Mahajana College, Tellippalai

Mahajana College மகாஜனாக் கல்லூரி
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Location
Tellippalai, Jaffna District, Northern Province Sri Lanka
Coordinates	9°47′10.90″N 80°01′20.50″E / 9.7863611°N 80.0223611°E / 9.7863611; 80.0223611Coordinates: 9°47′10.90″N 80°01′20.50″E / 9.7863611°N 80.0223611°E / 9.7863611; 80.0223611
Information
School type	Public provincial 1AB
Founded	October 1910
Founder	T. A. Thuraiyappapillai
School district	Valikamam Education Zone
Authority	Northern Provincial Council
School number	1013001
Teaching staff	65
Grades	1-13
Gender	Mixed
Age range	5-18
Language	Tamil, English
School roll	1,264
Website	mahajanacollege.net

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

History

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.

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