Established 11 January 1911 Gender Boys and Girls Enrollment over 8000 Founder Leonard Woolf Principal Mr. Adahan (2011–) | Grades 1–13 (Tamil Medium) Age 6 to 19 Pupils Zahirians Founded 11 January 1911 School type Public school | |
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Motto Rabbi Zidni Ilma ("O Allah, increase us in knowledge!") | ||
Zahira College is a public school in Hambantota, Sri Lanka. It was founded in 1911 by Leonard Woolf and its first principal and teacher was Rathna Sabapathi.
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History
The school was founded as Tamil Mixed School on 23 January 1911, by Leonard Woolf, who was at the time the Assistant Government Agent of Hambantota District. It was the first Tamil medium school in the district and had only one teacher.
On 1 October 1914, the school's name was changed to the Government Tamil Mixed School. At this point there were 50 students and one teacher.
In 2004 the school building was destroyed by the Indian Ocean tsunami and was rebuilt with the aid of UNICEF.
Partnerships
The college has partnered with Ermysted's Grammar School in England to collaborate in curricula such as environmental studies, geography, information technology, PSHCE, and art.