La Salle High School | |
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Bosan Road Multan, Punjab, Pakistan |
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Type | High school |
Religious affiliation(s) | Roman Catholic Church of Pakistan |
Established | 1960 |
Founders | Bishop F.B Cialeo, OP |
LEA | Catholic Board of Education, Multan |
Administration | Catholic Board of Education |
Age | 5 to 16 |
Affiliations | Roman Catholic Diocese of Multan |
The La Salle High School Multan is an English-language private secondary school in Multan, Punjab, Pakistan. Built in 1960, it is one of the oldest educational institutions in Multan.
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Bishop F.B Cialeo, OP, first Bishop of Multan requested the La Salle Brothers to run this school in Multan.
The La Salle High School Multan is one of the missionary institutions that were initiated by Sir John Baptist De La Salle (the founder of the La Sallian community).
Rev. Bro. Lawrence Manuel was the principal of La Salle High School Multan from 1986 to 2007.
Its most prominent alumnus is Yousaf Raza Gilani, prime minister.[1]
The principal of the school said that Christian educational institutions have contributed a lot in nurturing the country's leadership. He was responding to Punjab chief minister Shahbaz Sharif's June 9, 2008 promise to make Punjab a 100 percent literate province by 2010.[2]
The other branches of the school in Pakistan are as follows:
Don Bosco Home for Boys, c/o St. Patrick’s Cathedral, Shahrah-e-Iraq, Karachi - 74400
Marie Adelaide Rehabilitation Centre, Umeed Goth, Sinjhoro 68220, Dist. Sanghar, Sindh
There is a three-house system in the school. All houses participate in the activities and competitions of the school. Students are sorted into the houses by dividing roll/admission numbers with 3.