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Holy Family Convent, Bambalapitiya is a leading

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girls school in

. It was established on 3 February 1903, by the nuns of the Holy Family Order of Bordeaux. It provides primary and secondary education. The school currently has around 3,500 students. The school is a non-fee levying school. School buildings covers and includes a fully equipped

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, ICT lab, Science lab,

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and Library.

History

The first principal was Rev. Mother Agnes Stouter. The school's

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was completed in 1933. The school began as a small school for thirty students at "Clock House" down Laurie's Road. After shifting location several times, the school ended where it is now, down Retreat Road. During

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, the school building was used as a hospital. Holy Family Convent Bambalapitiya celebrated its 110th anniversary on 2 February 2013. The school is also known as The Grand Old Lady by the Sea due to its proximity to the sea.

Chapel

The chapel of Holy Family Convent, Bambalapitiya was dedicated to the Holy Family of Nazareth in 1933. Funds to build it were collected through various sources. One of the main sources was the school's very own students. Concerts were organised and each class came forward to perform every Friday for which tickets were sold at the price of 10 cents. The Carrara marble altar was a gift from the past pupils of that time and the tabernacle was a gift from Elizabeth Pillai. Holy Hour every first Friday afternoon of the month, annual retreats which went on for two or three days and confessions on Thursdays were the regular religious services that were held in the chapel. Today, Holy Mass and special ceremonies such as Confirmation, Christmas Eve mass, the school Christmas carol service and First Holy Communion are held in this place of worship.

College anthem

The college anthem was composed by Eileen Walles and the words written by Wendy Whatmore.

Facilities

*Auditorium *ICT labs *Dancing halls *Large conference hall named "Green Hall" *Home economics room *Library *

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rooms *Primary Hall *Primary play area *Science lab *Students' saving unit powered by HNB *

Notable alumni

Bernard Soysa Bernard Soysa (20 March 1914 - 30 December 1997) was a Sri Lankan politician. Early life and education Bernard Soysa was born 20 March 1914 in Colombo, Ceylon. He attended the Holy Family Convent, Bambalapitiya, S. Thomas' College, Mount Lav ...

- Sri Lankan politician *

Maureen Hingert Maureen Neliya Ballard (née Hingert) (born 9 January 1937), also professionally known as Jana Davi is a former Sri Lankan dancer, model, actress and beauty pageant titleholder. Biography Hingert was born on 9 January 1937 in Colombo, Ceylon. ...

- Actress; beauty pageant winner, 1955 * Visakha Wijeyeratne - Artist * Sybil Wettasinghe - Children's author and illustrator * Anusha Siriratne - Aviator *

Kasturi Chellaraja Wilson Kasturi Angela Chellaraja Wilson is a businesswoman and the first female Group CEO of a public quoted conglomerate in Sri Lanka. At present she is the Managing Director of Hemas Pharmaceuticals PVT LTD and Hemas Surgicals and Diagnostics PVT LTD ...

- Business magnate, financial expert *

Dinakshie Priyasad Baminnahennadige Dinakshie Priyasad (born 18 March 1990) ( Sinhala: දිනක්ෂි ප්‍රියසාද්) is a Sri Lankan actress and television presenter. Priyasad made her acting debut at the age of two in the film ''Apaye Tha ...

- Actress *

Sheshadri Priyasad Baminnahennadige Sheshadrie Priyasad (Sinhala language, Sinhalese: ශේෂාද්‍රි ප්‍රියසාද්; born 2 December 1991) is an actress in Sri Lankan Cinema of Sri Lanka, cinema and television presenter who appears in t ...

- Actres

External links

Official Website

Notable alumni

- Sri Lankan politician *

- Actress; beauty pageant winner, 1955 * Visakha Wijeyeratne - Artist * Sybil Wettasinghe - Children's author and illustrator * Anusha Siriratne - Aviator *

- Business magnate, financial expert *

- Actress *

- Actress

References

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External links

Official Website
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