Headmaster's Message
Welcome to S. Thomas’ College, Bandarawela and hope you find
the information on this website interesting and useful.
Your child is the most important person to you and
to our college. If your child is safe, happy and successful at S.
Thomas’ College, Bandarawela, we will have a successful and
effective school. My mission as Headmaster is to ensure that all
students achieve their personal best.
This website introduces you to S. Thomas’ College,
Bandarawela and the exciting educational opportunities we offer.
More than this, it is a challenge to prospective parents and students
to join a school where they will be expected to be ambitious for
success. It is a college of quality and character, where staff and
students work together and are proud of the success they achieve.
We believe that strong partnerships between students, staff and
parents add strength and purpose to our work.
The Board
of Governors, headed by the Bishop of Colombo (Church of Ceylon),
governs our school. We aim to be inclusive and provide education
of the highest quality within the context of Christian belief and
practice. We also educate pupils from Buddhist, Hindu and Muslim
religious backgrounds. The distinctive contribution of each tradition
is valued. We work closely with our parish and community in fostering
attitudes and values, which will provide firm foundations for a
future within a global society.
At present, our college is a fully functioning school
with a primary, middle, upper and AL sections and a roll of over
1,500 students. Our GCE O/L results have been encouraging with a
number of pupils achieving straight A's. The GCE A/L results too
have produced brilliant students who have entered Sri Lankan and
overseas universities. In addition, we have produced numerous President
Scouts in the recent past. All these are tremendous feats, and pupils
and staff are to be congratulated.
Our school is an active and vibrant college offering
exciting challenges. I warmly invite you to come and visit us to
judge for yourself - I look forward to meeting you.
Mr L A M Chandrasekera
Headmaster
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