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Good Shepherd Legacy

The Congregation of Our Lady of Charity of the Good Shepherd, well known as Religious of the Good Shepherd was founded in France in 1835 by St. Mary Euphrasia Pelletier. She was born on 31st July 1796 in France.

She was gifted with a deep love for humanity and socially marginalized young girls and women. By the time of her death on 24th April 1868, she had founded 110 convents across the world, including one in India in 1854.

At present, Good Shepherd mission partners (sisters and partners-in-mission) are working in 68 countries for the empowerment of girls and women, especially those who are at high risk, thereby bringing healing and reconciliation.

The Congregation is affiliated to the United Nations as a not-for-profit organization in special consultative status with ECOSOC.

The mission in India was established on 14th August 1854 through education, health and homes for the disadvantaged children and young girls. Later, it was expanded to the rural areas to promote the rights and the development of Tribal, Dalit and other backward communities including women and children, victims of violence, abuse, discrimination and neglect.
The ministries addressed the following themes:
  • Girl Child
  • Anti-Human Trafficking
  • Holistic Health
  • Economic Justice
  • Safe Migration
  • Formal and Non-Formal Education
and Integral Ecology, with our interventions based on rights-based approach.
We have also been present in Nepal since 1998. The province of Central East India/Nepal (CEIN) has its Provincialate in Nagpur. The Sisters of the Good Shepherd CEIN are present in 8 states in India, both in rural and urban areas.
Honouring the vision of our mother foundress St. Mary Euphrasia, the two schools – one in Chennai, Tamil Nadu (1925) and another in Karjat, Maharashtra (2003) continue to respond relevantly to the signs of time, educating and equipping students to be humane humans.

About our school

history

History

The Good Shepherd mission in Chennai was established in 1924. In1925, the Sisters started to serve the community by teaching English, needlework, music and other skills to children in the neighbourhood thereby laying the foundation for the school at Somerford, Adyar. On January 26, 1930, the Sisters arrived at Moorats Garden – the current address on College Road and continued the English medium school following the Cambridge System catering to boys and girls, some of whom were boarders in the hostel. In 1973, a decision was made to focus on imparting high-quality education for the girl child, and from then till date, the school is focussed on rendering access to quality education for girls.

Legacy

The Good Shepherd Convent School has a hundred-year legacy and a sound tradition of academic excellence and discipline, while encouraging creativity and all-round development. Our intensive curriculum is delivered through our expert staff and supplemented with creative projects and innovative extra-curricular programmes.

Campus

Our campus includes sports fields and courts for basketball, volleyball, etc, an auditorium, a cafeteria, a beautiful chapel, and more than 100 trees. Currently, 2,100 girls are studying in the existing Matriculation stream.

Milestone

Established in 1924, Good Shepherd Convent and School celebrate 100 years of the enriching and empowering mission. For a century, the school has championed learning, leadership, and advocacy – shaping young women to make a difference in the world.