Zahira College is a public school in Hambantota, Sri Lanka. It was founded in 1911 by Leonard Woolf and its first principal and teacher was Rathna Sabapathi.
The school was founded as Tamil Mixed School on 23 January 1911, by Leonard Woolf, who was at the time the Assistant Government Agent of Hambantota District. It was the first Tamil medium school in the district and had only one teacher.
On 1 October 1914, the school's name was changed to the Government Tamil Mixed School. At this point there were 50 students and one teacher.
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External links
Official Zahira College Hambantoa Facebook Fan Page
Ermysted's and Zahira College Global Partnership
THE ZONAL EDUCATION OFFICE – HAMBANTOTA
Address
Adsress 2
January 04, 2023
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