Hartley College

Provincial school in Point Pedro, Sri Lanka From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Hartley College (Tamil: ஹாட்லிக் கல்லூரி Hāṭlik Kallūri) is a provincial school in Point Pedro, Sri Lanka.[1][2] Founded in 1838 by British Methodist missionaries, it is one of Sri Lanka's oldest schools. The school is named after Wesleyan priest and missionary Rev. Hartley.

Coordinates9°49′40.20″N 80°13′58.20″E
School typePublic provincial (APS) 1AB
MottoFiat lux
(Let there be light)
Religious affiliationMethodism
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Hartley College
ஹாட்லிக் கல்லூரி
Location
Point Pedro, Jaffna District
,
Northern Province

Sri Lanka
Coordinates9°49′40.20″N 80°13′58.20″E
Information
School typePublic provincial (APS) 1AB
MottoFiat lux
(Let there be light)
Religious affiliationMethodism
DenominationMethodist Church in Sri Lanka
Founded1838; 188 years ago (1838)
FounderPeter Percival
School districtVadamarachi Education Zone
School number1007026
PrincipalV. Uthayamohan
Teaching staff52
Grades6-13
GenderBoys
Age range11-18
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History

Methodist missionaries from Britain arrived in Ceylon on 29 June 1814. The Wesleyan Mission Central School was founded in 1838 by Rev. Dr. Peter Percival.[3][4] The school is located at the current location of the Methodist Girls' High School. The school transferred to its current site in 1874.[3] The school was renamed Christ Church School in 1912 and Hartley College in 1916.[3][4]

Most private schools in Ceylon were taken over by the government in 1960. Hartley College becomes a publicly funded school on 1 December 1960.[4]

Following arson by the Sri Lankan government forces in 1984, the school moved to Puttalai from 1985 to 1990.[3] In 1989, the school appeared on a postage stamp issued to commemorate its 150th anniversary.[3] From 1996 to 2002, part of the school was occupied by the Sri Lanka Army, and the school remains in a high security zone.[5] In 2005, part of the school was destroyed by a grenade thrown from a motorcycle.[6]

Principals

[7][8]

  • 1838-60 Rev. Dr. Peter Percival
  • 1861-68 Rev. D. P. Niles
  • 1868- Samuel Hensman
  • -1878 J. C. T. Sherrard[9]
  • 1906 S. A. Paulpillai
  • 1906-12 S. S. Kanapathipillai[9]
  • 1912-15 E. S. Abraham
  • 1915-43 C. P. Thamotheram[10][11]
  • 1943-67 K. Pooranampillai[9][12]
  • 1967-71 S. Ratnasabapathy
  • 1971-73 C. Rajathurai
  • 1973-75 P. Ahamparam
  • 1975-85 W. N. S. Samuel
  • 1985-93 P. Balasingam
  • 1993-97 K. Nadarajah
  • 1997-99 P. Venugopalavanithasan
  • 1999-00 N. Gunaseelan
  • 2000-02 M. Sripathy
  • 2003-05 V. Pathmanathan
  • 2005-14 N. Theivendraraja
  • 2014-21 T. Mugunthan
  • 2021-24 T. Kalaichelvan
  • 2025–present V. Uthayamohan

Notable teachers

See also: Category:Faculty of Hartley College
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K. S. Arulnandhy Deputy Director of Education (1946–1950) [13]
Herbert Thambiah Chief Justice of Sri Lanka (1991) [14]
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Notable alumni

See also: Category:Alumni of Hartley College
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K. Alvapillai Permanent Secretary – Minister of Agriculture and Food (1953–1959), Permanent Secretary – Minister of Commerce and Trade (1959–1965) [15][16]
T. E. Anandaraja Inspector General of Police (2002–2003) [17][18]
V. Anandasangaree member of parliament – Jaffna (2000–2004), Kilinochchi (1970–1983) [19][20]
K. D. Arulpragasam Vice-Chancellor Eastern University, Sri Lanka (1986–1989) [21]
Christie Jayaratnam Eliezer Dean – School of Physical Sciences La Trobe University, Dean – Faculty of Science University of Malaya, Dean – Faculty of Science University of Ceylon [22][23][24]
K. Ganeshalingam Mayor of Colombo (1996–1997) [23][25]
A. Gnanathasan Deputy Solicitor General (1999–2008) [26][27]
K. Kanapathypillai head – Department of Tamil University of Ceylon (1947–1965) [28]
Ian Karan Minister of Economic Affairs for Hamburg (2010–2011), Member of Senate of Hamburg [29][30]
C. Loganathan General Manager Bank of Ceylon (1953–1969) [23][31]
Captain Miller (Vallipuram Vasanthan) Member of Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, first Black Tiger [32][33][34][35]
M. Nadarajasundaram dean – Management Studies and Commerce University of Jaffna (1999–2005) [36]
P. B. Premachandra Air Vice Marshall Chief of staff Air Force (2006 – 2011) [37]
Annalingam Premashankar Judge of the Court of Appeal of Sri Lanka since 2025 [38][39]
J. M. Rajaratnam Vice President Singer Company [40]
Rudra Rajasingham Inspector General of Police (1982–1985) [18]
K. B. Ratnayake Speaker Parliament of Sri Lanka (1994–2000), Governor of Central Province (2001–2002) [23][41][42]
Vaithilingam Sornalingam (aka Colonel Shankar) A member of Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam [43][44]
M. Sivapalan engineer, hydrologist, academic [45]
C. J. T. Thamotheram educationalist, founder Association of Commonwealth Teachers [46][47][48]
A. Thurairajah Vice-Chancellor University of Jaffna (1988–1994) [49]
A. Veluppillai academic, historian, author [50]
Ratnasiri Wickremanayake Prime Minister (2000–2001, 2005–2010), member parliament – Horana (1960–1977), Kalutara (1994–2010)
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