School type Private 1AB Denomination Roman Catholicism Authority Founded 1850 Colors Green, Gold | Religious affiliation(s) Christianity Phone +94 21 2 222388 Motto Fide et labore | |
Founder Monsignor Orazio Bettacchini Similar Jaffna Hindu College, St John's College, Jaffna Central College, Vembadi Girl's School, Chundikuli Girls' College | ||
St. Patrick’s College (Tamil: சம்பத்திரிசியார் கல்லூரி Campattiriciyār Kallūri, SPC) is a private school in Jaffna, Sri Lanka. It was founded in 1850 by Roman Catholic missionaries.
Contents
History
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.
Big Match
SPC play Jaffna College in an annual cricket match known as the Battle of the Golds. The first match took place in 1917.
References
St. Patrick's College, Jaffna Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA