Norma Fernandes is a teacher from

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Life

Fernandes was educated at St Joseph's Convent School, Karachi. She started off her career teaching at

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 ...

. She also was a sportswoman, a dramatist, and musician.The Christian Voice, Karachi, 2 August 2009 From 1966 to 2009, she worked first as a teacher and then as Headmistress (Kindergarten/Junior Section) of the

Karachi Grammar School Karachi Grammar School ( ur, ) is an independent, English-medium school located in 3 different campuses across Karachi. The main and oldest campus is located in Saddar, Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. It is a highly selective, coeducational day school ...

. In January 2006, Norma Fernandes moved to a new area of responsibility within the Karachi Grammar School, as Advisor, working with the Board, the Principal and the Internal Management Team and also giving confidential advice to parents. In 2009, she retired from the Karachi Grammar School after more than 50 years in education. In 2013 The Citizens Archive of Pakistan interviewed Fernandes to obtain the story of her service. In a podcast, Fernandes talks about her memories of growing up in Karachi and when her entire family migrated to

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, but she stayed behind to continue working in education. On 14 August 2013, the Government of Pakistan announced that it would honour Fernandes on 23 March 2014 with the

Tamgha-i-Imtiaz Tamgha-e-Imtiaz () also spelled as Tamgha-i-Imtiaz, is a state-organised honour of Pakistan. It is given to any civilian in Pakistan based on their achievements. While it is a civilian/military award, it can be bestowed upon officers of the P ...

for her services to education. (It is the fourth-highest decoration given to any civilian in Pakistan based on their achievements).Tribune 14 August 2013
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