| St. Anthony's High School | |
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SCIENTIA CUM VIRTUTE (Latin)
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| Lahore, Punjab Pakistan |
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| Type | High School |
| Established | 1892 |
| Principal | Mr. Maxwell Shanti |
| Grades | Class 1 to Matric/O and A-Levels |
| Affiliation | Cambridge University, U.K. |
| Alumni | Anthonians |
| Website | www.stanthonys.lw.cbel.com.pk |
St. Anthony's High School is part of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lahore in Pakistan. It is ranked among the best educational institutions in Punjab. It is situated at Lahore's historical road, The Mall. 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 besides the school. When Lt. Col (r) L.C. Rath was the principal in 1992. nearly 2,000 pupils enrolled at the school and a staff of 100.[2]
The motto of the institution is SCIENTIA CUM VIRTUTE meaning KNOWLEDGE WITH VIRTUE.
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East India Company of England after waging wars against European intruders in India and local Rajas established its rule in the Indo-Pak Subcontinent in 1849, when Punjab and NWFP fell to it under a proclamation of March 30, 1849. Hence, to run its administration smoothly, it needed literate locals. So it established educational institutions with European knowledge and English as medium of instruction from where Indians were recruited for jobs. With the British occupation of India, the American and European missionaries started pouring into India to enlighten it with modern education. St. Anthony's a prestigious School and beacon of light from where a host of international famous personalities of Indo-Pakistan Subcontinent have been enlightened was founded on 1 March 1892 in Peeli Kothi, Empress Road, Lahore by the Maarist Fathers of Ireland. They named it St. Anthony's Catholic Day School. Rt. Reverend Doctor VAN DON BOUCH performed its opening ceremony with only three students at Empress Road Lahore where St. Anthony's Church and Don Bosco School stand majestically today guiding the people spiritually, morally and educationally.
As it progressed, its site was shifted to a more appropriate place 3-Lawrence Road, where it was renamed St. Anthony's High School in 1900 which was dedicated to St. Anthony of Padua who sympathized with the miserable and gave hope to the despaired people. Bishop of Lahore Rt. Reverend VAN DON BOUCH performed the dedication ceremony of this school. Father Leo took over as the first Principal of the school who started 'O' Level classes in it.
On 27 January 1896, the Indian Railways promised a grant of Rs.500 for the construction of the school and thus this institution was called Railway Church School. The Viceroy of India, Lord Lansdowne sanctioned Rs.5000 for the school building. So a boarding house was constructed for the students in 1896.
This is the biggest campus. The campus has four main buildings consisting of classrooms, a laboratory, a library and offices. There is a basketball court and a large playground. A huge canteen is also provided for the students in the main ground. The school was one of several significant buildings damaged or destroyed by a bomb blast in Lahore in May 2009.[3]
It offers courses leading to the Cambridge O/A levels and Matriculation.During the academic year, the school will have four sets of monthly tests and two long examinations.
During Col. Rath's principalship, the School won Educational Trophy from the Board of Secondary Education, Lahore for excellent Matriculation result. Mr. Muhammad Usman and Muhammad Faizan topped the world in O Level examination in the subjects of Math and Physics in 2005.
For the moral and intellectual growth and promotion, co-curricular and extracurricular activities are programmed throughout the year locally and abroad. Debates, excursions, funfair, science model fair and annual sports are held annually. 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 a series of matches with the St John’s Cricket Academy team. Mr Cecil Chaudhry was Principal of St Anthony’s High School at the time.[4] Many students take part in debates and quiz programmes in different countries and cities of Pakistan and have brought laurels for the institution.
A large portion of Pakistan’s elite owe their success to a solid education at schools like St. Anthony’s.[5]
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