| St. Joseph's College | |
|---|---|
 School Facade | |
| Location | |
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T. B. Jayah Mawatha, Colombo 10 | |
| Coordinates | 6°55′29″N 79°51′37″E / 6.924822°N 79.860405°E |
| Information | |
| Type | Government-aided private school |
| Motto | Latin: In Scientia et Virtute (In Knowledge and Virtue) |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Christianity |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Established | 2 March 1896 |
| Rector | Ranjith Andradi |
| Staff | 450 |
| Grades | 1 – 13 |
| Gender | Male |
| Age | 5 to 19 |
| Area | 6.1 ha (15 acres) |
| Houses | Bonjean Marque Melizan Courdet |
| Color(s) | Blue and white |
| Alumni | List of St. Joseph's College, Colombo alumni |
| Alumni name | Old Boys Union of St. Joseph's College, Colombo |
| Website | stjosephscollege |
St. Joseph's College is a selective-entry Roman Catholic school in Sri Lanka. It was founded in 1896 by French Missionaries led by Rev. Father Christophe Ernest Bonjean. The college has over 4,000 enrolled students with a staff of over 450 as of 2023.[1][2] Former students include the first President of the Maldives, Mohamed Amin Didi, the third President of Sri Lanka, Ranasinghe Premadasa, Nirj Deva Member of the British Parliament and Cardinal Thomas Cooray, the first Catholic Cardinal from Sri Lanka.[3] The (Latin) motto of the college is In Scientia et Virtute, meaning "In Knowledge and Virtue".
The school is a fee-levying school which receives some state funding while also relying on funds from an extensive network of alumni worldwide.[4]
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- ^ "Information | His Eminence Thomas Benjamin Cardinal Cooray". Archived from the original on 27 July 2011. Retrieved 25 October 2010.
- ^ "St. Joseph's College Colombo | 10 Old Boys' Union - SJC Old Boys' Union". Archived from the original on 28 June 2022. Retrieved 17 July 2022.