Jaffna Hindu Ladies' College

Jaffna Hindu Ladies' College (abbreviated as JHLC) is a provincial school in Jaffna, Sri Lanka.[1][2]

Jaffna Hindu Ladies' College
Address
Jaffna Hindu Ladies' College
Location in greater Jaffna
Arasady Road, Kantharmadam

Jaffna, Jaffna District
,
Northern Province

Sri Lanka
Coordinates9°40′46.70″N 80°01′06.90″E
Information
School typePublic provincial 1AB
Founded1943
FounderVisaladchy Ammal Sivagurunathar
School districtJaffna Education Zone
AuthorityNorthern Provincial Council
School number1002003
PrincipalV. Perinpanathan
Teaching staff84
Grades1-13
GenderGirls
Age range5-18
LanguageTamil, English
School roll2,229
Websitejhlc.mysch.lk

History
The school today

In 1935 the Jaffna Hindu College started admitting girls.[3] On 10 September 1943 the Board of Management of Jaffna Hindu College and Affiliated Schools established a separate girls school - Jaffna Hindu Ladies College.[3] This was the first girls "Hindu" school. JHLC was initially located at "Ponnalayam", the home of Sivagurunathar Ponnusamy.[3] JHLC's growth necessitated larger premises and on 27 February 1944 JHLC moved to buildings at Jaffna Hindu College's playgrounds.[3]

In 1941 Visaladchy Ammal Sivagurunathar, the founder of JHLC, donated land at "Naduththoddam", Arasady Road to the college.[3] The founders husband Ramalingam Sivagurunathar and his niece Mrs. Valliammal Sivaguru also donated land to JHLC, including the Rajavarothaya Pillaiyar Temple.[3] On 7 September 1945 JHLC moved to the Arasady Road site.[3] In 1978 a new school, Jaffna Hindu Ladies' Primary School, catering for grades 1 to 5 was established next to JHLC.[3]

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See also

References
  1. Schools Basic Data as at 01.10.2010. Northern Provincial Council. 2010. Archived from the original on 2011-07-22.
  2. "Province - Northern" (PDF). Schools Having Bilingual Education Programme. Ministry of Education. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-12-03.
  3. "History of the College". Jaffna Hindu Ladies' College. Archived from the original on 2011-07-22. Retrieved 2011-03-13.


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