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Kokuvil Hindu College is today one
of the Reading Colleges in
the Jaffna Peninsula. Until it was taken over by the state
in 1960 it was managed by the Board of Directors of Jaffna
Hindu College and affiliated colleges, which was one of the
most progressive school board then, Before the school
assumed collegiate status in 1941, it was known as kokuvil
Hindu English School. It was started with few students in
1910 as an Anglo – Vernacular feeder school to Jaffna Hindu
College and it was registered in 1914 as a “grant in – aid
school” with the Government. If was essentially an English
medium school as English education was at a premium at that
time, A Tamil school was also setup in the same premises in
1926 when the school was elevated as junior secondary
school – “C” Grade with classes in the English school up to
the J.S.C.level. Because of the selfless services rendered
by a dedicated band of head masters like.E.Chelliah,
S.Thiyagarajah and M.Karthigesu, the school was elevated in
1940 as a senior secondary school “B” Grade with classes
upto the London matriculation level. For all its early
achievements the school owes much to Mr. Karthigesu who with
the help of parents, past / pupils and teachers, so
developed the English school that it was raised to
collegiate status in 1941. With the retirement of Mr.
Karthigesu in 1943, Mr. S. Seenivasagam succeeded him and
was principal till 1946 when Mr.V.Nagalingam (Shakespeare)
of Jaffna Hindu fame, assurmed principalship of K.H.C Within
a short term of two years, Mr. Nagalingam with foresight
provided the school with lands for the school’s expansion.
Nagalingam grounds (21/2 acres) was
acquired during his period, He also secured the donation of
land (5 larchems) from the Wijeyaratnam family – the heirs
of the founder of the school Mr. E. Chelliah.
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