Vigneswara College Explained

Vigneswara College
Native Name:விக்னேசுவரா கல்லூரி
Motto:English: Truth Triumphs
Streetaddress:College Road
City:Karaveddy, Jaffna District
Country:Sri Lanka
Schooltype:1AB
Type:Public provincial
Established:1917.10.06
District:Vadamarachchi Education Zone
Authority:Northern Provincial Council
Schoolnumber:1008004
Principal:P. Aravinthan
Principal Label:Principal
Teaching Staff:45
Grades:6-13
Gender:Co-educational
Age Range:5-18
Language:Tamil, English
Roll:350

Vigneswara College (Tamil: விக்னேசுவரா கல்லூரி Vikṉēcuvarā Kallūri) is a provincial school in Karaveddy, Sri Lanka.[1] [2]

In 1952 the volleyball team of the college under the guidance of Mr. N.Sinnathamby (N.S.) became the National champions. The final was played in Gampaha. When the team came back, they were paraded from Nelliady Junction to the college with Thavil and Nathasvaram.

In 1953, Mr. Ganesharaja became first in the Northern Province Teachers Association examination for J.S.C. in the Jaffna District. He later graduated as an Engineer from University of Ceylon. In 1954 again the first place was taken by Mr. Kandasamy. He later became a doctor (MBBS, University of Ceylon). He is now in Canada. In 1955 the second prize was won by Mr. Ambihavaran. He became a Master Teacher and won an international essay competition. He now lives in Canada.

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  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.