St Patrick's College (SPC) (Tamil: புனித பத்திரிசியார் கல்லூரி Punitha Pattiriciyār Kallūri) is a private school in Gurunagar, Jaffna, Sri Lanka.
[6] With a appointment of Brother Conway in 1862 as a Principal of the School, a new era of progress began in this institution.
[7] Rev Charles Matthews, a Canadian University graduate had taught at St Patrick’s for the three years before succeeding Fr.
At this time, the London Matriculation examination results , secured for three years by St Patrick’s were the best in British Empire.
Under his guidance the college rose to the height of glory academically as well as in sports and in almost every sphere of educational and social development.
[11] SPC play Jaffna College in an annual cricket match known as the Battle of the Golds.