Christ Church College, Matale (Sinhala: ක්රිස්තුදේව ජාතික) is a mixed state school in Matale, Sri Lanka.
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History
The college was established in 1864, as the Christ Church Boys' English Elementary School, in the garden of Lady Sophie McCarthy, by the church missionaries of the Kurunegala Diocese. The first Sri Lankan Scout troop was established at the school by a British Highways Engineer, Francis George Stevens, in 1912.
Notable alumni
Don Stephen Senanayake - Prime Minister of Sri Lanka (1947–1952)
William Gopallawa - President of Sri Lanka (1972–1978)
Richard Aluwihare - Inspector-General of Police (1947–1955)
Prabath Jayasuriya - ODI cricketer
Principals
Athula Sahampath
Dulani Samarakoon
T. W. Mediwake
Dharmasiri Pandigama
Lester P. Ranathunga
Fonseka
Mahathmaluwa