| Chavakachcheri Hindu College சாவகச்சேரி இந்துக் கல்லூரி |
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| Changaththanai Chavakachcheri, Jaffna District, Northern Province, Sri Lanka |
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| School type | Public National 1AB |
| Motto | Nalame naduka |
| Founded | 1904 |
| Founder | V. Thamotharampillai |
| School district | Thenmarachi Education Zone |
| Authority | Ministry of Education |
| School number | 1003002 |
| Principal | A. Kailayapillai |
| Deputy Principal | V. Kandasamy N. Balachandran |
| Asst. Principal | S. T. Ratnam |
| Teaching staff | 88 |
| Grades | 1-13 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Age range | 5-18 |
| Language | Tamil, English |
| School roll | 2,152 |
| Website | chc.sch.lk |
Chavakachcheri Hindu College (CHC) is a mixed public national school in Chavakachcheri, Sri Lanka.[1]
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The Saiva Tamil Mixed School was founded by V. Thamotharampillai near the Chavakachcheri Market in 1904. This school transferred to Changaththanai (Sankaththanai) in 1905. An English medium stream was established in 1921 by the founder V. Tharmotharampillai. In 1922 the school was handed over to the Management of the Hindu Board and renamed Chavakachcheri Hindu College. CHC got its 'C', 'B' and 'A' grades in the years 1934, 1945 and 1949 respectively. It was promoted to that of a national school. in 1993.