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| Rippon Girls' College Galle | |
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| Type | Public School |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Methodist |
| Established | 1817 |
| Founder | John McKenny |
| Principal | Dhanesha Lakmini Ginige |
| Grades | Class 1 - 13 |
| Gender | Girls |
| Age | 6 to 19 |
| Enrollment | 2,550+ |
| Colour(s) | Blue and gold |
| Affiliations | Methodist Church in Sri Lanka |
| Website | http://www.rippongirlscollege.sch.lk |
Rippon College is the oldest girls' school in Southern Province, Sri Lanka.[1] The school was established in 1817 by the Rev. John McKenny as the female branch or department of the 2nd Wesleyan English School in Ja koratuwa, Megalle, Galle in 1817.Methodist missionaries at Richmond Hill, Galle.[2] At the beginning the school was the Galle Girls' School. in 1857, the school was moved to Richmond Hill along with Galle School and several branch schools and was called the Richmond Hill Girls' Boarding school. In 1876, the Rev George Baugh separated it from the boys' school and renamed it as the Whitfield Road School for Girls, and later it was again renamed in honour of the Rev. Joseph Rippon who founded the Richmond Hill circuit and served as the Superintendent Missionary of Galle in Ceylon during the period of 1850 to 1860.[3] The school presently provides primary and secondary education to girls aged 6 to 19 and has a student population of around 2,550.
- ^ Wesleyan Methodist Mission, Quarterly Reports Extracts from quarterly letters 1817-1826, page 4
- ^ Rippon & Southlands
- ^ Richmond College - the oldest school established by the Methodist Mission in Sri Lanka