St. Xavier's College, Nuwara Eliya

St Xavier's College, Nuwara Eliya
'ශාන්ත සේවියර් විදුහල , නුවරඑළී'ය,
புனித ஸவெரியர் கல்லூரி நுவர எலிய

Sancti Xavier Collegii
Location
Nuwara Eliya City
Nuwara Eliya
Nuwara Eliya, Central, Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka
Information
School type Government Schools 1AB Boys' College
Motto Original motto: AD VERITATEM ET CARITAS TOWARD TRUTH AND CHARITY
Present motto: DEUS VERITAS CARITAS GOD TRUTH CHARITY
Religious affiliation(s) Formerly De La Salle Confraternity
Patron saint(s) St Francis Xavier 1506-1552
Established 1859 as the Parish School
Founded 1901 as St Xavier's vernacular school
Founder Rev. Fr. John Peter Perreard and Rev. Fr. Adrian Bernard Doffo
Status Boys 1AB College
School district Nuwara Eliya
Authority Ministry of Education
Category Primary & Secondary
Authorizer Ministry of Education and the Bishop of Kandy(Proprietor)
Superintendent

Director of Education

specialist = Formal Sri Lankan Education
Session 3 terms a year
President Principal - parish priest
Rector Rectors from 1859-1958, Bro. Director 1958-1962 Principal from 1962
Director DE
Principal Appointed by the state - Qualification SLPS Grade 1
Headmaster Sectional Heads for Sinhala, Tamil and English streams
Head of school Principal
Chaplain The Parish Priest of St Xavier's Church Nuwara eliya
Staff Appointed by the Ministry of Education
Grades Grade 1 to Advanced Level Sihala Medium (Commerce and Arts) Tamil Medium Bio Science
Years offered 5-16
Gender Boys
Age 5 to 16
Pupils 750
Language Sinhala, Tamil and English language (formerly Latin_
Houses Pagnani (blue with white cross), Beckmeyer (maroon with white cross), Regno (gold with white cross)
Colour(s) College Colours- Maroon ,Blue and Gold
Slogan Towards Truth and Charity
Sports Athletics, cricket, football, basketball, table tenis, badminton, hockey, boxing, elle
Mascot Blessings of the Patron St Francis Xavier
Rival Holy Trinity College and Gamini College
Vision Education shall be impartial, universal and for all
Accreditation Formerly the De La Salle Fraternity
Publication Perspective
School fees Non-fee levying
Alumni SXCOBA founded in 1947
Website http://stxaviers.vacau.com/

St Xavier's College, Nuwara Eliya is a boys' public national school in Nuwara Eliya, Sri Lanka.

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