Jaffna Hindu College யாழ்ப்பாணம் இந்துக் கல்லூரி යාපනය හින්දු විද්යාලය | |
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K. K. S. Road , , 40000 | |
Coordinates | 9°40′42.70″N 80°0′43.60″E / 9.6785278°N 80.0121111°E |
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School type | Public national 1AB |
Established | 23 October 1890 |
School district | Jaffna Education Zone |
Authority | Ministry of Education |
School number | 1002002 |
Principal | Ratnam Senthilmaran |
Teaching staff | 86 |
Grades | 6-13 |
Gender | Boys |
Age range | 11-19 |
School roll | 2,311 |
Language | Tamil, English |
Website | www.jhc.lk |
![]() 2010 January annular solar eclipse: Jaffna Hindu College students gazing at the sun |
Jaffna Hindu College (Tamil: யாழ்ப்பாணம் இந்துக் கல்லூரி, romanized: Yāḻppāṇam Intuk Kallūri; Sinhala: යාපනය හින්දු විද්යාලය, romanized: Yāpanaya Hindu Vidyālaya; abbreviated as JHC) is a national school in Jaffna, Sri Lanka.[1][2] It was founded in 1887 by a group of Hindu people who wanted an English language alternative to the Christian missionary schools.