Holy Family Convent, Jaffna

Holy Family Convent is a national school in Jaffna, Sri Lanka.

[1][2] The school was established in 1845 and consists of both a Tamil and an English convent.

The school was first managed by an Irish lady called Mrs. Flannagan with the aim of providing English education to the girls in Jaffna.

St. Henry's college is also in Ilavalai, Jaffna and is the Roman Catholic school for Tamil boys.

[3][citation needed] In 2002, it was amalgamated with the Tamil Convent Mahavidyalayam and in 2010 it was upgrade as a national school.