St. John's College, Jaffna

Yōvāṉ Kallūri, SJC) is a private school in Jaffna, Sri Lanka.

[1] Founded in 1823 by British Anglican missionaries, it is one of Sri Lanka's oldest schools.

[4] On 20 December 1817 four clergymen – Joseph Knight, Samuel Lambrick, Robert Major and Benjamin Ward – and their wives left England and sailed to Ceylon on board the Vittoria.

[10] It is alleged that the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam assassinated Anandarajan for organising a cricket match with the Sri Lankan military.

[11] SJC plays Jaffna Central College in the annual cricket match known as the "Battle of the North".