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Vigneswara College

Coordinates: 9°47′28.50″N 80°11′44.40″E / 9.7912500°N 80.1956667°E / 9.7912500; 80.1956667
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Vigneswara College
விக்னேசுவரா கல்லூரி
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Sri Lanka
Coordinates9°47′28.50″N 80°11′44.40″E / 9.7912500°N 80.1956667°E / 9.7912500; 80.1956667
Information
School typePublic provincial 1AB
MottoTruth Triumphs
Established1917.10.06
School districtVadamarachchi Education Zone
AuthorityNorthern Provincial Council
School number1008004
PrincipalP. Aravinthan
Teaching staff45
Grades6-13
GenderCo-educational
Age range5-18
School roll350
LanguageTamil, English

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.

References

  1. ^ Schools Basic Data as at 01.10.2010. Northern Provincial Council. 2010. Archived from the original on 2013-12-03. Retrieved 2011-02-27.
  2. ^ "Province - Northern" (PDF). Schools Having Bilingual Education Programme. Ministry of Education. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-12-03. Retrieved 2012-08-29.

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