St. Lucia's College, Colombo
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St.Lucia's College | |
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Location | |
Coordinates | 6°56′55.19″N 79°51′52.34″E / 6.9486639°N 79.8645389°E |
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Type | Roman Catholic College |
Motto | Pro Deo et Patria (For God and Native Land) |
Established | 1880 |
Founder | Rev. Fr. Thomas Cardinal Cooray |
Principal | Mr Ruwan |
Staff | 56 |
Grades | 1 to 11 Local Syllabus |
Gender | Boys |
Age | 6 to 16 |
Number of pupils | 1100 |
Language | Sinhala, Tamil |
Colour(s) | Maroon & White |
St. Lucia's College (commonly known as St. Lucia's or Lucia's) is a Roman Catholic school located in Kotahena area of Colombo, Sri Lanka. This school was founded in 1880 and it is a Government School, managed by Ministry of Education (Sri Lanka), which provides primary and secondary education.
The School Motto both "Pro Deo et Patria" written in Latin phrase and "मेरा देवाय स स्वदेशाय।" (Swa devvaya sa swadeshaaya) written in Sanskrit phrase having same meaning as "For God and Country".
Principals
[edit]- Jayantha Wickremasinghe
Education
[edit]The school has Sinhala and Tamil mediums for Grade 1 to Grade 11 students. Recently the school is planning to start A/L classes.