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| St. Sylvester's College | |
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 St. Sylvester's College Main Building | |
| Address | |
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Yatinuwara Veediya (Brownrigg Street) | |
| Coordinates | 7°17′56.6″N 80°38′09.2″E / 7.299056°N 80.635889°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 |
| Founder | Robert M. Perera |
| Principal | R.A.A.R. Ranasinghe |
| Staff | 200 |
| Grades | 1 – 13 |
| Gender | Boys |
| Age | 6 to 19 |
| Enrollment | 4,000 |
| Language | Sinhala, Tamil, English |
| Colour(s) | Maroon, ivory and dark blue |
| Nickname | Vesters |
| Alumni | Old Sylvestrians |
| Website | stsylvesterscollege |
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.
It has more than 200 teaching staff and more than 4,000 students.