St. Lucia's College, Colombo Explained

St.Lucia's College
Motto:Pro Deo et Patria
Motto Translation:For God and Native Land
Established:1880
Location:Kotahena, Colombo 13
Coordinates:6.9487°N 79.8645°W
Pushpin Map:Sri Lanka Colombo District
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Colombo District
Pushpin Label Position:right
Type:Roman Catholic College
Gender:Boys
Founder:Rev. Fr. Thomas Cardinal Cooray
Grades:1 to 11 Local Syllabus
Medium:Sinhala, Tamil
Principal:Mr Ruwan
Staff:56
Lower Age:6
Upper Age:16
Pupils:1100
Colours: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

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.