Jufelhurst School, also known as Jufelhurst Government School, is a school located in

Karachi, Pakistan Karachi (; ur, ; ; ) is the most populous city in Pakistan and 12th most populous city in the world, with a population of over 20 million. It is situated at the southern tip of the country along the Arabian Sea coast. It is the former cap ...

. It was founded by Sybil D'Abreo in 1931. The school building is spread on approximately an acre of land and has two buildings, a playground, and a residence for the principal of the school. The building of Jufelhurst School is nestled between almond trees and new high-rise buildings in the narrow streets of

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(now part of

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History

The school was founded by Sybil D'Abreo, a Goan woman, in 1931 in her home located in

. Sybil D'Abreo named the school after her parents, Julia and Felix, and coined a word Jufel based on their name's initial letters. In 1974, the school was nationalized by 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 ...

. The medium of instruction was switched to Urdu under the

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. As of 2013, around 1,700 students were studying at the school.

References

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