Jaffna Central College

Jaffna Central College
  • யாழ்ப்பாணம் மத்திய கல்லூரி
  • යාපනය මධ්‍ය මහා විද්‍යාලය
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Rajendra Prasath Road

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Sri Lanka
Coordinates9°39′41.90″N 80°0′51.20″E / 9.6616389°N 80.0142222°E / 9.6616389; 80.0142222
Information
School typePublic national 1AB
MottoIn gloriam Dei optimi maximi
(Unto the glory of God, the best and the highest)
Religious affiliation(s)Methodist
DenominationMethodist Church in Sri Lanka
Founded1816; 208 years ago (1816)[1]
FounderRev. James Lynch
Rev. Thomas Squance
School districtJaffna Education Zone
AuthorityMinistry of Education
School number1001002
PrincipalC. S. R. Selvagunalan
Teaching staff124
Grades1-13
GenderBoys
Age range5-19
School roll2,130
LanguageTamil
English
SloganCentral's flag must never be lowered
Websitejcc.lk

Jaffna Central College (Tamil: யாழ்ப்பாணம் மத்திய கல்லூரி Yāḻppāṇam Mattiya Kallūri, JCC) is a national school in Jaffna, Sri Lanka.[2][3] Founded in 1816 by British Methodist missionaries, it is one of Sri Lanka's oldest schools.[1]

  1. ^ a b Jaffna Central celebrates 200 years. Daily FT. 29 July 2016. Archived from the original on 22 July 2011. Retrieved 19 February 2011.
  2. ^ Schools Basic Data as at 01.10.2010. Northern Provincial Council. 2010. Archived from the original on 22 July 2011.
  3. ^ "Province – Northern" (PDF). Schools Having Bilingual Education Programme. Ministry of Education. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 December 2013.