St. Patrick's College, Jaffna

St Patrick's College
புனித பத்திரிசியார் கல்லூரி
Location
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Mathews Road, Gurunagar

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Sri Lanka
Coordinates9°39′19.80″N 80°01′19.30″E / 9.6555000°N 80.0220278°E / 9.6555000; 80.0220278
Information
School typePrivate 1AB
MottoLatin: Fide et labore
(By faith and labour)
Religious affiliation(s)Roman Catholic
Founded1850; 174 years ago (1850)
FounderMsgr Orazio Bettacchini
School districtJaffna Education Zone
AuthorityBishop of Jaffna Roman Catholic Church
School number1001030
RectorRev. A. P. Thirumahan B.Ph, B.Th (Rome), Dip.in Ed., M.A (Ed)(Lond)
Grades1-13
GenderBoys
Age range5-19
School roll1,942
Classes offeredGr.1-Gr.13
LanguageTamil(1-5), Bilingual[English and Tamil](6-13)
Schedule typeDay School
Schedule7:30 to 1:30
Hours in school day6
Houses4 (Mathews, Bonjean, Dunne, Long)
Colour(s)Green and gold
   
SportsSoccer, cricket, volleyball, basketball, table tennis, badminton, mini tennis, tennis
School feesRs. 7000per annum
Websitespcjaffna.org

St Patrick's College (SPC) (Tamil: புனித பத்திரிசியார் கல்லூரி Punitha Pattiriciyār Kallūri) is a private school in Gurunagar, Jaffna, Sri Lanka.[1][2][3] It was founded in 1850 by Roman Catholic missionaries.

  1. ^ Schools Basic Data (2010). Northern Provincial Council. 2010. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013.
  2. ^ The Catholic directory of Sri Lanka, 1989/90. J.B.C. Anandappa. 1990.
  3. ^ "Province – Northern" (PDF). Schools Having Bilingual Education Programme. Ministry of Education. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 December 2013.