Saint Patrick's College or St. Patrick's College, is located in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. It was established in 1952 by the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Karachi with Fr. Stephen Raymond as its first Principal.[1] Until 1964 it was an intermediate college only.
Saint Patrick's College is a co-educational institution offering courses leading to the Intermediate certificate of education [2] and baccalaureate degrees from the University of Karachi. In 1972 it was nationalized by the Government of Pakistan.[3] In 2005 it was returned to the Catholic Board of Education.[4] [5] The denationalization was opposed by the Sindh Professors and Lecturers Association and Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal who claimed it would result in doors being closed to students from poor- and middle-class families.[6]
It currently offers courses in Arts, Commerce and Science at the Intermediate level and Arts and Commerce at the baccalaureate level.
In 2011 the New Wing ( 2nd floor) of the College was completed. The Chief Guest on the occasion of the opening of the wing was Agha Siraj Durrani (Sindh Miniister for Local Government).