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Mahajana College, Tellippalai

Coordinates: 9°47′11″N 80°01′21″E / 9.78639°N 80.02250°E / 9.78639; 80.02250
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Mahajana College
மகாஜனாக் கல்லூரி தேசிய பாடசாலை
Location
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Sri Lanka
Coordinates9°47′11″N 80°01′21″E / 9.78639°N 80.02250°E / 9.78639; 80.02250
Information
School typePublic provincial 1AB
MottoKnow Thyself
FoundedOctober 1910
FounderT. A. Thuraiyappapillai
School districtValikamam Education Zone
AuthorityNorthern Provincial Council
School number1013001
Teaching staff65
Grades1-13
GenderMixed
Age range5-18
School roll1,978
LanguageTamil, English
Websitemahajanacollege.net

Mahajana College (Tamil: மகாஜனாக் கல்லூரி Makājaṉāk Kallūri) is a provincial school in Tellippalai, Sri Lanka.[1][2]

History

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The school was founded in October 1910 by scholar and poet T. A. Thuraiyappapillai.

Mahajana English High School is founded by Pavalar T. A. Thuraiappahpillai in 1910.

1949 - Raised to Grade I school

1961 - College is raised to Super Grade status.

1962 - The college is vested in the Crown as from 1 February and becomes a Government Institution for all intents and purposes.

1976 - Mr. P. Kanagasabapathy becomes the Principanl

1976 Oct - Former Principal Mr. T.T. Jeyaratnam passes away.

1990 - Mahajana temporarily moves to Alaveddy Arunothaya College.

and later moves to Pandatharippu Girls College next year.

On September 15, 1999, Mahajana College moved back to the original location at Ambanai.

See also

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References

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