St. Peter's College

This is the school I went to from year1 to year 11. My teachers where great and the Aducation is ao good.love the cricket match's. And the boys from year 8 to year 12 where awsome friends. School was like my home.and all the changes done in college is awsome.

Beautiful moral of the fathers here is highly appreciated
Funny things also exist from lovely students. Library a resting place all over the world

I wish I could give a 0. The one who answered the call was absolutely disrespectful and slam the phone. Just called to get a piece of information on admission for grade 1 and this is the way I was treated. Very much worried to see an attitude of this sort for a school which carries a high reputation. Wonder how education of a child would here if they set an example like this. Administration over to you to make corrections or train your staff to handle basic things like this. YOUr School Used to Be a Good place before! And now?

This School have best teachers and classroom's I seen this School on last July the school clean management worker's are cleaning the school clearly. This School Teachers are so kind with students. I will recommend this school 100%.

The blatant disrespect is mind boggling. The parents had been left outside in the hot sun and were denied entrance. The players were also denied entrance. This is bad reputation to the school and its hospitality. St. Joseph is way better and this is coming from a person that doesn't like joes that much?

Unfortunately this doesn't have a zero star option. The amount of disrespect, we were denied entrance to the grounds and were left scorching in the sun. Talk about being respectful and hospitable for a guest environment.

One of the Catholic educational institutions of Sri Lanka which mostly upholds boys to become gentlemen along with teachings of Jesus Christ.
Virtus et Veritas.

Left the school when I was in 6th grade, looking back for the fees we paid the education was sub par, lacked resources, extremly horrible teaches Summith and Lakshman to name a couple.

Nice place with a great freedom surrounded by a lovely environment which motivates students for a better education

Inquiries can get rough sometimes.
I was just calling to get an admission reading all the positive reviews and the lady who answered slammed the phone cut saying harshly she was busy. Rude!
Pretty much blew up my chances of getting into this school!

The best catholic school for boys in Sri lanka which was founded in 1922. There are close 4000+ students studying from Grade 1 to Grade 13 in Sinhala, Tamil and English mediums. St Peter's College has a cricket and rugby stadium, sports complex, swimming pool and an auditorium. The motto of the school is Virtue and Truth.

St. Peter's College  (Sinhala:  සාන්ත පීතර විදුහල,  Tamil: செயிண்ட் பீட்டர் கல்லூரி) is a boys-only primary to secondary (inclusive) school in the Bambalapitiya zone of Colombo,  Sri Lanka, founded in 1922.
In 1919, just after the end of World War I, Fr. M. J. Le Goc, Rector of St Joseph's College, Colombo, wanted to start a college in the southern suburbs of Colombo, and acquired a block of cinnamon land in Bambalapitiya.

Construction began on 7 July 1921 under the supervision of J R J Jayesuria, an alumnus of St. Joseph's College. In December 1921, Fr. Le Goc announced that St. Joseph's College South would open in January 1922.

The buildings were designed by Fr. Le Goc, and were built in six months. The quadrangle in front had an oval drive running around it. Fr. Le Goc also incorporated the concept of open-air classrooms.

The inauguration took place on Wednesday 18 January 1922.204 students were admitted on that day and by the end of the year the number had risen to 268. The First rector was Fr. D. J. Nicholas Perera O. M. I. As of 2019 the Rector is Rev. Fr. Rohitha Rodrigo, and there were 6,088 students.

1956 - 1977 Edit
The period 1956 to 1977 covers the Rectorships of Five Rectors, all of whom were dogged by the problem of the Schools Take over bid, with severe financial constraints consequent to the decision by St. Peter's not to be vested with the State but to function as a 'Non Fee Levying Private School'. Nevertheless, and notwithstanding each of the five Rectors of this difficult era made their individual contribution to the progress of St. Peter's never succumbing to problems of the times.

Fr. Arthur Nicholas Fernando, who succeeded Fr. Basil Wiratunge as the Third Rector of St. Peter's from 1956 to 1963, developed Aesthetic Studies and started the first school's Fife and Drum band on 30 June 1956. A Cultural Centre to promote Music, Drama, Dancing and Art was started in November 1956 with the help of Fathers Mervyn Weerakkody and Marcelline Jayakody. Kandyan Dancing, Oriental Singing and the Western and Oriental Orchestras were set up. Rowing was introduced to St. Peter's in 1959, as also a unit of the St. John's Ambulance Brigade. On 1 December 1960 St. Peter's decided to remain as a private non-fee-paying institution. Arthur Nicholas Fernando set up the Welfare Society, a modern canteen, college boarding.

Fr. Mervyn Weerakkody succeeded Arthur Nicholas Fernando and was the Fourth Rector from 1963 to 1971. He formed the Parent Teacher Association. Boards of Discipline, Studies and Sports were formed. He established the Employees Provident Fund for the Teaching Staff. On 24 July 1971 he left St. Peter's to take up the Rectorship of St. Joseph's.

Fr. Theodore E. Peiris O. M. I, who had been on the Tutorial Staff of St. Peter's in the 1940s, succeeded Weerakkody, and was Rector from 1971 to 1975. He presided at the Golden Jubilee Celebrations of the college on 18 January 1972.

The Sixth Rector of St. Peter's, Fr. Claver Perera, was the first Peterite rector, from 1975 to 1976. He decentralised the administration with the appointment of Sectional Heads from Grade 6 to the Advanced Level. He enlarged and renovated the College Chapel for the first time in 50 years.

Fr. Francis Madiwela took over from Fr. Claver Perera, from 1976 to 1977. He arranged for the Old Boys to have their own president, from 4 December 1977. He transferred to St. Thomas, Kotte as Principal.

From 1978 Edit

Swimming pool and sports complex
Fr Joe. Wickramasinghe[check spelling] took over the Rectorship for 16 years from 1978. He built a vocational training centre with computer Lab, audio visual studio, a science Laboratory building, the swimming pool complex, new primary school building, new dental clinic, canteen and a mini zoo for the primary school. He set up scholarship funds to support students entering university and established a board of administration to assist in managing the school. The first branch school in Gampaha was opened.

One of the Best school in the Island. Best discipline and the Best in sports and extracurricular activities.

The best catholic school for boys in Sri lanka which was founded in 1922. There are close 4000+ students studying from Grade 1 to Grade 13 in Sinhala, Tamil and English mediums. St Peter's College has a cricket and rugby stadium, sports complex, swimming pool and an auditorium. The motto of the school is Virtue and Truth.

Sri Lanka's top ranked Catholic boys School. Best place to study. St. Peters superb for Rugby, Cricket and other sports.

Sri Lanka's top ranked Catholic boys School. Best place to study. St. Peters superb for Rugby, Cricket and other sports.

St. Peter's College is one of the educational improved Boys School in Bamalapitiya. It's a primary to secondary type high school founded in 1922. Excellent environment & the students are well disciplined. Fr. M. J. Le Goc was the one who had found this marvelous structure of education. The inauguration took place on Wednesday 18 January 1922.204 students were admitted on that day and by the end of the year the number had risen to 268. The First rector was Fr. D. J. Nicholas Perera O. M. I. As of 2019 the Rector is Rev. Fr. Rohitha Rodrigo, and there were 6,088 students. Students here are well-talented as well, & they have high sport ethic spirit to win. I never got a chance to study here however i managed to get more information about this school from former students.

Execellent Educational Institute with good mix of all nationalities. Academic and Non Academic staff is fully dedicated towards in making true Peterites to the society who excel in many fields locally and internationally.
#Thank You St. Peter's

The best **Catholic** school in sri Lanka
The best discipline school
Good in education
Good in sports

One of the good schools in Colombo, except admin fee that kills free education system of Sri Lanka.