St Bridget's Convent, Colombo
- St Bridget's Convent, Colombo
St Bridget's Convent in Colombo, Sri Lanka is a private girls' school. It was founded on February 1st, 1902 by the Sisters of the Good Shepherd order, making it one of the earliest mission schools of the Roman Catholic Church of Ireland in Ceylon.
The school motto is "Gently and firmly".
The school has a house system, and the houses are called Borgia, Coudert, Griaux and Melizan.
Notable people
*Chandrika Kumaratunga - former President and Prime Minister of Sri Lanka.
*Sirimavo Bandaranaike - former Prime Minister and world's first woman Prime Minister.
*Sunethra Bandaranaike - former politician and socialite.
*Mignonne Fernando - Singer, songwriter and pianist
External links
* [http://www.stbridgets.lk/ Official website]
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