St. Sylvester's College
National school in Central Province, Sri Lanka / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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St. Sylvester's College is a national boys' school located in Kandy, adjacent to the St. Anthony's Cathedral. It was founded by the Sylvestro Benedictine Congregation in 1940. It offers primary and secondary education and the college is under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Education.
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St. Sylvester's College – Kandy | |
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Address | |
Yatinuwara Veediya (Brownrigg St.), Kandy Central Province | |
Coordinates | 7°17′56.6″N 80°38′09.2″E |
Information | |
Type | National |
Motto | Fortiter in re (Latin) transl. to persevere with dedication |
Patron saint(s) | Saint Sylvester Gozzolini Saint Benedict |
Established | 1 November 1940; 83 years ago (1940-11-01) |
Founder | Very Rev. Fr. Robert M. Perera O.S.B. |
Status | Active |
Staff | ≈ 200 |
Grades | Class 1 – 13 |
Gender | Boys |
Age | 6 to 19 |
Enrollment | ≈ 4,000 |
Language | Sinhala, Tamil and English |
Hours in school day | 6 hours |
Colour(s) | Maroon, Ivory and Dark blue |
Alumni | Old Sylvestrians |
Website | stsylvesterscollege |
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It has around more than 200 teaching staff and more than 4,000 students.