Principals and Head Masters
The Rev. J.H. Marsh, Snr served as the first Head Master of the Colombo Academy. With the appointment's of J.F. Haslam in 1948 the post of the head of the Academy was renamed as Principle, which continues to this day. J.C.A. Corea became the first Ceylonese (Sri Lankan) Principal when he took office in 1946.
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