School type Public national 1AB Authority Grades 1-13 Phone +94 21 2 222431 Founded 1886 | School district Jaffna Education Zone School number 1002002 Address Jaffna, Sri Lanka Founder Viswanather Casipillai Teaching staff 86 | |
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Principal Mr. Iyampillai Thayanandarajah Notable alumni K Sripavan, Thileepan, A M A Azeez, Kandiah Neelakandan, P Kandiah Similar Hartley College, University of Jaffna, Eastern University - Sri Lanka, University of Colombo, Union College - Tellippalai Profiles | ||
Jaffna hindu college student speech aganst m a sumanthiran
Jaffna Hindu College (Tamil: யாழ்ப்பாணம் இந்துக் கல்லூரி Yāḻppāṇam Intuk Kallūri, JHC) is a national school in Jaffna, Sri Lanka. It was founded in 1886 by a group of Hindu people who wanted an English language alternative to the Christian missionary schools.
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Jaffna hindu college student speech aganst m a sumanthiran
History
In the late 19th century all the English language schools in the area were run by Christian missionaries. In 1886 Williams Nevins Muthukumaru Sithamparapillai founded The Native Town High School. The school encountered financial problems and in 1889 it was taken over by S. Nagalingam who re-located it to Vananarponnai. The school was renamed Nagalingam Town High School. In 1890 the school was handed over to the Jaffna Saiva (Samaya) Paripalana Sabhai. The school was moved to its present site and renamed The Hindu High School.
Big Match
JHC play Kokkuvil Hindu College in an annual cricket match known as the Battle of the Hindus. The first match took place in 2008.