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{{Infobox school
|name           = Methodist College
|image          =
|caption        =
|motto          = We Scatter Light
|established    = 1866
|type           = Private
|principal      = Mrs. Hiranya Fernando
|colours         = Green and White
|affiliation    = Methodist Church
|enrollment     = 1800
|faculty        = 75
|city           =  [[Colombo]]
|country        = [[Sri Lanka]]
|website= [http://www.methodistcollege.lk methodistcollege.lk]
}}
'''Methodist College''', founded in 1866 is a girls school in [[Colombo]], managed by the Methodist Church in Sri Lanka.
Leading number one girls schools in Sri Lanka.
The school currently maintains a student body of 1800 and approximately 75 teachers. The institution conducts 3 streams of classes in [[Sinhalese language|Sinhala]], [[Tamil language|Tamil]] and [[English language|English]] with [[English language|English]] as a second language.
==History==
In 1866, Miss Catherine Scott, a British missionary came to Sri Lanka (then known as Ceylon) and started the "Kollupitiya Girl's English School" in a large room with barely 40 girls. In 1883, when Miss Scott left, the school was registered as a "Grant-in-Aid" English high school with 99 students and renamed as "Kollupitiya Girls High School."
1915 The School was recognized as a fully organized Secondary School and its name was changed to Methodist College. In 1917, the 1st Colombo (Methodist College) Guide Company was founded by Ms. Choate and captained by Ms. Shire. In 1919 the Old Girls Association was established and this organization now has branches in London, Melbourne, Sydney, Toronto, Victoria and Southern California.
In 1930 the House system was introduced in the school with four houses Scott, Choate, Rigby and Restarick. During the 1950s, Framjee House (on Station Road) was bought by the School. The Junior Day Students moved in downstairs. During the mid 1950w, two new Houses were inaugurated – Park House and Shire House.
The Auditorium was declared open on June 24, 1988, by the Rev. Harold Fernando, President of the Methodist Conference.
==Houses==
The student body is divided into six houses
'''Restarick House'''
* Colour - Crimson
* Motto - Utmost for the highest
'''Shire House'''
* Colour - Mauve
* Motto - Aim high and persevere
'''Rigby House'''
* Colour - Primrose yellow
* Motto - Never say die
'''Scott House'''
* Colour - Brick
* Motto - Play the game
'''Park House'''
* Colour - Silver Grey
* Motto - Unity is strength
'''Choate House'''
* Colour - Brown
* Motto - Knit together in love and service
==Notable alumni ==
{{See also|Category:Alumni of Methodist College, Colombo}}
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| {{sortname|Manel|Abeysekera}}
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| first female Sri Lankan career diplomat
| style="text-align:center;" |<ref>[http://sundaytimes.lk/110130/Plus/plus_13.html Memoirs of a happy diplomat]</ref>
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| {{sortname|Michelle|de Kretser}}
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| author
| style="text-align:center;" |<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sundaytimes.lk/100124/Plus/plus_01.html|title=Where she comes from|publisher=|accessdate=15 February 2017}}</ref>
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|[[Sangeetha Weeraratne]]
|style="text-align:center;" |
|Sri Lankan Film Actress
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|[[Yureni Noshika]]
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|Sri Lankan Film Actress & Model
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==References==
{{Reflist}}
==External links==
* [http://www.methodistcollege.lk/ www.methodistcollege.lk]
* [http://www.sundaytimes.lk/120506/Education/ed07.html Methodist College prepares to celebrate 150th anniversary in 2016]
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[[Category:Private schools in Sri Lanka]]
[[Category:Schools in Colombo]]
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