| Jaffna Hindu Ladies' College | |
| Motto: | "It ought to be beautiful, I live here"[1] |
| Streetaddress: | Arasady Road, Kantharmadam |
| Pushpin Map: | Sri Lanka Jaffna Greater |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in greater Jaffna |
| Pushpin Label Position: | left |
| Schooltype: | 1AB |
| Founded: | 1943 |
| Founder: | Visaladchy Ammal Sivagurunathar |
| District: | Jaffna Education Zone |
| Schoolnumber: | 1002003 |
| Principal: | V. Perinpanathan |
| Principal Label: | Principal |
| Teaching Staff: | 84 |
| Grades: | 1-13 |
| Gender: | Girls |
| Age Range: | 5-18 |
| Roll: | 2,229 |
Jaffna Hindu Ladies' College (abbreviated as JHLC) is a provincial school in Jaffna, Sri Lanka.[2] [3]
In 1935 the Jaffna Hindu College started admitting girls.[4] On 10 September 1943 the Board of Management of Jaffna Hindu College and Affiliated Schools established a separate girls school - Jaffna Hindu Ladies College.[4] This was the first girls "Hindu" school. JHLC was initially located at "Ponnalayam", the home of Sivagurunathar Ponnusamy.[4] JHLC's growth necessitated larger premises and on 27 February 1944 JHLC moved to buildings at Jaffna Hindu College's playgrounds.[4]
In 1941 Visaladchy Ammal Sivagurunathar, the founder of JHLC, donated land at "Naduththoddam", Arasady Road to the college.[4] The founders husband Ramalingam Sivagurunathar and his niece Mrs. Valliammal Sivaguru also donated land to JHLC, including the Rajavarothaya Pillaiyar Temple.[4] On 7 September 1945 JHLC moved to the Arasady Road site.[4] In 1978 a new school, Jaffna Hindu Ladies' Primary School, catering for grades 1 to 5 was established next to JHLC.[4]