Holy Family Convent, Jaffna

Holy Family Convent

Address

Vembady Road Jaffna, Jaffna District , Northern Province Sri Lanka
Coordinates	9°39′35.70″N 80°01′12.20″E / 9.6599167°N 80.0200556°E / 9.6599167; 80.0200556
Information
School type	National School 1AB
Motto	Glory to God Alone
Founded	1845; 179 years ago (1845)
School district	Jaffna Education Zone
Authority	Northern Provincial Council
School number	1001003
Principal	Rev. Sr. Mariaseeli Mariyathas
Teaching staff	114
Grades	1-13
Gender	Girls
Age range	5-18
School roll	1,878
Language	Tamil, English
Website	jaffnahfc.com

Holy Family Convent is a national school in Jaffna, Sri Lanka.^[1]^[2] The school was established in 1845 and consists of both a Tamil and an English convent.

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History

The school was first managed by an Irish lady called Mrs. Flannagan with the aim of providing English education to the girls in Jaffna. In 1862, the school was taken over by the Sisters of the Holy Family and became the first convent school on the island.^{[citation needed]}

A nunnery exists behind the convent. St. Henry's college is also in Ilavalai, Jaffna and is the Roman Catholic school for Tamil boys.

On Good Friday 1987, the school was severely damaged in an air raid by the Sri Lankan Air Force targeting Tamil Tigers.^[3]^{[citation needed]}

In 2002, it was amalgamated with the Tamil Convent Mahavidyalayam and in 2010 it was upgrade as a national school. Currently, it has a student population of 2000 and a teaching staff 76.^[4]

Notable alumni

Mathangi "Maya" Arulpragasam (known as M.I.A.) - British artist

References

^ Schools Basic Data as at 01.10.2010. Northern Provincial Council. 2010. Archived from the original on 2013-12-03. Retrieved 2011-03-20.
^ "Province - Northern" (PDF). Schools Having Bilingual Education Programme. Ministry of Education. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-12-03.
^ "Convent attacked". Catholic Herald. 1 May 1987.
^ Jaffna Holy Family Convent celebrates 150 years

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