St. Sylvester's College

St. Sylvester's College – Kandy
St. Sylvester's College Crest
Address
Map
Yatinuwara Veediya (Brownrigg St.), Kandy


Central Province

Coordinates7°17′56.6″N 80°38′09.2″E / 7.299056°N 80.635889°E / 7.299056; 80.635889
Information
TypeNational
MottoFortiter in re (Latin)
transl. to persevere with dedication
Patron saint(s)Saint Sylvester Gozzolini
Saint Benedict
Established1 November 1940; 83 years ago (1940-11-01)
FounderVery Rev. Fr. Robert M. Perera O.S.B.
StatusActive
Staff≈ 200
GradesClass 1 – 13
GenderBoys
Age6 to 19
Enrollment≈ 4,000
LanguageSinhala, Tamil and English
Hours in school day6 hours
Colour(s)Maroon, Ivory and Dark blue
   
AlumniOld Sylvestrians
Websitestsylvesterscollege.lk

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 around more than 200 teaching staff and more than 4,000 students.