Vembadi Girls High School Explained

Vembadi Girls' High School
Native Name:வேம்படி மகளிர் உயர்தரப் பாடசாலை
Image Size:250px
Motto:Dare to do right
Streetaddress:1st Cross Street
City:Jaffna
Country:Sri Lanka
Pushpin Map:Sri Lanka Jaffna Central
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in central Jaffna
Pushpin Label Position:right
Schooltype:1AB
Type:Public national
Religious Affiliation:Methodist
Denomination:Methodist Church in Sri Lanka
Founder:James Lynch
Thomas Squance
Peter Percival
District:Jaffna Education Zone
Authority:Ministry of Education
Schoolnumber:1001009
Principal:Mrs. V. Shanmukaratnam
Principal Label:Principal
Teaching Staff:99
Grades:6-13
Gender:Girls
Age Range:11-18
Language:Tamil, English
Hours In Day:6
Houses:Thambiah
Hornby
Lythe
Scowcroft
Creedy
Colours:Yellow and Black
Slogan:Dare to do right
Roll:>2000
Publication:The torch bearerFlamboyant

Vembadi Girls’ High School (Tamil: வேம்படி மகளிர் உயர்தரப் பாடசாலை Vēmpaṭi Mahaḷir Uyartarap Pāṭacālai) is a national school in Jaffna, Sri Lanka.[1] [2] Founded in 1834 by British Methodist missionaries, it is one of Sri Lanka's oldest schools.[3] [4] [5]

History

Methodist missionaries from Britain arrived in Ceylon on 29 June 1814. Two of the missionaries, Rev. James Lynch and Rev. Thomas Squance, traveled to Jaffna leaving Galle on 14 July 1814 and arriving in Jaffna on 11 August 1814, to establish a mission. In 1817, the Jaffna Wesleyan English School was founded with Rev. Lynch as principal. Despite it being a boys school, there were a few girls enrolled as well. The school was renamed Jaffna Central School in 1834 by the then principal Rev. Dr. Peter Percival. In the same year a separate girls school was established. The girls school was renamed Vembadi Girls' High School in 1897.

In 1944, Vembadi started providing free education. Most private schools in Ceylon, including Vembadi, were taken over by the government in 1960. In 1984 Vembadi became a national school.

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Schools Basic Data as at 01.10.2010. 2010. Northern Provincial Council. 2011-02-27. https://web.archive.org/web/20131203001953/http://notice.np.gov.lk/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=85%3Anpc-schools-basic-data-as-on-01102010. 2013-12-03. dead.
  2. Web site: Province - Northern. Schools Having Bilingual Education Programme. Ministry of Education. 2012-08-29. https://web.archive.org/web/20131203001342/http://www.moe.gov.lk/web/images/stories/branchnews/bilungual/np.pdf. 2013-12-03. dead.
  3. Web site: Vembadi Girls' High School: Milestones . Vembadi Girls' High School . 2010-12-12.
  4. Book: Jaffna College . Jaffna College Miscellany . v. 14-18 . 1903 . it . 30 Apr 2023 . 1-PA30.
  5. Book: The Tiger's Pause: The Untold Story Of Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar's Peace Efforts In Sri Lanka . Penguin Random House India Private Limited . 2022 . 978-93-91149-80-2 . 30 Apr 2023 . 31.