Udupiddy American Mission College

Udupiddy A.M.C.
உடுப்பிட்டி அமெரிக்கன் மிஷன் கல்லூரி
Location
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Sri Lanka
Coordinates9°48′20.20″N 80°09′55.60″E / 9.8056111°N 80.1654444°E / 9.8056111; 80.1654444
Information
School typePublic provincial 1AB
MottoLight dispels Darkness
(ஒளி இருளை அகற்றும்)
Religious affiliation(s)Hinduism, Christianity
Founded1852: 171 years ago
FounderBritish American Missionary
School districtVadamarachchi Education Zone, Jaffna District
AuthorityNorthern Provincial Council
AuthorizerGovernment
School number1008003
Head teacherMrs. Sivaranjini Sachithananthamoorthy
Staff70+
Teaching staff65+
Employees3
Grades1-13
GenderBoys (girls in Advanced level)
Age5 to 19
School roll1200+
ClassesPrimary- 2prl/cls, Secondary- 3prl/cls, Tertiary- 4prl/cls
Average class sizecontain 35 students
LanguageTamil, English
Hours in school day6 hours
Classrooms36
HousesNewton 🟨, Bicknel🟦, Sellaia🟩, Brown🟥
SloganThis is our school. Make me proud of it. It makes proud of me.
Songவாழிய வாழிய வாழியவே உடுப்பிட்டி அமெரிக்கன் மிஷன் கல்லூரி....
AthleticsAnnual Sports day
SportsCricket, Foot ball, Volleyball etc
NicknameA.M.C
USNWR rankinghigh
PublicationTorso (Article published by science stream students)
School feesfree
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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]

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.

  1. ^ Schools Basic Data as at 01.10.2010. Northern Provincial Council. 2010. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013.
  2. ^ "Province - Northern" (PDF). Schools Having Bilingual Education Programme. Ministry of Education.
  3. ^ "150 years of Uduppidy A.M. College". www.island.lk. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
  4. ^ Jeganathan, K. (2005). Memories are for Ever: An Autobiography. Ulaga Thamizhar Pathippakam. Retrieved 14 August 2023.