Jaffna Hindu College
| Jaffna Hindu College யாழ்ப்பாணம் இந்துக் கல்லூரி යාපනය හින්දු විද්යාලය | |
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| Address | |
K. K. S. Road , , 40000 | |
| Coordinates | 9°40′42.70″N 80°0′43.60″E / 9.6785278°N 80.0121111°E |
| Information | |
| School type | Public national 1AB |
| Established | 23 October 1890 |
| School district | Jaffna Education Zone |
| Authority | Ministry of Education |
| School number | 1002002 |
| Principal | Ratnam Senthilmaran |
| Teaching staff | 86 |
| Grades | 6-13 |
| Gender | Boys |
| Age range | 11-19 |
| School roll | 2,311 |
| Language | Tamil, English |
| Website | www.jhc.lk |
2010 January annular solar eclipse: Jaffna Hindu College students gazing at the sun | |
Jaffna Hindu College (Tamil: யாழ்ப்பாணம் இந்துக் கல்லூரி, romanized: Yāḻppāṇam Intuk Kallūri; Sinhala: යාපනය හින්දු විද්යාලය, romanized: Yāpanaya Hindu Vidyālaya; abbreviated as JHC) is a national school in Jaffna, Sri Lanka. It was founded in 1887 by a group of Hindu people who wanted an English language alternative to the Christian missionary schools.