Methodist College, Colombo

Methodist College
Location
Colombo Sri Lanka
Information
Type	Private
Motto	We Scatter Light
Established	1866
Principal	Mrs. Hiranya Fernando
Faculty	75
Enrollment	1800
Colour(s)	Green and White
Affiliation	Methodist Church
Website	methodistcollege.org

Methodist College, founded in 1866 is a leading girls school in Colombo, managed by the Methodist Church in Sri Lanka.

The school currently maintains a student body of 1800 and approximately 75 teachers. The institution conducts 2 streams of classes in Sinhala and Tamil with English as a second language.

In 1866, Miss Catherine Scott, a British missionary came to Sri Lanka (then known as Ceylon) and started the "Kollupitiya Girl's English School" in a large room with barely 40 girls. In 1883, when Miss Scott left, the school was registered as a "Grant-in-Aid" English high school with 99 students and renamed as "Kollupitiya Girls High School."

1915 The School was recognized as a fully organized Secondary School and its name was changed to Methodist College. In 1917, the 1st Colombo (Methodist College) Guide Company was founded by Ms. Choate and captained by Ms. Shire. In 1919 the Old Girls Association was established and this organization now has branches in London, Melbourne, Sydney, Toronto, Victoria and Southern California.

In 1930 the House system was introduced in the school with four houses Scott, Choate, Rigby and Restarick. During the 1950s, Framjee House (on Station Road) was bought by the School. The Junior Day Students moved in downstairs. During the mid 1950w, two new Houses were inaugurated – Park House and Shire House.

The Auditorium was declared open on June 24, 1988 by the Rev. Harold Fernando, President of the Methodist Conference.

The student body is divided into six houses

Restarick House

Shire House

Rigby House

Scott House

Park House

Choate House

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