As Trinity College was founded on 17th January 1872, today we commemorate 147 years of its continuous existence. As we remember all those who have made Trinity “the best”, below are some selected items from its history, recognising some important moments and personalities we have had. The humble beginnings The missionaries of the Church Missionary Society
Mr Lionel Perera, as the oldest living member of the Trinity family, has established himself amongst those who attend the numerous events in the Trinity calendar, especially cricket and rugby encounters along with events held in the Chapel. While speaking to Mr Perera, we realized that he is a fount of information on Trinity history
This article was originally published in a TCK Centenary Group’s newsletter In February this year (2018) when I joined a group from the Colombo Branch of the TCK OBA for the presentation of “Smart Boards” to the College Kindergarten, my mind went back to 1959. That was 59 years ago when I sat on the
Overlooking the quadrangle stands a priceless monument that recounts a great era of the College’s history, the German machine gun. This is considered to be one of the first notable war trophies presented by the British Emperor to Ceylon after the First World War, and the first school outside England to be honoured this way.
Founders’ Day Commemoration Service 2018 Trinity College was founded on 17th January, 1872. Commemorating a hundred and forty six years of continuous existence on the same premises is something any institution would be proud of. To mark the Founders’ Day at Trinity, a commemoration service has been organized to take place on 18th January (Thursday) during morning
Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II must have fond memories of her first visit to Sri Lanka in 1954. As well as visiting Colombo during the ten days she spent here, she also visited Kandy to watch the Perahera, and while there, she was felicitated at the grounds of Trinity College Kandy before she was escorted
In 1938 Trinity welcomed Michael Kagwa who made a startling entrance to add to the list of pupils to Trinity from abroad, of whom quite a few had been, like his father and uncle, charming dignitaries from Uganda, who helped pave the way for Michael when his time came especially on the rugger field where
In 1915, two brothers from the Kingdom of Buganda were admitted to Trinity. They were Ernest Mikaeri Kagwa (aka Ernest Michael Kagwa Snr.) and Ernest Serebe Kagwa. Both Michael and Serebe played Rugger for Trinity in 1918, under the captaincy of Maung Maung Gyi from Burma. The School Magazine of 1918 had this to say