Thomas' Preparatory School Class of 1986,
A group of youngsters who started their primary education in the year 1977 at S. Thomas' Prep School Kollupitiya, and who graduated from that hallowed institution in the year 1986, after having completed the GCE Ordinary Level Examination, and who remain lifelong friends and brothers, to this day,
We are committed to uphold the traditions of the school w
e love so much, & aspire to instill the same values & traditions in present and future prepites, whilst being committed to the development and continued progress of our alma mater. This page serves to showcase the brotherhood, the lifelong friendship, the commitment, & the activities of our group, through 'The life that lies before us'......
S. Thomas' Preparatory School: An overview :
SCHOOL MOTTO: The Lord Is My Shepherd
S. Thomas' Preparatory School is a private Anglican, multi-ethnic, primary and secondary day school for boys ages 5 to 16, located in Kollupitiya in the Colombo District of the Western Province of Sri Lanka, founded as a branch preparatory school of S. The School was founded in the year 1938 by the late William Thomas Keble M. (Oxon), the school's first headmaster. It is governed by the Board of Governors of S. Thomas' College of the Church of Ceylon. The school is amongst the elite schools of Sri Lanka and is affiliated with the three other Thomian schools and colleges administered by the Church of Ceylon. The institution, which commenced with a student population of 95 boys and a staff of seven teachers,
is classified as a private fee levying school and is not at all financially dependent on the government. It is administered by a Board of Governors (established to the S. Thomas' College Board of Governors Ordinance No. 7 of 1930) of which the chairman is the Bishop of Colombo,
The day-to-day activities are taken care by the Headmaster. The school has sectional heads for the Upper, Middle, and Lower schools. The current Headmaster is Rev. Nihal Fernando who was installed in January 2021
The school year has three terms; each is named after a period within the church.
• Lent Term: January to April
• Trinity Term: May to August
• Michaelmas Term: September to December
The student population is in excess of 1000 students, ages 5–16, although the roll has declined from its peak of around 1100 students in the year 2000. The students are from multiple ethnic backgrounds (Sinhala, Tamil and Moor).Currently, over 100 staff members dedicate themselves to teaching the student population. The four main faiths practiced by the students of the school, in descending order of frequency, are Christianity, Buddhism, Hinduism, and Islam. The majority of students live in the suburbs of Colombo. The School provides education in the Sinhala and Tamil languages as well as Bi-lingual education up to the G.C.E. (Ordinary Level) in conformity with the education policy of the state. English is taught as a second language; all administrative matters are conducted in English. The school comprises an assembly hall, over 50 class rooms, two chapels, faith rooms, two music rooms, two art rooms, two playing field, a basketball court and cafeteria. Thomas' further has separate laboratory facilities for science, electronics, and mechanical technology. House system
Students are allocated into four houses: Abeynaike, Carpenter Garnier, De Saram and Keble. Abeynaike house is named after the first Headmaster of S. Thomas' Preparatory School, Norman Gray Abeynaike. Carpenter-Garnier is named after the sixth Bishop of Colombo, who was Lord Bishop in 1938 when S. Thomas' Preparatory School was founded. De Saram house is named after Canon R. De Saram who was Warden of S. Thomas' College, Mount Lavinia when S. Keble house is named after the Founder, William Thomas Keble. The houses compete against each other in many sports events throughout the year. An athletics championship held each February allows students in each of the houses to compete in athletic events. Sports & extra-curricular activities
The school has a number of sports teams. Sports offered by the school in addition to the curricular
Cricket, Rugby, Swimming Athletics Basketball
Soccer, Badminton,Tennis,Table Tennis,
Scrabble, Chess, Carrom & Rifle shooting
Headmasters of S. Thomas' Preparatory School
Mr. Keble (1938–1942) (Founder)
1. Mr. G. Abeynaike (1943–1950) (First Headmaster)
2. J. R. Perinpanayagam (June 1951 - Aug 1966)
3. L. Fernando (September 1966 - 1994)
4. Y. Casie Chetty (1995 - December 2014)
5. Rev. Dushantha Rodrigo (Jan 2015 - Dec 2021)
6. Nihal Fernando (Jan 2021 - todate)
