Jaffna_Hindu_Ladies'_College
Jaffna Hindu Ladies' College
Public provincial school in Jaffna, Jaffna District, Northern Province, Sri Lanka
Jaffna Hindu Ladies' College (abbreviated as JHLC) is a provincial school in Jaffna, Sri Lanka.[2][3]
| Jaffna Hindu Ladies' College | |
|---|---|
| Address | |
Arasady Road, Kantharmadam , | |
| Coordinates | 9°40′46.70″N 80°01′06.90″E |
| Information | |
| School type | Public provincial 1AB |
| Motto | "It ought to be beautiful, I live here" [1] |
| Founded | 1943 |
| Founder | Visaladchy Ammal Sivagurunathar |
| School district | Jaffna Education Zone |
| Authority | Northern Provincial Council |
| School number | 1002003 |
| Principal | V. Perinpanathan |
| Teaching staff | 84 |
| Grades | 1-13 |
| Gender | Girls |
| Age range | 5-18 |
| School roll | 2,229 |
| Language | Tamil, English |
| Website | jhlc |
In 1935 the Jaffna Hindu College started admitting girls.[4] On 10 September 1943 the Board of Management of Jaffna Hindu College and Affiliated Schools established a separate girls school - Jaffna Hindu Ladies College.[4] This was the first girls "Hindu" school. JHLC was initially located at "Ponnalayam", the home of Sivagurunathar Ponnusamy.[4] JHLC's growth necessitated larger premises and on 27 February 1944 JHLC moved to buildings at Jaffna Hindu College's playgrounds.[4]
In 1941 Visaladchy Ammal Sivagurunathar, the founder of JHLC, donated land at "Naduththoddam", Arasady Road to the college.[4] The founders husband Ramalingam Sivagurunathar and his niece Mrs. Valliammal Sivaguru also donated land to JHLC, including the Rajavarothaya Pillaiyar Temple.[4] On 7 September 1945 JHLC moved to the Arasady Road site.[4] In 1978 a new school, Jaffna Hindu Ladies' Primary School, catering for grades 1 to 5 was established next to JHLC.[4]
- Miranda, Sujitha (14 September 2014). "Jaffna Hindu Ladies' College continues to stand fresh and firm in providing best education". Sunday Times (Sri Lanka).
- Schools Basic Data as at 01.10.2010. Northern Provincial Council. 2010. Archived from the original on 2011-07-22.
- "Province - Northern" (PDF). Schools Having Bilingual Education Programme. Ministry of Education. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-12-03.
- "History of the College". Jaffna Hindu Ladies' College. Archived from the original on 2011-07-22. Retrieved 2011-03-13.
