Disce aut Discede is the motto

Motto

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 of Royal College, Colombo. The exact author or date the motto was adapted by the college is unknown, however the first mention of the motto was during the tenure of Principal Todd (1871-1878) who constantly reminded the dullards that they must learn or get out. Since then the motto is associated with the school's high educational standard.

It is also the motto of Gosfield Independent School in Essex

Essex

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, England, and the variation "Aut Disce, Aut Discede" is the motto of Hutton Grammar School

Hutton Grammar School

Hutton Grammar School is a Voluntary Aided Church of England day school for boys, with a co-educational Sixth Form. It is located south west of Preston, Lancashire, in Hutton, England. The school no longer offers boarding, and offers education for boys from ages of 11 through to 16, with the Sixth...

 in Preston, Lancashire. It was also for many years the motto of Middlesbrough High School. "Disce aut Discede" is also the motto of Cornwall College in Montego Bay Jamaica. Cornwall College was established in 1896, however it is not clear when "Disce aut Discede" was adopted as the school's motto. Furthermore, "Disce aut Discede" is also the motto of King's School Rochester in Kent, written on the coat of arms.
The coat of arms

Coat of arms

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 of the University of Manchester

University of Manchester

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Surgical Society also contains the motto "disce aut discede".