St. Thomas' College, Kotte

St. Thomas' College (ශාන්ත තෝමස් විද්‍යාලය) is a Roman Catholic school in Kotte, Sri Lanka. The school is one of the leading schools in the region and caters for a mix of boys and girls, from grades 1 to 13.

St. Thomas' College was formally opened on 8 May 1928 by the Rev. Father Zacharias Dabrera, OMI, with 53 students. The new school was set up in the small verandah of the mission house, Debrera's residence. As the number of students increased the two wings of the church were used as classrooms. In 2017 the school had 1,400 students and 70 staff. The school colours are maroon, white and gold and the motto is In Fidia Et Justita.

Sports and music
The school has produced many musicians and numerous outstanding cricketers.

Cricket
St Thomas' plays its annual Big Match, the Battle of Kotte, against Sri Jayawardenepura Maha Vidyalaya. The first Battle of Kotte was held in 1975 and has occurred on a regular basis for over forty years. Since 2007 both teams have also competed against each other in a one day match, for the Dr. G. N. Perera Memorial Trophy.

Notable alumni

 * Angeline Gunathilake, singer
 * Nalin Perera, 46th Chief Justice of Sri Lanka
 * Roger Seneviratne, actor, politician
 * Andy Solomons, first-class cricketer

Notable staff

 * Sampathawaduge Maxwell Grenville Silva, former principal, Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Colombo