St. Patrick`s College, Jaffna
| St. Patrick's College புனித பத்திரிசியார் கல்லூரி |
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Jaffna, Jaffna District, Northern Province Sri Lanka |
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| Coordinates | 9°39′19.80″N 80°01′19.30″E / 9.6555000°N 80.0220278°ECoordinates: 9°39′19.80″N 80°01′19.30″E / 9.6555000°N 80.0220278°E |
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| School type | Private 1AB |
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Fide et labore (By faith and labour) |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Christianity |
| Denomination | Roman Catholicism |
| Founded | 1850 |
| Founder | Monsignor Orazio Bettacchini |
| School district | Jaffna Education Zone |
| Authority | Roman Catholic Church |
| School number | 1001030 |
| Rector | Rev Fr. M. Jero Selvanayaham |
| Grades | 1-13 |
| Gender | Boys |
| Age range | 5-18 |
| Language | Tamil |
| Colour(s) | Green and gold |
| School roll | 1,942 |
| School fees | 5000rs for a year |
| Website | patrickscollegejaffna.com |
St. Patrick's College (Tamil: புனித பத்திரிசியார் கல்லூரி Punitha Pattiriciyār Kallūri, SPC) is a private school in Gurunagar,Jaffna, Sri Lanka. It was founded in 1850 by Roman Catholic missionaries.
The Jaffna Catholic English School was established in 1850 by Monsignor Orazio Bettacchini, an Italian Roman Catholic missionary. The school was later renamed Jaffna Boys' Seminary. The school was registered as a High School in 1881 and renamed St. Patrick's College on 10 January 1881.
Most private schools in Ceylon were taken over by the government in 1960 but SPC chose to remain as a private and non-fee levying school.
SPC play Jaffna College in an annual cricket match known as the Battle of the Golds. The first match took place in 1917.
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