St. John's College, Colombo

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St. John's College, Colombo
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Location

Dematagoda Road, Dematagoda, Colombo Sri Lanka
Coordinates	6°55′51″N 79°52′25″E / 6.930783°N 79.873618°E / 6.930783; 79.873618
Information
Type	High school
Motto	Be a Man
Established	16 January 1939; 85 years ago (1939-01-16)
School district	Colombo
Grades	1 - 13
Color(s)	Dark blue, sky blue and white

St. John's College, Colombo (Sinhala : ශාන්ත ජෝන් විද්‍යාලය) is a Government school for boys which is hosted by Western Provincial Council. In here about 1,100+ students are studying.^[when?] This school was established on 16 January 1939 by Rev. Maurice John Legoc. The first principal was B. Wean Sander.

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