St. Peter's College, Gampaha Branch (, ගම්පහ ශාඛාව ) is a boys and girls primary to secondary (inclusive) and was a branch school of St Peter's College, Colombo. It is located in the Udugampola zone of Minuwangoda, Sri Lanka, and was founded on 2 February 1993. Even though the school is located in Gampaha district, St. Peter's College, Gampaha belongs to the Minuwangoda educational Zone.
History St. Peter’s College, is a co-educational institution that provides primary to secondary education. It was initially established as a branch of St. Peter’s College, Colombo, and has since grown into a distinguished academic institution. The school is located in Udugampola, Minuwangoda, Sri Lanka, and belongs to the Minuwangoda Educational Zone, despite being situated within the Gampaha District.
Founded on 2 February 1993, St. Peter’s College, Gampaha Branch, was first housed within the Holy Cross Church premises, commonly referred to as Gal Palliya. The establishment of the branch school was a significant initiative spearheaded by the Auxiliary Bishop of Colombo, Oswald Gomis, under the patronage of the Archbishop of Colombo, Nicholas Marcus Fernando and Joe. E. Wickremasinghe, the Rector of St. Peter’s College, Colombo.
Houses
Anthony House
Named after Antoine Coudert, Archbishop of Colombo (1903–1928) and founding archbishop who supported St. Peter's College.
Nicholas House
Named after D. J. Nicholas Perera, president of St. Joseph's College, Colombo South (1922–1927) and first Rector of St. Peter's College, Colombo (1927–1943)
Maurice House
Named after Maurice Le Goc, rector of St. Joseph's College, Colombo (1921–1940), founder and rector (1922-1927) of St. Joseph's College, Colombo.
Peter House
Named after Pierre-Guillaume Marque, Archbishop of Colombo (1930–1937), archbishop at the initiation of the house system.
Principals T. M. B. Thilak Rodrigo1993–2003 Mathew Bernad Fernando2003–2007 J. J. Siri Cooray2007–2010 P. Anton Ranjith2010–2012 M. Chaminda Wanigasena 2012–2014 Lakmin Silva 2014–2017 Jayashantha Sovis2018-2019 Crishantha Kumara2019–2022 Vincent Ashley2022–present
External links http://www.stpetersgampahabranch.lk https://www.stpeterscollege.lk