About MLC
ABOUT MLCThe school that started with 26 students and 3 teachers but within 2 months the student population sprang up to 200 showing rapid progress. Miss. Milwaganam, Miss. Workmister and Mrs. Nagendra were the pioneer teachers of MLC. Brief History of the SchoolMuslim Ladies’College is known and recognized in Sri Lanka as the premier state educational institution for Muslim Girls. It is located at No 22, Kensington Garden, Colombo 04. When The Second World War Broke Out School Was Closed Down and the Military Has Acquired the Building. The Ceylon Moor Ladies’ Union found a generous benefactor, who is non other than Sir Razik Fareed who was philanthropic to donate his land and a few buildings at fareed place to reopen the school. The school was officially reopened on the 1st of November 1946 by Honourable Minister of Education, late Mr. CWW Kannangara. The Ceylon Moor Ladies’ Union Education Committee appointed Mrs. Ayesha Rauff as the Principal of MLC. Mrs. Nafia Mohideen was appointed as the Manageress. The school started with 26 students and 3 teachers but within 2 months the student population sprang up to 200 showing rapid progress. Miss. Milwaganam, Miss. Workmister and Mrs. Nagendra were the pioneer teachers of MLC. Since then under the leadership of many graded principals the school has achieved its renown status with remarkable achievement in its academic and extra-curricular performance. The present principal of the school Mrs.M.N.F. Nasriya assumed duties at the school on a directive issued by the secretary of Ministry of Education in 2018 and taking all her initiative to reach the excellence of our alma mater. Her vision of reach the academic excellence with the total development of student has been embedded in the school community with all the motivation. At present the school has a student body of about 3500 and 150 teachers serving the school utmost devotion. The school serves the community from grade 1-13 in all three media where all students are offered in all four streams of studies, Arts, commerce, science and vocational streams. VisionTo produce competent citizens who exercise the Islamic values while protecting the MissionProduce competent citizens who suit to the national and global arena through innovative and modern approach to education leading to high quality performance ensuring Islamic identity College song
School of our youth we pledge to thee, Our love & faith & loyalty, Teach us with simple faith to trust, All powerful Allah wise & just. Teach us to go to grow & take our place, As gracious women of our race, When need arise be friend indeed, No difference make in caste or creed. Teach us to shirk nor task or test, To work & play with joyful zest, To help to build from year to year, A heritage that shall endure. Teach us to walk our various ways, With memories of these sunny days, Let future joy and pain both find, A steadfast heart & quite mind. School of our faith our hope our pride, Through all these year’s are friend & guide, Our loyalty we pledge to thee, Head, heart and hand through the years to be. ClubsHousesThe students are divided into four houses. The houses are led by House Captains, competing in all major games to win the inter-house games and house colors are awarded winners. The houses are: Principals
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