Saint Joseph's College for Women is located in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. It is a college for women, owned by the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Karachi.

History

It was established by the religious order, the Daughters of the Cross and is one of the most distinguished women's colleges in the country. It was founded in 1948 and was one of the first colleges for women in Karachi. The building was constructed by Brother Hilary Lardenoye OFM. Since 1951, it has been affiliated with the University of Karachi. It began as an Arts college with the Science faculty added later in 1950.College Admission Handbook 2011

Recent events

The college was nationalised in 1972 and denationalised in 2005, and returned to the Catholic Board of Education. On the 23 March 2009, the Government of Pakistan awarded the college principal, Sister Mary Emily FC the Sitara-e-Imtiaz, which she received from the

Governor of Sindh The governor of Sindh is the appointed head of the province of Sindh, Pakistan. The office of the governor as the head of the province is largely a ceremonial position; the executive powers lie with the Chief Minister of Sindh, chief minister and t ...

. This was in recognition of her services to education. The college offers subjects in science, commerce and arts education at the Intermediate and baccalaureate levels. In 2011, St. Joseph's College started education of computer sciences at the intermediate level.

Principals

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Mary Emily Gonsalves Mary Emily Gonsalves was a Roman Catholic nun from Karachi, Pakistan. Early life She was born in Mangalore, India in 1919. She started her teaching career in a school in Byculla, Bombay in 1940. In 1944 she joined the Daughters of the Cross rel ...

, FC , 1961–1982 , - , 4 , Mrs. Bilquis Ifikhar , 1982–1983 , - , 5 , Mrs. Munira Gulzar , 1983–1993 , - , 6 , Mrs. Kaniz J. Abedi , 1993–1999 , - , 7 , Mrs. Shahnaz Parveen , 1999–2000 , - , 8 , Dr. Tanveer Anjum, PhD , 2000–2005 , - , 9 , Sr.

, FC , 2005–2008 , - , 10 , Ms. Mary Caleb , 2009–2010 , - , 11 , Dr.

Bernadette Louise Dean Bernadette Louise Dean is a Christian Pakistani academic and educator, of Portuguese and Anglo-Indian descent. Formerly the principal of two women's colleges in Pakistan and a participant in revising Pakistan's national curriculum, she was ac ...

, PhD , 2010–2013 , - , 12 , Sr. Roohi Ghouri, FC , 2013–2021 , Sr.Julie Pouch , 2021-present

Alumni

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, Principal 2010 – 2013 * Yolande Henderson, former headmistress of the St Patrick's High School O’ Levels section * Shahida Jamil, former Minister for Law & Parliamentary Affairs * Dail Jones (born 1944), New Zealand politician *

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, President of Women's wing in

* Sehba Musharraf, former First Lady of Pakistan *

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, former Sindh Minister for Education * Zubeida Mustafa, journalist

References

External links

* http://www.stjosephscollege.edu.pk * {{DEFAULTSORT:Saint Joseph's College, Karachi Universities and colleges in Karachi Catholic Church in Pakistan Educational institutions established in 1948 Catholic universities and colleges in Pakistan 1948 establishments in Pakistan Private universities and colleges in Pakistan