Oldst Schools in Sri Lanka – Archdiocesan Education Service

#	Current Name	Foundation Name	Year	Location	Denomination
1	Richmond College, Galle	The Galle School	1814	Galle	Weslyan Methodist Church
2	Janadhipathi Vidyalaya	The Matara School	1814	Matara	Weslyan Methodist Church
3	Methodist Central College	Methodist Central College	1814	Batticaloa	Weslyan Methodist Church
4	Union College	Common Free School	1816	Thellipalai	American Ceylon Mission
5	Newstead Girls’ College		1816	Negombo	Weslyan Methodist Church
6	Central College	Wesleyan English School	1817	Jaffna	Weslyan Methodist Church
7	Christ Church Boys’ School	Baddegama Seminary	1819	Baddegama	Anglican Church
8	Methodist Girls’ College		1819	Baddegama	Weslyan Methodist Church
9	Vincent Girls’ High School	Vincent Girls’ High School	1820	Batticaloa	Weslyan Methodist Church
10	Sri Jayewardanepura MV	Cotta Institute	1822	Rajagiriya	Anglican Church
11	St. John’s College	Nallur English Seminary	1823	Jaffna	Anglican Church
12	Vigneshwara Maha Vidyalaya		1823	Trincomalee	Weslyan Methodist Church
13	Methodist Girls’ High School	Wesleyan Mission Central School	1823	Point Pedro	Weslyan Methodist Church
14	Uduwil Girls’ College		1824	Jaffna	Weslyan Methodist Church
15	Vembadi Girls’ High School		1834	Jaffna	Weslyan Methodist Church
16	Manipay Memorial English School	Manipay Memorial English School	1836	Jaffna	American Ceylon Mission
17	Hartley College	Wesleyan Mission Central School	1838	Jaffna	Weslyan Methodist Church
18	St. Thomas’ College		1844	Matara	Anglican Church
19	Holy Family Convent		1845	Jaffna	Roman Catholic Church
20	Yasodara Vidyalaya	Baptist Girls’ College	1846	Colombo	Baptist Church
21	St. Luke’s College	St. Luke’s College	1848	Ratnapura	Anglican Church
22	St. Luke’s College		1848	Ratnapura	Anglican Church
23	St. Patrick’s College	Jaffna Catholic English School	1850	Jaffna	Roman Catholic Church
24			1850	Jaffna	Weslyan Methodist Church
25	St. Thomas’ College	College of St. Thomas, the Apostle	1851	Mount Lavinia	Anglican Church
26		Uduppidi American Mission College	1852	Jaffna	American Ceylon Mission
27	St. Anthony’s College		1854	Kandy	Roman Catholic Church
28	St. Anthony’s College		1854	Kandy	Roman Catholic Church
29	St. Xavier’s College	Parish School	1859	Nuwara Eliya	Roman Catholic Church
30	St. Mary’s College		1864	Trincomalee	Roman Catholic Church
31	St. Benedict’s College	St. Benedict’s Institute	1865	Colombo	Roman Catholic Church
32	Methodist College	Girls’ English School	1866	Colombo	Weslyan Methodist Church
33	Jaffna College	Jaffna Collge	1867	Jaffna	American Ceylon Mission
34	All Saints’ College	All Saints’ College	1867	Galle	Anglican Church
35	St. Joseph’s College		1867	Trincomalee	Roman Catholic Church
36	St. Anne’s College		1867	Kurunegala	Roman Catholic Church
37	St. Mary’s College		1867	Kegalle	Roman Catholic Church
38	Good Shepherd Convent		1869	Colombo	Roman Catholic Church
39	Pinnawala Central College		1870	Pinnawala	Philanthropically initiated
40	Holy Family Convent		1870	Kurunegala	Roman Catholic Church
41	St. Joseph’s College		1870	Grandpass	Roman Catholic Church
42	St. Xavier’s College	Good Shepherd School	1870	Mannar	Roman Catholic Church
43	St. Mary’s College		1871	Negombo	Roman Catholic Church
44	St. Mary’s Boys’ English School		1871	Pettah	Roman Catholic Church
45	Rippon College	Whitfield Road Girls’ School	1871	Galle	Weslyan Methodist Church
46	Trinity College	Trinity College	1872	Kandy	Anglican Church
47	St. Anthony’s College		1872	Kayts	Roman Catholic Church
48	St. Michael’s College		1873	Batticaloa	Roman Catholic Church
49	St. Thomas’ College		1873	Matale	Roman Catholic Church
50	Wesley College		1874	Colombo	Weslyan Methodist Church
51	Drieberg College	Drieberg English School	1875	Jaffna	American Ceylon Mission
52	Bishop’s College		1875	Colombo	Anglican Church
53	Methodist Central College	Methodist College	1875	Hakmana	Weslyan Methodist Church
54	Royal National College	Nagoda Royal College	1876	Galle	Buddhist Theosophical Society
55	Prince of Wales College		1876	Moratuwa	Philanthropically initiated
56	Princess of Wales College		1876	Moratuwa	Philanthropically initiated
57	St. John’s College	Primary State English School	1876	Panadura	Philanthropically initiated
58	Victoria College		1876	Chulipuram	Philanthropically initiated
59	St. Thomas’ Girls’ College		1876	Matale	Roman Catholic Church
60	St. Cecilia’s Girls’ College		1876	Batticaloa	Roman Catholic Church
61	Swarnapali Balika Vidyalaya		1876	Anuradhapura	Roman Catholic Church
62	St. Henry’s College	Roman Catholic Tamil Boys’chool	1877	Illawalai	Roman Catholic Church
63	Wariyapola Sri Sumangala College	St. Paul’s School	1879	Kandy	Anglican Church
64	Girls’ High School	Girls’ High School	1879	Kandy	Weslyan Methodist Church
65	Tangalle Boys’ School	Christ Church College	1879	Tangalle	Weslyan Methodist Church
66	Ananda Shasthralaya	Kotte Buddhist Mixed School	1880	Kotte	Roman Catholic Church
67	St. Lucia’s College		1880	Kotahena	Roman Catholic Church
68	Davisamara Vidyalaya		1884	Seeduwa	Roman Catholic Church
69	St. Thomas’ Girls’ High School	St. Thomas’ Girls’ College	1885	Matara	Anglican Church
70	St. Andrew’s College		1885	Puttalam	Roman Catholic Church
71	Southlands College	Girls’ High School	1885	Galle	Weslyan Methodist Church
72	Our Lady of Victories Convent		1886	Moratuwa	Roman Catholic Church
73	Dharmaraja College		1887	Kandy	Buddhist Theosophical Society
74	Sri Devananda College		1887	Galle	Buddhist Theosophical Society
75	Piliyandala Central College		1887	Piliyandala	Philanthropically initiated
76	St. Paul’s Girls’ College		1887	Milagiriya	Philanthropically initiated
77	Maliyadewa College	Kurunegala Buddhist Institute	1888	Kurnegala	Buddhist Theosophical Society
78	Christ Church Girls’ College	The Girls’ Boarding School	1888	Galle	Anglican Church
79	Nelukkulam Kalaimagal MV		1888	Jaffna	Philanthropically initiated
80	Kalawana Central College	Kalawana Swabasha Mixra Patashalawa	1888	Kalawana	Philanthropically initiated
81	Hindu College	Native Town High School	1889	Jaffna	Philanthropically initiated
82	Good Shepherd Convent		1889	Kandy	Roman Catholic Church
83	Sri Rahula College		1890	Kandy	Buddhist Theosophical Society
84	Hillwood College		1890	Kandy	Anglican Church
85	Rambaikulam Girls’ MV		1890	Vavunia	Philanthropically initiated
86	Holy Cross College		1890	Kalutara	Roman Catholic Church
87	Kingswood College	Boys’ High School	1891	Kandy	Weslyan Methodist Church
88	Mahinda College		1892	Galle	Buddhist Theosophical Society
89	Zahira College		1892	Colombo	Philanthropically initiated
90	Vishaka Girls’ High School	Girls’ High School	1892	Badulla	Weslyan Methodist Church
91	St. Aloysius’ College		1895	Galle	Roman Catholic Church
92	Chundikuli Girls’ College	Chundikuli Girls’ College	1896	Jaffna	Anglican Church
93	St. Joseph’s College		1896	Colombo	Roman Catholic Church
94	Sacred Heart Convent		1896	Galle	Roman Catholic Church
95	Koneshwara Hindu College		1897	Trincomalee	Philanthropically initiated
96	St. Servatius’ College		1897	Matara	Roman Catholic Church
97	St. Aloysius’ College	Sts. Peter & Paul College	1898	Ratnapura	Roman Catholic Church
98	St. Joseph’s College		1898	Anuradhapura	Roman Catholic Church
99	Ladies’ College	Ladies’ College	1900	Colombo	Anglican Church
100	St. Lawrence’s Convent		1900	Colombo	Roman Catholic Church
101	St. Bridget’s Convent		1902	Colombo	Roman Catholic Church
102	Holy Family Convent		1903	Colombo	Roman Catholic Church
103	St. Peter’s College		1903	Negombo	Roman Catholic Church
104	All Saints’ College		1904	Borella	Roman Catholic Church
105	De La Salle College		1905	Mutwal	Roman Catholic Church
106	Berrevaerts College		1905	Ampitiya	Roman Catholic Church
107	Hemali Balika Vidyalaya	St. Scholastica’s Convent	1907	Kandy	Roman Catholic Church
108	St. Joseph’s College		1909	Bandarawela	Roman Catholic Church
109	St. Mary’s College	St. Mary’s English Mixed School	1909	Dehiwela	Roman Catholic Church
110	Holy Family Convent, Dehiwela	St. Mary’s English Mixed School	1910	Dehiwela	Roman Catholic Church
111	St. Joseph’s Convent	St. Joseph’s Convent Girls’ English School	1910	Kegalle	Roman Catholic Church
112	Carey College	Carey Baptist College	1911	Colombo	Baptist Church
113	De Mazenod College		1914	Kandana	Roman Catholic Church
114	St. Anne’s Convent		1920	Wattala	Roman Catholic Church
115	Mowbray College		1922	Kandy	Anglican Church
116	Maris Stella College		1922	Negombo	Roman Catholic Church
117	Maris Stella College		1922	Colombo	Roman Catholic Church
118	Infant Jesus Convent		1924	Ratnapura	Roman Catholic Church
119	Holy Cross College		1924	Gampaha	Roman Catholic Church
120	Little Flower Convent		1927	Bandarawela	Roman Catholic Church
121	St. Anthony’s Convent		1927	Mutwal	Roman Catholic Church
122	St. Sebastian’ Balika MV		1928	Kandana	Roman Catholic Church
123	Good Shepherd Convent		1928	Nayakakanda	Roman Catholic Church
124	St. Agnes’ Convent		1930	Balangoda	Roman Catholic Church
125	Holy Family Convent		1930	Wennappuwa	Roman Catholic Church
126	Christ King College		1930	Pannipitiya	Roman Catholic Church
127	St. Gabriel’s Convent		1930	Hatton	Roman Catholic Church
128	St. Joseph Vaz College		1934	Wennappuwa	Roman Catholic Church
129	St. John Bosco College		1934	Hatton	Roman Catholic Church
130	St. Paul’s Balika Vidyalaya		1935	Kelaniya	Roman Catholic Church
131	Ave Maria Convent		1938	Negombo	Roman Catholic Church
132	St. John’s College		1939	Dematagoda	Roman Catholic Church
133	St. Sylvester’s College		1940	Kandy	Roman Catholic Church
134	St. Anthony’s Balika MV		1940	Colpetty	Roman Catholic Church
135	St. Anthony’s College		1942	Wattala	Roman Catholic Church
136	Christ King College		1943	Tudella	Roman Catholic Church
137	Loyola College		1949	Negombo	Roman Catholic Church
138	St. Anthony’s Girls’ School		1951	Panadura	Roman Catholic Church
140	St. Joseph’s College		1953	Nugegoda	Roman Catholic Church
141	St. Thomas’ Preparatory School			Colpetty	Anglican Church
142	St. Thomas’ College			Bandarawela	Anglican Church
143	St. Thomas’ College			Guruthalawa	Anglican Church