Faculty of Royal College Colombo

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Following are lists of the faculty of Royal College Colombo, the Colombo Academy and the Queens College Colombo as it was formally known. This includes its former Head Masters, principals and academic staff.

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In the early twentieth century, appointments of the Principal of Royal College was made by the Secretary of State for the Colonies, later with the ratification of the State Council of Ceylon. At present, the appointment is made by the Minister of Education, under the recommendation of the Department of Education. The post is considered to be the most senior Principal in Sri Lanka Education Administrative Service.

Head Masters

NameEntered OfficeDeparted Office
J. H. Marsh Snr, MA(Edin)18351838
J. Brooke H. Bailey (acting)18391842
A. Kessen18421842

Principals

NameEntered OfficeDeparted Office
J. F. Haslam, BA(Cantab)18391840
Barcroft Boake, BA(Dublin), DD(Dublin)18421870
George Todd, ISO, BA(Oxon)18711878
J. B. Cull, MA(Oxon)18781890
J. H. Marsh (Jnr), MA(Edin)18901892
J. H. Harward, MA(Oxon)18921902
C. Hartley, MA(Cantab)19031919
Major H. L. Reed, MC, BA(Cantab)19201932
L. H. W. Sampson, BA(Oxon), FRGS 19321938
E. L. Bradby, MA(Oxon)19391945
J. C. A. Corea, MA(Lond), DipEd(Cantab)19461953
D. K. G. de Silva, BSc(Lond), DipEd(Cey)19541966
Deshabandu B. A. Premaratne, BA(Lond), MA(NY TTC)19671971
D. G. Welikala, BSc(Lond)19711972
D. J. N. Seneviratne, BSc(Lond), MA(Colombia), F.G.TRD, Cert(History)(Cey)19721972
L. D. H. Peiris, BSc(Lond), DipEd(Cey)19721980
C. T. M. Fernando, BA(Lond), CertEd(Cey), Cert Ed. Adm.(Edin)19811986
B. Suriyaarachchi, BA(Cey), DipEd 19861994
S. H. Kumarasinghe, BA(Cey), DipEd 19941997
H. L. B. Gomes, BA(Pera), DipEd, Cert Ed. Mgt.19972003
H. A. Upali Gunasekera, BSc(Pera), DipEd 20032016
B. A. Abeyratne20162021
M. V. S. Gunathilaka, BA(Pera)20212022
P. A. S. P. Jayalath20222022
R. M. M. Rathnayake20222023
Thilak Waththuhewa, BCom(SJP)2023

Academic staff

References

  1. ↑ Wijemanne, Livy (29 September 1979). "Appreciation: Prof. D. C. Gunawardena". Ceylon Daily Mirror.
  2. ↑ Moses Tirugnanasingam Thambapillai
  3. ↑ E C Gunasekera
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