Mahajana College, Tellippalai

Mahajana College
மகாஜனாக் கல்லூரி

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Location
Tellippalai, Jaffna District, Northern Province
Sri Lanka
Coordinates 9°47′10.90″N 80°01′20.50″E / 9.7863611°N 80.0223611°E / 9.7863611; 80.0223611Coordinates: 9°47′10.90″N 80°01′20.50″E / 9.7863611°N 80.0223611°E / 9.7863611; 80.0223611
Information
School type Public provincial 1AB
Founded October 1910
Founder T. A. Thuraiyappapillai
School district Valikamam Education Zone
Authority Northern Provincial Council
School number 1013001
Teaching staff 65
Grades 1-13
Gender Mixed
Age range 5-18
Language Tamil, English
School roll 1,264
Website mahajanacollege.net

Mahajana College (Tamil: மகாஜனாக் கல்லூரி Makājaṉāk Kallūri) is a provincial school in Tellippalai, Sri Lanka.[1][2]

History

The school was founded in October 1910 by scholar and poet T. A. Thuraiyappapillai.

Mahajana English High School is founded by Pavalar T. A. Thuraiappahpillai in 1910.

1949 - Raised to Grade I school

1961 - College is raised to Super Grade status.

1962 - The College is vested in the Crown as from 1 February and becomes a Government Institution for all intents and purposes.

1976 - Mr. P. Kanagasabapathy becomes the Principanl

1976 Oct - Former Principal Mr. T.T. Jeyaratnam passes away.

1990 - Mahajana temporarily moves to Alaveddy Arunothaya College.

and later moves to Pandatharippu Girls College next year.

On September 15, 1999 Mahajana College moved back to the original location at Ambanai.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Schools Basic Data as at 01.10.2010. Northern Provincial Council. 2010.
  2. ↑ "Province - Northern" (PDF). Schools Having Bilingual Education Programme. Ministry of Education.

External links


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