St. Lucia's College, Colombo

St.Lucia's College
Location
St.Lucia's College
Location in Colombo District
Kotahena, Colombo 13
Sri Lanka
Coordinates 6°56′55.19″N 79°51′52.34″E / 6.9486639°N 79.8645389°E / 6.9486639; 79.8645389Coordinates: 6°56′55.19″N 79°51′52.34″E / 6.9486639°N 79.8645389°E / 6.9486639; 79.8645389
Information
Type Roman Catholic College
Motto Pro Deo et Patria
(For God and Native Land)
Established 1880
Founder Rev. Fr. Thomas Cardinal Cooray
Principal Jayantha Wickremasinghe
Staff 56
Grades 1 to 15 Local Syllabus
Gender Boys
Age 6 to 19
Number of pupils 1100
Medium of language Sinhala, Tamil
Colour(s) Maroon & White
Website stluciascollege.org

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

  • Jayantha Wickremasinghe

Education

The school has Sinhala and Tamil mediums for Grade 1 to Grade 11 students. Recently the school is planning to start A/L classes.

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