St. Sylvester's College
| St. Sylvester's College | |
|---|---|
College Crest | |
| Location | |
Yatinuwara Veediya (Brownrigg Street) | |
| Coordinates | 7°17′56.6″N 80°38′09.2″E / 7.299056°N 80.635889°E |
| Information | |
| Type | National |
| Motto | Latin: Fortiter in re transl. to persevere with dedication |
| Patron saints | Sylvester Gozzolini Saint Benedict |
| Established | 1 November 1940 |
| Founder | Rev. Fr. Robert M. Perera O.S.B. |
| Principal | R.A.A.R. Ranasinghe |
| Staff | 200 |
| Grades | 1 – 13 |
| Gender | Boys |
| Age | 6 to 19 |
| Enrollment | 4,000 |
| Language | Sinhala, Tamil and English |
| Campus type | Urban |
| Colours | Maroon, Ivory and Dark Blue |
| Athletics | Yes |
| Sports | Yes |
| Nickname | Vesters, Crownsmen |
| Alumni | Old Sylvestrians |
| Website | stsylvesterscollege |
St. Sylvester's College (Sinhala: ශාන්ත සිල්වෙස්තර විද්යාලය; Tamil: செயின்ட் சில்வெஸ்டர் கல்லூரி) is a national boys' school located in Kandy, adjacent to the St. Anthony's Cathedral. It was founded by the Sylvestro Benedictine Congregation in 1940. It offers primary and secondary education, and the college is under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Education. It has more than 200 teaching staff and more than 3,000 students.