About School
St. Mary’s Tamil Maha Vidyalayam - Yatiyantota is a school with a proud history and a glorious present. This school was established on a modest scale with very few children and teachers. At present St. Mary’s Tamil Maha Vidyalayam is one of the greatest Tamil schools in Sabragamuwa province with a student population exceeding 1060.
St. Mary’s Tamil Maha Vidyalayam is has been nurchuring its students with
spirit of love, kindness, unity, helpfulness and knowledge thus producing a well disciplined Hindu generation in Sabragamuwa province of Sri Lanka.
Over the years St. Mary’s Tamil Maha Vidyalayam has been producing a lot of outstanding educated people who are taking part to the betterment of the country. Even today St. Mary’s Tamil Maha Vidyalayam is flourishing with all her pride in the capital of Sabragamuwa province.
Student body
Primary, Junior, Secondary, Senior secondary, Collegiate
Societies, unions and games
Cricket – Soccer – Gymnastics – Rugby – Table Tennis - Scrabble club – Swimming and Life Saving Club – Hokey – Volley Ball – Chess Club – Basket Ball – Environmental Society – Space Science Society – Human Rights Club – Buddhist Association – Do You Know Society – Media Centre – the Debating Teams – English Drama Society – Science Society – Arts Society – Commerce Society – Sinhala Literary Association – English Literary Association – Eastern Dancing Group – College Orchestras – United Nations Educational circle – Temperance Movement – Interact Club – Scouts Troop - Traffic Controlling System - IT Club
Academic Staff
Comprised of 180 academically qualified teachers most of them having university degrees and diplomas and some of them having masters.
Education Structure
School education structure is divided into four parts namely –Primary, Junior, Secondary and Senior Secondary
Primary education
Lasts six years (grades 1-5) and at the end of th
is period, the students have to sit for an exam called the Scholarship exam. This exam allows students with exceptional skills to move on to better schools.
Junior secondary education
Lasts for 4 years (grades 6-9). According to the law of Sri Lanka, it is compulsory that all children go to school till grade 9, at which point they can choose to continue further or opt out and engage in a job or farming. However, the Ministry of Education strongly advises all students to continue with their studies at least till the G.C.E. Ordinary Level in order to obtain a suitable job, later on.
Senior secondary education
For 2 years (grades 10-11) to sit for the G.C.E Ordinary Level examination. The students must pass this examination to go on with collegiate education.
Collegiate education
Lasts for 2 years (grades 12-13) At the end of this, there is another examination called the G.C.E Advanced Level. On successful completion of this exam, students can go on to, pursuing tertiary education (University and beyond).
