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[[File:Image, Trinity College Kandy.jpg|thumb|upright|left|Rev. J. Ireland Jones (1857-1860), founder of the Kandy Collegiate School]]
[[File:Image, Trinity College Kandy.jpg|thumb|upright|left|Rev. J. Ireland Jones (1857-1860), founder of the Kandy Collegiate School]]
[[File:Richard Collins, founder of Trinity College Kandy.jpg|thumb|upright|left|Rev. Richard Collins (1872-1878), founder of Trinity College]]
[[File:Richard Collins, founder of Trinity College Kandy.jpg|thumb|upright|left|Rev. Richard Collins (1872-1878), founder of Trinity College]]
In 1857 the local Anglican community in Kandy urged the [[Church Mission Society]] (CMS) to establish a school for boys in the area.<ref>{{cite book|title=The History of the Church Missionary Society: Its Environment, Its Men and Its Work, Volume 2|url=https://archive.org/details/historyofchurchm02stoc|publisher=[[Church Mission Society]]|date=1899|author1=Stock, Eugene|page=[https://archive.org/details/historyofchurchm02stoc/page/284 284]}}</ref> On 16 October 1857 the [[The Reverend|Rev]]. John Ireland Jones arrived from England, establishing the Kandy Collegiate School.<ref>{{cite book|title=Schools for a New Nation: The Development and Administration of the Educational System of Ceylon|author=Meulder, Wallace R.|publisher=K. V. G. De Silva & Sons|date=1962|page=18}}</ref><ref name="CMS">{{cite book|title=One Hundred Years in Ceylon|author=Balding, Rev J. W.|date=1922|publisher=[[Church Mission Society]]|place=Madras|pages=76–84}}</ref> The school operated for approximately six years.<ref name="CMS"/>
In 1857 the local Anglican community in Kandy urged the [[Church Mission Society]] (CMS) to establish a school for boys in the area.<ref>{{cite book|title=The History of the Church Missionary Society: Its Environment, Its Men and Its Work, Volume 2|url=https://archive.org/details/historyofchurchm02stoc|publisher=[[Church Mission Society]]|date=1899|author1=Stock, Eugene|page=[https://archive.org/details/historyofchurchm02stoc/page/284 284]}}</ref> On 16 October 1857 the [[The Reverend|Rev]]. John Ireland Jones arrived from England, establishing the Kandy Collegiate School.<ref>{{cite book|title=Schools for a New Nation: The Development and Administration of the Educational System of Ceylon|author=Meulder, Wallace R.|publisher=K. V. G. De Silva & Sons|date=1962|page=18}}</ref><ref name="CMS">{{cite book|title=One Hundred Years in Ceylon|author=Balding, Rev J. W.|date=1922|publisher=[[Church Mission Society]]|place=Madras|pages=76–84}}</ref> The school operated for approximately six years.<ref name="CMS"/>


In 1872 the CMS sent out the Rev. Richard Collins, the principal of the [[CMS College Kottayam|CMS Syrian College of Travancore]] to re-open the collegiate school in Kandy.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://cmscollege.ac.in/history.html | title=History }}</ref> On 18 January 1872, it was re-opened as the Trinity College and Collegiate School, with the Collins as principal <ref name="ST1">{{cite news|url=http://www.sundaytimes.lk/130818/education/trinity-kandy-has-been-looking-to-the-end-since-its-beginning-57997.html|title=Trinity, Kandy has been looking to the end since its beginning|newspaper=[[The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka)|The Sunday Times]]|last=Miranda|first=Sujitha|date=18 August 2013|access-date=14 November 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|title=The Ecclesiastical Gazette|publisher=Church of England|place=Oxford University|date=11 July 1871|volume=34|page=6}}</ref> and by the end of that year there were 120 enrolled students.<ref name="CMS"/> The school library was opened in 1875. Early in 1877 the Collegiate School name was dropped and it simply became Trinity College.<ref name="CMS"/> Rev. Collins left in 1878<ref>{{cite journal|title=The Church Missionary Review|volume=51|publisher=[[Church Missionary Society]]|date=1900|page=948}}</ref> and Thomas Dunn became acting principal of the school. In 1879 the college was affiliated with the [[University of Calcutta]].<ref>{{cite book|title=Hundred Years of the University of Calcutta: a History of the University issued in Commemoration of the Centenary Celebrations, Volume 1|editor=Bandyopadhyay, Pramathanath|publisher=[[University of Calcutta]]|date=1957}}</ref>
In 1872 the CMS sent out the Rev. Richard Collins, the principal of the [[CMS College Kottayam|CMS Syrian College of Travancore]] to re-open the collegiate school in Kandy.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://cmscollege.ac.in/history.html | title=History }}</ref> On 18 January 1872, it was re-opened as the Trinity College and Collegiate School, with the Collins as principal <ref name="ST1">{{cite news|url=http://www.sundaytimes.lk/130818/education/trinity-kandy-has-been-looking-to-the-end-since-its-beginning-57997.html|title=Trinity, Kandy has been looking to the end since its beginning|newspaper=[[The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka)|The Sunday Times]]|last=Miranda|first=Sujitha|date=18 August 2013|access-date=14 November 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|title=The Ecclesiastical Gazette|publisher=Church of England|place=Oxford University|date=11 July 1871|volume=34|page=6}}</ref> and by the end of that year there were 120 enrolled students.<ref name="CMS"/> The school library was opened in 1875. Early in 1877 the Collegiate School name was dropped and it simply became Trinity College.<ref name="CMS"/> Rev. Collins left in 1878<ref>{{cite journal|title=The Church Missionary Review|volume=51|publisher=[[Church Missionary Society]]|date=1900|page=948}}</ref> and Thomas Dunn became acting principal of the school. In 1879 the college was affiliated with the [[University of Calcutta]].<ref>{{cite book|title=Hundred Years of the University of Calcutta: a History of the University issued in Commemoration of the Centenary Celebrations, Volume 1|editor=Bandyopadhyay, Pramathanath|publisher=[[University of Calcutta]]|date=1957}}</ref>




In 1880 the Rev. John G. Garrett was appointed as principal of the school and by the following year enrolments had increased to 238 students, with 30 boarders.<ref name="CMS"/> In 1885 Garrett had to resign due to ill health and was replaced by the Rev. Dr. E. [[Noel Hodges]], formerly the principal of the Noble High School, [[Machilipatnam]].<ref name="CMS"/> In 1889 Dr. Hodges was appointed as the [[Anglican Bishop of Travancore and Cochin]] and his post at Trinity was taken by Rev. Edward John Perry, who had been a master at [[Merchant Taylors' School, Northwood|Merchant Taylors' School]].<ref name="CMS"/><ref name="Mocavo">{{cite web|url=http://www.mocavo.com/List-of-Inscriptions-on-Tombstones-and-Monuments-in-Ceylon-of-Historical-or-Local-Interest-With-an-Obituary-of-Persons-Uncommemorated/974644/350|title=List of Inscriptions on Tombstones and Monuments in Ceylon|publisher=Mocavo|access-date=14 November 2014}}</ref> On 2 April 2, 1890, Perry was accidentally shot dead near [[Alutnuwara Town|Alutnuwara]], whilst on a visit to the [[Vedda people]] in the area.<ref name="CMS"/><ref name="Mocavo"/><ref>{{cite journal|title=The Church Missionary Review|volume=41|publisher=[[Church Missionary Society]]|date=1890|page=420}}</ref> The Rev. J. W. Fall, who was the vice-principal, became the acting principal until the arrival of the Rev. Henry Percy Napier-Clavering, in June 1890.<ref name="CMS"/> At that time Trinity had 298 students, of whom sixty-three were boarders.<ref name="CMS"/>
In 1880 the Rev. John G. Garrett was appointed as principal of the school and by the following year enrolments had increased to 238 students, with 30 boarders.<ref name="CMS"/> In 1885 Garrett had to resign due to ill health and was replaced by the Rev. Dr. E. [[Noel Hodges]], formerly the principal of the Noble High School, [[Machilipatnam]].<ref name="CMS"/> In 1889 Dr. Hodges was appointed as the [[Anglican Bishop of Travancore and Cochin]] and his post at Trinity was taken by Rev. Edward John Perry, who had been a master at [[Merchant Taylors' School, Northwood|Merchant Taylors' School]].<ref name="CMS"/><ref name="Mocavo">{{cite web|url=http://www.mocavo.com/List-of-Inscriptions-on-Tombstones-and-Monuments-in-Ceylon-of-Historical-or-Local-Interest-With-an-Obituary-of-Persons-Uncommemorated/974644/350|title=List of Inscriptions on Tombstones and Monuments in Ceylon|publisher=Mocavo|access-date=14 November 2014}}</ref> On 2 April 2, 1890, Perry was accidentally shot dead near [[Alutnuwara Town|Alutnuwara]], whilst on a visit to the [[Vedda people]] in the area.<ref name="CMS"/><ref name="Mocavo"/><ref>{{cite journal|title=The Church Missionary Review|volume=41|publisher=[[Church Missionary Society]]|date=1890|page=420}}</ref> The Rev. J. W. Fall, who was the vice-principal, became the acting principal until the arrival of the Rev. Henry Percy Napier-Clavering, in June 1890.<ref name="CMS"/> At that time Trinity had 298 students, of whom sixty-three were boarders.<ref name="CMS"/>


In August 1900 Napier-Clavering resigned to return to England and attend to family matters.<ref name="CMS"/> He was replaced by Rev. [[R. W. Ryde|Robert William Ryde]], who had previously been the vice-principal at the school from 1895 to 1899 before becoming the principal at [[St. John's College, Jaffna]].<ref name="CMS"/> Rev. Ryde held this post for a brief two years, leaving in 1902.<ref name="CMS"/> In 1902 the Rev. J. Carter became the temporary principal followed by a succession of temporary principals, including the Rev. Napier-Clavering<ref>{{cite journal|title=The Church Missionary Review|volume=54|publisher=[[Church Missionary Society]]|date=1903|page=876}}</ref> and the Rev. A. MacLulich.
In August 1900 Napier-Clavering resigned to return to England and attend to family matters.<ref name="CMS"/> He was replaced by Rev. [[R. W. Ryde|Robert William Ryde]], who had previously been the vice-principal at the school from 1895 to 1899 before becoming the principal at [[St. John's College, Jaffna]].<ref name="CMS"/> Rev. Ryde held this post for a brief two years, leaving in 1902.<ref name="CMS"/> In 1902 the Rev. J. Carter became the temporary principal followed by a succession of temporary principals, including the Rev. Napier-Clavering<ref>{{cite journal|title=The Church Missionary Review|volume=54|publisher=[[Church Missionary Society]]|date=1903|page=876}}</ref> and the Rev. A. MacLulich.


On 5 November 1904, the Rev. [[Alec Garden Fraser|Alexander Garden Fraser]] was appointed as the principal of the school.<ref name="CMS"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bodley.ox.ac.uk/dept/scwmss/wmss/online/blcas/fraser-ag.html|title=A.G. Fraser Papers|publisher=[[Bodleian Library]]|date=22 December 2011|access-date=13 November 2014}}</ref> During Fraser's tenure he transformed a provincial school into a nationally recognised institution.<ref name="ST1"/><ref>{{cite ODNB|last=Symonds|first=Richard|title=Fraser, Alexander Garden (1873–1962)|date=October 2006|doi=10.1093/ref:odnb/63453 |url=http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/63453|access-date=13 November 2014}}</ref> His educational reforms included the introduction of [[Sinhala language|Sinhalese]] and [[Tamil language|Tamil]] into the curriculum and increased its involvement in the local community.<ref>{{cite book|title=Biographical Dictionary of Christian Missions|editor-last=Anderson|editor-first=Gerald H. |publisher=Wm. B Eerdmans Publishing|date=1999|page=223|isbn=9780802846808}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.sundaytimes.lk/080907/Plus/sundaytimesplus_12.html|title=The Spirit of a School|newspaper=[[The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka)|The Sunday Times]]|last=Sadanandan|first=Renuka|date=7 September 2008|access-date=13 November 2014}}</ref> He was responsible for a number of building projects, including the [[Asgiriya Stadium]] and the [[Trinity College Chapel, Kandy|Trinity College Chapel]]. He served continuously as the principal for eighteen years until 1922, his service was only interrupted by two years when he served as an army chaplain with the [[British Expeditionary Force (World War I)|British Expeditionary Force]] in France during World War I.
On 5 November 1904, the Rev. [[Alec Garden Fraser|Alexander Garden Fraser]] was appointed as the principal of the school.<ref name="CMS"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bodley.ox.ac.uk/dept/scwmss/wmss/online/blcas/fraser-ag.html|title=A.G. Fraser Papers|publisher=[[Bodleian Library]]|date=22 December 2011|access-date=13 November 2014}}</ref> During Fraser's tenure he transformed a provincial school into a nationally recognised institution.<ref name="ST1"/><ref>{{cite ODNB|last=Symonds|first=Richard|title=Fraser, Alexander Garden (1873–1962)|date=October 2006|doi=10.1093/ref:odnb/63453 |url=http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/63453|access-date=13 November 2014}}</ref> His educational reforms included the introduction of [[Sinhala language|Sinhalese]] and [[Tamil language|Tamil]] into the curriculum and increased its involvement in the local community.<ref>{{cite book|title=Biographical Dictionary of Christian Missions|editor-last=Anderson|editor-first=Gerald H. |publisher=Wm. B Eerdmans Publishing|date=1999|page=223|isbn=9780802846808}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.sundaytimes.lk/080907/Plus/sundaytimesplus_12.html|title=The Spirit of a School|newspaper=[[The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka)|The Sunday Times]]|last=Sadanandan|first=Renuka|date=7 September 2008|access-date=13 November 2014}}</ref> He was responsible for a number of building projects, including the [[Asgiriya Stadium]] and the [[Trinity College Chapel, Kandy|Trinity College Chapel]]. He served continuously as the principal for eighteen years until 1922, his service was only interrupted by two years when he served as an army chaplain with the [[British Expeditionary Force (World War I)|British Expeditionary Force]] in France during World War I.
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The school was headed from 1925 to 1935 by Canon [[John McLeod Campbell (priest)|John McLeod Campbell]]<ref>{{cite book |title=The World Missionary Conference, Edinburgh, 1910|url=https://archive.org/details/worldmissionary00stan|url-access=limited|publisher=Wm. B Eerdmans Publishing|last=Stanley|first =Brian|date=2009|page=[https://archive.org/details/worldmissionary00stan/page/6 6]|isbn=9780802863607}}</ref> (who later served as chaplain to the Royal Family). McLeod Campbell retired in 1935<ref>{{cite journal |title=Journal of Education|volume=66|publisher=Oxford University Press|date=October 1934}}</ref> and was replaced by Rev. [[Robert Stopford]]. Stopford was the last English-born principal of the school,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://archives.dailynews.lk/2004/08/12/fea06.html|title=Whither Trinity College in new century?|newspaper=[[Daily News (Sri Lanka)|Daily News]]|last=Pilimatalavuva|first=Ananda|date=12 August 2004|access-date=3 December 2014}}</ref> remaining in the position for five years. He later became [[Bishop of London]]. During his tenure, the college hall was gifted by a former student, [[De Soysa Stadium#History|A. H. T. De Soysa]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thesundayleader.lk/2010/07/18/in-appreciation-of-trinity/|title=In Appreciation Of Trinity|last=Ratwatte|first=Kanchana|newspaper=[[The Sunday Leader]]|date=18 July 2010|access-date=10 December 2014}}</ref><ref>[https://www.trinitycollege.lk/2019/03/25/albert-hildebrand-theodore-de-soysa-130th-birth-anniversary-of-one-of-trinitys-great-benefactors/ Albert Hildebrand Theodore De Soysa – 130th birth anniversary of one of Trinity's great benefactors (Official Website)], Retrieved 3 April 2019</ref> In 1940 the [[Church Missionary Society]] handed control of the school to an independent board of governors.
The school was headed from 1925 to 1935 by Canon [[John McLeod Campbell (priest)|John McLeod Campbell]]<ref>{{cite book |title=The World Missionary Conference, Edinburgh, 1910|url=https://archive.org/details/worldmissionary00stan|url-access=limited|publisher=Wm. B Eerdmans Publishing|last=Stanley|first =Brian|date=2009|page=[https://archive.org/details/worldmissionary00stan/page/6 6]|isbn=9780802863607}}</ref> (who later served as chaplain to the Royal Family). McLeod Campbell retired in 1935<ref>{{cite journal |title=Journal of Education|volume=66|publisher=Oxford University Press|date=October 1934}}</ref> and was replaced by Rev. [[Robert Stopford]]. Stopford was the last English-born principal of the school,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://archives.dailynews.lk/2004/08/12/fea06.html|title=Whither Trinity College in new century?|newspaper=[[Daily News (Sri Lanka)|Daily News]]|last=Pilimatalavuva|first=Ananda|date=12 August 2004|access-date=3 December 2014}}</ref> remaining in the position for five years. He later became [[Bishop of London]]. During his tenure, the college hall was gifted by a former student, [[De Soysa Stadium#History|A. H. T. De Soysa]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thesundayleader.lk/2010/07/18/in-appreciation-of-trinity/|title=In Appreciation Of Trinity|last=Ratwatte|first=Kanchana|newspaper=[[The Sunday Leader]]|date=18 July 2010|access-date=10 December 2014}}</ref><ref>[https://www.trinitycollege.lk/2019/03/25/albert-hildebrand-theodore-de-soysa-130th-birth-anniversary-of-one-of-trinitys-great-benefactors/ Albert Hildebrand Theodore De Soysa – 130th birth anniversary of one of Trinity's great benefactors (Official Website)], Retrieved 3 April 2019</ref> In 1940 the [[Church Missionary Society]] handed control of the school to an independent board of governors.


The board's first appointment was C. E. Simithraaratchy, the first old boy and Ceylonese-born principal, who ran the school from 1941 until 1951, including the [[World War II|Second World War]] years. His successor was Norman Sydney Walter, from 1952 to 1957. Walter returned to England and later became the headmaster of [[Loughborough Grammar School]].<ref>{{cite journal|title=Ferguson's Ceylon Directory|author=Ferguson, Alistair Mackenzie|volume=110-112|publisher=Associated Newspapers of Ceylon Limited|date=1968|page=255}}</ref> The responsibility for the school was then passed onto Cedric James Oorloff (formerly the principal of [[Wesley College, Colombo]])<ref>{{cite book|title=The Church of Ceylon: A History, 1945-1995|editor=Medis, Frederick|publisher=Diocese of Colombo|date=1995|page=xx}}</ref> between 1957 and 1968.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://island.lk/index.php?page_cat=article-details&page=article-details&code_title=95323|title=Cedric James Oorloff – A tribute to a great educationist of the 20th Century|newspaper=[[The Island (Sri Lanka)|The Island]]|date=4 January 2014|last=Amerasekera|first=Dr. Nihal D.|access-date=3 December 2014}}</ref> In 1968 E. Lionel Fernando became the second former student to be appointed as the school's principal. His tenure ran for nine years, until 1977. At which time W. G. Wickremasinghe (the principal of [[Carey College, Colombo]]) was appointed as principal of the school.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.sundaytimes.lk/140601/plus/appreciations-4-100780.html|newspaper=[[The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka)|The Sunday Times]]|title=Appreciation – Wickremasinghe|last=Jayaratne|first=Bandulla|date=4 June 2014}}</ref> He was followed by Lt. Col. Leonard M. De Alwis in 1988 who was responsible for the [[Pallekele]] Rugby Stadium.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sundaytimes.lk/100725/Plus/plus_12.html|title=A salute from one old Trinitian to another|newspaper=[[The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka)|The Sunday Times]]|last=Ratnayake|first=Ranjit|date=2010|access-date=20 January 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://archives.dailynews.lk/2006/09/23/spo10.asp|title=Hemaka Amarasuriya – an amiable Sports Celebrity|newspaper=[[The Daily News (Sri Lanka)|The Daily News]]|last=De Joodt|first=Ken|date=2006|access-date=20 January 2015}}</ref> He administered the school until 1998 and resigned to take on the role as the inaugural principal of Springfield College, Kandy.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.sundaytimes.lk/020818/bus/5.html|title=Quality education with a warm touch|newspaper=[[The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka)|The Sunday Times]]|date=2003}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.colombotelegraph.com/index.php/perched-on-their-pinnacles-of-triumph/|title=Perched On Their Pinnacles Of Triumph|last=Ratwatte|first=Charitha|newspaper=[[Colombo Telegraph]]|date=29 January 2013|access-date=10 December 2014}}</ref> De Alwis was succeeded by Warren Ranjithan Breckenridge. Breckenridge was a former student at Trinity and a professor of zoology at Peradeniya University, a post he held until 1998 when he was appointed the principal of Trinity.<ref>{{cite news|title=Breck did justly, loved mercy and walking|url=http://www.sundaytimes.lk/090913/Plus/plus_07.html|newspaper=[[The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka)|The Sunday Times]]|last=Abeyesekera|first=Ranjan|date=13 September 2009|access-date=3 December 2014}}</ref> Following Breckenridge's retirement the college in 2003 appointed Roderick Gilbert as the school's principal.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://archives.dailynews.lk/2003/12/18/letters.html|title=Trinity gets new Principal|newspaper=[[The Daily News (Sri Lanka)|The Daily News]]|last=De Alwis|first=Sharm|date=18 December 2003|access-date=20 January 2015}}</ref> Gilbert, an Indian-born Englishman, who was previously the principal at the [[Hebron School]] in [[Ootacamund]], India.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hebronooty.org/hebron/index.php?option=com_k2&view=item&id=207:2012ukreunionreport&Itemid=51|title=UK 2012 Reunion Report|publisher=Hebron School|date=2012|access-date=20 January 2015}}</ref> [[Brigadier|Brig]]. Udaya Aryaratne <ref>{{cite web|url=http://archives.dailynews.lk/2012/07/21/spo27.asp|title=Trinity Principal a great performer|newspaper=[[The Daily News (Sri Lanka)|The Daily News]]|last=Marikar|first=Hafiz|date=2012|access-date=20 January 2015}}</ref> was the principal from 2008 to 2015 and was succeeded by former vice principal Colin B. Ratnayake, as the acting principal until the appointment of Andrew Fowler-Watt in 2016.
The board's first appointment was C. E. Simithraaratchy, the first old boy and Ceylonese-born principal, who ran the school from 1941 until 1951, including the [[World War II|Second World War]] years. His successor was Norman Sydney Walter, from 1952 to 1957. Walter returned to England and later became the headmaster of [[Loughborough Grammar School]].<ref>{{cite journal|title=Ferguson's Ceylon Directory|author=Ferguson, Alistair Mackenzie|volume=110-112|publisher=Associated Newspapers of Ceylon Limited|date=1968|page=255}}</ref> The responsibility for the school was then passed onto Cedric James Oorloff (formerly the principal of [[Wesley College, Colombo]])<ref>{{cite book|title=The Church of Ceylon: A History, 1945-1995|editor=Medis, Frederick|publisher=Diocese of Colombo|date=1995|page=xx}}</ref> between 1957 and 1968.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://island.lk/index.php?page_cat=article-details&page=article-details&code_title=95323|title=Cedric James Oorloff – A tribute to a great educationist of the 20th Century|newspaper=[[The Island (Sri Lanka)|The Island]]|date=4 January 2014|last=Amerasekera|first=Dr. Nihal D.|access-date=3 December 2014}}</ref> In 1968 E. Lionel Fernando became the second former student to be appointed as the school's principal. His tenure ran for nine years, until 1977. At which time W. G. Wickremasinghe (the principal of [[Carey College, Colombo]]) was appointed as principal of the school.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.sundaytimes.lk/140601/plus/appreciations-4-100780.html|newspaper=[[The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka)|The Sunday Times]]|title=Appreciation – Wickremasinghe|last=Jayaratne|first=Bandulla|date=4 June 2014}}</ref> He was followed by Lt. Col. Leonard M. De Alwis in 1988 who was responsible for the [[Pallekele]] Rugby Stadium.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sundaytimes.lk/100725/Plus/plus_12.html|title=A salute from one old Trinitian to another|newspaper=[[The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka)|The Sunday Times]]|last=Ratnayake|first=Ranjit|date=2010|access-date=20 January 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://archives.dailynews.lk/2006/09/23/spo10.asp|title=Hemaka Amarasuriya – an amiable Sports Celebrity|newspaper=[[The Daily News (Sri Lanka)|The Daily News]]|last=De Joodt|first=Ken|date=2006|access-date=20 January 2015}}</ref> He administered the school until 1998 and resigned to take on the role as the inaugural principal of Springfield College, Kandy.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.sundaytimes.lk/020818/bus/5.html|title=Quality education with a warm touch|newspaper=[[The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka)|The Sunday Times]]|date=2003}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.colombotelegraph.com/index.php/perched-on-their-pinnacles-of-triumph/|title=Perched On Their Pinnacles Of Triumph|last=Ratwatte|first=Charitha|newspaper=[[Colombo Telegraph]]|date=29 January 2013|access-date=10 December 2014}}</ref> De Alwis was succeeded by Warren Ranjithan Breckenridge. Breckenridge was a former student at Trinity and a professor of zoology at Peradeniya University, a post he held until 1998 when he was appointed the principal of Trinity.<ref>{{cite news|title=Breck did justly, loved mercy and walking|url=http://www.sundaytimes.lk/090913/Plus/plus_07.html|newspaper=[[The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka)|The Sunday Times]]|last=Abeyesekera|first=Ranjan|date=13 September 2009|access-date=3 December 2014}}</ref> Following Breckenridge's retirement the college in 2003 appointed Roderick Gilbert as the school's principal.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://archives.dailynews.lk/2003/12/18/letters.html|title=Trinity gets new Principal|newspaper=[[The Daily News (Sri Lanka)|The Daily News]]|last=De Alwis|first=Sharm|date=18 December 2003|access-date=20 January 2015}}</ref> Gilbert, an Indian-born Englishman, who was previously the principal at the [[Hebron School]] in [[Ootacamund]], India.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hebronooty.org/hebron/index.php?option=com_k2&view=item&id=207:2012ukreunionreport&Itemid=51|title=UK 2012 Reunion Report|publisher=Hebron School|date=2012|access-date=20 January 2015}}</ref> [[Brigadier|Brig]]. Udaya Aryaratne <ref>{{cite web|url=http://archives.dailynews.lk/2012/07/21/spo27.asp|title=Trinity Principal a great performer|newspaper=[[The Daily News (Sri Lanka)|The Daily News]]|last=Marikar|first=Hafiz|date=2012|access-date=20 January 2015}}</ref> was the principal from 2008 to 2015 and was succeeded by former vice principal Colin B. Ratnayake, as the acting principal until the appointment of Andrew Fowler-Watt in 2016.


Rev. Fr. Araliya Jayasundara OSB assumed the role of principal, succeeding Andrew Fowler-Watt, effective from 1 October 2020<ref name="P2020">{{cite web |url=https://trinitycollege.lk/2020/08/24/appointment-of-principal/ |title=Appointment of Principal |publisher=[[Trinity College, Kandy|Trinity College]] |last=Rt. Rev. Canagasabey |first=Dhiloraj |date=24 August 2020 |accessdate=29 February 2024 |archive-date=12 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231012035947/https://trinitycollege.lk/2020/08/24/appointment-of-principal/ |url-status=live}}</ref>
Rev. Fr. Araliya Jayasundara OSB assumed the role of principal, succeeding Andrew Fowler-Watt, effective from 1 October 2020<ref name="P2020">{{cite web |url=https://trinitycollege.lk/2020/08/24/appointment-of-principal/ |title=Appointment of Principal |publisher=Trinity College |last=Rt. Rev. Canagasabey |first=Dhiloraj |date=24 August 2020 |accessdate=29 February 2024 |archive-date=12 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231012035947/https://trinitycollege.lk/2020/08/24/appointment-of-principal/ |url-status=live}}</ref>


==World War I==
==World War I==
[[File:The unveiling of the monument.jpg|The Ceremonial unveiling by the Governor in 1919|right|thumb]]
[[File:The unveiling of the monument.jpg|The Ceremonial unveiling by the Governor in 1919|right|thumb]]
Trinity College and two other English missionary schools, namely [[S. Thomas' College, Mount Lavinia]] and [[Kingswood College, Kandy]], and the state school [[Royal College, Colombo]], had students who served in the first world war. Among the Trinitians, Aelian Perera was awarded a [[Commission (document)|commission]] with the [[Durham Light Infantry]] and J. W. S. Bartholomeusz received the [[Croix de Guerre]] of the first class for his valour.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.ft.lk/Columnists/world-war-i-the-great-war-centenary-2/4-332714 | title=World War I: The Great War centenary &#124; Daily FT }}</ref>
Trinity College and two other English missionary schools, namely [[S. Thomas' College, Mount Lavinia]] and [[Kingswood College, Kandy]], and the state school [[Royal College, Colombo]], had students who served in the first world war. Among the Trinitians, Aelian Perera was awarded a [[Commission (document)|commission]] with the [[Durham Light Infantry]] and J. W. S. Bartholomeusz received the [[Croix de Guerre]] of the first class for his valour.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.ft.lk/Columnists/world-war-i-the-great-war-centenary-2/4-332714 | title=World War I: The Great War centenary &#124; Daily FT }}</ref>


The World War I memorial of a German machine gun stands overlooking the quadrangle in front of the Alison house. The memorial is based on traditional [[Architecture of Sri Lanka|Sri Lankan architecture]] and was unveiled on behalf of [[George V|King George V]] on 16 October 1919 by [[William Manning (colonial administrator)|Sir William Henry Manning]], the [[Governors of British Ceylon|Governor of Ceylon]].<ref name="King's gift"/> The memorial commemorates the service of 65 former students and staff from Trinity, including principal, [[Alec Garden Fraser|Rev. A. G. Fraser]], who fought in the First World War.
The World War I memorial of a German machine gun stands overlooking the quadrangle in front of the Alison house. The memorial is based on traditional [[Architecture of Sri Lanka|Sri Lankan architecture]] and was unveiled on behalf of [[George V|King George V]] on 16 October 1919 by [[William Manning (colonial administrator)|Sir William Henry Manning]], the [[Governors of British Ceylon|Governor of Ceylon]].<ref name="King's gift"/> The memorial commemorates the service of 65 former students and staff from Trinity, including principal, [[Alec Garden Fraser|Rev. A. G. Fraser]], who fought in the First World War.


The Governor in his commendatory tribute stated:
The Governor in his commendatory tribute stated:
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==School song and hymn==
==School song and hymn==
The school song, "The Best School of All", was adapted from a poem composed by [[Sir Henry Newbolt]] in 1889 as a song for Old Boys of [[Clifton College, Bristol|Clifton College in Bristol]] - his alma mater. The tune of the school song was composed by [[Lawrence Arthur Adamson]], headmaster of [[Wesley College, Melbourne]] in 1907.<ref>{{cite book|title=Democracy, Sovereignty and Terror: Lakshman Kadirgamar on the Foundations of International Order|editor=Roberts, Adam|publisher=I.B.Tauris|date=2012|page=15|isbn=9781848853072}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.island.lk/index.php?page_cat=article-details&page=article-details&code_title=37677|title=Play up! Play up! And play the game!|last=Ladduwahetty|first=Ravi|newspaper=[[The Island (Sri Lanka)|The Island]]|date=25 October 2011|access-date=24 September 2014}}</ref>
The school song, "The Best School of All", was adapted from a poem composed by [[Sir Henry Newbolt]] in 1889 as a song for Old Boys of [[Clifton College, Bristol|Clifton College in Bristol]] - his alma mater. The tune of the school song was composed by [[Lawrence Arthur Adamson]], headmaster of [[Wesley College, Melbourne]] in 1907.<ref>{{cite book|title=Democracy, Sovereignty and Terror: Lakshman Kadirgamar on the Foundations of International Order|editor=Roberts, Adam|publisher=I.B.Tauris|date=2012|page=15|isbn=9781848853072}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.island.lk/index.php?page_cat=article-details&page=article-details&code_title=37677|title=Play up! Play up! And play the game!|last=Ladduwahetty|first=Ravi|newspaper=[[The Island (Sri Lanka)|The Island]]|date=25 October 2011|access-date=24 September 2014}}</ref>


The words of the school [[hymn]] were composed by [[W. S. Senior|Walter Stanley Senior]] and is sung to the hymn tune, "Bishopgarth" composed by [[Arthur Sullivan]] for the [[Golden Jubilee of Queen Victoria]]. Senior was the vice-principal at the college for ten years (1906–1916), he also deputised as acting principal for a short period in the absence of Alexander Fraser.<ref>{{cite book|title=Encyclopedia of Sri Lanka|author=Gunawardena, Charles A.|publisher=Sterling Publishers|date=2005|page=329|isbn=9781932705485}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=W. S. Senior and "The Call of Lanka"|newspaper=[[Daily News (Sri Lanka)|Daily News]]|url=http://archives.dailynews.lk/2003/02/22/fea07.html|date=22 February 2003|last=Schokman|first=Derrick|access-date=24 September 2014}}</ref>
The words of the school [[hymn]] were composed by [[W. S. Senior|Walter Stanley Senior]] and is sung to the hymn tune, "Bishopgarth" composed by [[Arthur Sullivan]] for the [[Golden Jubilee of Queen Victoria]]. Senior was the vice-principal at the college for ten years (1906–1916), he also deputised as acting principal for a short period in the absence of Alexander Fraser.<ref>{{cite book|title=Encyclopedia of Sri Lanka|author=Gunawardena, Charles A.|publisher=Sterling Publishers|date=2005|page=329|isbn=9781932705485}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=W. S. Senior and "The Call of Lanka"|newspaper=[[Daily News (Sri Lanka)|Daily News]]|url=http://archives.dailynews.lk/2003/02/22/fea07.html|date=22 February 2003|last=Schokman|first=Derrick|access-date=24 September 2014}}</ref>
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Often, well to do parents from all around [[British Ceylon|Ceylon]], the [[British Empire]], and the world sent their children to the Trinity boarding. Royal families in [[Protectorate of Uganda|Uganda]], [[Gold Coast (British colony)|Gold Coast (Ghana)]], [[Brunei]] and [[Maldives]], to respectable communities in China and the Middle East, boarded their children at Trinity in the days of old.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://oldtrinitywebsite.com/boarding-house-system/ | title=Boarding System &#124; Trinity College Kandy Official Website }}</ref>
Often, well to do parents from all around [[British Ceylon|Ceylon]], the [[British Empire]], and the world sent their children to the Trinity boarding. Royal families in [[Protectorate of Uganda|Uganda]], [[Gold Coast (British colony)|Gold Coast (Ghana)]], [[Brunei]] and [[Maldives]], to respectable communities in China and the Middle East, boarded their children at Trinity in the days of old.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://oldtrinitywebsite.com/boarding-house-system/ | title=Boarding System &#124; Trinity College Kandy Official Website }}</ref>
The senior school students are divided into five [[House system|houses]]. Their names are derived from past principals and teachers of the college. There are three boarding houses, however, due to low numbers of boarders they collectively compete as the Central Boarding House.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.dailynews.lk/?q=sports/simitharachchi-house-athletic-champions-trinity|title=Simitharachchi House – Athletic Champions of Trinity|newspaper=[[Daily News (Sri Lanka)|Daily News]]|last=Jayasundara|first=Upananda|date=3 March 2014|access-date=13 November 2014}}</ref> The houses are led by House Captains, competing in all major games to win the inter-house competitions.
The senior school students are divided into five [[House system|houses]]. Their names are derived from past principals and teachers of the college. There are three boarding houses, however, due to low numbers of boarders they collectively compete as the Central Boarding House.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.dailynews.lk/?q=sports/simitharachchi-house-athletic-champions-trinity|title=Simitharachchi House – Athletic Champions of Trinity|newspaper=[[Daily News (Sri Lanka)|Daily News]]|last=Jayasundara|first=Upananda|date=3 March 2014|access-date=13 November 2014}}</ref> The houses are led by House Captains, competing in all major games to win the inter-house competitions.

===Central Boarding House===
===Central Boarding House===
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* Colours: Black and Yellow
* Colours: Black and Yellow
* Ryde House got opened as the 3rd boarding house of Trinity in 1911, during the tenure of [[Alec Garden Fraser|Alexander Garden Fraser]]. Ryde house got named after [[R. W. Ryde|Robert William Ryde]] - the sixth principal of Trinity College.
* Ryde House got opened as the 3rd boarding house of Trinity in 1911, during the tenure of [[Alec Garden Fraser|Alexander Garden Fraser]]. Ryde house got named after [[R. W. Ryde|Robert William Ryde]] - the sixth principal of Trinity College.


===Houses of Day Scholars===
===Houses of Day Scholars===
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The junior boarding accommodates students from Grades 4 to 7.
The junior boarding accommodates students from Grades 4 to 7.
In the past, 5-year-olds got housed in the matron’s dormitory from where they went to the Junior School Boarding Houses, named after former principals Collins, Hodges and Perry. Between the junior and senior houses, the boarders got housed in a dormitory referred to as Squealary, which got further divided into Junior, Senior and Super. And within these houses, they had separate sections named after three well-known British Public Schools, [[Eton College|Eton]], [[Harrow School|Harrow]] and [[Rugby School|Rugby]]. Currently, the boarding does not issue admission to students below fourth grade.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://trinitycollege.lk/portfolio/boarding-houses/ | title=The Boarding Houses of Trinity &#124; Trinity College Kandy - Respice Finem | date=24 November 2020 }}</ref>
In the past, 5-year-olds got housed in the matron’s dormitory from where they went to the Junior School Boarding Houses, named after former principals Collins, Hodges and Perry. Between the junior and senior houses, the boarders got housed in a dormitory referred to as Squealary, which got further divided into Junior, Senior and Super. And within these houses, they had separate sections named after three well-known British Public Schools, [[Eton College|Eton]], [[Harrow School|Harrow]] and [[Rugby School|Rugby]]. Currently, the boarding does not issue admission to students below fourth grade.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://trinitycollege.lk/portfolio/boarding-houses/ | title=The Boarding Houses of Trinity &#124; Trinity College Kandy - Respice Finem | date=24 November 2020 }}</ref>


==Alumni==
==Alumni==
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During the 3rd rendition of the Annual Fraser Memorial Oration on 12 February 2024, ''The Trinity Story 1872 – 2022'', a book providing a narrative of the life and times of Trinity as envisioned by the founding fathers and spanning 150 years, was launched. The first copy was presented to the principal.
During the 3rd rendition of the Annual Fraser Memorial Oration on 12 February 2024, ''The Trinity Story 1872 – 2022'', a book providing a narrative of the life and times of Trinity as envisioned by the founding fathers and spanning 150 years, was launched. The first copy was presented to the principal.


Furthermore, the Trinity Digital History website ([https://history.trinitycollege.lk/home| Trinity Digital History]) was also launched. This website serves as a comprehensive digital archive of Trinity’s historical records spanning from 1872 onwards.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://trinitycollege.lk/2024/02/12/fraser-memorial-oration-2024-brightened-with-groundbreaking-trinity-history-project/|title=Fraser-Memorial Oration 2024 brightened with groundbreaking Trinity History Project|publisher=[[Trinity College, Kandy|Trinity College]]|last=Pathiraja|first=Nimuthu|date=12 February 2024|accessdate=28 February 2024|archive-date=28 February 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240228174513/https://trinitycollege.lk/2024/02/12/fraser-memorial-oration-2024-brightened-with-groundbreaking-trinity-history-project/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1= |first1= |author1-link= |title= LIVE: 3rd Annual Fraser Memorial Oration & Launch of the Trinity History Project |url= https://www.youtube.com/live/KLwFGO5oCDk?si=PBhhRADUlYNbHqxK |website=youtube.com |publisher=[[Trinity College, Kandy|Trinity College Kandy]] |language=en |format=video |date=12 February 2024}}</ref>
Furthermore, the Trinity Digital History website ([https://history.trinitycollege.lk/home Trinity Digital History]) was also launched. This website serves as a comprehensive digital archive of Trinity’s historical records spanning from 1872 onwards.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://trinitycollege.lk/2024/02/12/fraser-memorial-oration-2024-brightened-with-groundbreaking-trinity-history-project/|title=Fraser-Memorial Oration 2024 brightened with groundbreaking Trinity History Project|publisher=Trinity College|last=Pathiraja|first=Nimuthu|date=12 February 2024|accessdate=28 February 2024|archive-date=28 February 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240228174513/https://trinitycollege.lk/2024/02/12/fraser-memorial-oration-2024-brightened-with-groundbreaking-trinity-history-project/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1= |first1= |author1-link= |title= LIVE: 3rd Annual Fraser Memorial Oration & Launch of the Trinity History Project |url= https://www.youtube.com/live/KLwFGO5oCDk?si=PBhhRADUlYNbHqxK |website=youtube.com |publisher=Trinity College Kandy |language=en |format=video |date=12 February 2024}}</ref>


==See also==
==See also==

Revision as of 22:29, 3 March 2024

Trinity College, Kandy.
College Flag
Location
Map
262, D.S. Senanyake Veediya,

Kandy
,
Central Province,

Sri Lanka
Information
Former namesKandy Collegiate School
TypeIndependent Private
MottoTemplate:Lang-la
"Look to the End"
Religious affiliation(s)Christianity
DenominationAnglican
Established17 January 1872; 152 years ago (17 January 1872)
FounderJohn Ireland Jones
Chairman of the GovernorsDushantha Lakshman Rodrigo
PrincipalAraliya Jayasundara
ChaplainShelton Daniel
Grades1 - 14
GenderMale
Age6 to 19
Enrollment3,500
Education systemNational Education System
Pearson Edexcel
LanguageEnglish, Sinhala, Tamil
Hours in school day07:30 - 14:20
Campus typeSuburban
Colour(s)Trinity red, Trinity gold and Trinity blue[1]
     
SongThe Best School of All
YearbookThe Trinitian
AffiliationAnglican Church of Ceylon
Former pupilsOld Trinitians
WebsiteTrinity College

Trinity College, Kandy (Template:Lang-si, Template:Lang-ta) is an independent Anglican day and boarding school for boys located in Kandy, Sri Lanka. It was founded in 1872 by British Anglican missionaries of the Church Missionary Society, modelled on British Public school tradition.[2] Trinity offers primary and secondary education, and is a leading private school in Sri Lanka managed by the Anglican Church of Ceylon.[3][4]

History

Rev. J. Ireland Jones (1857-1860), founder of the Kandy Collegiate School
Rev. Richard Collins (1872-1878), founder of Trinity College

In 1857 the local Anglican community in Kandy urged the Church Mission Society (CMS) to establish a school for boys in the area.[5] On 16 October 1857 the Rev. John Ireland Jones arrived from England, establishing the Kandy Collegiate School.[6][7] The school operated for approximately six years.[7]

In 1872 the CMS sent out the Rev. Richard Collins, the principal of the CMS Syrian College of Travancore to re-open the collegiate school in Kandy.[8] On 18 January 1872, it was re-opened as the Trinity College and Collegiate School, with the Collins as principal [9][10] and by the end of that year there were 120 enrolled students.[7] The school library was opened in 1875. Early in 1877 the Collegiate School name was dropped and it simply became Trinity College.[7] Rev. Collins left in 1878[11] and Thomas Dunn became acting principal of the school. In 1879 the college was affiliated with the University of Calcutta.[12]

In 1880 the Rev. John G. Garrett was appointed as principal of the school and by the following year enrolments had increased to 238 students, with 30 boarders.[7] In 1885 Garrett had to resign due to ill health and was replaced by the Rev. Dr. E. Noel Hodges, formerly the principal of the Noble High School, Machilipatnam.[7] In 1889 Dr. Hodges was appointed as the Anglican Bishop of Travancore and Cochin and his post at Trinity was taken by Rev. Edward John Perry, who had been a master at Merchant Taylors' School.[7][13] On 2 April 2, 1890, Perry was accidentally shot dead near Alutnuwara, whilst on a visit to the Vedda people in the area.[7][13][14] The Rev. J. W. Fall, who was the vice-principal, became the acting principal until the arrival of the Rev. Henry Percy Napier-Clavering, in June 1890.[7] At that time Trinity had 298 students, of whom sixty-three were boarders.[7]

In August 1900 Napier-Clavering resigned to return to England and attend to family matters.[7] He was replaced by Rev. Robert William Ryde, who had previously been the vice-principal at the school from 1895 to 1899 before becoming the principal at St. John's College, Jaffna.[7] Rev. Ryde held this post for a brief two years, leaving in 1902.[7] In 1902 the Rev. J. Carter became the temporary principal followed by a succession of temporary principals, including the Rev. Napier-Clavering[15] and the Rev. A. MacLulich.

On 5 November 1904, the Rev. Alexander Garden Fraser was appointed as the principal of the school.[7][16] During Fraser's tenure he transformed a provincial school into a nationally recognised institution.[9][17] His educational reforms included the introduction of Sinhalese and Tamil into the curriculum and increased its involvement in the local community.[18][19] He was responsible for a number of building projects, including the Asgiriya Stadium and the Trinity College Chapel. He served continuously as the principal for eighteen years until 1922, his service was only interrupted by two years when he served as an army chaplain with the British Expeditionary Force in France during World War I.

The school was headed from 1925 to 1935 by Canon John McLeod Campbell[20] (who later served as chaplain to the Royal Family). McLeod Campbell retired in 1935[21] and was replaced by Rev. Robert Stopford. Stopford was the last English-born principal of the school,[22] remaining in the position for five years. He later became Bishop of London. During his tenure, the college hall was gifted by a former student, A. H. T. De Soysa.[23][24] In 1940 the Church Missionary Society handed control of the school to an independent board of governors.

The board's first appointment was C. E. Simithraaratchy, the first old boy and Ceylonese-born principal, who ran the school from 1941 until 1951, including the Second World War years. His successor was Norman Sydney Walter, from 1952 to 1957. Walter returned to England and later became the headmaster of Loughborough Grammar School.[25] The responsibility for the school was then passed onto Cedric James Oorloff (formerly the principal of Wesley College, Colombo)[26] between 1957 and 1968.[27] In 1968 E. Lionel Fernando became the second former student to be appointed as the school's principal. His tenure ran for nine years, until 1977. At which time W. G. Wickremasinghe (the principal of Carey College, Colombo) was appointed as principal of the school.[28] He was followed by Lt. Col. Leonard M. De Alwis in 1988 who was responsible for the Pallekele Rugby Stadium.[29][30] He administered the school until 1998 and resigned to take on the role as the inaugural principal of Springfield College, Kandy.[31][32] De Alwis was succeeded by Warren Ranjithan Breckenridge. Breckenridge was a former student at Trinity and a professor of zoology at Peradeniya University, a post he held until 1998 when he was appointed the principal of Trinity.[33] Following Breckenridge's retirement the college in 2003 appointed Roderick Gilbert as the school's principal.[34] Gilbert, an Indian-born Englishman, who was previously the principal at the Hebron School in Ootacamund, India.[35] Brig. Udaya Aryaratne [36] was the principal from 2008 to 2015 and was succeeded by former vice principal Colin B. Ratnayake, as the acting principal until the appointment of Andrew Fowler-Watt in 2016.

Rev. Fr. Araliya Jayasundara OSB assumed the role of principal, succeeding Andrew Fowler-Watt, effective from 1 October 2020[37]

World War I

The Ceremonial unveiling by the Governor in 1919

Trinity College and two other English missionary schools, namely S. Thomas' College, Mount Lavinia and Kingswood College, Kandy, and the state school Royal College, Colombo, had students who served in the first world war. Among the Trinitians, Aelian Perera was awarded a commission with the Durham Light Infantry and J. W. S. Bartholomeusz received the Croix de Guerre of the first class for his valour.[38]

The World War I memorial of a German machine gun stands overlooking the quadrangle in front of the Alison house. The memorial is based on traditional Sri Lankan architecture and was unveiled on behalf of King George V on 16 October 1919 by Sir William Henry Manning, the Governor of Ceylon.[39] The memorial commemorates the service of 65 former students and staff from Trinity, including principal, Rev. A. G. Fraser, who fought in the First World War.

The Governor in his commendatory tribute stated:

“To me, Trinity College has a record and a Roll of Honour of which it may be justly proud. I find that 65 masters, men and boys gave their services overseas during the war and of these 65, there were no fewer than 33 casualties – 13 killed, 18 wounded, and two taken prisoner by the Germans. Now that is 50% of the number that proceeded to the battlefront. It is a record, I repeat again of which Trinity College may well be proud of – a record, I am sure you will agree with me, which any battalion, any regiment, any unit of His Majesty’s service would be proud of.”[39]

The centre of the memorial is a Maschinengewehr 08, which was captured from an enemy encampment. The machine gun was the first noteworthy war trophy gifted by the King to Ceylon. Trinity was the first school outside the United Kingdom to be so honoured.[39]

Principals of Trinity

Principals of Trinity College, Kandy.
Portrait Name From To Special Notes
The Kandy Collegiate School
John Ireland Jones[nb 1], MA (Trinity College, Dublin) 1860 1872 Founder of The Kandy Collegiate School
Trinity College, Kandy.
Richard Collins MA (Cantab) 1872 1878 First Principal of Trinity College
John G. Garrett MA (Trinity College, Dublin) 1880 1886
Edward Noel Hodges, MA (Oxon), DD 1886 1889 Bishop Emeritus of Travancore and Cochin
Edward John Perry[nb 2], MA (Oxon) 1889 1890[nb 3]
Henry Percy Napier-Clavering, MA (Cantab) 1890 1900
Robert William Ryde, MA (Cantab) 1900 1902[nb 4]
Alexander Garden Fraser, MA (Oxon), CBE 1904 1924
John McLeod Campbell, MA (Oxon), MC, DD 1924 1935 Honorary Chaplain to the Queen

Chaplain to the Speaker of the House of Commons

Robert Stopford, MA (Oxon), DD (Lond), KCVO, CBE 1935 1941 Honorary Chaplain to the Queen (1952-1955)

Bishop Emeritus of Peterborough (1956-1961)

Bishop Emeritus of London (1961-1973)

Dean of Her Majesty's Chapels Royal (1961-1973)

Bishop Emeritus of Bermuda - 1976

C. E. Simithraaratchy[nb 5], BSc (Cey.) 1941 1951 First Ceylonese and Old Boy
Norman Sydney Walter, MA (Oxon) 1951 1957
Cedric James Oorloff, BA (Lond), CCS 1957 1968
E. Lionel Fernando, BA (Cey.) 1968 1977
W. G. Wickremasinghe, MA (Oxon), DD 1978 1988 Former President, Sri Lanka Baptist Sangamaya
Leonard M. De Alwis, MA (Hull) 1988 1998
Warren Ranjithan Breckenridge, BSc (Cey.), PhD (McGill) 1998 2003
Roderick Gilbert, B.Ed. (Lond) 2004 2008[nb 6]
File:Brig. Udaya Aryaratne.png
 W. Gamini Kumara Udaya Aryaratne [nb 7] [nb 8], B.Tech. (CME, Pune) 2014 2015
File:Andrew Fowler Watt.jpg
 Andrew Fowler-Watt, MA (Cantab) 2016 2020[43]
File:Fr. Araliya Jayasundara OSB.jpg
 Araliya Jayasundara OSB, MSc, MA (Pera), MPhil, SLPS[37] 2020 present

School song and hymn

The school song, "The Best School of All", was adapted from a poem composed by Sir Henry Newbolt in 1889 as a song for Old Boys of Clifton College in Bristol - his alma mater. The tune of the school song was composed by Lawrence Arthur Adamson, headmaster of Wesley College, Melbourne in 1907.[44][45]

The words of the school hymn were composed by Walter Stanley Senior and is sung to the hymn tune, "Bishopgarth" composed by Arthur Sullivan for the Golden Jubilee of Queen Victoria. Senior was the vice-principal at the college for ten years (1906–1916), he also deputised as acting principal for a short period in the absence of Alexander Fraser.[46][47]

College crest

Coat of arms of
Notes
The Crest was designed in 1912 by the school's vice-principal, Rev. Lewis John Gaster, who was a qualified architect and draughtsman. It first appeared in the debut of the school's magazine, published in 1921.
Adopted
1922
Motto
Respice finem
Latin – "Look to the End"
Symbolism
The Red Cross:- Depicts the identity of Trinity as a Christian school and represents the Church missionary society and the Anglican church through which the school was built.

The three crowns:- The three gold crowns represent the "Holy Trinity", God the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.

The Lion:- The lion symbolises the Sri Lankan identity, influenced by the Sri Lankan flag.

Previous versions
The college crest has evolved twice since the college's inception in 1857.

Awards

Ryde Gold Medal

The Ryde Gold Medal is awarded each year to the "best all-round boy" at Trinity.[48] The Ryde Gold Medal is the highest honour that the school can bestow. It is awarded on the result of a secret ballot conducted among the senior boys and the staff whose votes, together with that of the principal, each count as one. While this system makes deadlock possible, it is only on four occasions that the medal has not been awarded as a result of the three votes going to three different people.[48] The medal cannot be won more than once.[49]

The Ryde Gold Medal was first presented in 1908 to John Andrew, but he was not the first boy in the history of the school to be adjudged the best all-rounder. Historical records show that such a prize has been awarded as early as 1894.[48] The Ryde Gold Medal is named after R. W. Ryde, a former principal of Trinity (1900–1902).

Notable winners of the Ryde Gold Medal include Dr Jayantha Dhanapala (1956), the former Under Secretary-General of the UN and senior special advisor to presidents Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga and Mahinda Rajapakse, former Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Lakshman Kadirgamar (1949), former vice president and CIO of the World Bank; M.V. Muhsin (1962), first Ceylonese IGP and Ambassador Sir Richard Aluwihare (1915) and Sri Lankan Cricket Captain Kumar Sangakkara (1996).

Trinity Lion

The Trinity Lion is the most prestigious award a sportsman can achieve at Trinity.[50] Rugby Lions were awarded in 1915, to A. Halangoda and R. Ondaatje. Since then there have been 129 Rugby Lionsmen (until 2004). Notable awardees of Trinity Lions include former Sri Lankan Foreign Minister, Lakshman Kadirgamar; former Lieutenant General Denzil Kobbekaduwa: Sri Lankan Cricketers Kumar Sangakkara, Ravi Ratnayeke, Olympic Silver Medalist Duncan White and former major general and Ambassador Niranjan A Ranasinghe. There has been one Triple Lion in Trinity's history which is Thushara Weerasooriya who achieved this feat in 1986 in Rugby, Cricket, and Athletics.[51]

Day and Boarding Houses

Alison (left) and Napier (right) houses after WWI

Trinity College rose into prominence as a Boarding School since its inception in 1872. The boarding system got referred to as the “Backbone of college”. Often, well to do parents from all around Ceylon, the British Empire, and the world sent their children to the Trinity boarding. Royal families in Uganda, Gold Coast (Ghana), Brunei and Maldives, to respectable communities in China and the Middle East, boarded their children at Trinity in the days of old.[52]

The senior school students are divided into five houses. Their names are derived from past principals and teachers of the college. There are three boarding houses, however, due to low numbers of boarders they collectively compete as the Central Boarding House.[53] The houses are led by House Captains, competing in all major games to win the inter-house competitions.

Central Boarding House

Arms of Napier House
Napier House
  • Colours: Red and White
  • The first official Senior Boarding House was started in 1898 and constructed by Rev H. P. Napier-Clavering and later named after him as Napier House. The UNESCO declared Napier house as a conserved structure within the world heritage city of Kandy.
Alison House
  • Colours: Blue and White
  • On 7 June 1909, the foundation stone of Alison house was laid by Mrs Fraser. Alison house was designed by Norman S. Campbell and was constructed by Messrs. Walker, Sons & Co. Ltd. The opening ceremony of the Alison House took place on 17 December 1909 in the presence of Ernest Arthur Copleston D. D. Bishop of Colombo. The Governor, Sir Henry Edward McCallum, opened the Laboratories by unlocking the main door with a silver key handed to him by the principal, Rev. A. G. Fraser. The new dormitory got named after Alison Watson, the daughter of Mr William Watson of Newcastle, whom Fraser appointed as honorary secretary and treasurer of the Trinity College Extension Fund in Great Britain.[54]
Ryde House
  • Colours: Black and Yellow
  • Ryde House got opened as the 3rd boarding house of Trinity in 1911, during the tenure of Alexander Garden Fraser. Ryde house got named after Robert William Ryde - the sixth principal of Trinity College.

Houses of Day Scholars

Garret House
  • Colours: Green
  • Established: 1910 (named after the third principal, Rev. John Garrett)
Lemuel House
  • Colours: Blue
  • Established: 1954 (named after C. N. Lemuel, a long-serving teacher at Trinity College)
Oorloff House
  • Colours: Maroon
  • Established : (named after the thirteenth principal, Cedric Oorloff)
Simithraaratchy House
  • Colours: Yellow
  • Established : (named after the eleventh principal, C. E. Simithraaratchy)

The Junior Boarding

The junior boarding accommodates students from Grades 4 to 7. In the past, 5-year-olds got housed in the matron’s dormitory from where they went to the Junior School Boarding Houses, named after former principals Collins, Hodges and Perry. Between the junior and senior houses, the boarders got housed in a dormitory referred to as Squealary, which got further divided into Junior, Senior and Super. And within these houses, they had separate sections named after three well-known British Public Schools, Eton, Harrow and Rugby. Currently, the boarding does not issue admission to students below fourth grade.[55]

Alumni

Main article: List of Trinity College, Kandy alumni

Publications and the digital archive

During the 3rd rendition of the Annual Fraser Memorial Oration on 12 February 2024, The Trinity Story 1872 – 2022, a book providing a narrative of the life and times of Trinity as envisioned by the founding fathers and spanning 150 years, was launched. The first copy was presented to the principal.

Furthermore, the Trinity Digital History website (Trinity Digital History) was also launched. This website serves as a comprehensive digital archive of Trinity’s historical records spanning from 1872 onwards.[56][57]

See also

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Notes

  1. ^ Rev. Jones was the principal of the Kandy Collegiate School, the predecessor of Trinity College.
  2. ^ Rev. Perry was the first experienced teacher to become principal.
  3. ^ In 1890 Perry was accidentally shot by a pupil.
  4. ^ During 1900 through to 1904 Trinity College had six Principals – one permanent and five acting.
  5. ^ Simithraaratchy was the first Ceylonese and the first old boy to become the principal of the school.
  6. ^ Mr and Mrs Gilbert's visas were cancelled by the Sri Lankan Government in 2008 (7 months prior to their expiry) forcing Gilbert to resign and leave the country.[40]
  7. ^ Brig. Aryaratne's actual rank in the Sri Lankan Army was a Colonel and he only served as a temporary Brigadier. His tenure was marked by a plethora of court cases, some alleging that he could not substantiate some of the qualifications he had claimed.[41]
  8. ^ His tenure ended in May 2015 through court intervention and Colin Ratnayake replaced him as acting principal pending the appointment of a new principal.[42]

Further reading

  • Valesco L O Reimann (1922). A history of Trinity College, Kandy. Madras: Diocesan Press
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