St Peter's College Athletics

St Peter's College Athletics This FB page is for those athletics enthusiasts from St. St. Peter's had the College playground opened by the Mayor of Colombo, Mr.

Peterites have been in the forefront of schools' athletics since winning the Tarbat and Jefferson Cups in 1934, within 4 years of opening their own grounds and have continued to be a force to be reckoned with ever since then. Peter's College, who wish to be kept informed and updated on athletics at St, Peter's and contribute by any means they can (word or deed) to the betterment of athletics at th

e College. H E Newham way back in 1930 (13th September) and had their first athletics meet at the grounds on the same day with Dr. E A Cooray as the chief guest. Within 4 short years Peterites showed their athletics prowess by annexing the Tarbat Cup and the Jefferson Cup in 1934. Peterites have displayed their talent in athletics down the years since then and have produced many who have shone in the athletics firmament of Sri Lanka.

07/01/2026

3 days to go!

The Inter-House Road Race 2026 is almost here!

An ultimate test of endurance, determination, and true Peterite spirit awaits.

22/01/2025

3 Days More!

The clock is ticking! Our talented athletes are gearing up to take to the streets of Colombo at the 84th Annual Inter-House Sportsmeet Road Race 2025

Be there to support them as they showcase their endurance on the roads and avenues on the 25th of January from 6am onwards!

Viva St. Peter's College.
17/01/2025

Viva St. Peter's College.

𝐇𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐲 𝟏𝟎𝟑𝐫𝐝 𝐀𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐚𝐫𝐲 to St. Peter's College and to all Peterites! Rev. Fr. Maurice James Le Goc a Frenchman, who can be described as an author, intellect, educationist, architect, astronomer, and botanist other than being the fourth Rector of St. Joseph’s College (1919-1940) purchased a block of land at the southernmost end of Bambalapitiya adjoining the Wellawatte canal in 1919, and he designed the buildings himself and construction began on 7th July 1921 for a new school as a solution to accommodate the growing demand of student admissions that he could not cope at his school, St. Joseph’s College. On the 18th of January 1922, the school ‘St. Joseph’s College, Colombo South’ was opened with a gala ceremony in the presence of a large gathering of distinguished guests. Also, in attendance were students from St. Joseph’s College who travelled from train, Maradana to Bambalapitiya waving ‘Blue & White’ flags.
On 16th of June 1926, His Grace, the Archbishop of Colombo, on the suggestion of the Dept. of Education, sanctioned the separation of St. Joseph’s College, Colombo South and Rev. Fr. D.J. Nicholas Perera was appointed Principal of the school. On the 29th of June 1927, the school became known as St. Peter’s College and Rev. Fr. Nicholas Perera was appointed Rector. Built on a vision of Rev. Fr. Maurice J Le Goc, with a strong foundation laid by Rev. Fr. Nicholas Perera and steered forward for a century of excellence by successive Rectors St. Peter’s College has moulded generations of Peterites under the Catholic education filled with 'Virtue & Truth'. Here’s wishing for a continuous blessed journey and providing holistic education to the future generations of Peterites to steer the nation whilst contributing to society, humanity, and the world as worthy Sri Lankans in true Peterite Spirit!
ʟᴇɴᴅ ᴀ ʜᴇᴀʀᴛ ᴀɴᴅ ʟᴇɴᴅ ᴀ ʜᴀɴᴅ,
ᴀɴᴅ ʟɪꜰᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ꜰʟᴀɢ ᴏɴ ʜɪɢʜ!
ʟᴇᴛ ɪᴛ’ꜱ ɢʟᴏʀɪᴏᴜꜱ ᴄᴏʟᴏᴜʀꜱ ɢɪᴠᴇ
ᴀ ɢʀᴇᴇᴛɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ꜱᴋʏ!
ɢᴏʟᴅᴇɴ ɢʟᴇᴀᴍ ᴀɴᴅ ꜱɪʟᴠᴇʀ ꜱʜᴇᴇɴ
ᴀɴᴅ ʙʟᴜᴇ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴄʀᴏᴡɴꜱ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴏʀʟᴅ!
ꜱᴇᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ꜰʟᴀɢ ᴀ ꜰʟʏɪɴɢ. ʙᴏʏꜱ
ᴋᴇᴇᴘ ᴛʜᴇ ꜰʟᴀɢ ᴜɴꜰᴜʀʟᴇᴅ.

VIRTUS ET VERITAS'

27/12/2024

Wishing all Peterites and their families a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

May this season of joy and unity bring peace, love, and countless blessings to your lives.

Let's continue to uphold the Peterite spirit wherever we are in the world

Congratulations to Nicholas House, Champions
12/10/2024

Congratulations to Nicholas House, Champions

27/09/2024

COLLEGE ATHLETIC MEET

The Peterite athletics meet was conducted today and the winner was Nicholas House while Maurice House was the runner up.

Congratulations to the winners.

Today at the College Grounds
27/09/2024

Today at the College Grounds

06/08/2024
A Song (Sinhala) in Praise of St. Peter’s
20/07/2024

A Song (Sinhala) in Praise of St. Peter’s

We are excited to announce that Rumesh Tharanga will be heading to India today to participate in an Olympic qualifying m...
27/06/2024

We are excited to announce that Rumesh Tharanga will be heading to India today to participate in an Olympic qualifying meet for the javelin throw. The qualifying distance is 85.5m, and Rumesh's personal best is an impressive 85.45m. As a gesture of motivation and support, the St. Peter’s College Track and Field Foundation has gifted him a pair of ASICS trainers for his trip.

In the picture, we have the newly elected Foundation President, Mr. Ashan Wijewickrema, SPC Old Boys Union President, Mr. Sanjeewa Abeygunawardane, and past Presidents of the T&F Foundation, Mr. Rajith Perera and Dr. Angelo Karunaratne. We also facilitated our throwing coach, Mr. Tony Prasanna, who will accompany Rumesh to the meet.

We wish Rumesh all the best for his event and hope he secures his Olympic qualification for Paris 2024. God bless him!

24/06/2024

The Annual Report for the year 2023-24 of the St. Peter’s College Old Boys’ Union is now available online.

Please proceed to the following link to download the report: https://stpetersobu.com/annualreport/

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