St. Mary's Catholic High School (SMCHS) is a

Catholic school Catholic schools are Parochial school, parochial pre-primary, primary and secondary educational institutions administered in association with the Catholic Church. , the Catholic Church operates the world's largest parochial schools, religious, no ...

Dubai Dubai (Help:IPA/English, /duːˈbaɪ/ Help:Pronunciation respelling key, ''doo-BYE''; Modern Standard Arabic, Modern Standard Arabic: ; Emirati Arabic, Emirati Arabic: , Romanization of Arabic, romanized: Help:IPA/English, /diˈbej/) is the Lis ...

. It was established in 1968 by Fr. Eusebius Daveri, and is one of the oldest schools in the

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History

The land on which the school stands was donated by

Sheikh Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum Sheikh Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum (; 11 June 1912 – 7 October 1990) was an Emirati royal, politician and a founder of the United Arab Emirates. Al Maktoum was the first vice president and second prime minister of the United Arab Emirates, a ...

, the ruler of Dubai. The school was established in 1968 by Father Eusebius Daveri, in a small classroom, with 30 students and a handful of teachers. On 15 August 1968, Feast of the Assumption of Our Lady, Father Bamba, an Army Chaplain, in the presence of Father Eusebius and the community blessed the foundation stone for the school project. In 1971, the school was accredited as a Centre for the London University GCE Examinations at Ordinary Levels.

Notable alumni

Sunny Varkey Sunny Varkey (born 9 April 1957)McNicholas, Mona Parikh; Raj, Frank. . ''The International Indian''. 2008: Issue 5, Volume 15.5. pp. 56–60. is an Indian education entrepreneur and philanthropist based in Dubai. He is the founder and executive ...

– Chairman and co-founder of

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Francis deSouza Francis Aurelio deSouza (; born December 2, 1970) is an American entrepreneur and business executive. He is co-founder of SynthLabs, and a member of the Board of Directors of Deel Inc. He was previously the chief executive officer (CEO) of Ill ...

– Chief Executive Officer of

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Gulf New
"Former Dubai-based Indian student at forefront of decoding COVID-19 genome in US"
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References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Saint Mary's Catholic High School, Dubai, Uae Schools in Dubai Educational institutions established in 1968 Catholic schools in the United Arab Emirates