St. Francis' Grammar School

For the school of the same name in Hartlepool, England, see St Francis RC Grammar School.

Private primary and secondary school in Pakistan
PrincipalSylvia NathanielNumber of students2000 (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

  1. ^ a b c "Meet Quetta's 'Untouchable' Christians". The Diplomat.
  2. ^ "Msgr. S. Lemmens, OFM" New Venlo Courant, May 1, 1942
  3. ^ "thedailystar.net 6 March 2009".
  4. ^ "UCA News". UCA News.

External links

  • School photograph by Dr Irfan Ahmed Khan, student (1961-1969)
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