Chundikuli Girls' College
History
Chundikuli Girls' College was founded on 14 January 1896 by Mary Carter of the Church Mission Society of the Anglican Church. The school had only 9 students but by the end of 1896 the number had grown to 30. In 1900 CGC became a grant-in-aid school. The Old Girls' Association was inaugurated in August 1915 by then principal Sophia Lucinda Page. Tamil was first taught as a subject in 1916. The following year the school was registered as a fully organised secondary school making it the first school of this type in the north of Ceylon.
CGC relocated to its current location on 6 October 1936. In 1945 CGC started providing free education. In 1947 CGC was recognised as a Grade 1 school. Most private schools in Ceylon were taken over by the government in 1960 but CGC chose to remain as a private. As any private school, attending CGC also required donations and term fees.
Overview
CGC is situated on Main Street in Chundikuli, a south-eastern suburb of Jaffna. Since its founding the school has mainly catered to Sri Lankan Tamil girls. The school is divided into three: a primary school providing specialised education from grades 1 to 5; the middle school for students from grades 6 to 8; and the senior school for students from grades 9 to 12.
Houses
The House system was first introduced in 1926. The houses were Tennys, Nightingale and Shakespeare. The following year they were renamed Carter, Good Child and Page after former principals hopen cartner
of CGC.
Principals
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- 2006– Mrs. D. Thuseetharan
- 1996–2005 T. Rajaratnam
- 1983– L. P. Jeyaweerasingam
- 1961–83 G. E. S. Chelliah
- 1951–61 Sarah T. Mathai
- 1943–50 E. M. Thillayampalam
- 1932– Northway
- 1931–32 Maud Willis
- 1904–31 Sophia Lucinda Page
- 1896– Mary Carter
See also
References
- "History of Chundikuli Girls' College 1896 – 2008" (PDF). Chundikuli Girls' College. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 July 2011. Retrieved 26 February 2011.
- ^ Ceylon Directory (in French). Associated Newspapers of Ceylon Limited. 1966. p. 1287. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
- ^ Obeyesekere, R.; Ladies' College (Colombo, Sri Lanka) (2002). Ladies' College: A Centennial Narrative 1900-2000 (in German). Ladies' College. p. 13. ISBN 978-955-8870-00-6. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
- ^ Schools Basic Data as at 01.10.2010. Northern Provincial Council. 2010. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013.
- ^ Dissanayaka, T.D.S.A. (2005). War Or Peace in Sri Lanka. Popular Prakashan. p. 23. ISBN 978-81-7991-199-0. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
- ^ Chundikuli Girls' College Centenary Magazine, 1896-1996. The College. 1996. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
- ^ Hoole, Rajan (20 March 2023). "Marking 125 Years of Chundikuli Girls' College: Revitalising a Great Heritage". The Island. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
- ^ Chundikuli, 1896-1946: A Golden Jubilee Volume. 1946. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
- ^ Nesiah, K. (1983). Education and Human Rights in Sri Lanka: Selections from Writings and Addresses, 1930-1983. Christian Institute for the Study of Religion and Society. p. 236. Retrieved 26 March 2023.