St. Peter's College, Gampaha

St Peter's College, Gampaha
Location

Sri Lanka
Coordinates7°08′01″N 79°58′46″E / 7.1336°N 79.9794°E / 7.1336; 79.9794
Information
Former nameSt. Peter's College, Udugampola
TypeSemi Government
MottoVirtus Et Veritas
(Virtue and Truth)
Religious affiliationRoman Catholic
Established2 February 1993 (1993-02-02)
FounderMost Rev. Dr. Oswald Gomis
RectorRev Fr. Vincent A. Ashley
Grades1 – 13
GenderBoys & Girls
Age5 to 19
Enrollment1500
ColoursBlue, white and gold
   
Websitestpetersgampahabranch.lk

St. Peter's College, Gampaha Branch (Sinhala: සාන්ත පීතර විදුහල, ගම්පහ ශාඛාව Tamil: புனித பேதுரு கல்லூரி, கம்பஹா கிளை) is a boys and girls primary to secondary (inclusive) and was a branch school of St Peter's College, Colombo. It is located in the Udugampola zone of Minuwangoda, Sri Lanka, and was founded on 2 February 1993. Even though the school is located in Gampaha district, St. Peter's College, Gampaha belongs to the Minuwangoda educational Zone.

History

St. Peter’s College, is a co-educational institution that provides primary to secondary education. It was initially established as a branch of St. Peter’s College, Colombo, and has since grown into a distinguished academic institution. The school is located in Udugampola, Minuwangoda, Sri Lanka, and belongs to the Minuwangoda Educational Zone, despite being situated within the Gampaha District.

Founded on 2 February 1993, St. Peter’s College, Gampaha Branch, was first housed within the Holy Cross Church premises, commonly referred to as Gal Palliya. The establishment of the branch school was a significant initiative spearheaded by the Auxiliary Bishop of Colombo, Oswald Gomis, under the patronage of the Archbishop of Colombo, Nicholas Marcus Fernando and Joe. E. Wickremasinghe, the Rector of St. Peter’s College, Colombo.

Houses

Anthony House   
Named after Antoine Coudert, Archbishop of Colombo (1903–1928) and founding archbishop who supported St. Peter's College.

Nicholas House   
Named after D. J. Nicholas Perera, president of St. Joseph's College, Colombo South (1922–1927) and first Rector of St. Peter's College, Colombo (1927–1943)

Maurice House   
Named after Maurice Le Goc, rector of St. Joseph's College, Colombo (1921–1940), founder and rector (1922-1927) of St. Joseph's College, Colombo.

Peter House   
Named after Pierre-Guillaume Marque, Archbishop of Colombo (1930–1937), archbishop at the initiation of the house system.

Principals

T. M. B. Thilak Rodrigo 1993–2003
Mathew Bernad Fernando 2003–2007
J. J. Siri Cooray 2007–2010
P. Anton Ranjith 2010–2012
M. Chaminda Wanigasena 2012–2014
Lakmin Silva 2014–2017
Jayashantha Sovis 2018-2019
Crishantha Kumara 2019–2022
Vincent Ashley 2022–present