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, Sri Lanka. Founded in 1823 by British Anglican missionaries, it is one of Sri Lanka's oldest schools.

History

In 1817 the Anglican Church Mission Society (CMS) approved the establishment of missions in Ceylon. On 20 December 1817 four clergymen – Joseph Knight, Samuel Lambrick, Robert Major and Benjamin Ward – and their wives left England and sailed to Ceylon on board the ''Vittoria''. They arrived in late June 1818. Knight went to

, Lambrick went to

Colombo Colombo ( ; si, කොළඹ, translit=Koḷam̆ba, ; ta, கொழும்பு, translit=Koḻumpu, ) is the executive and judicial capital and largest city of Sri Lanka by population. According to the Brookings Institution, Colombo m ...

, Major and his wife went to

Galle Galle ( si, ගාල්ල, translit=Gālla; ta, காலி, translit=Kāli) (formerly Point de Galle) is a major city in Sri Lanka, situated on the southwestern tip, from Colombo. Galle is the provincial capital and largest city of Southern ...

and Ward and his wife to

Trincomalee Trincomalee (; ta, திருகோணமலை, translit=Tirukōṇamalai; si, ත්‍රිකුණාමළය, translit= Trikuṇāmaḷaya), also known as Gokanna and Gokarna, is the administrative headquarters of the Trincomalee Dis ...

. Knight started his missionary work in 1818 in Nallur. The Nallur English Seminary was established in March 1823 by Knight. The school had only 7 students and was located in Knight's bungalow. In 1845 the school was relocated to Chundikuli and renamed the Chundikuli Seminary. In the same year the Church Mission Society took over the old Portuguese St. John the Baptist church. In 1846 the school moved into a hall next to the church. The church was demolished in 1859 and replaced by the current church. The school was renamed St. John's College in 1891. The free education system was introduced by the government in 1945 but SJC chose to remain outside the system. In 1951 SJC joined the free education system. Most private schools in Ceylon were taken over by the government in 1960 but SJC chose to remain as a private and non-fee levying school. SJC's principal C. E. Anandarajah was shot dead on 26 June 1985 in Jaffna. It is alleged that the

Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE; ta, தமிழீழ விடுதலைப் புலிகள், translit=Tamiḻīḻa viṭutalaip pulikaḷ, si, දෙමළ ඊළාම් විමුක්ති කොටි, t ...

assassinated Anandarajah for organising a cricket match with the Sri Lankan military.

Big Match

SJC play

Jaffna Central College Jaffna Central College ( ta, யாழ்ப்பாணம் மத்திய கல்லூரி ''Yāḻppāṇam Mattiya Kallūri'', JCC) is a national school in Jaffna, Sri Lanka. Founded in 1816 by British Methodist missionaries, it ...

in annual cricket match known as the Battle of the North or the Battle of the Blues. The first match took place in 1904.

Principals

* 1823-1825 Rev. Joseph Knight * 1825-1839 Rev. W. Adley * 1839-1841 Rev. F. W. Taylor * 1841-1846 Rev. I. T. Johnstone * 1846-1866 Rev. R. Pargiter * 1866-1874 Rev. T. Good * 1874-1878 Rev. D. Wood * 1878-1879 Rev. E. Blackmore * 1879-1889 Rev. G. T. Fleming * 1889-1892 Rev. C. C. Handy (Acting) * 1892-1895 Rev. J. W. Fall * 1895-1899 Rev. I. Carter * 1899-1900 Rev. R. W. Ryde * 1900-1919 Rev. Jacob Thomson * 1919 Rev. K. C. Mc Pherson (Acting) * 1920-1940 Rev. Henry Peto * 1940-1957 Rev. J. T. Arulanantham * 1957-1959 P. T. Mathai * 1959-1966 A. W. Rajasekeram * 1967-1976 K. Pooranampillai * 1976-1985 C. E. Anandarajah * 1985-1987 T. Gunaseelan * 1987 K. Pooranampillai * 1988-1993 Dr. E. S. Thevasagayam * 1990-1993 S. Thanapalan (Acting) * 1993-2006 S. Thanapalan * 2006-2019 Rev. N. J. Gnanaponrajah * 2019 Ven. Samuel J. Ponniah (Acting) * 2020- V. S. B. Thuseetharan

Notable alumni

Notes

References

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External links

St. John's College

Old Boys Association

Old Boys Association, Sydney, Australia

Old Boys Association, Victoria, Australia

Old Boys Association, South Sri Lanka

Chundikuli St. John's Past Pupils Association, UKA
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