Udupiddy American Mission College
Udupiddy American Mission College (Tamil: உடுப்பிட்டி அமெரிக்கன் மிஷன் கல்லூரி Uṭuppiṭṭi Amerikkaṉ Micaṉ Kallūri) is a national school in Udupiddy, Sri Lanka. It was founded on 4 January 1852 by American Ceylon Mission.
It was started in 1852. In 2021, it became a national school from a provincial school. It is 25th oldest school in Sri Lanka.
Chandraheskarampillai Packiyachandram alias Sivarasan, who was a key conspirator in the assassination of Rajiv Gandhi, studied here until he had to drop out after the death of his father who taught at Udupiddy American Mission College.
Principals
- Mr. O. S. Good - 1852
- Mr. S. K. Rasiah - 1932 to 1938
- Mr. K. T. John - 1939 to 1956
- Mr. S. S. Selvadurai - 1956 to 1971
- Mr. Robert Navaratnam - 1971 to
- Mr. K. Sithamparappillai
- Mr. V. T. Selvaratnam
- Mr. N. Anantharaj
- Mr. S. Thilaimpalan
- Mr. K. Nadarajah
- Mr. K. Tharmalingam
- Mr. S.Krishnakumar - 2012 to 2020
- Mr. Puvanenthirarajah - 2021 to 2022
- Mr. Selvavinayakam- 2022
- Mr. Pushpakaran- 2023- now
Notable alumni
| Name | Notability | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Prof. A. Thurairajah | 2nd Vice-Chancellor of the University of Jaffna | |
| Prof. S. Srisatkunarajah | Former Dean of Faculty of Science, First Dean of Faculty of Technology, University of Jaffna | |
| Kandiah Neelakandan | Lawyer, Former Chief editor of the Bar Association Law Journal, Former President - All Ceylon Hindu Congress | |
| P. Sriskandarajah | Puisne Justice of the Supreme Court of Ceylon | |
| T. Ramalingam | Member of the Ceylonese Parliament for Point Pedro | |
| Kamalakkannan Kamalavasakan | Island first rank G.C.E A/L 2012 for Physical science | |
| A. Arulpiragasam | First Commissioner of Elections (1955–57), Sri Lanka. |
See also
References
- ^ Schools Basic Data as at 01.10.2010. Northern Provincial Council. 2010. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013.
- ^ "Province - Northern" (PDF). Schools Having Bilingual Education Programme. Ministry of Education.
- ^ "150 years of Uduppidy A.M. College". www.island.lk. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
- ^ Jeganathan, K. (2005). Memories are for Ever: An Autobiography. Ulaga Thamizhar Pathippakam. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
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