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Saint Patrick's High School
Location
Map
Saddar Town

Karachi
,
Pakistan
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Sindh
Information
Religious affiliation(s)Catholic
DenominationRoman Catholic Archdiocese of Karachi
Established1867
FounderRev. J.A. Willy
PrincipalReverend Father Joe Paul
Websitewww.stpats.edu.pk


St Patrick's High School, located in Saddar Town in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan, is one of the oldest schools in Pakistan.

History

St. Patrick’s was established on May 6 1861, and officially registered as a high School in 1867. Its founder was Rev. J.A. Willy of the Society of Jesus (the Jesuits), who controlled the school till 4 June 1935. It was then taken over by the Franciscan order from 5 June 1935 till 6 October 1950. Since 1950 it has had Pakistani principals belonging to the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Karachi.

The school is a multidimensional organization with a number of parallel streams of education. These streams include the technical stream comprising of polytechnic education and the matriculation stream in which students sit for the Karachi Board examinations.

The remaining two streams are the ‘O’ and ‘A’ level streams where students sit for the Cambridge examinations (UCLES now CIE). This stream is highly selective and is comprised of compulsory and optional subjects which include Mathematics, Sciences, Social Studies, English Literature, Computers and Environment Management. Of the Sciences, Biology, Chemistry and Physics are offered.

The school is divided into essentially three sections at the secondary level: the Cambridge section (prepares students for O and A level), the Metric section (prepares students for local examinations) and the Technical section (imparts technical or trade education)

School facilities include separate libraries for all sections, laboratories, including fully equipped computer labs, sporting fields, auditoriums, scouting and college counseling. The school has produced well known leaders and personalities, including two cardinals of the Catholic Church, one president of Pakistan, two prime ministers of Pakistan, two chief ministers of Sindh, and mayors of Karachi.

The school also carries on a tradition in sports, particularly in cricket and hockey. The school has produced a number of sportsmen who have gone on to play at the highest level for Pakistan.

The current principal is Reverend Father Joseph Paul. The school is owned by the Roman Catholic Church in Pakistan.

School song

With glorious flags aloft we march to knowledge and to truth,

With wisdom's grace to light the face of all our bravest youth;

St. Patrick's, St. Patrick's, rise up with faith ablaze,

With hope's pure light disperse the night, and guide our separate ways;

With courage high and hearts aflame we venture into life,

In streets and fields we boldly wield our honor bright mid strife;

St. Patrick's, St. Patrick's, rise up with faith ablaze,

With hope's pure light disperse the night, and guide our separate ways.

Classes and teachers

The Primary section building is the oldest on the campus. The Primary is a nursery for hundreds of young people who come from all sections of the social ladder.

A Levels section

The A Levels is the only co-education section of the school; admission to ‘A’ level is on merit.

The House system

A-Level students are divided into three houses named after former principals of the school, namely: Raymond, Lobo and Cordiero. On the other hand the O-Level students are alloted to one of the same houses or Desouza House. Each year students compete in inter-house competitions throughout the academic year to gain points towards the house trophy. The House Trophy, located only at the A'levels, is awarded to the house with most educational and extra-curricular points. Competitions include the annual athletics day, cricket, field hockey, football, badminton and basketball tournaments, debating, singing, elocution and quiz competitions.

Life after A Levels

Most students join college as soon as they graduate from the A Levels. St Patrick's students have gone on to study in international institutions such as Harvard, MIT, Yale, Imperial College, Oxford, and Cambridge.

Matric section

The Matric section prepares students for Karachi Board examinations. While most of the students in the Matric section come over from the Primary section, a select few outsiders make their way in through an open test. Matric section once used to stand on top of the schools in the city but recently the performance has somewhat gone down.

The Sports Day

The Sports Day is the premier annual event in the school. Sports has been a part of the Patz Culture for decades. The school has produced several athletes, most notably test cricketers, of international repute. The facilities: a hockey field, cricket and football ground, basket ball court, volleyball court, badminton court etc, mean that Patricians get ample opportunity to take part in their favorite sport. However the Sports Day basically consists of athletic events, like the 100m, 200m, 400m, 800m, 1500m races, the relay, hurdles, tug-of-war, javelin, discus, long jump, high jump etc. Athletes are divided into the Juniors, pre-Middlers, Middlers and Seniors categories. The athletes represent their respective sections and are differentiated by the color of their outfits: green for Matric, yellow for Technical, and blue for Cambridge section. Historically the Technical section has produced the best athletes. This section has won the Sports Day Trophy the most number of times, followed by the Matric section. The Cambridge section has won a lowly one time. The above was added by a Matric student.

Adeel Siddiqui, Vernir are amongst the best sportsman.

Notable alumni

References

Dawn, 20 May 2000

Dawn, 11 July 2004

The Hindu, 5 June 2005

See also

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