සාන්ත ජෝසප් විද්‍යාලය, කොළඹ
St. Joseph's College is a selective entry Catholic school located in Colombo, Sri Lanka. It was established in 1896 by European Oblate missionaries led by Dr. Christopher Ernest Bonjean O.M.I. The college enrolls over 3,500 students with a staff of over 400. Former students include Cardinal Thomas Cooray, the first Cardinal from Sri Lanka and President Ranasinghe Premadasa. The (Latin) motto of the college is In Scientia et Virtute, meaning "In Knowledge and Virtue".

The school is a non-fee levying school, whereby it receives some state funding, relying mostly on funds from an extensive network of alumni worldwide.

School buildings cover  and include a sports complex, and an Olympic standard swimming pool which was built in 1952, incidentally it is the oldest swimming pool in a school in Sri Lanka.

Sports
Cricket has been played at the school since its founding. At that time it was the only Catholic school in a group of elite, mainly secular or Protestant Christian, private boys' schools which often played against one another. Many alumnae played on the national team.

St. Joseph's oldest cricket rival is St. Anthony's College, Kandy. They compete for the Murali-Vaas Trophy, which was inaugurated in 2007 and named after St. Anthony's alumnus Muttiah Muralitharan and St. Joseph's alumnus Chaminda Vaas. In 2012 the two schools celebrated their historic 100th encounter. The most high-profile rivalry is with St. Peter's College, a brother school founded as its satellite campus and also known as the St.Joseph's College South. Its annual match-up is known locally as the "Battle of the Saints" or "Joe–Pete".

Rectors

Rectors of the College

College anthem

The College anthem was composed by Edgar Neydorff. The words are by Fr. John M. Lanigan O.M.I.

Notable alumni

References

External links
 Official website
 Official Old Boys Union Website
 Official SJC News / SJC Sports Website

Senewiratne, A.M., Till The Mountains Disappear: The Story of St.Joseph's College, 2020, p. 246 (+XIV) *

1896 establishments in Ceylon
Catholic schools in Sri Lanka
Catholic secondary schools in Sri Lanka
Educational institutions established in 1896
Private schools in Sri Lanka
Schools in Colombo
Schools in Sri Lanka founded by missionaries