Trinity College, Kandy

Infobox School
name Trinity College, Kandy

|Crest of Trinity College
motto = Respice Finem ("Look to the end")
established = 1872
type = Independent, Private
affiliation =
principal = Brig Udaya Aryaratne
city = Kandy
country = Sri Lanka flagicon|Sri Lanka
colors = Maroon Gold Navy
website = [http://www.trinitycollege.lk/ www.trinitycollege.lk]

Trinity College, Kandy founded in 1872 by Anglican missionaries, is as an Independent private boys’ school providing primary and secondary education in Sri Lanka.

Pre-history

The antecedents of Trinity College go back to 1817; just two years after Britain had gained control of the central hills of Sri Lanka and with it the entire island in 1815. The first missionaries from Britain, Mr. and Mrs. Browning set up an elementary school of humble proportions in Kandy, which flourished in its day but was later closed down for unknown reasons.

Four decades later, Rev. Ireland Jones established the Kandy Collegiate School in 1857 at the same premises, but again for unknown reasons was closed down in 1863. Upon those foundations was founded in 1872 a new school, which was named Trinity College, after Rev. Ireland Jones' alma mater, Trinity College Dublin.

James Alexander Dunuwille Srn, by then Deputy Queen’s Advocate, donated a large extent of land to Trinity College. This donation was said to have been done during the time of the Kandy Collegiate School founded by Rev. Ireland Jones, the fore runner to Trinity College, before the same school was re-opened in 1872 as Trinity College - Kandy.

His three sons were educated at Trinity as were three generations thereafter. Two of his daughters Sarah Elizabeth Dunuwille who died on 26th June 1854 and Annie Henrietta Florence Dunuwille who died on 26th June 1859 were buried at Trinity and their grave stones were to be seen between the Gaster Block and Alison House until they were removed a few years ago to make way for new buildings.

The College today

Trinity College has established herself as an institution of education emphasizing not only the pursuit of scholarship but also good discipline while offering students every facility to grow into a complete personality; a school with activities so diversified that there is abundant life throughout the day - every day. Those passing through the hallowed learning halls of the school have held positions of responsibility in their own land and have shown remarkable competence at international level.

Trinity is one of the leading schools in Sri Lanka with a rich heritage. It is a multi-ethnic and a multi-religious school which, having a strong Christian foundation, has contributed immensely towards the establishment of peace and harmony amongst a divided nation. The motto of Trinity is "Respice Finem" ("Look to the End"), so Trinity looks, if not to the end, to the years ahead of serving the youth of Sri Lanka.

Past principals of Trinity

* Rev Jon Ireland Jones MA (Trinity College, Dublin)
* Rev Richard Collins MA (Cantab)
* Rev J. G. Garrett MA (Trinity College, Dublin)
* Rev E. N. Hodges MA (Oxon), DD
* Rev E. J. Perry MA (Oxon)
* Rev H. P. Napier-Clavering MA (Cantab)
* Rev R. W. Ryde MA (Cantab)
* Rev Alexander Garden Fraser MA (Oxon), CBE
* Canon J. McLeod Campbell MA (Oxon), MC, DD
* Rev Robert Stopford MA(Oxon), DD(Lond), KCVO, CBE
* Mr C. E. Simithraaratchy BSc (Cey.)
* Mr Norman S. Walter MA (Oxon)
* Mr Cedric J. Oorloff BA (Lond), CCS
* Mr E. Lionel Fernando BA (Cey.)
* Rev Dr. W. G. Wickremasinghe MA (Oxon), DD
* Lt. Col. Leonard M. De Alwis MA (Hull)
* Prof Warren R. Breckenridge BSc (Cey.), PhD (McGill)

Houses at Trinity

References

*Trinity College "Magazine 2004"
*Trinity College "Hand Book 2003"
*"125 Years of Trinity" - Official Publication
*Trinity College Kandy Official Web Site

See also

*Trinity College Chapel
*The Ryde Gold Medal
*The Trinity Lion
*Bradby Shield Encounter
*Notable Alumni of Trinity College, Kandy

External links

* [http://www.trinitycollege.lk Trinity College Homepage]
* [http://www.tckoba.org Trinity College Old Boys Association]
* [http://www.trinitians.com The Online Den (www.trinitians.com) site for trinitians]
* [http://www.otsc.lk Old Trinitians Sports Club]
* [http://www.tckoba-dc.org Trinity College Old Boys Association - Washington DC]