St. Mary’s College is the oldest boys’ school in Kegalle, Sabaragamuwa Province, Sri Lanka.



History

St. Mary’s College is one of the oldest boys colleges in Sri Lanka, having a history of nearly 150 years. It is the school of many distinguished citizens in Sri Lanka from sportsmen to political leaders. It was established in 1867 adjacent to St. Mary’s Church as a vernacular English school and came under the direction of Benedictine Missionaries. It was Rev. Fr. Domenico Pingulani who initiated the school and was in religious missionaries between 1864 and 1880. St. Mary’s College Kegalle was the fifth established Catholic boys’ school in Sri Lanka after the schools of Colombo, Jaffna, Kandy and Galle.