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| Good Shepherd Convent, Kandy | |
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| Location | |
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Peradeniya Road, Kandy, Sri Lanka 20000 7°17′29″N 80°37′49″E / 7.29139°N 80.63028°E | |
| 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 |
| Founders | Sister Mary of St. Magdalence de Pazzi Walsh, Sister Mary of St. Constance |
| Good Shepherd Convent, Colombo St. Bridget's Convent, Colombo | |
Principal | Sudarika Fernando |
| Grades | Nursery and 1 - 13 |
| Gender | Girls |
| Age | 2 to 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
[edit]| 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 | ||