Jaffna Central College (Tamil: யாழ்ப்பாணம் மத்திய கல்லூரிYāḻppāṇam 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]
In 1813 the Methodist's British Conference approved the establishment of missions in Ceylon, Java and the Cape of Good Hope.[4] On 30 December 1813 Dr Coke, seven missionaries (William Ault, Benjamin Clough, George Erskine, Martin Harvard, James Lynch, Thomas H. Squance) and two of the missionaries' wives left Portsmouth and sailed to Ceylon. Mrs Ault and Dr. Coke died on the journey. When the arrived in Bombay they had little money but they were helped by Governor Evan Nepean and W. T. Money, a merchant. Five of the missionaries (Ault, Clough, Erskine, Lynch and Squance) sailed from Bombay on 20 June 1814 and arrived in Galle on the south coast of Ceylon on 29 June 1814.[4][5] On 11 July 1814 the missionaries gathered together to decide who would be stationed where – Lynch and Squance were to go to Jaffna in the north; Ault was to go to Batticaloa in the east; Erskine was to go to Matara in the south; and Clough was to remain in Galle.[4] Clough was later joined by Harvard and his wife. Lynch and Squance left Galle on 14 July 1814 and arrived in Jaffna on 10 August 1814 where they established the Wesleyan Methodist Mission, North Ceylon.[6]
On 1 August 1816 the mission purchased from the government the former orphanage situated opposite the esplanade in Jaffna.[7] In the period of 1816 - 1817 the Jaffna Wesleyan English School was founded with Rev. Lynch as principal.[1][6][8][9] The school transferred to the Vembadi site in 1825.[6] The school was renamed Jaffna Central School in 1834 by the then principal Rev. Dr. Peter Percival.[6][10] In the same year a separate girls school was established which was renamed Vembadi Girls' High School in 1897. JCC prospered, becoming affiliated to Madras University (1869) and Calcutta University (1897).[6][11]
In 1945 JCC started providing free education.[6] Most private schools in Ceylon, including JCC, were taken over by the government in 1960.[6] In 1994 JCC became a national school.[6]
JCC's principal Kanapathy Rajadurai was shot dead on 12 October 2005 in Jaffna.[12]
Crest
JCC's crest and colours were introduced in 1901 by Romaine Cooke, the then vice-principal.[13] The lower arc of the crest contains JCC's moto: In gloriam Dei optimi maximi (Unto the glory of God, the best and the highest). The key symbolises JCC being an instrument that unlocks those leading to knowledge. The yarl symbolises JCC's host city Jaffna. The rising sun symbolises the light of learning that radiates from JCC.
Big Match
JCC play St. John's College, Jaffna in an annual cricket match known as the Battle of the North or the Battle of the Blues.[14][15][16] The first match took place in 1904.[17][18] No matches were played in 1948, 1961, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1996 and 1997.[19][20] The 1967 match was abandoned due to bad weather.[19][20][21] The schools played two matches in 1904, 1908, 1909, 1918, 1919, 1921 and 1922.[22] Central won the 1904 match but it wasn't until 1908 that St. John's won a match.[19][20]
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Jaffna Central College Tamil ய ழ ப ப ணம மத த ய கல ல ர Yaḻppaṇam Mattiya Kalluri 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 Jaffna Central Collegeய ழ ப ப ணம மத த ய கல ல ர ය පනය මධ ය මහ ව ද ය ලයAddressRajendra Prasath RoadJaffna Northern ProvinceSri LankaCoordinates9 39 41 90 N 80 0 51 20 E 9 6616389 N 80 0142222 E 9 6616389 80 0142222 Coordinates 9 39 41 90 N 80 0 51 20 E 9 6616389 N 80 0142222 E 9 6616389 80 0142222InformationSchool typePublic national 1ABMottoIn gloriam Dei optimi maximi Unto the glory of God the best and the highest Religious affiliation s MethodistDenominationMethodist Church in Sri LankaFounded1816 207 years ago 1816 1 FounderRev James LynchRev Thomas SquanceSchool districtJaffna Education ZoneAuthorityMinistry of EducationSchool number1001002PrincipalS K ElilventhanTeaching staff124Grades1 13GenderBoysAge range5 18School roll2 130LanguageTamilEnglishSloganCentral s flag must never be loweredWebsitejcc lk Contents 1 History 2 Crest 3 Big Match 4 Academic staff 4 1 Principals 5 Notable alumni 6 See also 7 Notes 8 References 9 External linksHistory EditIn 1813 the Methodist s British Conference approved the establishment of missions in Ceylon Java and the Cape of Good Hope 4 On 30 December 1813 Dr Coke seven missionaries William Ault Benjamin Clough George Erskine Martin Harvard James Lynch Thomas H Squance and two of the missionaries wives left Portsmouth and sailed to Ceylon Mrs Ault and Dr Coke died on the journey When the arrived in Bombay they had little money but they were helped by Governor Evan Nepean and W T Money a merchant Five of the missionaries Ault Clough Erskine Lynch and Squance sailed from Bombay on 20 June 1814 and arrived in Galle on the south coast of Ceylon on 29 June 1814 4 5 On 11 July 1814 the missionaries gathered together to decide who would be stationed where Lynch and Squance were to go to Jaffna in the north Ault was to go to Batticaloa in the east Erskine was to go to Matara in the south and Clough was to remain in Galle 4 Clough was later joined by Harvard and his wife Lynch and Squance left Galle on 14 July 1814 and arrived in Jaffna on 10 August 1814 where they established the Wesleyan Methodist Mission North Ceylon 6 On 1 August 1816 the mission purchased from the government the former orphanage situated opposite the esplanade in Jaffna 7 In the period of 1816 1817 the Jaffna Wesleyan English School was founded with Rev Lynch as principal 1 6 8 9 The school transferred to the Vembadi site in 1825 6 The school was renamed Jaffna Central School in 1834 by the then principal Rev Dr Peter Percival 6 10 In the same year a separate girls school was established which was renamed Vembadi Girls High School in 1897 JCC prospered becoming affiliated to Madras University 1869 and Calcutta University 1897 6 11 In 1945 JCC started providing free education 6 Most private schools in Ceylon including JCC were taken over by the government in 1960 6 In 1994 JCC became a national school 6 JCC s principal Kanapathy Rajadurai was shot dead on 12 October 2005 in Jaffna 12 Crest EditJCC s crest and colours were introduced in 1901 by Romaine Cooke the then vice principal 13 The lower arc of the crest contains JCC s moto In gloriam Dei optimi maximi Unto the glory of God the best and the highest The key symbolises JCC being an instrument that unlocks those leading to knowledge The yarl symbolises JCC s host city Jaffna The rising sun symbolises the light of learning that radiates from JCC Big Match EditJCC play St John s College Jaffna in an annual cricket match known as the Battle of the North or the Battle of the Blues 14 15 16 The first match took place in 1904 17 18 No matches were played in 1948 1961 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1991 1996 and 1997 19 20 The 1967 match was abandoned due to bad weather 19 20 21 The schools played two matches in 1904 1908 1909 1918 1919 1921 and 1922 22 Central won the 1904 match but it wasn t until 1908 that St John s won a match 19 20 Academic staff EditSee also Category Faculty of Jaffna Central College Principals Edit 23 24 25 26 1816 Rev James Lynch 1819 Rev James Lynch 1820 24 Rev Robert Carver 1825 Rev Joseph Roberts 1834 51 Rev Dr Peter Percival 1852 54 Rev John Walton 1855 Rev William Barber 1859 61 Rev William Talbot 1862 66 Rev John Mitchell 1867 70 Rev John O Rhodes 1870 72 Rev D P Niles acting 1873 74 Rev Samuel R Wilkin 1874 76 Rev William R Winston 1877 78 Edward Strutt 1879 81 Fredrick M Webster 1882 Thomas Little 1883 William J G Bestall 1884 Joseph West 1885 86 Rev A E Restarick 1886 87 Rev D P Niles acting 1888 89 Rev Sheldon Knapp 1890 Rev E Middleton Weaver 1891 93 Rev W T Garret 1894 95 Rev Gabriel Leese 1896 98 Rev W T Garret 1899 Rev George B Robeson acting 1900 Rev E O Martin 1901 Rev Arthur Lockwood 1901 03 Rev W T Garret 1903 08 Rev W M P Wilkes 1908 10 Rev H A Meek 1910 16 Rev W M P Wilkes 1916 Rev E T Selby acting 1917 21 Rev Harold Bullough 1921 Rev H R Cornish acting 1922 26 Rev Percy T Cash 1927 J K Chanmukam acting 1928 32 Rev Percy T Cash 1933 R J Seal acting 1934 39 Rev Percy T Cash 1940 42 R S D Williams 1943 44 J W Arudpragasam 1945 55 Rev C A Smith 1949 J C Charles acting 1956 62 Rev Dr D T Niles 27 1962 64 A E Tamber 28 1964 71 E Sabalingam 29 1971 80 E K Shanmuganathan 1980 82 N S Rathinasingham 30 31 1983 90 V Balasuntharam 1990 N Rasaratnam 1990 96 N K Shanmuganathapillai 1996 S Sivanrooban acting 1996 05 K Rajadurai 12 32 2006 08 S Pathmanathan acting 2009 11 L Ongaramoorthy 2011 S K ElilventhanNotable alumni EditSee also Category Alumni of Jaffna Central College This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources Name Notability ReferenceV Appapillai physicist dean Faculty of Science University of Ceylon 1970 1979 33 Sabaratnam Arulkumaran physician president Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists 2007 2010 president International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics 2012 2015 president British Medical Association 2013 2014 34 35 K S Arulnandhy teacher academic deputy director of Education 1946 1950 36 J N Arumugam Permanent Secretary Ministry of Transport and Works 37 A Canagaratnam member Legislative Council Northern Province South 1924 1930 38 Douglas Devananda member parliament Jaffna 1994 present 39 40 Waithilingam Duraiswamy member State Council of Ceylon Kayts 1936 1947 Legislative Council Northern Province West 1924 1930 Northern Province 1921 1924 41 Yogendra Duraiswamy Government Agent Jaffna 1979 1982 42 43 Nagalingam Ethirveerasingam athlete 1952 Olympics 1956 Olympics 1958 Commonwealth Games 1954 Asian Games 1958 Asian Games gold medalist high jump 44 45 K Kanag Isvaran lawyer and President s Counsel 46 47 A W Mailvaganam Dean Faculty of Science University of Ceylon 1948 1954 48 49 M A Abdul Majeed member parliament Pottuvil 1960 1977 Sammanthurai 1977 1988 National List 1989 1994 50 K V Nadarajah member parliament Bandarawela 1947 1952 51 Arumuka Navalar Hindu revivalist 52 V N Navaratnam member parliament Chavakachcheri 1956 1983 53 54 D T Niles pastor evangelist president Ceylon Methodist Conference 1964 1970 55 Jaya Pathirana member parliament Kurunegala 1961 1965 Supreme Court Judage 1972 1978 56 S C Paul surgeon 57 S A Raheem member parliament Mannar 1974 1977 58 59 J M Rajaratnam Vice President Singer Company 60 Visvanathan Rudrakumaran Prime Minister Transnational Government of Tamil Eelam 61 A Sabapathy member Legislative Council 1917 1921 62 Nevins Selvadurai member State Council 1934 1935 63 N Shanmugarajah general manager Ceylon Electricity Board 64 C Sittampalam member parliament Mannar 1947 1956 65 Kanagaratnam Sriskandan Chief Highway Engineer Department for Transport UK 66 67 P Sriskandarajah Supreme Court Judge 1962 1967 68 Sivaguru S Sritharan Former Vice Chancellor at the Ramaiah University of Applied Sciences 69 70 Alagu Subramaniam writer a prominent figure in London s Bloomsbury literary circle a Barrister at Law of The Honourable Society of Lincoln s Inn and an Advocate of the Supreme Court of Ceylon 71 A R Surendran President s Counsel 72 73 Suthan Suthersan Environmental engineer 74 Robin Tampoe filmmaker 75 Herbert Thambiah Chief Justice 1991 Supreme Court Judge 1984 1992 76 Henry Thambiah Supreme Court Judge 1960 1972 77 78 79 Vincent Thamotheram Supreme Court Judge 1970 1980 80 Daniel Thiagarajah Bishop of Jaffna 2006 present 81 J Thiviyanathan member parliament Ampara 1989 1984 82 See also EditList of schools in Northern Province Sri LankaNotes Edit a b c 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 a b c Martyn 1923 p 162 Martyn 1923 p 11 a b c d e f g h Milestones in the history of JCC Old Boys Association Canada Brief History of Jaffna central College Old Boys Association Jaffna From T D S A Dissanayake s War or Peace University entrance standardisation suicidal Sunday Observer Sri Lanka 29 June 2003 Archived from the original on 11 December 2013 Govt to make Sri Lanka trilingual Daily News Sri Lanka 7 February 2012 Archived from the original on 10 February 2012 Martyn 1923 p 17 Martyn 1923 p 179 a b Jaffna Central College Principal shot succumbs to wounds TamilNet 12 October 2005 School Crest Old Boys Association Canada Jaffna big match starts Thursday TamilNet 9 March 2006 Ratnayake Samiddha 21 February 2010 The tradition lives on The Nation Sri Lanka Big Match St John s and Jaffna Central draw their 106th encounter The Sunday Times Sri Lanka 10 March 2012 Battle of North begins in Jaffna TamilNet 26 February 2010 The Centenary Battle of the North Daily News Sri Lanka 16 March 2004 Archived from the original on 21 December 2004 a b c The Centenary Battle of the North Daily News Sri Lanka 16 March 2004 Archived from the original on 21 December 2004 a b c Centenary Battle of the North to be celebrated in grand style Tamil Canadian February 2004 Amit M Shamil 9 March 2011 Jaffna Central looking to record fifth win The Daily Mirror Sri Lanka Schools preview Daily News Sri Lanka ESPNcricinfo 20 March 1998 Past Principals Jaffna Central College Archived from the original on 19 February 2012 Manickavasagar K 2 January 2007 Jaffna Central College Old Boys Association centenary Daily News Sri Lanka Archived from the original on 3 July 2013 Retrieved 2 June 2013 Past Principals Jaffna Central College Old Boys Association Canada Milestones in the History of Jaffna Central College Jaffna Central College Old Boys Association Sydney Australia Fernando Ransiri J 30 June 2004 Rev Dr D T Niles 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Arumugam Ratnavadivel Surendhran Obituary OM Lanka 11 April 2016 President s Counsel A R Surendhran passed away Ceylon Today 12 April 2016 p A4 Archived from the original on 28 April 2016 The Journey of an Engineer from Jaffna SuthanSuthersan com 24 December 2016 Retrieved 25 February 2017 Robin Tampoe chitranandaabeysekera org Arumugam 1997 p 220 Maniccavasagar Chelvatamby 11 May 2013 Himalayan life foretold in Ola Deshamanya Justice Dr H W Tambiah s 16th Death Anniversary Daily News Sri Lanka Archived from the original on 16 June 2013 Retrieved 2 June 2013 Arumugam 1997 pp 217 218 Maniccavasagar Chelvatamby 15 May 1997 Dr Tambiah an outstanding lawyer and judge Daily News Sri Lanka Arumugam 1997 pp 225 226 Ilangamuwa Nilantha 3 July 2008 Unity in diversity is essential for peace in Sri Lanka Bishop Daniel Thiagarajah Sri Lanka Guardian de Silva W P P Ferdinando T C L 9th Parliament of Sri Lanka PDF Associated Newspapers of Ceylon Limited p 271 Archived from the original PDF on 23 June 2015 References EditArumugam S 1997 Dictionary of Biography of the Tamils of Ceylon Martyn John H 1923 Notes on Jaffna Chronological Historical Biographical Tellippalai American Ceylon Mission Press ISBN 81 206 1670 7 External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Jaffna Central College Official website Old Boys Association Colombo Old Boys Association Sydney Australia Old Boys Association Canada Old Boys Association UK Celebration of Central Colombo 2016 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Jaffna Central College amp oldid 1104699000, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
