St. Francis' Grammar School
For the school of the same name in Hartlepool, England, see St Francis RC Grammar School.
| St. Francis' Grammar School | |
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| Location | |
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Zarghoon Road, Quetta, Baluchistan Pakistan | |
| Coordinates | 30°12′04″N 67°00′34″E / 30.201083°N 67.009391°E |
| Information | |
| Type | Private primary and secondary school |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Catholicism |
| Patron saint(s) | Saint Francis of Assisi |
| Established | 1936 |
| Oversight | |
| Principal | Sylvia Nathaniel |
| Number of students | 2000 (2009)[1] |
St. Francis' Grammar School is a private Catholic secondary school located in Baluchistan, Pakistan.[1] The school is situated on the Zarghoon Road (formerly known as Lytton Road). The school has playgrounds, hostel facilities (till the 80s), and a well stocked children's library.
History
The school was founded in 1936 by Msgr. Salesius Lemmens OFM, Apostolic Prefect to educate the children of British soldiers stationed in the area.[1][2] The school had the distinction of having Father Liberius Pieterse as Assistant Principal from 1937 to 1939 who translated the Bible into Urdu.
Alumni
- Major General Shakil Ahmed, Bangladesh Rifles[3]
- Air Commodore Sajad Haider, Pakistan Air Force official
- Mir Zafarullah Khan Jamali, former prime minister of Pakistan[4]
- Ashraf Jehangir Qazi, Pakistani diplomat
- Muzaffar Hussain Shah, former chief minister of Sindh and Speaker of Sindh Assembly
References
- ^ a b c "Meet Quetta's 'Untouchable' Christians". The Diplomat.
- ^ "Msgr. S. Lemmens, OFM" New Venlo Courant, May 1, 1942
- ^ "thedailystar.net 6 March 2009".
- ^ "UCA News". UCA News.
External links
- School photograph by Dr Irfan Ahmed Khan, student (1961-1969)
