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Good Shepherd Convent, Colombo

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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.

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Good Shepherd Convent, Colombo
Wasala Road, Colombo Kotahena

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Good Shepherd Convent

Wasala Road
00130 Colombo, Kotahena
Western Province, Sri Lanka
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