It is obvious that the word History is the most important and very special to any one anything or any Country in the word. Accordingly our school, St/Mary’s College also has very proud and long History of 147 years, and it possess a 50 Years of History as a Tamil Medium School too.In 1815 after the Englishmen had invaded our county everything began to change including administration system. Education system agriculture and so on. As a result of that the whole education system was completely changed and highly connected with their religion. English man started missionary Education Sri Lanka. Along with that Kg/St. Mary’s College which was at 48^th mile post in Kandy Colombo rode, was established under the supervision of Rev. Father Domilio Singoni.It was very special incident that this school has been started as the 5^th missionary school in the island after starting school in Colombo, Galle, Kandy and in Jaffna peninsula.It’s mentioned in the 14^th page of ‘Kegalu Puranaya’ by the author M.D.M.S Yatawara that this school has been established in 1866.During the same era it has been stated in the blue book of agent that this school was started in 1867. Considering all these things we can come to a conclusion   that kg/St. Mary’s Collage was established permanently in 1967.by that time in 1833 there’s only one teacher and 22 students were studying in it. After the Female students were admitted to school it became a mixed school in Later in 1910, St. Joseph College was established for the girls and in turn St. Mary’s college became a Boy’s school. Form that Period on wards, the students could be able to sit for London Cambridge Examination. In 1890 Under the Circular released the Examination Department for the Government schools in 1888.From 1910 to 1901, there were several Rev. Father involved in developing the college. They were the Rev. Father Paul Nute Jesu, Rev. Father Eugin Silva, Rev Father James Perera and Mr .J. Herath. They have done a great service to St. Mary’s College to reach it almost level and to become a one of the leading school in the island under the special guidance of Rev. Father Speel Boot, 110 Student had been doing studies in the school in 1922.In 1930 The Governor Sir. Stafas has participated in a function held at school as the chief guest. In 1936 there were 500 Student were studying in the school. Unfortunately due to the outbreak of Malaria epidemic epidemic the number of students decreased up to 315. In 1940 a special priority was given to the field of sports and in 1942 Science subjects was upgraded through building a science Laboratory. And also deviding students to the ‘Houses’ considered as a special thing happened in this period.In 1940 this school was graded as a 2^nd type of school. By that time studies were taken place in all three medium. Sinhala, Tamil and English. In 1957, the Senior teacher Mr .Benadict Silva had started class for the university entrance. During that period there were 686 students and 36 teachers working in the college.

In 1960 St. Mary’s College become a government school. The students were engagen in studies in Sinhala, Tamil and English Medium. They all were together in harmony under the same roof of St. Mary’s College. And then the school was continued its journey under the Guidance of the Head master Mr. S. F. Wickramasinghe. After Ward the head master Mr. Liyanage took over the leadership of the school with Sinhala, Tamil, Muslim and Burger students.

In 1964 it was separated in to two school by Hon. Minister P.B.G. Kalugalla and St. Mary’s Tamil College was taken to a building close to the gostle of Rev. Fathers.

This incidents gave Tamil people an immense pleasure as they had their own school during the time the were on Tamil school in ‘Sathara Koralaya’. With the Regaining of St. Mary’s Tamil College. It paved the way to all the Estate who come from the estates around Kegalle district such as Galigamuwa, Warakapola, Mawanella, Ambanpitiya, Golinda, Karandupona and Pindeniya area.to engage in the studies in their own Tamil language.