Udupiddy American Mission College
Public provincial school in Udupiddy, Jaffna District, Sri Lanka / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Udupiddy American Mission College (Tamil: உடுப்பிட்டி அமெரிக்கன் மிஷன் கல்லூரி Uṭuppiṭṭi Amerikkaṉ Micaṉ Kallūri) is a national school in Udupiddy, Sri Lanka.[1][2] It was founded on 4 January 1852 by American Ceylon Mission.[3][4]
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Quick Facts Udupiddy A.M.C. உடுப்பிட்டி அமெரிக்கன் மிஷன் கல்லூரி, Location ...
Udupiddy A.M.C. உடுப்பிட்டி அமெரிக்கன் மிஷன் கல்லூரி | |
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Sri Lanka | |
Coordinates | 9°48′20.20″N 80°09′55.60″E |
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School type | Public provincial 1AB |
Motto | Light dispels Darkness (ஒளி இருளை அகற்றும்) |
Religious affiliation(s) | Hinduism, Christianity |
Founded | 1852: 171 years ago |
Founder | British American Missionary |
School district | Vadamarachchi Education Zone, Jaffna District |
Authority | Northern Provincial Council |
Authorizer | Government |
School number | 1008003 |
Head teacher | Mrs. Sivaranjini Sachithananthamoorthy |
Staff | 70+ |
Teaching staff | 65+ |
Employees | 3 |
Grades | 1-13 |
Gender | Boys (girls in Advanced level) |
Age | 5 to 19 |
School roll | 1200+ |
Classes | Primary- 2prl/cls, Secondary- 3prl/cls, Tertiary- 4prl/cls |
Average class size | contain 35 students |
Language | Tamil, English |
Hours in school day | 6 hours |
Classrooms | 36 |
Houses | Newton 🟨, Bicknel🟦, Sellaia🟩, Brown🟥 |
Slogan | This is our school. Make me proud of it. It makes proud of me. |
Song | வாழிய வாழிய வாழியவே உடுப்பிட்டி அமெரிக்கன் மிஷன் கல்லூரி.... |
Athletics | Annual Sports day |
Sports | Cricket, Foot ball, Volleyball etc |
Nickname | A.M.C |
USNWR ranking | high |
Publication | Torso (Article published by science stream students) |
School fees | free |
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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.