St Joseph's English High School is a

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Catholic primary and secondary school located in

Gujranwala Gujranwala ( ur, , label=none; ) is a city and capital of Gujranwala Division located in Pakistan. It is also known as "City of Wrestlers" and is quite famous for its food. It is the 5th most populous city proper after Karachi, Lahore, Faisala ...

, Punjab, Pakistan. Established in 1958, the school is the first English medium school in Gujranwala.

History

St Joseph's English High School was founded on the 1 April 1954, by Fr. Bene OFM (Cap.) then Parish Priest of

, in the

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. Originally named as St Mary's School, it was started for the Christian students at Khokharki. Mr John Rehmat was the first teacher, with primary classes of about fifteen students. In 1958 the school was shifted to premises close to Khokharki and the name was changed from St. Mary's to St. Joseph's School by Fr. Clarence OFM (Cap.). Later St Joseph's Urdu Medium Primary School was added. In 1972, all private schools in Pakistan were nationalized by the government.

Present

In 2019,

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(''Brothers of Christian Schools'') were given the responsibility to run this Institution from the Arch-Bishop of Lahore.

Curriculum

The school syllabus prepares the pupil from nursery to the matriculation certificate examination of the Gujranwala board. The matriculation classes have only a science stream. All science subjects including mathematics are taught in English while Islamiyat is taught in Urdu. The Urdu medium school has been changed as Girls Campus.

References

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