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. Founded by the

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, two

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, one deputy prime minister (of India) two Cardinals of the Catholic Church, and several

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. The school is owned by the

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and managed by the Catholic Board of Education in Pakistan.

History

The school was established on 6 May 1861, began with just three students, and officially registered as a high school in 1867. Its founder was Reverend Joseph A. Willy of the

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(the "Jesuits"), who controlled the school until June 1935. It was then taken over by the

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order until 6 October 1950. Since 1950, it has had Pakistani principals belonging to the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Karachi. Fr Stephen Raymond, a diocesan priest, became the first Pakistani principal of his alma mater in 1950. The era of Fr Raymond as principal from 1950 to 1974 is referred by many old students as the "golden era" of St Patrick's. Fr Raymond is credited with constructing the Cambridge Building (1950), St Patrick's College (1952), the Teachers' Training College (1959), the first School Auditorium (1972). The school celebrated its centenary in 1962 with the President of Pakistan, Field Marshal

Mohammad Ayub Khan Muhammad Ayub Khan ( Urdu: ; 14 May 1907 – 19 April 1974), was the second President of Pakistan. He was an army general who seized the presidency from Iskander Mirza in a coup in 1958, the first successful coup d'état in the country' ...

as the Chief Guest. St Patrick's High School was one of the few private educational institutes that escaped nationalization in 1972.ST. PATRICK'S SCHOOL CELEBRATES 130 YEARS OF EDUCATION IN KARACHI
Union of Catholic Asian News (UCAN) website, Published 10 April 1991, Retrieved 11 April 2020 On 6 May 2011, the former students of the school instituted the Father Stephen Raymond Gold Medal to be awarded to the top student from the Commerce Section, as part of the 150th anniversary of the school.

Former principals

* Fr. Joseph Willy SJ 1861-65 * Fr. Basilius Haefly SJ 1865-1867 * Fr. Anselm Leiter SJ 1867-68 * Fr. Nicolas Pagani SJ 1868-72 * Fr. George Bridges SJ 1872-74 * Fr. Joseph Nueckel SJ 1874-76 * Fr. Francis Belz SJ 1876-87 * Fr. A. Bruder SJ 1887-94 * Fr. H. Jurgens SJ 1894-97 * Fr. A. Martins SJ 1897-1901 * Fr. C. Flick SJ 1901-04 * Fr. J. Meyer SJ 1904-09 * Fr. S. Boswin SJ 1909-21 * Fr. Hoogewerf SJ 1921-26 * Fr. Vincent Gimenez SJ 1926-35 * Fr. Achilles Meersman OFM 1935–38 * Fr. Hermes Kersten OFM 1938-1939 * Fr. Modestine Pöttgens OFM 1939-1948 * Fr. Achilles Meersman OFM 1948-50 * Stephen Raymond -1950-1975 * Anthony Theodore Lobo – principal 1975–1993 * Oswin Mascarenhas - 1993 to 2000 *

Joseph Paul Joseph Leonard John Paul was a priest of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Karachi in Pakistan. Early life and education Born in Karachi in 1937, he studied at the St Patrick's High School. He obtained a bachelor's degree in 1969, a master's in ...

– principal 2000–2009 * Lawerence Manuel FSC 2016-17 * Sister Margaret Madden 2017-2020

Commermorative stamp

To commemorate the 150 years of the school,

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office issued a special

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in the year 2011.

Notable teachers

* Patrick Mendes – Olympic hockey player; teacher for over 50 years * Jacob Harris * O. B. Nazareth *

Liberius Pieterse Liberius Pieterse (12 February 1905 – 24 September 1973) was a Franciscan priest working initially in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bombay and Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Karachi in colonial India and Pakistan, respectively. Early life P ...

– translator of the Bible into Urdu * Joseph Cordeiro – first Cardinal of Pakistan *

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, awarded Pro Ecclesia et Pontifice Medal for 50 Years of Service in Catholic Education. * Fr J B Todd *

Norma Fernandes Norma Fernandes is a teacher from Karachi, Pakistan. Life Fernandes was educated at St Joseph's Convent School, Karachi. She started off her career teaching at St Patrick's High School, Karachi. She also was a sportswoman, a dramatist, and m ...

– recipient,

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 50 years of service to education *

James deSouza James "Jimmy" deSouza (11 December 1925 – 28 January 2016) was a Catholic priest, teacher, school principal and humanitarian. Biography DeSouza was born in Karachi, Pakistan. He was educated at St Patrick's High School, Karachi. He received his ...

– priest for over 50 years * Anthony Theodore Lobo – former Bishop of Islamabad-Rawalpindi *

– principal * Yolande Henderson – former headmistress of the O' Levels * Hilda Pereira, teacher for nearly 50 years

Notable alumni

Politicians

* Lal Krishna Advani – former

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; co-founder,

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in India *

Shaukat Aziz Shaukat Aziz ( ur, ; born 6 March 1949) is a Pakistani former banker and financier who served as 17th prime minister of Pakistan from 28 August 2004 to 15 November 2007, as well as the finance minister of Pakistan from 6 November 1999 to 15 ...

– former

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* Nabil Gabol – Federal Minister and politician * Manuel Misquita – former

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Asif Ali Zardari Asif Ali Zardari ( ur, ; sd, ; born 26 July 1955) is a Pakistani politician who is the president of Pakistan Peoples Party Parliamentarians and was the co-chairperson of Pakistan People's Party. He served as the 11th president of Pakist ...

– former

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* Muhammad Khan Junejo – former

Muhammad Ayub Khuhro Muhammad Ayub Khuhro () (14 August 1901 – 1980) was a Pakistani politician who served as the Chief Minister of Sindh for three terms, and as the Defence Minister in the Feroz Khan Noon Ministry. In 1946, Khuhro was elected by the Sindh Pro ...

–

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* Yusuf HaroonGenerals and politicians of last 150 years
Dawn (newspaper), Published 8 May 2011, Retrieved 12 April 2020 – former

* Jam Sadiq Ali – former

Pir Mazhar Ul Haq Pir Mazhar Ul Haq ( ur, پیر مظہر الحق ) born 14 September 1947 is a Pakistani politician who remained a member of the Provincial Assembly of Sindh from 1988 to 2013. He also remained Senior Minister for Education and Literacy Depart ...

– senior minister of education * Khurshid Mahmud Kasuri –

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from 2002 to 2007 *

Pervez Musharraf General Pervez Musharraf ( ur, , Parvez Muśharraf; born 11 August 1943) is a former Pakistani politician and four-star general of the Pakistan Army who became the tenth president of Pakistan after the successful military takeover of t ...

– former

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* Syed Murad Ali Shah –

(since 2016) * Shah Nawaz Bhutto - former chief minister of India's

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and father of

Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto Zulfikar (or Zulfiqar) Ali Bhutto ( ur, , sd, ذوالفقار علي ڀٽو; 5 January 1928 – 4 April 1979), also known as Quaid-e-Awam ("the People's Leader"), was a Pakistani barrister, politician and statesman who served as the fourth ...

Academics and researchers

* Prof.

Adil Najam Adil Najam ( ur, ) is a Pakistani academic who serves as the inaugural dean of the Pardee School of Global Studies at Boston University, and previously served as vice-chancellor of the LUMS. Life In 2011, Najam returned to Pakistan to hea ...

– international relations, environment and diplomacy scholar * Eng. Izhar Haider – founder, Shiekh Khalifa Bin Zayed Arab Pakistani School, Abu Dhabi * Dr

Adil Haider Adil Haider is a Pakistani–American trauma surgeon, public health researcher and the Dean of medical college at the Aga Khan University. He is also the co-founder of Doctella, an online application to enhance doctor-patient communication. Hai ...

– trauma surgeon and

outcomes research Outcomes research is a branch of public health research which studies the end results ( outcomes) of the structure and processes of the health care system on the health and well-being of patients and populations. According to one medical outcomes an ...

scientist in the United States * Prof.

Haroon Ahmed Haroon Ahmed FREng (born 2 March 1936), is a British Pakistani scientist in specialising the fields of microelectronics and electrical engineering. He is Emeritus Professor of Microelectronics at the Cavendish Laboratory, the Physics Department ...

– Professor of Micro-electronics,

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and former Master

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Military

– former Chief of Army Staff;

Rashid Minhas Pilot Officer Rashid Minhas ( ur, ) was a Pakistani pilot in the Pakistan Air Force. Minhas was the only PAF officer to receive the highest valour award, the Nishan-e-Haider. He was also the youngest person and the shortest-serving officer to ...

–

Nishan-i-Haider Nishan-e-Haider (NH; ), is the highest military gallantry award of Pakistan. The Nishan-e-Haider is awarded posthumously and only to members of the Pakistan Armed Forces. It recognises the highest acts of extraordinary bravery in the face of ...

recipient *

Azim Daudpota Air Marshal Mohammed Azim Daudpota (:14 September 1933 – 3 April 2017;), commonly known as Azim Daudpota, was the first Sindhi pilot in Pakistan Air Force and the first Sindhi to receive the Sitara-e-Jurrat (Star of Bravery) Award. He ...

– former

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; former managing director,

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* Jehangir Karamat – former Chief of Army Staff * Farooq Feroze Khan – former Chief of Air Staff * Brigadier Mervyn Cardoza – Tamgha-e-Khidmat recipient

Sportsmen

* John Permal – fastest human in Pakistan (1964 to 1974) * Michael Rodrigues – five-time national table tennis champion ;Hockey * Peter Paul Fernandes – 1936 Olympic hockey gold medallist * Patrick Mendes – Olympic hockey player; teacher for over 50 years ;Cricket *

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– Test cricketer * Danish Kaneria – Test cricketer * Javed Miandad – Test cricketer * Antao D'Souza – Test cricketer, made his debut against West Indies in 1959 at Karachi * Wasim Bari – Test cricketer * Faisal Iqbal – Test cricketer

Judiciary

Wajihuddin Ahmed Wajihuddin Ahmed ( ur, ; born 1 December 1938) is a retired senior justice of the Supreme Court of Pakistan, human rights activist, and former professor of law at the Sindh Muslim Law College. Prior to be elevated as Senior Justice of the S ...

– Chief Justice of the

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* Justice

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– former

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Civil service

* Irfan Husain - newspaper columnist and former civil servant. * Usama Mashkoor - M.B.B.S Doctor and current civil servant.

Clergy

* Cardinal Valerian Gracias† – former archbishop of Bombay and first Asian cardinal * Cardinal Joseph Cordeiro† – First Cardinal of Pakistan *

Simeon Anthony Pereira Simeon Anthony Pereira (19 October 1927, Sukkur, British India - 22 August 2006, Karachi) was a former archbishop of Karachi. Life Pereira was educated at St Patrick's High School, Karachi. He received his religious training at the Papal Semina ...

† – Archbishop of Karachi (1994–2002) * Anthony Theodore Lobo† – Bishop emeritus of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Islamabad-Rawalpindi *

Bonaventure Patrick Paul Bonaventure Patrick Paul OFM† (26 March 1929, Karachi - 18 January 2007) was a former Bishop of Hyderabad, Pakistan. Career He received his early education at St Patrick's High School, Karachi. He received his religious training under the Order ...

OFM† - Bishop of Hyderabad, Pakistan. * Armando Trindade† - Archbishop of Lahore (1975-2001) *

† - Catholic priest, teacher, school principal and humanitarian. * Robert D'Silva† - Catholic priest 1952-2015 *

Benny Mario Travas Benny Mario Travas is a Pakistani prelate of the Catholic Church and Archbishop of Karachi, Pakistan. He served as Bishop of Multan from 2015-2021. Biography Travas was born in Karachi, Pakistan, on 21 November 1966. He received his early edu ...

- Archbishop-elect of Karachi

Businessmen

* Cincinnatus Fabian D'Abreo, founder of

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* Sikandar Sultan – managing director,

Shan Food Industries Shan Foods (Pvt) Limited is a global producer of packaged spice mixes, primarily used in South Asian dishes. The company was established in 1981 as a single-room operation by its founder, Sikander Sultan, in Pakistan and quickly grew from there ...

* Nadeem Hussain – Founder & CEO, Tameer Bank, Tameer Bank * Quentin D'Silva – former chairman and chief executive, Shell Pakistan Limited * Omar Janjua - CEO Taco Bueno, USA

Educationists

* Father Stephen Raymond * Dr

Asif Farrukhi Asif Aslam Farrukhi ( ur, ; 16 September 1959 1 June 2020) was a Pakistani writer, translator, and literary critic active in both Urdu and English. He was also a public health expert and polyglot. He translated books from English into Urdu, ...

– writer, editor, translator, and a physician by training; Passed away on June 1, 2020

Other

* Khadim Hussain Baloch, cricket observer, author, and memorabilia collectorKhadim Hussain Baloch - one of a kind
Cricket World website, Published 13 September 2019, Retrieved 12 April 2020 * O. B. Nazareth * Ishaq Ibrahim

Photo gallery

References

External links

The school's official website

St. Patrick's High School, Karachi on Encyclopædia Britannica
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History

Former principals

Commermorative stamp

Notable teachers

Notable alumni

Politicians

Academics and researchers

Military

Sportsmen

Judiciary

Civil service

Clergy

Businessmen

Educationists

Other

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See also

References

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