Uduvil Girls' College

Uduvil Girls' College
உடுவில் மகளிர் கல்லூரி
The college in the late 19th century
Location
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Coordinates9°44′04.40″N 80°00′57.70″E / 9.7345556°N 80.0160278°E / 9.7345556; 80.0160278
Information
TypePrivate
MottoThe Truth shall make You Free
Religious affiliation(s)Christianity
DenominationProtestant
Founded1824; 200 years ago (1824)
FounderHarriet Winslow
School districtValikaamam Education Zone
AuthorityJaffna Diocese of the Church of South India[1]
PrincipalMiss Mathuramathy Kulendran
Grades1-13
Number of students~1,500
LanguageTamil, English
HousesAgnew, Winslow, Howland, Bookwalter
Colour(s)Blue, green, red, and yellow
Song"Oh Uduvil! Dear Uduvil!"

Uduvil Girls' College (Tamil: உடுவில் மகளிர் கல்லூரி Uduvil Makalir Kallūri, UGC) is a girls private school in Uduvil, Sri Lanka.[2][3] Founded in 1820 by American missionaries, it is one of Sri Lanka's oldest schools.[4][5]

  1. ^ "Crisis At Uduvil Girls College, Jaffna – A Report". Colombo Telegraph. 11 September 2016. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
  2. ^ Schools Basic Data as at 01.10.2010. Northern Provincial Council. 2010. Archived from the original on 2013-12-03.
  3. ^ "Province - Northern" (PDF). Schools Having Bilingual Education Programme. Ministry of Education. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-12-03.
  4. ^ Jayawardena, K.; Zakaria, R. (2016). Feminism and Nationalism in the Third World. Feminist Classics. Verso UK. p. 210. ISBN 978-1-78478-430-0. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
  5. ^ Development Assistance Programs of U.S. Non-profit Organizations in Bangladesh. TAICH country report. Technical Assistance Information Clearing House. 1974. Retrieved 1 May 2023.