| The Good Shepherd Convent | |
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| Location | |
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| Coordinates | 13°03′56″N80°14′42″E / 13.065553°N 80.244918°E |
| Information | |
| Type | private |
| Established | 1923 |
| Faculty | 95 |
| Enrollment | 1000 |
| Campus | Urban |
| Website | http://goodshepherdchennai.org/ |
The Good Shepherd Convent is an English-medium high school in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. [1] [2] [3] [4]
The school was established in 1925 in India, the roots of the convent grew as early as in 1835 in France when Sister Mary Euphrasia, sowed the seeds for the growth of the institution which has now become one of the premier group of educational institutions in Chennai and other parts of the country. [5]
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