St. Mary's College, Chilaw

St. Mary's College, Chilaw
St. Mary's College, Chilaw
Location
	Chilaw; Sri Lanka
Coordinates	7.582412°N 79.796212°E
Information
Type	Public
Motto	Potest Qui Vult ; Latin - (We can if we but try!)
Established	1 May 1933
Founder	Rev. Brother Caesar Albert
Principal	Munasingha Prakrama
Grades	Class 6 - 13
Gender	Boys
Age	11 to 19
Enrollment	2500
Campus	5 acres (20,000 m2)
Colour(s)	Black, gold and blue;
Pupils	Maryite’s

St. Mary's College, Chilaw is one of the oldest English educational institutes of past Ceylon. St. Mary's College is a provincial school, which provides secondary education.

History

St. Mary's College, Chilaw was established as St. Mary's English School. It was founded in the premises of G. S. Perera at Jetty Street Chilaw. In 1905 the school was shifted to the Queen Victoria Memorial Hall, which was situated near the cathedral of Chilaw.

On 1 May 1933, the college handed over the administration to the De La Salle brothers and shifted to the current location, its first director was Rev. Bro. Caesar Albert.

It was a mixed school of girls and boys where the former principals were Rev. Father Joseph David Fernando and J. Robert Fernando who were attached to community of Oblates Mary immaculate. Messrs Len Karunaratne, Peter Lawrence Perera, A. G. Cambal and Roach were former head masters.

Sinhala, Tamil, English languages which were converted to multilingual medium college on 1 May 1933, handed over the administration to the De La Salle brothers and its first director was Rev. Bro. Caesar Albert.

The college today

The collegey provides education to 2,500 students from grade 6 to grade 13. It is governed by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Chilaw and the provincial Government.

College crest

Ocean
Shining Star
AM (Ave Maria)
Motto "Potest Qvi Vult"

The shining star, also known as the ocean star, symbolises Our Lady of Mount Carmel.

College houses

De Costa House
Camillus House
Robert House
De La Salle House

Past principals (rectors)

Name	From	To
Bro.Caesar Albert	01.05.1933	1935
Bro.Theodoret of Mary	17.06.1935	1939
Bro.Antony Francis	30.04.1939	1940
Bro.Vaclay Maria	25.08.1940	1943
Bro.Hermenegild (acting	05.11.1943	1944
Bro.Caesar Albert	16.01.1944	1945
Bro.Cassian of Jesus	10.04.1945	1946
Bro.Hugh Faringdon	01.01.1947	1948
Bro.Anselm Calixtus	01.09.1948	1950
Bro.Hugh Faringdon
Bro.Hermenegild Joseph	15.02.1950	1953
Bro.Anselm Calixtus	02.05.1953	1953
Bro.lawrence Justinian	26.06.1953	1955
Bro.Glastian Oliver	29.06.1953	1958
Bro.Hugh Faringdon	01.01.1959	1959
Bro.lewis of Jesus	01.01.1960	1965
(The school was handed over to Govt. on 08.10.1962)
Bro.Thomas Alphonsus	04.01.1966	1968
Bro.Edwin Ambrose	01.06.1969	1979
Bro.George de Silva	15.09.1979	1986
Bro.Aloysius Stephen	20.10.1986	1992
Bro.Placidus Fernando	15.01.1992	01.10.1995
Bro.Sadalal Alwis	2011	2016
Fr.Benate Shantha	2016	2017

Diamond jubilee

Celebration of 75 years since its inception was celebrated on September 17, 2008. The college was founded and formed under the mantle of De La Salle Christian Brothers on September 17, 1933. St. Mary’s College began with a group of three Christian Brothers of the Order of De La Salle.

Rev. Dr. Valence Mendis, Bishop of Chilaw] and Rt. Rev. Dr. Frank Marcus Fernando, Bishop Emeritus were co-celebrants of Holy Mass at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Cathedral, Chilaw on September 17 followed by a procession to the venue at St. Mary’s College where a meeting was held with the guests, students, parents and well-wishers.

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References

Derivation
De La Salle Brothers of Ceylon – Part 2 ( 1919-1961 )
By Bro. Michael Robert.
Old Boys Association of St.Mary's College, Chilaw

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