknel🟦, Sellaia🟩, Brown🟥 |
| Slogan | This is our school. Make me proud of it. It makes proud of me. |
| Song | வாழிய வாழிய வாழியவே உடுப்பிட்டி அமெரிக்கன் மிஷன் கல்லூரி.... |
| Athletics | Annual Sports day |
| Sports | Cricket, Foot ball, Volleyball etc |
| Nickname | A.M.C |
| USNWR ranking | high |
| Publication | Torso (Article published by science stream students) |
| School fees | free |
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
edit- Mr. O. S. Good - 1852
- Mr. S. K. Rasiah - 1932 to 1938
- Mr. K. T. John - 1939 to 1956
- Mr. S. S. Selvadurai - 1956 to 1971
- Mr. Robert Navaratnam - 1971 to
- Mr. K. Sithamparappillai
- Mr. V. T. Selvaratnam
- Mr. N. Anantharaj
- Mr. S. Thilaimpalan
- Mr. K. Nadarajah
- Mr. K. Tharmalingam
- Mr. S.Krishnakumar - 2012 to 2020
- Mr. Puvanenthirarajah - 2021 to 2022
- Mr. Selvavinayakam- 2022
- Mr. Pushpakaran- 2023- now
Notable alumni
edit| 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
editReferences
edit- ^ Schools Basic Data as at 01.10.2010. Northern Provincial Council. 2010. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013.
- ^ "Province - Northern" (PDF). Schools Having Bilingual Education Programme. Ministry of Education.
- ^ "150 years of Uduppidy A.M. College". www.island.lk. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
- ^ Jeganathan, K. (2005). Memories are for Ever: An Autobiography. Ulaga Thamizhar Pathippakam. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
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