St. John's College, Jaffna

St. John's College
சென்.ஜோண்ஸ் கல்லூரி
Knight block
Address
Main Street, Chundikuli

,
40000

Coordinates9°39′27.90″N 80°01′36.90″E / 9.6577500°N 80.0269167°E / 9.6577500; 80.0269167
Information
School typePrivate 1AB
MottoLatin: Lux in Tenebris Lucet
(Light Shines in the Darkness)
Religious affiliation(s)Christianity
DenominationAnglicanism
Patron saint(s)St. John
Founded1823 (1823)
FounderJoseph Knight
Sister schoolChundikuli Girls' College, Jaffna
School districtJaffna Education Zone
AuthorityChurch of Ceylon
School number1001029
PrincipalV. S. B. Thuseetharan
HeadmasterA. H. Gnanarajan
Head teacherV. Kumanan
ChaplainS. S. Jebaselvan
Teaching staff95
Grades1 - 13
GenderBoys
Age range5 - 18
School roll2130
LanguageTamil, English
Houses  Handy
  Johnstone
  Pargiter
  Peto
 Thompson
Color(s)Red and Black
  
Alumni nameOld Johnians
Websitestjohns.edu.lk

St. John's College (Tamil: பரி. யோவான் கல்லூரி Ceṉ. Yōvāṉ Kallūri, SJC) is a private school in Jaffna, Sri Lanka. Founded in 1823 by British Anglican missionaries, it is one of Sri Lanka's oldest schools.