Union College, Tellippalai
| Union College ஐக்கிய கல்லூரி |
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Tellippalai, Jaffna District, Northern Province Sri Lanka |
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| Coordinates | 9°47′10.20″N 80°02′00.10″E / 9.7861667°N 80.0333611°ECoordinates: 9°47′10.20″N 80°02′00.10″E / 9.7861667°N 80.0333611°E |
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| School type | Public Provincial 1AB |
| Founded | 1816 |
| Founder | Rev. Daniel Poor Rev. Edward Warren |
| School district | Valikamam Education Zone |
| Authority | Northern Provincial Council |
| School number | 1013003 |
| Principal | T. Varathan |
| Teaching staff | 41 |
| Grades | 1-13 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Age range | 5-18 |
| Language | Tamil |
| School roll | 1000 |
| Website | http://unioncollege.lk/ |
Union College (Tamil: ஐக்கிய கல்லூரி Aikkiya Kallūri; UC) is a provincial school in Tellippalai, Sri Lanka. Founded in 1816 by American Ceylon Mission, it is one of Sri Lanka's oldest schools.
Rev. Samuel Newell, an American missionary of American Ceylon Mission from New England, USA, arrived in Jaffna peninsula on 7 September 1813 and occupied the Dutch Hall in the Town of Tellippalai. Later, American missionaries including Rev. Daniel Poor and Rev. Edward Warren joined Newell.
The American Ceylon Mission, founded in Jaffna District by the pioneer missionaries began establishing numerous Christian schools in the Jaffna peninsula in 1816. Their intention was to spread the Christian message among the Jaffna community.
Rev. Daniel Poor established the first school on 9 December 1816 in the town of Tellippalai, sixteen kilometers from the City of Jaffna. They taught English and western education among the community which initiated a revolution in the field of western education in Jaffna.
In 1818, the school was converted into 'Family Boarding School' with just six students. In 1821, there were only 11 boys and 3 girls. On June 30, 1823, Rev. Henry Woodward became the head of the school. All nine-girl students of the boarding School were transferred to the new Uduvil Girls' College. In 1825, the Boarding School was converted into a Preparatory School. Rev. Levi Spaulding, who succeeded Woodward in 1828, had to allow his brilliant students join Vaddukkoddai Seminary later known as Jaffna College. In 1820 Rev. Benjamin C. Megis, the head of school, founded a printing press. It was the first press that began printing Tamil publications in the entire world.
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