When a ship that set off from London on 17th October, 1888, sailed to Colombo harbour in January, 1889, it brought to our country two young ladies, Miss Elizabeth Bellerby and Miss Ethel Jones who responded to an appeal made to the Church of England Zenana Missionary Society(CEZMS) to send two missionaries to open a school for Kandyan girls.

No one in that ship would have imagined in their wildest dreams that the little lady in her long white dress and prayer book in hand would find a school that would last a hundred years. But to Miss Bellerby there would have been no fear or hesitation in coming out to East to answer God's call for, she believed 'God moves in a mysterious way His wonders to perform.'

As soon as Miss Bellerby arrived in the island, she went to the Christian Mission School, Kotte, to learn the language of the children whom she had to educate. After a brief stay in Kotte, Miss Bellerby came to Kandy to start her new school. She chose a hill overlooking the picturesque lake. She would have selected one of the most breathtakingly beautiful and healthy sites for her school. There was a bungalow overlooking the lake known as 'Hillwood House' which belonged to Sir Henry Dias. This was bought by Miss Bellerby with funds donated by the CEZMS from the Clarence Memorial Fund to start her school. Read More >> Hillwood History

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118th YEAR CELEBRATIONS

HILLWOOD WALK 2008 to raise funds for the proposed sports complex

17th of May 2008

Hillwood walk is organised by the college and the parents. It will start from the Asgiriya Stadium and will end at the college with a mini carnival.

All the past pupils, parents, students and welwishers are cordially welcome.