Jaffna Hindu College
Public national school in Jaffna, Jaffna District, Northern Province, Sri Lanka / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Jaffna Hindu College (Tamil: யாழ்ப்பாணம் இந்துக் கல்லூரி, romanized: Yāḻppāṇam Intuk Kallūri; Sinhala: යාපනය හින්දු විද්යාලය, romanized: Yāpanaya Hindu Vidyālaya; abbreviated as JHC) is a national school in Jaffna, Sri Lanka.[1][2] It was founded in 1887 by a group of Hindu people who wanted an English language alternative to the Christian missionary schools.
Quick Facts Jaffna Hindu College யாழ்ப்பாணம் இந்துக் கல்லூரிයාපනය හින්දු විද්යාලය, Address ...
Jaffna Hindu College யாழ்ப்பாணம் இந்துக் கல்லூரி යාපනය හින්දු විද්යාලය | |
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K. K. S. Road , , 40000 | |
Coordinates | 9°40′42.70″N 80°0′43.60″E |
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School type | Public national 1AB |
Established | 23 October 1890; 133 years ago (1890-10-23) |
School district | Jaffna Education Zone |
Authority | Ministry of Education |
School number | 1002002 |
Principal | Ratnam Senthilmaran |
Teaching staff | 86 |
Grades | 6-13 |
Gender | Boys |
Age range | 11-19 |
School roll | 2,311 |
Language | Tamil, English |
Website | www.jhc.lk |
2010 January annular solar eclipse: Jaffna Hindu College students gazing at the sun |
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