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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.
St. Joseph's Boys' College (Sinhala: සාන්ත ජොසප් පිරිමි විදුහල) is a distinguished boys only primary to secondary (inclusive) school in the Nugegoda Colombo, Sri Lanka. It was founded in 1953. St Joseph's Boys College is a private Roman Catholic school. [1]
The head of the college, Joseph G. Jayasuriya, became the college's first principal. At that time Marsalin Jayakody wrote the college's current anthem in Sinhala. By then the college had become a Sinhala school. Tamil students were transferred to Vivekananda Vidyalaya and Sahira Vidyalaya. In 1972 the college was established as a Grade 1AB school.
The college was the first branch school of St. Joseph's College, Colombo. The school opened on 10 January 1996 with sixty students. The first Rector was Stanley Abeysekera. [5] The school was constructed on land of 3.2 hectares (8 acres) donated by Esther Seneviratne on 17 January 1991, a member of the Catholic Parish of Enderamulla.
Download QR code; Print/export ... St. Joseph's College (SJC) is a national school in Trincomalee, Eastern Province, Sri Lanka. [2] History
St. Michael's College National School is a national school in Batticaloa, Sri Lanka. It was founded in 1873 as a private school and nationalised in mid 1970s. The school's founder and architect was French Jesuit [1] missionary, Ferdinand Bonnel. The school was originally located in the heart of Batticaloa town, but it was moved to its present ...
St. John's College was initially known as 'Primary State English School' which had existed from about the middle of the 19th century. [1] In 1876 it received land and endowments from Wasala Mudliyar Susew de Soysa (1809–1881) as well as Sir Charles Henry de Soysa and was named 'St. John's College' by the Anglican Bishop of Colombo, Reginald Stephen Copleston.
Private schools in Sri Lanka provide an alternative to the public school system, offering various educational approaches for families who seek different options. These schools are privately funded, primarily through tuition fees, donations, or endowments, and they may offer either local or international curricula.