St. John's College, Jaffna
| St. John's College | |
|---|---|
சென்.ஜோண்ஸ் கல்லூரி | |
Knight block | |
| Location | |
Main Street, Chundikuli , 40000 | |
| Coordinates | 9°39′27.90″N 80°01′36.90″E / 9.6577500°N 80.0269167°E |
| Information | |
| School type | Private 1AB |
| Motto | Latin: Lux in Tenebris Lucet (Light Shines in the Darkness) |
| Denomination | Anglicanism |
| Patron saint | St. John |
| Founded | 1823 |
| Founder | Joseph Knight |
| Sister school | Chundikuli Girls' College, Jaffna |
| School district | Jaffna Education Zone |
| Authority | Church of Ceylon |
| School number | 1001029 |
| Principal | V. S. B. Thuseetharan |
| Headmistress | E. I. Thevamithiran (junior school) |
| Headmaster | A. H. Gnanarajan (vice principal) |
| Head teacher | V. Kumanan (vice principal) |
| Chaplain | S. S. Jebaselvan |
| Teaching staff | 95 |
| Grades | 1 - 13 |
| Gender | Boys |
| Age range | 5 - 18 |
| Houses | Handy Johnstone Pargiter Peto Thompson |
| Colors | Red and Black |
| Alumni name | Old Johnians |
| Website | stjohns |
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.