Vincent Girls’ High School is a national school in Batticaloa, Sri Lanka.



History



The Wesleyan Methodist Missionaries founded the school in 1820. The school was housed in Joshua Hall (Mrs. Joshua’s Hall), Mudaliyár Street, Batticaloa during its early years before being shifted to the present premises.



In 1895 with the coming of Miss Amy Vincent it was found necessary to start an English section for the benefit of the English-speaking children (16 on the roll). In 1902 a separate English Department was started alongside the Tamil Boarding School. Miss Vincent overworked her strength in establishing the separate English School that took her name, and was invalided home in 1902, where after a painful illness she died in 1905.