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History of College
St.Mathew’s Collage Dematagoda Colombo 9 was established on 17 July 1847 As a mixed school. It was started by James Chapmen(Bishop) and was the first principal of the School. It was administered by the England Society and the Principal were Appointed from the Foreign Countries. The school was developed under the Supervision and Guidance of Mr. D. Winton. It was a well Reputed School during the Machinery Education System. At the Beginning the education was done only in English Medium. The students got through the exams like Cambridge, Matriculation etc. With Flying Colors. The School Was Named As St. Matthew’s Collage To pay The Honor to Father St. Matthew. The Present Principal of the School is Mr. U.D. Wickramarathne. Forty Teachers and more than thousand Students are in the School. There Are Classes From Grade one to A/L.

Mission
"Consistent commit towards value based development of the child         in a highly disciplined environment that persistently personal and academic excellence to embrace global challenges with confidence"

Sports
The Main sports of the School is Cricket. St. Mathew's college yearly play big match with brother school called St. John's College. Addition to Cricket there are some other sports such as Football, chess and Kabadi taking high consideration.

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