The Dutch wanted each ProtestantWestern Christianity is divided into two main denominations, Catholicism and Protestantism. The latter was dominant in the Netherlands. In Sri Lanka it was specifically the Dutch Reformed Church, a protestant form of Christianity that functioned as the official church of the VOC. school to have a well-educated schoolmasterThese men were paid by the VOC and the church, and taught in the Christian schools, either in Sinhala, Tamil, Portuguese or Dutch. Schools often had two or more schoolmasters. Some of them were trained in the Seminary, but due to a shortage of seminarists, often they were appointed from those men who had already been the village scribes. This was useful since the schoolmasters were also responsible for keeping records of the population., and therefore started Seminaries – advanced schools – near Jaffna and in Colombo. The seminaryThe Dutch wanted each school to have a well-educated schoolmaster, and therefore started Seminaries – advanced schools – near Jaffna and in Colombo. They were mainly aimed at sons of the Lankan elites, in order to train them in Dutch government, religion and culture. Graduates could also go on to become e.g. Protestant ministers by studying in the Netherlands, or clerks in service of the VOC. was located in the old Dutch town next to the fort, what is now the Pettah. The building has also been the residence of the Dutch governor. Currently, it is in use as the Dutch Period Museum.