Good Shepherd Convent, Colombo
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| name = Good Shepherd Convent, Colombo
යහපත් එඬේරාගේ කන්යාරාමය, කොළඹ
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| motto = They conquer who believe they can
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| location = Kotahena, Colombo
| country = Sri Lanka
| coordinates = {{Coord|6.9494|79.8637|region:LK|display=inline,title}}
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| type = Government-aided private school
| religion = Christianity
| denomination = Roman Catholic
| established = {{Start date and age|1869|05|df=yes}}
| founders = Rev. Sr. Mary Anucita Marandi
Sr. Mary Suzanne Cardiff
Sr. Euphstie Joseph
Sr. Mary Sacred Heart Masi
| patron = St. Mary Euphrasia
| grades = Kindergarten– 13
| gender = Female
| principal = Rev.Sr. Dilani Jayamanne
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| lower_age = 3
| upper_age = 19
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| houses = {{color box|green}} Lilly
{{color box|purple}} Violet
{{color box|red}} Rose
{{color box|yellow}} Marguerite
| colors = Blue and White
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| alumni_name = Shepherdians
| website = {{URL|https://goodshepherdconventkotahena.com/|Official website}}
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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
The Good Shepherd congregation marked the beginning of the sisters' mission to British Ceylon and the Far East.Wright, p. 120 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.Wright, p. 272{{cite web|title=School History|url=http://www.goodshepherdconventkotahena.com/history.html|publisher=goodshepherdconventkotahena.com}} In 1939, sisters based in Colombo expanded to Singapore, then part of the Straits Settlements, and present-day Malaysia.{{cite news|title=Good Shepherd Sisters Singapore Mark 75 Years|url=http://gssmmission.org/index/eventdetail/id/60|publisher=Good Shepherd Mission – Singapore-Malaysia|date=2006}}
Principals
| class=wikitable | |
| 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
- Tehani Egodawela (1986 - ) Olympic, national record-holding shooter{{Cite web|last=Weerasooriya|first=Sahan|title=Navy's Tehani to shoot for Sri Lanka at Tokyo Olympics|date=June 2021 |url=http://island.lk/navys-tehani-to-shoot-for-sri-lanka-at-tokyo-olympics/|access-date=2021-06-05|language=en-US}}
- Leonie Kotelawala (1944-2022), Actress {{Cite web |title=Veteran actress Leoni Kotelawala passes away|url=https://www.sarasaviya.lk/news/2022/06/19/23428/ප්%E2%80%8Dරවීණ-රංගනවේදිනී-ලියෝනී-කොතලාවල-අභාවප්%E2%80%8Dරාප්ත-වෙයි |access-date=23 June 2022 |website=Sarasaviya}}
- Pearl Vasudevi (1915 - 1987) Actress {{cite web|url=http://www.films.lk/ArtistDetails.php?id=990 | title=Pearl Wasudevi - පර්ල් වාසුදේවි - Sinhala Cinema Database }}
- Jeevarani Kurukulasuriya (1941 -) Actress {{cite web|url=https://films.lk/sinhala-cinema-artist-jeewarani-kurukulasuriya-435.html |title=Jeevarani Kurukulasuriya (Wijesena) - ජීවරාණි කුරුකුලසූරිය - Sinhala Cinema Database }}
References
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Sources
- {{cite book|title=Twentieth Century Impressions of Ceylon: Its History, People, Commerce, Industries, and Resources|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=eUF_rS8FEoIC|publisher=Reprinted by Asian Educational Services|date=1907|first=Arnold|last=Wright|isbn = 9788120613355|author-link=Arnold Wright}}
Category:Catholic schools in Sri Lanka
Category:Girls' schools in Sri Lanka
Category:Educational institutions established in 1869
Category:1869 establishments in Ceylon
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