MUSAEUS     COLLEGE                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 

Founders

Marie Musaeus Higgins, after whom Musaeus College is named, is indeed a great personality of the 20th Century .The Founder Principal of Musaeus College is remembered with gratitude and affection in many Buddhist homes throughout Sri Lanka. With a rare and unflagging sense of dedication, she served the school and the cause of Buddhist education for 33 years. Her service continued until she passed away 78 years ago, on the 10th July 1926.Mrs. Higgins was the daughter of the Chief Justice of Wismar in Macklenberg, Germany. After having graduated and obtaining the title of Frau Professor, she proceeded to the United States of America and was engaged in educational work there. She married Mr. A Higgins an Officer in the US army. With the demise of her husband she came to Ceylon to help Col. Olcott, in his educational mission towards the upliftment of Buddhist people of Sri Lanka.

Historical works

As an authoress she wrote a series of historical books for the use of schools which are very popular today both among the young as well as the old. Through the media of these books written in the most charming style, the great majority of Buddhists have come to learn something of their early history. Mr. J. Harward one of the late Directors of Education in Ceylon encouraged her to write these books and he wrote a very sympathetic foreward to her first volume.                                       

About Our School

Musaeus College, founded in 1891, owes its beginning to the piety and selfless dedication of Mrs. Marie Musaeus Higgins, its founder Principal, and to the generosity of Mr. Peter de Abrew, the first Manager.

Established in 1891 with very meagre resources in a humble, mud-walled, lowly thatched hut with one teacher and twelve pupils, the school has progressively grown in size and reputation over the years. Today, Musaeus College has evolved into one of the country’s most dynamic, progressive and forward-thinking academic institutions, achieving the distinction of being the premier Buddhist Girls’ College in Sri Lanka.

The school possesses imposing and spacious buildings in a land of 4 ½ acres, in pleasant surroundings. It is situated in Cinnamon Gardens and is approached from Rosmead Place, which extends up to Barnes Place.

The religious atmosphere and the cultural and educational standards maintained from its inception has earned for Musaeus a name recognized and respected by all, and especially by the Buddhists of Sri Lanka.

The school at present has an enrolment of over 6,700 students and a wstaff of ell-qualified over 300 teachers.                                                                                                                                       

                                                                                                                                                                      

School Anthems

Play the School Anthem                                                                                                                                                                                

                                                                                                                                      

  

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The  The TheCollege is governed by a Board of Trustees, comprising of eminent and distinguished personnel in the country. They oversee the stragetic development of the school and for the effective and efficient use of resources. At present the Board of Trustees consist of the following:

Mr. Ajita de Zoysa
Mr R. C. de Silva
Mr. Navin Gooneratne
Mr. J. B. L. de Silva
Mr. C. R. de Silva
Mr. N. Gunatillake
Mrs. I Weeratunge

With over 6700 students, 300 teachers and another 100 supportive staff, Musaeus College has highly complex administrative requirements. Decentralization is vital for smooth management.

The Principal is responsible for the overall management of the whole school, assisted by the Deputy Principals and the Head Mistresses of the Primary and Nursery Sections.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    

Principal	Mrs. S. Dandeniya
Deputy Principal	Mrs. R. Gunaratna
Deputy Principal	Mrs. C. Jayathilaka
Head Mistress - Primary Section	Mrs. S. Tennakoon
Head Mistress – Nursery Section	Mrs. M. Wijewardena

Our Principals Mrs. Marie Musaeus Higgins 1893 – 1926   Mrs. S. Dandeniya (Principal) Mrs. A E Peterson 1926 – 1928 Mrs. Stevens 1928 – 1930 Mrs. Sujatha Nimalasuriya 1930 – 1947 Mrs. Majorie Davidson (Acting) 1946 – 1947 Mrs. Seela Munasinghe (Acting) 1948 Mrs. Clara Motwani 1948 – 1954 Mrs. B. I. Ratwatte 1954 – 1959 Mrs. Regina Perera 1959 – 1965 Mrs. Dulcie Ganendra De Silva 1963 – 1972 Mrs. Kamala Rajapakse 1972 – 1980 Mrs. Irene Abeysekera 1980 – 1981 Miss C. K. Abayaratna 1981 – 1994 Mrs. N.K. Pilapitiya 1995 – 2008 Mrs. S. Dandeniya 2009 todate