Good Shepherd Convent, Kandy

Good Shepherd Convent, Kandy
Location
Peradeniya Road, Kandy, Sri Lanka 20000
Coordinates	7°17′29″N80°37′49″E / 7.29139°N 80.63028°E / 7.29139; 80.63028
Information
School type	Semi-Government
Motto	Latin: Fortiter et Suaviter (Strength and Sweetness)
Religious affiliation	Christianity
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Patron saint	Saint Mary Euphrasia
Established	1889;137 years ago (1889)
Founders	Sister Mary of St. Magdalence de Pazzi Walsh, Sister Mary of St. Constance
Sister school	Good Shepherd Convent, Colombo St. Bridget's Convent, Colombo
Principal	Sudarika Fernando
Grades	Nursery and 1 - 13
Gender	Girls
Age	2to 18
Enrollment	1600
Education system	GCE Sri Lanka
Language	English, Sinhala, Tamil
Houses	St. Brigids   St. Helenas   St. Lucias   St. Marguerites   St. Terasitas
Colors	Blue and white
Alumni name	Shepherdians
Brother School	St. Anthony's College, Kandy
Website	https://www.goodshepherdconventkandy.org

Good Shepherd Convent, Kandy, is a semi-government fee-levying Roman Catholic girls' school in Kandy, Sri Lanka. The convent was established by Sister Mary of St. Magdalence de Pazzi Walsh and Sister Mary of St. Constance in February 1889. ^{[1] [2]}

Principals

Name of the Principals (In Chronological Order) ^[1]

Name	Starting Year	Leaving Year	Notes
Mary Gertrude	1889
Mary Constance Phelan		1907
Mary Ferrier Allan
Mary Aidan Howlett
Mary Alibe Cosgrave
Mary Cuthbert M. Connel
Mary Claver Shanley
Mother Mary of St. Joseph Deegan		April 1963	Last Irish principal
Mary Agnes de Alwis	May 1963		First Sri Lankan principal
Mary Carmeline Jayaweera	1972	1974
J. I. Jayasekara	1974		Acting principal
Mary Laetitia Cooray	1975	1985
Mary Thomas de Cruz	1986
Mary Lalani Gunawardena
Mary Laetitia Cooray
Mary Marjory Silva
Mary Alexandra Mendis
Chandrika Perera
Sudarika Fernando			Current principal

References

1. "History of Good Shepherd Convent, Kandy".
2. "Good Shepherd Convent, Kandy prepares to celebrate 125th Jubilee year in 2014 | The Sundaytimes Sri Lanka" . Retrieved 2024-09-13.