St. Lawrence's Boys School

St. Lawrence’s Boys' School
Address
Pedro D’Souza Road, Garden East
Karachi, Sindh
Pakistan
Information
Type High school
Religious affiliation(s) Roman Catholic
Established 1936
Founders Franciscan Missionaries of Mary
Administration Catholic Board of Education
Principal Vincent Thomas
Staff 48 teachers, 10 general staff
Gender boys
Age 4 to 16
Enrollment 1068 (2010)
Affiliations Sindh Board of Secondary Education
Website St. Lawrence’s Boys' School

St. Lawrence’s Boys' School in Karachi, Pakistan, owned by the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Karachi, has been described as a reputable private institution providing an immaculate standard of education.[1]

History

Soon after St. Lawrence’s Parish opened in 1929 two schools were started to serve the community.[2]

The parish opened the Infant Jesus School managed by the Daughters of the Cross. It had nursery and primary school classes. The Jufelhurst school, although privately owned, had classes up to the Matriculation and Senior Cambridge levels. At the primary level it had boys as well as girls. [3]

Although both accepted boys at the primary level, a separate Parish school for boys from the primary level upwards was required. In December 1950 the Parish Priest Fr. Victorino Fernandes started St. Thomas’s School in a room of the Parish House. He changed the name to St. Lawrence’s Boys' School in 1951.[4]

In 1954, Fr. Joshua Sterk became the principal and took the school a step forward, advancing to class IX at the beginning of scholastic year 1954-55. It was towards the end of the year that the school was visited for the first time by representatives of the Catholic Board of Education.[5]

During the nationalisation of all schools and colleges in the country by the Government in August 1972, the School although originally on the nationalisation list was later removed from the list.[6]

Principals


The school promotes sports through participating in local events like the Askari Intermediate Inter-school cricket tournament at the KPI Ground on September 23, 2003.[9]

In 2011 Basil Naeem of St. Lawrence's took out third prize in the 7th International Competition "Genius Champ 2010" in which more than 3,000 participants from all over the country competed.[10]

Notable alumni

References

  1. Dawn 12 June 2012
  2. Mascarenhas, Oswin (2011). The Origin and Evolution of St Lawrence's Parish, Karachi, Pakistan: The Garden Area with the Settlement of the Christian Community (Kindle Location 572). Kindle Edition.
  3. Mascarenhas (Kindle Locations 847-849 and 851-852)
  4. Mascarenhas (Kindle Locations 1711-1714)
  5. St. Lawrence’s Boys' School website
  6. Mascarenhas (Kindle Locations 2593 and 2604)
  7. Christian Voice, August 31, 2008
  8. "Goans of Pakistan".
  9. "Dawn September 25, 2003".
  10. Business Recorder, January 08, 2011