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Zahira College, Kalmunai

Coordinates: 7°25′09″N 81°49′19″E / 7.419028°N 81.821922°E / 7.419028; 81.821922
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Zahira College, Kalmunai
கமு/ஸாஹிரா கல்லூரி தேசிய பாடசாலை
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Sri Lanka
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School typeNational School1 AB Super
Motto"Man jadda wa jadda" (He who tries, will achieve)
Established16 November 1949; 74 years ago (1949-11-16)
FounderM. S. Kariapper
PrincipalM. I. Jabir
Teaching staff160
GradesGrade 6-13
GenderBoys
Number of students3000
LanguageEnglish and Tamil
Colour(s)Green and Yello   
Websitewww.kmzahira.com

Zahira College, Kalmunai (commonly known as Kalmunai Zahira) is a boys national school in Ampara District, Sri Lanka.[1] It was founded in 1949 as English Junior School by the M. S. Kariapper, Member of Ceylon Parliament. The college is situated in Sainthamaruthu, in the municipality of Kalmunai. It has been graded as 1AB Super School by Ministry of Education Sri Lanka and it has all the streams of GCE Advanced Level in Sri Lanka - Biological and Physical science, Commerce, Arts and Technology.[2]

In 2004, the school was affected by a tsunami.[3] The current principal of Kalmunai Zahira is M.I.Jabir Sir[4]

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References

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  1. ^ "Zahira College Kalmunai creates golden history: Under 17 | Sri Lanka Cricket". www.srilankacricket.lk. Retrieved 2018-08-28.
  2. ^ "tech_stream_sch_list.xls". docs.google.com. Retrieved 2018-08-28.
  3. ^ "Waves of Despair after Waves of destruction".
  4. ^ "Zahirian Knights chess championship at Kalmunai". Daily News. Retrieved 2018-08-28.

7°25′09″N 81°49′19″E / 7.419028°N 81.821922°E / 7.419028; 81.821922