St. Thomas' Girls' High School

St. Thomas' Girls' High School
Location
Matara Sri Lanka
Information
Type	All-girls government school.
Motto	"Not for Self, But for All."
Age range	11 - 19
Number of students	2500
Color(s)	Red and Yellow
Website	http://www.thomiangirls.sch.lk

St. Thomas' Girls' High School is a girls' school in Sri Lanka located in The Matara District, Sri Lanka's southern-most district.

From the end of 1939 to the end of 1945, Somakumari Samarasinha was Principal. She was followed by Mrs. Wijeratna and Mrs. Buddhapriya.

They were followed by Mrs. De Silva and Mrs. Bultjens.

The school started at a rented house on Main Street, Matara. It was moved to its present location in Walpola in 1950.

In 2009, one student died in hospital and 27 others were treated in hospital after they had received a rubella vaccination in the school.

Srilak Matha Nalal thalehi Kunkuma Thilakaya Manahari Matara Purawarahi Lowa Pujitha Santha Thomas Balika Widuhala

The original school song was in English which went (best recollection of a student in 1950)

"So this is the song of the happy throne
of St. Thomas' school where love is the rule.
Not for self but for all - our motto is called
and the girls are Ceylon in the making"

"Not for self but for all" still remains the school's motto.

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