Hartley College ( ''Hāṭlik Kallūri'') is a provincial school in

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, Sri Lanka. 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.

History

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missionaries from Britain arrived in

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on 29 June 1814. The ''Wesleyan Mission Central School'' was founded in 1838 by Rev. Dr. Peter Percival. The school is located at the current location of the Methodist Girls' High School. The school transferred to its current site in 1874. The school was renamed ''Christ Church School'' in 1912 and ''Hartley College'' in 1916. Most private schools in Ceylon were taken over by the government in 1960. Hartley College becomes a publicly funded school on 1 December 1960. Following arson by the Sri Lankan government forces in 1984, the school moved to Puttalai from 1985 to 1990. In 1989, the school appeared on a postage stamp issued to commemorate its 150th anniversary. From 1996 to 2002, part of the school was occupied by the Sri Lanka Army, and the school remains in a high security zone. In 2005, part of the school was destroyed by a grenade thrown from a motorcycle.

Principals

* 1838-60 Rev. Dr. Peter Percival * 1861-68 Rev. D. P. Niles * 1868- Samuel Hensman * -1878 J. C. T. Sherrard * 1906 S. A. Paulpillai * 1906-12 S. S. Kanapathipillai * 1912-15 E. S. Abraham * 1915-43 C. P. Thamotheram * 1943-67 K. Pooranampillai * 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-present T. Kalaichelvan

Notable teachers

Notable alumni

Notes

References

External links

* * * * * {{URL, 1=http://www.hartleytrust.com/, 2=Hartley College PPA Trust 1838 establishments in Ceylon Boys' schools in Sri Lanka Educational institutions established in 1838 Former Methodist schools in Sri Lanka Provincial schools in Sri Lanka Schools in Point Pedro Wesleyan Methodist Mission of Ceylon (North) schools