Hornby Lythe Scowcroft Vembadi Girls’ High School (Tamil: வேம்படி மகளிர் உயர்தரப் பாடசாலை Vēmpaṭi Mahaḷir Uyartarap Pāṭacālai) is a national school in Jaffna, Sri Lanka.

[1][2] Founded in 1834 by British Methodist missionaries, it is one of Sri Lanka's oldest schools.

[3][4][5] Methodist missionaries from Britain arrived in Ceylon on 29 June 1814.

In 1817, the Jaffna Wesleyan English School was founded with Rev.

Most private schools in Ceylon, including Vembadi, were taken over by the government in 1960.