Saint Joseph's College, Colombo
St. Joseph's College is a Catholic educational institution located in Colombo, Sri Lanka. It was established in 1896 by French missionaries led by Rev Christophe-Etienne Bonjean. The college enrolls over 4,500 students with a staff of over 400. Distinguished former students include Cardinal Thomas Cooray, the first Cardinal from Sri Lanka and President Ranasinghe Premadasa. The 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 is perhaps the oldest swimming pool among Colleges dating back to the 1950s.
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
Founded by. Rev. Fr. Bonjean the Archbishop of Colombo.College anthem
The College anthem was composed by Edgar and J. M. L. Neydorff. The original manuscript is dated 25 November 1920. The words are by J. M. Lanigan, OMI.Notable alumni
| Name | Notability | Reference |
| President of Sri Lanka, Prime Minister of Sri Lanka, member parliament - Colombo Central | ||
| President of the Maldives | ||
| member State Council of Ceylon, member parliament - Jaffna | ||
| Chief Justice, Attorney General | ||
| Solicitor General, Justice of the Supreme Court, Chief Justice | ||
| Cardinal, Archbishop of Colombo | ||
| Archbishop of Colombo, Chancellor University of Colombo | ||
| Vidya Jyothi,Professor,Scientist,Chemist, at,NASA | ||
| Professor,PresidentSri Lanka Medical Council, | ||
| member Senate of Ceylon, | ||
| Member of the European Parliament - South East England, member parliament - Brentford and Isleworth | ||
| essayist, editor | ||
| member parliament - Negombo | ||
| Major General Commander of the Army | ||
| Major General Commander of the Army | ||
| Inspector General of Police | ||
| Inspector General of Police | ||
| Major General Chief of Staff | ||
| Supreme Court Judge | ||
| Botanist, Head of the Department of Science Vidyodaya University | ||
| Founder of the global tea company Dilmah | ||
| entrepreneur, business magnate, investor, philanthropist | ||
| musician | ||
| Actor | ||
| international cricket player | ||
| international cricket player | ||
| international cricket player | ||
| international cricket player | ||
| international cricket player | ||
| first-class cricket player | ||
| actor | ||
| academic, diplomat, author | ||
| actor | ||
| member parliament - Kalkudah | ||
| member parliament - Badulla, Chief Minister of Uva Province | ||
| Tyron Silvapulle | Wing Commander of the Sri Lanka Air Force Parama Weera Vibhushanaya recipient. |