Saint Joseph's College for Women is located in

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, Pakistan. It is a college for women, owned by the

Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Karachi The Archdiocese of Karachi is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or archdiocese of the Catholic Church in India. It was erected on 20 May 1948 under as a then-suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdioces ...

History

It was established by the religious order, the

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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 The University of Karachi ( sd, ; informally Karachi University, KU, or UoK) is a public research university located in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. Established in June 1951 by an act of Parliament and as a successor to the University of Sindh (whic ...

. 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

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. On the 23 March 2009, the

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awarded the college principal, Sister Mary Emily FC the

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, which she received from the

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. 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

{, class="wikitable" , +List of Principals of Saint Joseph's College !# !Principal !Tenure , - , 1 , Sr. Mary Alban, FC , 1948–1951 , - , 2 , Sr. Mary Bernadette, FC , 1951–1961 , - , 3 , Sr. Mary Emily Gonsalves, 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. Mary Emily Gonsalves, 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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, Pakistani politician from Karachi and Central Vice President of

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, Principal 2010 – 2013 *

Yolande Henderson Yolande Henderson (14 January 1934 – 5 December 2015) was a high school teacher from Karachi, Pakistan.

, former headmistress of the St Patrick's High School O’ Levels section *

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, former Minister for Law & Parliamentary Affairs *

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(born 1944), New Zealand politician * Fauzia Kasuri, President of Women's wing in

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, former First Lady of Pakistan * Hamida Khuhro, former Sindh Minister for Education *

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, 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