St. Anthony High School, Lahore
St. Anthony's Higher Secondary School | |
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Type | High school, College |
Motto | Scientia Cum Virtute (Latin) Knowledge with Virtue (English) |
Established | 1892 |
Principal | Shahid Ambrose Moghul |
Grades | Montessori/Nursery, Class Prep to Matric, F.Sc and O/A-Levels |
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Affiliations | Cambridge University, UK and BISE, Lahore |
Alumni | Anthonians |
Website | http://stanthonys.edu.pk/ |
St. Anthony's High School is a high school in Lahore situated at city’s historical road, The Mall. It is part of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lahore in Punjab, Pakistan.
The Marist Fathers of Ireland established St. Anthony's High School in 1892.[1] It now has been expanded to college level as well. The Sacred Heart Cathedral is located beside the school.
When Lt. Col (ret) L. C. Rath was the principal in 1992, nearly 2,000 pupils were enrolled at the school with a staff of 100.[2] As of now, the school has more than 100 qualified teachers.
The motto of the institution is Scientia cum Virtute meaning "Knowledge with Virtue".
History
St. Anthony's was founded on 1 March 1892 in Peeli Kothi, Empress Road, Lahore by the Marist Fathers of Ireland. They named it St. Anthony's Catholic Day School. Rt. Reverend Doctor Van Don Bouch performed its opening ceremony with three students at Empress Road Lahore where St. Anthony's Church and Don Bosco School stand today.
As it progressed, its site was shifted to 3-Lawrence Road, where it was renamed St. Anthony's High School in 1900 which was dedicated to St. Anthony of Padua who sympathised with the miserable and gave hope to the despaired people. The Bishop of Lahore Rt. Reverend Van Don Bouch performed the dedication ceremony. Father Leo took over as the first Principal of the school and started 'O' Level classes.
As of 2014[update] Archbishop Sebastian Francis Shaw was the Chairman of the Board of Governors, H.D.Maxwell Shanthi the executive secretary, and Shahid Ambrose Moghul the Principal. There are about 1600 students and about 100 teaching staff at present. The school is upgraded to a college with the approval Archbishop Sebastian Francis Shaw in August 2013. The College was inaugurated by Cardinal Fernando Filoni in the presence of the Apostolic Nancio Edgar Pene Para and Sebastian Francis Shaw, the Archbishop of Lahore.
To honour the legendary war veteran of Pakistan Air Force, Group Captain Cecil Chaudhry (Late), Government of Pakistan has renamed a part of Lawrence Road (the road in front of St. Anthony School) as Cecil Chaudhry Road. The renaming ceremony was held at St Anthony High School on Saturday, November 30, 2014. The ceremony was attended by friends and family members of the war hero, important personalities of the Christian community and significant civil and military dignitaries.
Pakistan Air Force (PAF) Central Air Command Commanding Air Officer Air Vice Marshal Mujahid Anwar Khan was the chief guest on the occasion.
Lawrence Road Campus
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This is the biggest campus of St. Anthony's High School in Lahore and serves as the main campus. The campus has seven buildings as following:
- Kindergarten (KG)
- Preparatory (Prep)
- Primary Section (Classes 1-5)
- Middle Section (Classes 6-8)
- Secondary Section (Classes 9 and 10, for both Matriculation and O Levels)
- Higher Secondary Section (Classes 11 and 12, for both Intermediate and A Levels)
- Offices
It boasts a large library, containing more than 1480 books on various subjects. The school also has a large hall, used for school and inter-school events. There is a basketball court and two large playgrounds. A large canteen is provided for the students and staff in the main ground.
Other campuses
Apart from the main campus, St. Anthony's High School also has two other campuses in Lahore. They are
- St. Anthony’s High School, Faisal Town, Lahore. It was founded in 1993.[3]
- St. Anthony’s High School, Lahore Cantt, Lahore. It was founded in 2002.[4]
Curriculum
It offers courses leading to the Cambridge O/A levels and Matriculation. During the academic year, the school has four sets of assessments and two long examinations (Mid-years and Finals).[5]
Scholastic achievements
During Lt. Col. L.C. Rath's principalship, the school won the Educational Trophy from the Board of Secondary Education, Lahore for excellent Matriculation result.
Extracurricular activities
Co-curricular and extracurricular activities include debates, excursions, funday, bonfires, picnics, funfair, science model fair and annual sports. In 2006 a cricket under-13 team and an under-16 team formed part of a 47-member delegation including teachers from St Anthony's, travelled to Chandigar, India to play matches with the St John's Cricket Academy team. Mr Cecil Chaudhry was Principal of St Anthony's High School at the time.[6] Students took part in debates and quiz programmes in countries, and in cities of Pakistan.
In 2014, the school restarted publishing The Anthonian annual magazine. The last magazine was had been last published in the year 1992. The tradition was followed on; as on Wednesday, February 4, 2015, the inauguration for The Anthonian was held in the school hall.
Notable alumni
Politicians
- Nawaz Sharif, former Prime Minister of Pakistan.
- Shahbaz Sharif, former Chief Minister of Punjab.
- Salmaan Taseer, former Governor of Punjab.
- Sardar Ayaz Sadiq, Speaker of National Assembly Pakistan.
- Khurshid Mahmud Kasuri, former Minister of Foreign Affairs (Pakistan)
- Ishaq Dar, former Finance Minister of Pakistan
- Salman Shah, former Finance Minister of Pakistan.
- Ahmad Mukhtar, former Defence Minister of Pakistan.
- Mushahid Hussain, former Minister of Information of Pakistan.
- Khalid Ranjha, former vice Chairman Punjab Bar Council and Federal Minister for Law.
Armed forces
- Major Shabbir Sharif NH SJ Shaheed
- Group Captain (R) Cecil Chaudhry SJ
- Squadron Leader (R) Sarfaraz Ahmed Rafiqui HJ SJ
- Major General (R) Iftikhar Janjua HJ
- Lt. General (R) Jagjit Singh Arora. former C-in-C of India.
- Air Chief Marshal (R) D. A. La Fontaine PVSM AVSM. Former Chief of the Air Staff, India.[7]
- Maj. Gen. Noel Israel Khokha
- Brigadier Samson Simon Sharaf, Advisor on Defence, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf
Nuclear scientists
Education
- Shoaib Hashmi
- Ishtiaq Ahmed, Professor Emeritus of Political Science, Stockholm University; Honorary Senior Fellow, Institute of South Asian Studies (ISAS), National University of Singapore.
Sportsmen
- Rameez Raja, former Captain Pakistan Cricket Team, commentator.
- Wasim Raja
- Saleem Altaf
- Majid Khan, former Captain Pakistan Cricket Team.
- Javed Burki
- Shahbaz Ahmad
- Adnan Ahmed
- Duncan Sharpe, former Pakistan Cricket Team (Cap number 32).
Judiciary
- Naeem Bukhari, Advocate Supreme Court of Pakistan
- Anwar Kamal, former President LHCBA[8]
- Justice Sarmad Jalal Osmany, Chief Justice Sindh High Court[9]
- Justice Tejinder Pal Singh Chawla, former Judge Delhi High Court[10]
Media
- Shoaib Hashmi
- Moammar Rana
- Faisal Rehman
- Asif Raza Mir
- Usman Peerzada, owner of Rafi Peer Theater group.
- Najam Sethi
Religious leaders
- Lawrence Saldanha, Former Archbishop of Lahore (2001-2011).
- Joseph Coutts, Archbishop of Karachi.
Civil service
- Syed Hassan Raza, Diplomat, Ambassador of Pakistan to the State of Qatar
- S. Azmat Hassan
- Babar W. Malik
Journalism
- Tariq Ali, British political activist, writer, journalist, historian, filmmaker, and public intellectual.
- Najam Sethi, TV anchor, Editor-in-chief Friday Times and former Chairman of Pakistan Cricket Board.
- Rashed Rahman, Editor Daily Times.
Other professions
- Ishtiaq Ahmed, Political Scientist.[11]
- Jimmy Engineer
References
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- ^ "Saint Anthonys High School Faisal Town | Saint Anthonys High School Faisal Town". stanthonysft.edu.pk. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
- ^ "Saint Anthonys High School Lahore Cantt| Saint Anthonys High School Lahore Cantt | My WordPress Blog". www.stanthonyscantt.edu.pk. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
- ^ Michael, Adeel. "St. Anthony's High School". stanthonys.edu.pk. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
- ^ "Children from St Anthony's High School, Lahore, in city August 1, 2006".
- ^ "D. A. La Fontaine". Bharat-rakshak.com.
- ^ "The Best Search Links on the Net". lhcbar.org. Archived from the original on 24 November 2009. Retrieved 18 September 2010.
- ^ "High Court Of Sindh website". Sindhhighcourt.gov.pk. 13 October 1950. Archived from the original on 26 September 2010. Retrieved 18 September 2010.
- ^ [1] Archived 11 February 2006 at the Wayback Machine
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