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Good Shepherd Convent, Colombo

Coordinates: 6°56′58″N 79°51′49″E / 6.9494°N 79.8637°E / 6.9494; 79.8637
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Good Shepherd Convent, Colombo
යහපත් එඬේරාගේ කන්‍යාරාමය, කොළඹ
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Coordinates6°56′58″N 79°51′49″E / 6.9494°N 79.8637°E / 6.9494; 79.8637
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TypeGovernment-aided private school
MottoThey conquer who believe they can
Religious affiliation(s)Christianity
DenominationRoman Catholic
Patron saint(s)St. Mary Euphrasia
EstablishedMay 1869; 155 years ago (1869-05)
FoundersRev. Sr. Mary Anucita Marandi
Sr. Mary Suzanne Cardiff
Sr. Euphstie Joseph
Sr. Mary Sacred Heart Masi
PrincipalRev.Sr. Dilani Jayamanne
GradesKindergarten– 13
GenderFemale
Age3 to 19
Houses  Lilly
  Violet
  Rose
  Marguerite
Color(s)Blue and White
   
Alumni nameShepherdians
WebsiteOfficial website

Good Shepherd Convent, Colombo is a semi-government fee-levying Catholic girls' school and the first Catholic convent in Sri Lanka. Good Shepherd Convent, Kotahena is a leading Catholic girls' school in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Located in the neighbourhood of Kotahena, the convent school educates girls from Kindergarten to age 19.

The convent includes an auditorium, libraries, ICT and Science laboratories, Basketball and Netball courts and gyms.

Other works of Sisters of The Good Shepherd in Sri Lanka

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The Good Shepherd congregation marked the beginning of the sisters' mission to British Ceylon and the Far East.[1] Nuns from this original convent opened Good Shepherd Convent, Kandy, St Mary's School in Pettah (closed) and St Bridget's Convent in Cinnamon Gardens.[2][3] In 1939, sisters based in Colombo expanded to Singapore, then part of the Straits Settlements, and present-day Malaysia.[4]

Principals

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period Name
1869–1872 Mother Mary of Seven Dolores Joly
1872–1876 Mother Mary of John the Evangelist Dodsworth.
1876–1882 Mother Mary of Ignatius Lalor
1882–1893 Mother Mary of Rosalie Cleary
1894–1895 Mother Mary of Armedi Kennedy
1895–1901 Mother Mary of Veronica Curram
1901–1911 Mother Mary of Winifrid Crotty
1911–1921 Mother Mary of Prosper Walsh
1921–1924 Mother Mary of Francis Borgia Collection
1924–1928 Mother Mary of Prosper Walsh
1928–1932 Mother Immaculate conception Houghes On 10th March 1932, She became the Provincial Superior of Ceylon.
1933–1936 Mother Mary of John the Evangelist Mc Carthy.
1936–1940 Mother Mary of Gerard Connorton
1941–1946 Mother Mary of Isidore Conroy
1947–1948 Mother Mary of Paul of the Cross Williams
1948–1955 Mother Mary of St. Canice Kinsella
1956–1961 Sr. Mary of Isidore Conroy
1962–1965 Sr. Mary of  St. Canice Kinsella
1966–1972 Sr. Mary of St.Sabine Crooz
1973–1984 Sr. Mary Agnes de Sampayo
1985–1990 Sr. Mary Rohini Mendis
1991–1994 Sr. Mary Lynnette Perera
2000–2002 Sr. Mary Rohini Mendis
2002–2010 Sr. Gertrude Vithanage
2011–2019 Sr. Renuka Silva
2019– present Rev. Sr. Dilani Jayamanne

Notable Alumni

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References

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  1. ^ Wright, p. 120
  2. ^ Wright, p. 272
  3. ^ "School History". goodshepherdconventkotahena.com.
  4. ^ "Good Shepherd Sisters Singapore Mark 75 Years". Good Shepherd Mission – Singapore-Malaysia. 2006.
  5. ^ Weerasooriya, Sahan (June 2021). "Navy's Tehani to shoot for Sri Lanka at Tokyo Olympics". Retrieved 2021-06-05.
  6. ^ "Veteran actress Leoni Kotelawala passes away". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 23 June 2022.
  7. ^ "Pearl Wasudevi - පර්ල් වාසුදේවි - Sinhala Cinema Database".
  8. ^ "Jeevarani Kurukulasuriya (Wijesena) - ජීවරාණි කුරුකුලසූරිය - Sinhala Cinema Database".

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