St. Sylvester's College
| St. Sylvester's College ශාන්ත සිල්වෙස්තර විද්යාලය, මහනුවර புனித சில்வெஸ்டர் கல்லூரி, கண்டி |
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St' Sylvester's College Crest
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Kandy Sri Lanka |
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| Coordinates | 7°17′56.6″N 80°38′09.2″E / 7.299056°N 80.635889°ECoordinates: 7°17′56.6″N 80°38′09.2″E / 7.299056°N 80.635889°E |
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| Type | Public |
| Motto |
Fortiter in re (Success through dedication) |
| Established | November 1, 1940 |
| Founder | Rev. Fr. Robert M. Perera |
| Status | Active |
| School district | Kandy |
| Principal | T. Ranil S. Meetiyagoda |
| Staff | 182 |
| Grades | Class 1 – 13 |
| Gender | Boys |
| Age | 6 to 18 |
| Enrollment | 3000+ |
| Pupils | Sylvestrians |
| Medium of language | Sinhala, Tamil and English |
| Hours in school day | 6 hours |
| Colour(s) |
Maroon, Ivory, Dark Blue |
| Alumni | Old Sylvestrians |
| Website | www |
Maroon, Ivory, Dark Blue
St Sylvester's College, Kandy (Sinhalese: ශාන්ත සිල්වෙස්තර විද්යාලය, මහනුවර; Tamil: புனித சில்வெஸ்டர் கல்லூரி, கண்டி) (founded in 1940) is a public Boys' School located in the middle of Kandy city which offers primary and secondary education for boys in Sri Lanka. College is controlled by the Central Provincial council.
It is a school with around 150 teaching staff and around 3,000 students.
St. Sylvester’s began as a separate institution on 1 November 1940 with very Rev. Fr. D. Robert. Perera O.S.B. as the principal. The college owed its inception to the foresight of his Lordship Bishop Bernardo Regno O.S.B. and Abbot Weerasinghe, the heads of the Sylvestro-Benedictine congregation. They felt that a good catholic school in Kandy town was a prime need, once St. Anthony’s had been completely shifted to its home on the banks of the Mahaweli at Katugastota. Rev father Robert was given the tremendous task of rearing the new that had just been born. St. Sylvester’s had made name for itself in the field of education, not only in Kandy but also throughout the length and breadth of the island. Starting with a mere 250 pupils and 12 teachers in 1940.
Father Robert was not expected to do big things at St. Sylvester’s. The buildings were not teeming with scholars, the laboratories were empty, and libraries were without books. Even the wherewithal to run the school was not available. It is said that he had to start with an over draft, but the picture of the institution now is a very different one. It is full to capacity, and its financial stability is assured. The authoritarian of the Sylvestro-Benedictines intended originally to develop St. Sylvester’s only as a junior school and affiliated to St. Anthony’s but such restrictions were not dampen the ardour of Father Robert. He early had visions of his institution as a collegiate school, second to none in the Island.
St. Sylvester’s College has used various school anthems since 1940. First his sons were singing ‘Pasal Mavuni Jaya Wewa’ anthem and in the 1970s it was changed to ‘Dana Mana Ranjitha’ anthem.
I am legitimate of my Alma mater St. Sylvesters college, with a long prestigious history. In order to achieve the maximum benefits of my school days, I do hereby affirm to carry out my tasks under the supervision and guidance of the principal and the staff, and guide my colleagues along the correct path, to follow the rules and regulations of the school to the world, to maintain cordial relationship with the whole student population of the school, to actively participate in the matters pertaining to subject of study, to respect and honour my school, with all my might and to follow the path of distinguished old Sylvestrians.
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