Jaffna Central College

Jaffna Central College
யாழ்ப்பாணம் மத்திய கல்லூரி
Address
Rajendra Prasath Road
Jaffna, Jaffna District, Northern Province, Sri Lanka
Information
School type Public National 1AB
Motto In gloriam Dei optimi maximi
(Unto the glory of God, the best and the highest)
Founded 1817
Founder Rev. James Lynch
Rev. Thomas Sequence
School district Jaffna Education Zone
Authority Ministry of Education
School number 1001002
Principal L. Ongaramoorthy
Vice Principal S.Pathmanathan
Teaching staff 124
Grades 1-13
Gender Boys
Age range 5-18
Language Tamil, English
Slogan Central's flag must never be lowered
School roll 2,130
Website jaffnacentralcollege.net

Jaffna Central College (JCC) is a boys public national school in Jaffna, Sri Lanka.[1] It was founded in 1817 by British Methodist missionaries and is among the oldest of the modern schools in Sri Lanka.

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History

Methodist missionaries from Britain arrived in Ceylon on 29 June 1814. Two of the missionaries, Rev. James Lynch and Rev. Thomas Sequence, traveled to Jaffna to establish a mission. In 1816 they purchased from the government a former orphanage situated opposite the esplanade. In 1817 the Jaffna Wesleyan English School was founded with Rev. Lynch as principal. The school transferred to the Vembadi site in 1825. The school was renamed Jaffna Central School in 1834 by the then principal Rev. Dr. Peter Percival. JCC prospered, becoming affiliated to Madras University (1869) and Calcutta University (1897).

In 1945 JCC started providing free education. Most private schools in Ceylon, including JCC, were taken over by the government in 1960. In 1994 JCC became a national school.

Gallery

Jaffna Central College Gallery
A view of the Jaffna Central College play ground, in the distance Jaffna Library.  
A view of the Jaffna Central College from Jaffna Library.  
Science lab.  
Building that was once used for chemistry & physics labs on the ground floor.  
Ruined building of former hostel.  
Romaine Hall, Jaffna Central College. First two storey building in Jaffna (original old building).  
Romaine Hall, Jaffna Central College. First two storey building in Jaffna (reconstructed new building).  
The Association of Business Executives(ABE) - U.K. programs are introduced first time in Jaffna which is emerging from the decades long war. There was a seminar held at Romaine Hall of the Jaffna Central College on 31st October, 2010. Here in the picture Rajkumar Kanagasingam, a member of the ABE(U.K.), a lecturer on ABE subjects and an old boy of Jaffna Central College giving a presentation in the presence of the college’s principal L. Ongaramurthy.  

Noted people

Further information: List of Jaffna Central College people

See also

References

  1. ^ Schools Basic Data as at 01.10.2010. Northern Provincial Council. 2010. http://notice.np.gov.lk/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=85:npc-schools-basic-data-as-on-01102010. 

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