Parameshwara College, Jaffna is one of the oldest Hindu Schools in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka is a country off the southern coast of the Indian subcontinent. Known until 1972 as Ceylon , Sri Lanka is an island surrounded by the Indian Ocean, the Gulf of Mannar and the Palk Strait, and lies in the vicinity of India and the...

. It was founded by Sir Ponnampalam Ramanathan

Ponnambalam Ramanathan

Sir Ponnambalam Ramanathan, KCMG, KC was a Solicitor-General and Tamil political leader in Sri Lanka.-Early life:...

 in 1921. His idea was to make the school a University, at the start it started with Teachers Training school and later conducted classes for London Matriculation & Cambridge Exams were offered.Later on it followed the S.S.C Exam and University Entrance syllabus This school was built on 36 acres (145,687 m²) of land with room for expansion, later a Sivan Temple was built on the school compound for prayers. In 1974 the school was taken over by the Government and made the University of Jaffna

University of Jaffna

Jaffna University is a public university in the city of Jaffna, Sri Lanka.- Overview :Jaffna University has four campuses; Thirunelveli, Marathanamadam, Kaithady and Vavuniya...

and the students and teachers who were attending the school were sent to nearby schools.
The old building is still there as the entrance to the University of Jaffna.