St. Benedict's College (Sinhala: සාන්ත බෙනඩික් විදුහල, Tamil: புனித ஆசீர்வாதப்பர் கல்லூரி) is a Catholic school located in the Kotahena area of Colombo, Sri Lanka.
St. Benedict's College, the oldest Roman Catholic school in Sri Lanka, was inaugurated in 1865 by Silvestro Benedictine monks.
[citation needed]Since then, the school has been administered by many brothers who belong to the La Sallian Community.
As of 2023[update] the college was led by Pubudu Rajapakshe,[1] and taught approximately 3,000 students with a staff of over 200 teachers.
The prefects make themselves available for many activities such as special events, occasions, general assemblies, and day-to-day discipline.
The primary is physically separated from the college section headed by Praveen Vaaz.
The sixty member staff provides education to around 1,000 students in fields of the academy, sports arts, and music.
The primary section consists of two main buildings with up to forty classes, a library, language unit, computer laboratory, music hall, basketball court and arts room.