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Wesley College Colombo - Sri Lanka
The Principals
- Rev. Samuel Rowse Wilkin.
- Rev. Arthur Shipham.
- Rev. Samuel Hill.
- Rev. Thomas Moscrop
- A Tribute to Rev Thomas Moscrop
- Rev. Thomas Coke Hillard.
- Rev. Joseph Passmore
- Rev. Henry Highfield.
- Highfield of Wesley by Prof.JLC Rodrigo
- The Saint of Karlsruhe by K.M.de Lanerolle
- Reminiscenses of Wesley in the Pettah by Rev.Highfield
- Principals Report 1911 by Rev Henry Highfield
- Rev. James Horne Darrell By Rev Henry Highfield
- Three hundred days of begging in the tropics by Rev. Highfield M.A.
- A Biographical sketch of Rev.Henry Highfield Edited by Rev.W.J.T.Small
- The Speech by Rev Henry Highfield at the OBU Dinner 1912
- Highfield of Wesley by Shelton Peiris
- Highfield of Wesley by Dr Nihal D Amerasekera
- Highfield at Marazion 1929-34 by Dr. Nihal D Amerasekera
- Rev Henry Highfields letter to Mr Oorloff in 1951
- The begging Saint of Karlsruhe by Shelton Peiris
- Rev. Henry Highfield in Aberystwyth 1926-29 by Dr Nihal D Amerasekera
- A letter from Rev. Henry Highfield
- Rev. Albert Hutchinson.
- Rev John Dalby - Prisoner of war, Priest and Principal of Wesley College
- Wesley 50 years back by Rev.John Dalby - from the Centenary Souvenir
- Rev. John Dalby.
- Rev. William Holden
- A Message from Rev.William A Holden - for the Centenary Celebrations 1974
- Rev. David S T.Izzette .
- A message from Rev.David S.T Izzett on the 125th Anniversary
- Our British Principals-- Biographical Accounts by Dr.Nihal D.Amerasekera
- The Principal's Report, 1957 by Mr P.H Nonis
- P. Harold Nonis by Edmund Dissanayake
- Peter Harold Nonis – A Life of Service by Dr Nihal D.Amerasekera
- Our New Principal - P.H.Nonis - A Tribute by the Prefects Guild of 1957/58
- On looking back by P.H.Nonis
- Principal's Prize Giving Day Report - October 1958 by Mr.P.H.Nonis
- P.H.Nonis - Guided Kingswood through the rapids by Prof. K.M. de Silva
- Cedric Oorloff by Radley Claessen
- Cedric Oorloff and his stature By M.V. Muhsin 11/12/13
- Wesley College - In Retrospect by Cedric Oorloff
- From Christobelle Oorloff’s writings to Gillian Leembruggen
- Photos from the Oorloff Family Album
- Christobelle Enid Oorloff By Ajith Samaranayake
- Christobelle Enid Oorloff By Branu Rahim
- Mrs.C.E Oorloff and Mr C.J Oorloff by Dr Nihal D Amerasekera
- C.J Oorloff – Some Recollections of My Latin Master By Maj.H.C Zavahir
- Mr C.J Oorloff - A Man of Grit, Industry and Honour by Ivor De Silva Added 19th June 2022
- The Oorloffs - Their lives Remembered
- Rev. James Cartman.
- A message from Mrs.Winifred Cartman on the 125th Anniversary
- Wesley Founders Day – 2011 by Christine Weaver
- Christine Weaver’s (nee Cartman) return visit to Wesley – March 2011
- Rev. James Cartman by Shelton Peiris
- Upgrading the Cartman Library 2019 By Afghar Mohideen Added 16th March 2020
- Christine Weaver (nee) Cartman's Visits to Wesley College
- Winifred Bertha Cartman
- The Cartman Library A Tribute to a Great Principal
- A letter from the Rev.James Cartman - for the Centenary Celebrations
- K M De Lanerolle Wesley's father of Basketball by Edmund Dissanayake
- K.M.de Lanerolle by D.F.Abeysekera - 1959 Magazine
- Kenneth M de Lanerolle By Sunil J Peiris
- In Memoriam - Kenneth. M. de Lanerolle by Mervyn Nanayakkara 4/12/11
- No School is an Island by K.M.de Lanerolle
- Kenneth M de Lanerolle remembered by Dr. Nihal D Amerasekera
- K M. de Lanerolle: A Tribute on the 100th birth anniversary by Tissa Jayatilaka
- To Sir, with Love.... A tribute to Kenneth De Lanerolle by Fred Abeyesekera
- The Final Farewell to Mr. KM De Lanerolle by N.S.Weerasekera
- Kenneth M de Lanerolle by D.F.Abeysekera
- Mr.K.M. De Lanerolle by Justice Chandradasa Nanayakkara
- Arthur Shelton Wirasinghe ‘The Bard of the Wesley Manor’ by Kumar de Silva
- Arthur Shelton Wirasinghe by Kumar de Silva
- Wesley College- The present and future by A.S.Wirasingha
- Mr.NAB Fernando, A tribute
- The Principals 125th Anniversary Message - Mr.N.A.B.Fernando
- Dr.N.A.B Fernando Appreciation by Dr Tilak Fernando and Frank Samaraweera
- In Memoriam - Mr Dunstan Fernando 8th July 2013
- Celebrating 125 years of Wesley College by Dunstan Fernando
- Dunstan Fernando - from the Centenary Souvenir
- 125th Anniversary- Greetings from Switzerland! By Lou Adhihetty
- In Memoriam -Dr. Thomas Louis De Z Adhihetty
- MAP Fernando - A Tribute by Dr Nihal D Amerasekera
- Recollections of life and experience at Wesley College by MAP Fernando
- MAP ... as I know him! By Kumar de Silva
- MAP Fernando -Remembered by Lalith CR Wijesinghe
- Meeting Shanti McLelland in London by Dr Nihal D Amerasekera March 2011
- The Perils, Panacea and the Prognosis by Dr Nihal D Amerasekera 24/5/11
- An Educator Par Excellence by Hari Parameswaran
- Principal's Report - Prize Giving 2012 by Dr Shanti McLelland
- Meeting Dr. McLelland in London – January 2013 By Dr. Nihal D Amerasekera
- Dr. Shanti McLelland by Dr Nihal D Amerasekera 11/4/14
- Our New Principal - Dr Shanti McLelland - By Edmund Dissanayake
- The Appointment of a new Principal in 2009
- Whither bound Wesley College - Post Dr. McLelland? By Senthil Sinniah
- Double International Shanti Mclelland took Wesley to the top in sports in Sri Lanka
- Mr. Ben Manickam, Our New Principal Inserted 26th October 2015
- Mr. Avanka Fernando - A Message from the Principal- December 2019 Added 11th December 2019
- The Principal Photographer - Mr.Avanka Fernando Added 29th January 2023
- Wesley's Sporting Principals by Edmund Dissanayake
- List of Acting Principals
- Rev Ebenezer Joseph's visit to Sydney by Nizar Sappideen
- List of Vice Principals
Our Principals at Wesley College in Pettah
Our New School in Karlsruhe Gardens
Rev Henry Highfield
Rev Albert Hutchinson
Rev John Dalby
Rev William Holden
Rev. David S. T. Izzette
Our British Principals
Mr P.H Nonis
Mr. C.J Oorloff
Rev James Cartman
Mr. K.M.de Lanerolle
Mr. A.S Wirasinha
Mr. N.A.B Fernando
Mr Dunstan Fernando
Dr. Thomas Louis De Z Adhihetty
Mr M.A.P Fernando
Dr Shanti McLelland
Mr Ben Manickam
Mr Avanka Fernando
Wesley's Sporting Principals
Acting Principals At Wesley College
Vice Principals At Wesley College
Our Principals
1874 -1879 Rev.Samuel R.Wilkin
1879 -1883 Rev.Arthur Shipham
1883 -1885 Rev. Samuel Hill
1886 -1888 Rev. Thomas Moscrop
1889 -1892 Rev. Thomas Hillard B.A. (Lond.)
1893 -1895 Rev. Joseph Passmore
1895 -1925 Rev. Henry Highfield M.A. (Lond..) M.A.Cantab.)
1925 -1928 Rev. Albert Hutchinson B.A. (Leeds) B.D. (Edin.)
1929 -1940 Rev. John Dalby B.A. (Leeds) M.A. (Oxon)
1941 -1942 Rev. David lzzett B.A. (Lond.) M.A. (Cantab)
1943 -1944 Rev. William Holden B.A. (B'ham)
1945 -1949 Rev. James Cartman B.A. (Manch.) M.th. (Lond.)
1950 -1957 Mr. Cedric J. Oorloff B.A. Hons (Lond.)
1957 -1961 Mr. Harold Nonis B.A. (Lond.)
1962 -1983 Mr. A. Shelton Wirasinghe B.A. (Lond.) Cert. Ed. (B'ham)
1984 & 1988 Mr. K. M. de Lanerolle B.A., A.LE,Dip.Ed.. M.A. (Michigan) F.R.G.S.
1985 -1988 Dr.T. L.de Z. Adhihetty B.A. (Hons.), M.A. (Cantab) Ph.D.
1989 -1995 Mr. W. Dunstan Fernando B.A. (Cey.)Post Grad, Cert, in Ed. (B'ham)
1995 -2000 Mr. N.A.B. Fernando B.A. (Cey.) B.A. Hons (Lond.) M.A. in Ed. (Lond.)
2000 -2009 Mr. M.A.P.Fernando B.A (Cey)
2009 -2014 Dr. Shanti McLelland
2014 -2015 Interim Principal Rev Ebenezer Joseph
2015 -2016 Mr. Ben Manickam
2017 -........... Mr. Avanka Fernando
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