Jaffna Central College
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Rajendra Prasath Road , Sri Lanka | |
| Coordinates | 9°39′41.90″N 80°0′51.20″E / 9.6616389°N 80.0142222°E |
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| School type | Public national 1AB |
| Motto | In gloriam Dei optimi maximi (Unto the glory of God, the best and the highest) |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Methodist |
| Denomination | Methodist Church in Sri Lanka |
| Founded | 1816[1] |
| Founder | Rev. James Lynch Rev. Thomas Squance |
| School district | Jaffna Education Zone |
| Authority | Ministry of Education |
| School number | 1001002 |
| Principal | C. S. R. Selvagunalan |
| Teaching staff | 124 |
| Grades | 1-13 |
| Gender | Boys |
| Age range | 5-19 |
| School roll | 2,130 |
| Language | Tamil English |
| Slogan | Central's flag must never be lowered |
| Website | jcc.lk |
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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]
- ^ a b Jaffna Central celebrates 200 years. Daily FT. 29 July 2016. Archived from the original on 22 July 2011. Retrieved 19 February 2011.
- ^ Schools Basic Data as at 01.10.2010. Northern Provincial Council. 2010. Archived from the original on 22 July 2011.
- ^ "Province – Northern" (PDF). Schools Having Bilingual Education Programme. Ministry of Education. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 December 2013.