The Catholic Board of Education is the arm of the Roman Catholic Church in

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responsible for education. Each diocese has its own board. Collectively the Catholic Church runs 534 schools, 8 colleges, and 7 technical institutes in its 2 archdioceses, 4 dioceses, and one Apostolic Prefecture. The

Government of Pakistan The Government of Pakistan ( ur, , translit=hakúmat-e pákistán) abbreviated as GoP, is a federal government established by the Constitution of Pakistan as a constituted governing authority of the Administrative units of Pakistan, four provin ...

nationalised most church schools and colleges in

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and

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in 1972. Elite schools such as

St Patrick's High School, Karachi , motto_translation = Through hardships to the stars , location = Saddar Town, Sindh , city = Karachi , province = , country = Pakistan , coordinates = , established = , found ...

St Joseph's Convent School (Karachi) St Joseph's Convent School, Karachi is a private Catholic primary and secondary school for girls located in Saddar Town, Karachi, Pakistan. History In 1861, Monsignor Steins, Vicar Apostolic of Bombay passing through Belgium, called Mother Marie ...

and St Michael's Convent School were never nationalised. The Government of Sindh oversaw a denationalization program from 1985 to 1995, and the Government of Punjab began a similar program in 1996. In 2001, the Federal Government and the courts ordered the provincial governments to complete the denationalization process. In May 2005, the Sindh Government announced its intention to handover St. Patrick's and St. Joseph's colleges to the Catholic Board of Education.

Karachi

The Society of the

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came to Karachi in 1954. One of them, Mother Doyle, an American educationalist, was instrumental in establishing the Catholic Board of Education.Mascarenhas, Oswin (2011). The Origin and Evolution of St Lawrence's Parish, Karachi, Pakistan: The Garden Area with the Settlement of the Christian Community ((Kindle Locations 1808-1809, 1814, 1820-1821). Kindle Edition. The Catholic Board of Education in Karachi was established in 1961 to "maintain and manage all present and future educational institutions belonging to the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Karachi." The Archbishop of Karachi appoints the board and is also the ex officio chairman of the board. The board is registered with the government under Societies Registration Act 1860. In 2004 the Catholic Board of Education maintains and manages 56 primary, secondary and high schools (18 English medium and 38 Urdu medium) for boys and girls which are attended by around 50,000 students.

Islamabad-Rawalpindi

The Diocesan Board of Education Islamabad / Rawalpindi was registered as a non-profitable and a charitable organization in 1960 under the

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. At that time it had 30 schools with about 18,000 students. By 2016, the Board supervised 45 schools with about 33,000 students. A conference entitled "Education and Curriculum Policies in Pakistan: Impact On Interfaith Harmony and Peace" was organised as part of a countrywide effort by the Catholic Church to tackle the new education policy. The Jan. 11-13, 2007 conference's 30 participants included Bishop

Anthony Theodore Lobo Anthony Theodore Felix Lobo (4 July 1937 – 18 February 2013) was a Pakistani Roman Catholic bishop. On 8 June 1982 he was appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Karachi by Pope John Paul II. On 28 May 1993 he became Bishop of Islamabad–Rawalpindi. ...

of Islamabad-Rawalpindi, chairman of the Catholic Board of Education.

Lahore

The Catholic Board of Education in the Archdiocese of

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, runs over 140 schools, the majority of which are Urdu-medium and set up in the remote areas of the city. Over 30,000 children receive a cheap but high quality education, regardless of caste, colour or creed. The education department of Punjab announced on July 28, 1996, that it planned to denationalize schools in the province. There are 43 Catholic schools among them in four dioceses: 17 in Lahore, 11 in Faisalabad, eight in Islamabad-Rawalpindi and seven in Multan. The Lahore archdiocese's Catholic Board of Education, announced that, starting in April 2007, Catholic educational institutions would offer career-guidance programs for grades 6-10. Archbishop

Lawrence Saldanha Lawrence John Saldanha (born 12 June 1936) is an Indian-born retired Pakistani archbishop. Born in Mangalore, India, he received his religious training at the Christ the King seminary in Karachi and was ordained a priest in Lahore, Pakistan o ...

of Lahore, is the CBE chairman. Catholic educational services go back to 1856, when the first Catholic school was opened by Jesus and Mary Sisters in Sialkot. On April 23, 2009, at a gala awards ceremony organized by Lahore archdiocese's Catholic Board of Education (CBE) at St. Anthony's College in Lahore. Imran Masood, Minister of Education for Punjab province, congratulated the Catholic Board of Education for many years of outstanding services. He appealed for more Catholic contributions in the future, urging, the CBE to open colleges and universities. He assured the grant of a charter of recognition. He presented awards to more than 100 long-serving teachers and support staff members in recognition of the more than 25 years of meritorious service each has given to schools belonging to Lahore archdiocese. The Catholic Board of Education is trying to provide teachers with better in-service training as one way to improve the quality of education.

Faisalabad

In October 2019, the Catholic Board of Education organised a preparatory course to help Catholics enter the civil service. 35 men and women attended the course held at the CBE Hall.''Agahi'' October 12, 2019
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Other boards

*Catholic Board of Education, Hyderabad *Catholic Board of Education, Multan *Catholic Board of Education, Quetta

References

External links

Catholic Board of Education, Karachi website

Catholic Board of Education, Lahore website
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