'92 GROUP OF HOLY CROSS COLLEGE

		Our Alma Mater
		Our Alma Mater

		College History

		Our Past Principals

		College Anthem

		Present Principal


		Our Beloved Teachers

		Talanted Crusaders


	Postal Address
	Holy Cross College, Kalutara South
	Sri Lanka.

	Contact Number
	+94 034 2222560

	Fax
	+94 034 2221252


	School Motto
	IN HOC SIGNO VINCES

	Province
	Western Province

	District
	Kalutara

	Distance From Main City
	1 Km

	Classes
	Grade 1 to 13

	Number of Students
	1743

	Number Of Teachers
	107

	Medium Of Teaching
	Sinhala/English

The College started in the present premises in a small cadjan shed near the Holy Cross Church. Although the school had been in existence as a private school in some other location since 1880, it had been registered in the year 1902.
During the past 100 years the College progressed rapidly and became the leading boys school in the District of Kalutara. We owe the success story to the people who were at the helm, directing the school in the right manner in good times as well as in bad times.
Reverend Fathers of the Arch Diocese of Colombo managed the College until the year 1973. Mr. M J Anthony Cooray, an old boy of the College, took over as the first lay Principal in the year 1973. On his retirement in 1978, the Management of the College was handed over to the Marist Brothers.
Of these great heroes Reverend Fathers Leo, Herel, Robert, Breton, Croos, Chaulieu, Arthur, Pinto, Theodore and Reverend Brother Francis have gone to their eternal reward. We owe a deep debt of gratitude to them and also those who are living. They will remain lasting memorials in the minds of all Crusaders of Kalutara.



Rev.Fr. Leo Fernando	Rev.Fr.Herel.	Rev.Fr.Robert Fernando	Rev.Fr.F.L. Breton	Rev.Fr. C.V.Croos
(OMI) 1900 - 1905	(OMI) 1905 - 1912	(OMI) 1912 - 1918	(OMI) 1918 - 1921	(OMI) 1921 - 1230


Rev.Fr.Gaston	Rev.Fr. Arthur N.	Rev.Fr.B.J.C.Pinto	Rev.Fr.Theodore E.		Rev.Fr.Thimothy B.
Chaulieu	Fernando	(Mis. Ap) 1948 - 1954	Pieris		Pieris
1930 - 1946	1946 - 1948		(OMI) 1955 - 1970



Mr.M.J.A. Cooray	Rev.Bro.Francis Silva	Rev.bro.Gregory	Rev.Bro.Shanthi		Rev.Bro. Sirimal
1973 - 1978	1978 - 1987	Appuhamy	Liyanage		Kerewagoda
1049 - 1973 (Teacher)		1987 March - December	1988 - 1989		1989 - 1990


Rev.Bro.Clinton	Rev.Bro. Lal	Rev. Bro.Kumarasinghe	Rev.Bro.Charles		Rev.Bro.Ranjith
Perera	Fonseka		Fernando		Perera
1990 - 1999	2000 - 2004				Present Principal

HOLY CROSS COLLEGE, KALUTARA

By the end of the 19th Centenary a Burgher gentleman called Brohier rented a bungalow adjoining the Holy Cross Church which belonged to the Kalutara Urban Council and started a private school.
In 1901, Rev. Fr. Leo Fernando OMI was able to name this school Holy Cross College after exerting much effort and whose zeal was to establish a school away from the Capital City for the children who preferred to study in the English Medium. Later the school was registered as Holy Cross Upper English School and later Government assisted same on a semi-governmental basis.

During the period of 1930 to 1946 when Rev. Fr. Gaston Chaulieu was the Director, a new structure of building were added to the school. Holy Cross College which was a mix school till such time was changed to a boys’ school. For the first time in 1936 the College students got the opportunity to sit for the London Matriculation and chamber of Commerce examinations. In 1947 Holy Cross College was promoted to a grade 1 school.

In the Inter School Shakespeare English Drama competition organized by the Ceylon Thespians in 1948 the College Drama Troupe won the Shakespeare Trophy ( The College Cadet Troop won the Herman Loos Trophy for the Island’s best school Cadet Troop.) When the schools were taken-over by the Government in 1960. Holy Cross College was left to function as a private school, nevertheless abstained charging a fee from the student.

Since 1978 the administration of Holy Cross College was left in the hands of Reverend Brothers of the Marist Congregation. Among the schools in Kalutara District, Holy Cross College excells in all its activities and have achieved an excellent standard in the spheres of education and sports.

Most of those who received their education from this school are now holding high offices at home as well as abroad. Among them are the high ranking civil officers such as the Members of Parliament, Ministers in the Cabinet, Secretaries of Ministries, Educational and Legal experts and Medical and engineering professionals.

With the issuing of this commemoration Stamp, the Hundredth Anniversary of the school which was celebrated in all its glory reaches its final point.





	Let us arm, like young crusaders Neath the Holy Cross, our Guide Climbing up steep Wisdom’s side When we’re passing by the Grotto Let us pray for Lanka’s sake That from slumbers that oppress her She may to the truth awake CHORUS Should our names be write in story Let our college reap the glory Sons are we: to each. A brother, Proud we are to call Her Mother; And when age fallen o’er us In Her Praise we’ll join the chorus. Fleet as fly the skimming swallows O’er our limped, still lagoon Bright as gleams the glowing pathway Paved by yon slow – sailing moon We shall, to our mother, hasten Eager in our mental quest Keeping white, the soul within us By our Faith - our sield and crest. Let our aims be high and noble Let us to our Symbol cling Let us strive to do our duty Robbing labour of its sting.

Quolifications

Places of work

Name	Designation	Period

Rev.Bro. Ranjith Perera

Start year :

Contact No :




	Mr. Gaston Ranasinghe		Mr. Susil D Fernando
	Deputy Principal		Deputy Principal
	Administrations		Education development

	Contact Number
	+94 72 4006293

	Email
	gaston.ranasinghe@gmail.com