Oldest Roman Catholic Schools – Archdiocesan Education Service

#	Current Name	Foundation Name	Year	Location	Diocese of Origin	Age	Religious Congregation
1	Holy Family Convent		1845	Jaffna	Ceylon	175	Holy Family Sisters
2	St. Patrick’s College	Jaffna Catholic English School	1850	Jaffna	Jaffna	170	Brothers of St. Joseph
3	St. Anthony’s College		1854	Kandy	Colombo	166	Sylvestro-Benedictine Fathers
4	St. Sebastian’s College		1854	Moratuwa	Colombo	166	De La Salle Brothers
5	St. Xavier’s College	Parish School	1859	Nuwara Eliya	Colombo	161	Sylvestro-Benedictine Fathers
6	St. Mary’s College		1864	Trincomalee	Jaffna	156	Apostolic Carmel Sisters
7	St. Benedict’s College	St. Benedict’s Institute	1865	Colombo	Colombo	155	De La Salle Brothers
8	St. Joseph’s College		1867	Trincomalee	Jaffna	153	Jesuits
9	St. Anne’s College		1867	Kurunegala	Colombo	153	De La Salle Brothers
10	St. Mary’s College		1867	Kegalle	Colombo	153	Jesuits
11	Good Shepherd Convent		1869	Colombo	Colombo	151	Good Shepherd Sisters
12	Holy Family Convent		1870	Kurunegala	Colombo	150	Holy Family Sisters
13	St. Joseph’s College		1870	Grandpass	Colombo	150	De La Salle Brothers
14	St. Xavier’s College	Good Shepherd School	1870	Mannar	Jaffna	150	De La Salle Brothers
15	St. Mary’s College		1871	Negombo	Jaffna	149	Marist Brothers
16	St. Mary’s Boys’ English School		1871	Pettah	Colombo	149	De La Salle Brothers
17	St. Anthony’s College		1872	Kayts	Jaffna	148	Brothers of St. Joseph
18	St. Michael’s College		1873	Batticaloa	Jaffna	147	Jesuits
19	St. Thomas’ College		1873	Matale	Colombo	147	Sylvestro-Benedictine Fathers
20	St. Thomas’ Girls’ College		1876	Matale	Colombo	144	Good Shepherd Sisters
21	St. Cecilia’s Girls’ College		1876	Batticaloa	Jaffna	144	Apostolic Carmel Sisters
22	Swarnapali Balika Vidyalaya		1876	Anuradhapura	Jaffna	144	Holy Family Sisters
23	St. Henry’s College	Roman Catholic Tamil Boys’chool	1877	Illawalai	Jaffna	143	Brothers of St. Joseph
24	St. Lucia’s College		1880	Kotahena	Colombo	140	De La Salle Brothers
25	Davisamara Vidyalaya		1884	Seeduwa	Colombo	136	Diocesan Fathers
26	St. Andrew’s College		1885	Puttalam	Colombo	135	De La Salle Brothers
27	Our Lady of Victories Convent		1886	Moratuwa	Archdiocese	134	Franciscan Missionaries of Mary
28	Good Shepherd Convent		1889	Kandy	Archdiocese	131	Good Shepherd Sisters
29	Holy Cross College		1890	Kalutara	Archdiocese	130	Marist Brothers
30	St. Aloysius’ College		1895	Galle	Galle	125	Jesuits
31	St. Joseph’s College		1896	Colombo	Archdiocese	124	Diocesan Fathers
32	Sacred Heart Convent		1896	Galle	Galle	124	Sisters of Charity
33	St. Servatius’ College		1897	Matara	Galle	123	Jesuits
34	St. Aloysius’ College	Sts. Peter & Paul College	1898	Ratnapura	Galle	122	Jesuits
35	St. Joseph’s College		1898	Anuradhapura	Jaffna	122	Oblates of Mary Immaculate
36	St. Lawrence’s Convent		1900	Colombo	Archdiocese	120	Good Shepherd Sisters
37	St. Bridget’s Convent		1902	Colombo	Archdiocese	118	Good Shepherd Sisters
38	Holy Family Convent		1903	Colombo	Archdiocese	117	Holy Family Sisters
39	St. Peter’s College		1903	Negombo	Archdiocese	117	Diocesan Fathers
40	All Saints’ College		1904	Borella	Archdiocese	116	Apostolic Carmel Sisters
41	De La Salle College		1905	Mutwal	Archdiocese	115	De La Salle Brothers
42	Berrevaerts College		1905	Ampitiya	Kandy	115	Sylvestro-Benedictine Fathers
43	Hemali Balika Vidyalaya	St. Scholastica’s Convent	1907	Kandy	Kandy	113	Good Shepherd Sisters
44	St. Joseph’s College		1909	Bandarawela	Kandy	111	Marist Brothers
45	St. Mary’s College	St. Mary’s English Mixed School	1909	Dehiwela	Archdiocese	111	Diocesan Fathers
46	Holy Family Convent, Dehiwela	St. Mary’s English Mixed School	1910	Dehiwela	Archdiocese	110	Holy Family Sisters
47	St. Joseph’s Convent	St. Joseph’s Convent Girls’ English School	1910	Kegalle	Galle	110	Sisters of Charity
48	De Mazenod College		1914	Kandana	Archdiocese	106	De La Salle Brothers
49	St. Anne’s Convent		1920	Wattala	Archdiocese	100	Good Shepherd Sisters
50	Maris Stella College		1922	Negombo	Archdiocese	98	Marist Brothers
51	St. Peter’s College		1922	Colombo	Archdiocese	98	Oblates of Mary Immaculate
52	Infant Jesus Convent		1924	Ratnapura	Galle	96	Sisters of Charity
53	Holy Cross College		1924	Gampaha	Archdiocese	96	Apostolic Carmel Sisters
54	Little Flower Convent		1927	Bandarawela	Kandy	93	Apostolic Carmel Sisters
55	St. Anthony’s Convent		1927	Mutwal	Archdiocese	93	Good Shepherd Sisters
56	St. Sebastian’ Balika MV		1928	Kandana	Archdiocese	92	Good Shepherd Sisters
57	Good Shepherd Convent		1928	Nayakakanda	Archdiocese	92	Good Shepherd Sisters
58	St. Agnes’ Convent		1930	Balangoda	Trincomalee	90	Holy Angel Sisters
59	Holy Family Convent		1930	Wennappuwa	Archdiocese	90	Holy Family Sisters
60	Christ King College		1930	Pannipitiya	Archdiocese	90	Dominican Sisters of Phillipines
61	St. Gabriel’s Convent		1930	Hatton	Kandy	90	Franciscan Missionaries of Mary
62	St. Joseph Vaz College		1934	Wennappuwa	Archdiocese	86	Marist Brothers
63	St. John Bosco College		1934	Hatton	Kandy	86	Brothers of St. Joseph
64	St. Paul’s Balika Vidyalaya		1935	Kelaniya	Archdiocese	85	Apostolic Carmel Sisters
65	Ave Maria Convent		1938	Negombo	Archdiocese	82	Good Shepherd Sisters
66	St. John’s College		1939	Dematagoda	Archdiocese	81	Diocesan Fathers
67	St. Sylvester’s College		1940	Kandy	Kandy	80	Sylvestro-Benedictine Fathers
68	St. Anthony’s Balika MV		1940	Colpetty	Archdiocese	80	Apostolic Carmel Sisters
69	St. Anthony’s College		1942	Wattala	Archdiocese	78	De La Salle Brothers
70	Christ King College		1943	Tudella	Archdiocese	77	Marist Brothers
71	Loyola College		1949	Negombo	Archdiocese	71	Diocesan Fathers
72	St. Anthony’s Girls’ School		1951	Panadura	Archdiocese	69	Good Shepherd Sisters
73	Good Shepherd Convent		1953	Panadura	Archdiocese	67	Good Shepherd Sisters
74	St. Joseph’s College		1953	Nugegoda	Archdiocese	67	Marist Brothers