St Patrick's High School is a

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primary and secondary school located in

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. Founded by the

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in 1861, the school is the second-oldest school in Karachi.Ali, G. and Ali, M. St. Patrick’s: A journey of 175 years. Archdiocese of Karachi, 2018. Since 1950, it has been run by the diocesan clergy of the Archdiocese of Karachi. For the last 150 years, the school has produced well-known leaders and public figures, including two Presidents and two

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, two Chief Ministers of Sindh, one Deputy Prime Minister (of India), two Cardinals of the Catholic Church, one Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee (of Pakistan), and several Mayors of Karachi. 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 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 – principal 2000–2009 * Lawerence Manuel FSC 2016-17 * Sister Margaret Madden 2017-2020 * Anthony F. D'silva 2020-2023

Commemorative stamp

To commemorate the 150 years of the school, Pakistan Post 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 – translator of the Bible into Urdu *

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– first Cardinal of Pakistan * Katie Gomes, awarded

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Medal for 50 Years of Service in Catholic Education. * Fr J B Todd * Norma Fernandes – recipient, Tamgha-i-Imtiaz for 50 years of service to education * James deSouza – priest for over 50 years * Anthony Theodore Lobo – former Bishop of Islamabad-Rawalpindi * Joseph Paul – principal * Yolande Henderson – former section head of the O' Levels Section * Hilda Pereira, teacher for nearly 50 years * Saifullah Sabir – Mathematics teacher for Upper O' Levels Section

Notable alumni

Politicians

* Lal Krishna Advani – former

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; co-founder,

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in India * Shaukat Aziz – former

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

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– former

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; co-chairman, of

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– former

* Muhammad Ayub Khuhro –

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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 – senior minister of education * Khurshid Mahmud Kasuri – Foreign Minister of Pakistan from 2002 to 2007 *

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– former

, founder of

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* Syed Murad Ali Shah –

(since 2016)

Academics and researchers

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

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scientist in the United States * Prof. Haroon Ahmed – Professor of Micro-electronics,

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and former Master

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Military

– former Chief of Army Staff;

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– Nishan-i-Haider recipient * Azim Daudpota – 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

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– 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 *

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– Test cricketer *

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– Test cricketer * Reagan Patrick – 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 – 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. * Ahmed Sadik - Principal Secretary to Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto * Aneel Khan - Former Network Engineer at Ministry of Information and Broadcasting(Civil Servant).

Clergy

* Cardinal

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† – 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 Semi ...

† – 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 Orde ...

OFM† - Bishop of Hyderabad, Pakistan. * Armando Trindade† - Archbishop of Lahore (1975-2001) * James deSouza† - Catholic priest, teacher, school principal and humanitarian. * Robert D'Silva† - Catholic priest 1952-2015 * Benny Mario Travas - Archbishop-elect of Karachi

Businessmen

* Cincinnatus Fabian D'Abreo, founder of Cincinnatus Town * Sikandar Sultan – managing director, Shan Food Industries

Educationists

* Father Stephen Raymond * Dr Asif Farrukhi – writer, editor, translator, and a physician by training; died 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 * Muhammad Mashood Siddiqui - Philanthropist & Entrepreneur * Sir Riaz Headmaster Iqra Huffaz Boys Secondary School Mauripur

Photo gallery

References

External links

The school's official website

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