St. Thomas' Girls' High School

St. Thomas' Girls' High School is a girls' school in Sri Lanka's southernmost district Matara.

St. Thomas' Girls' High School
Matara Sri Lanka
Information
Type	All-girls government school.
Motto	"Not for Self, But for All."
Established	1885
Age range	11 - 19
Number of students	2500
Color(s)	Red and yellow
Affiliation	Christianity
Website	www.thomiangirls.sch.lk

History

From the end of 1939 to the end of 1945, Somakumari Samarasinha was principal.^[1] She was followed by Mrs. Wijeratna and Mrs. Buddhapriya.^[2] They were followed by Mrs. De Silva and Mrs. Bultjens. The school started at a rented house on Main Street, Matara. It was moved to its present location in Walpola in 1950. In 2009, one student died in hospital and 27 others were treated in hospital after they had received a rubella vaccination in the school.^[3][4]

Principals

	Period	Name
1st	–	Mrs.Calendar

College houses

• Amethyst: Purple  
• Emerald: Green  
• Ruby: Red  
• Sapphire: Blue The best house