[2][3] In 1935 the Jaffna Hindu College started admitting girls.

[4] On 10 September 1943 the Board of Management of Jaffna Hindu College and Affiliated Schools established a separate girls school - Jaffna Hindu Ladies College.

JHLC was initially located at "Ponnalayam", the home of Sivagurunathar Ponnusamy.

[4] In 1941 Visaladchy Ammal Sivagurunathar, the founder of JHLC, donated land at "Naduththoddam", Arasady Road to the college.

[4] The founders husband Ramalingam Sivagurunathar and his niece Mrs. Valliammal Sivaguru also donated land to JHLC, including the Rajavarothaya Pillaiyar Temple.