Karampon Little Flower's Girls' Maha Vidyalayam

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Karampon Little Flower's Girls' Maha Vidyalayam
கரம்பொன் சிறிய புஷ்ப மகளிர் மகா வித்தியாலயம்
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Karampon Little Flower's Girls' Maha Vidyalayam
Address
Velanai- Kayts Road

Karampon South East, Karampon, Kayts

Jaffna District
,
Northern Province

Sri Lanka
Information
School type Public provincial 2
FoundedJanuary 20, 1926;98 years ago (1926-01-20)
Founder Holly Family Sisters
School districtIslands Education Zone velanai
Authority Northern Provincial Council
School number1005003
PrincipalSister Mary Metlen
Teaching staff15
Grades1-13
GenderGirls (Grades 6 - 13)
Age range5-19
Number of students238 (as of 2022)
Language Tamil

Karampon Little Flower's Girls' Maha Vidyalayam (also known as Little Flower School and Little Flower Convent [1] ) is a provincial school in Karampon, Kayts, Jaffna District, Sri Lanka. [2] [3] [4] [5]

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History

There was a Roman Catholic school near the St. Sebastian Church which has more than 200 years old history and looks majestically at the centre of Karampon. [6]

Currently that Roman Catholic school has grown into Little Flower's Girls' Maha Vidyalayam and contributing to the girls education for several years. This is the only girls school in the Kayts Island. Holly Family Sisters are the main cause for the development of the school. [6]

Sports

In provincial-level PT competition, the Little Flower School became the champion in the girls' category. [7]

Other activities

Notable staff

Past Pupils Associations

Karampon Little Flower Past Pupils of Canada is an active association and they used to organise "Karampon Little Flower School Night" in Toronto. [12]

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References

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  2. ↑ "Karampon Little Flower's Girls' Maha Vidyalayam". EduportalBD. 2022. Retrieved July 1, 2023.
  3. ↑ "Basic Deatils of Schools in Northern Province" (PDF). Northern Provincial Government. March 2019. Retrieved July 1, 2023.
  4. ↑ "Nimalarajan murder suspect accused in sexual assault". Tamilnet . 31 March 2004. Retrieved February 24, 2024.
  5. ↑ "Karampon Little Flower Convent". SRILANKA-PLACES.COM. Retrieved February 24, 2024.
  6. 1 2 Philomin, Muthurasa M. (2000), A CONCISE GENEALOGY OF CATHOLIC FAMILIES IN KARAMPON (PDF), PERFECTDOTT(In Tamil)
  7. ↑ "Celebrating Victories in Provincial PT Competition 2023!". Kayts-East. 19 November 2023. Retrieved February 24, 2024.
  8. ↑ "Unicef funded Child Frendly schools" (PDF). Minister of Education (Sri Lanka) . July 2020. Retrieved February 24, 2024.
  9. ↑ "VI. Educational Training on CETs Programme at Velanai Central College" (PDF). University of Jaffna . 14 March 2018. Retrieved February 24, 2024.
  10. ↑ Thambynayagam, Agnes Padmini (2009), The Gentiles, A History of Sri Lanka 1498-1833, AuthorHouse, ISBN   978-1-4490-2351-5
  11. ↑ "This is story of a girl born in Vavuniya – By Dr Harold Gunatillake". eLanka. June 13, 2022. Retrieved February 24, 2024.
  12. ↑ "KARAMPON LITTLE FLOWER SCHOOL NIGHT-JULY 20, 2018, TORONTO". Tamil Mirror (Canada). July 2018. Retrieved February 24, 2024.

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