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Affiliations Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lahore. Address Grand Trunk Rd, Jhelum, Pakistan Chairperson Catholic Board of Education, Pakistan Similar Govt High School Jhelum, FG Boys Public Secondar, Happy Home Secondar, Govt Girls Higher Secondar, St Thomas High School | ||
Presentation Convent High School, Jhelum, was founded by the Presentation Sisters and is regulated by the Catholic Board of Education under the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lahore.
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Presentation story
Presentation Convent High School, Jhelum, was founded by the Presentation Sisters and is regulated by the Catholic Board of Education under the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lahore.
On 13 January 1950, four Sisters arrived in Jhelum, one of the smallest cities in Pakistan. They laid the foundation of the Presentation Convent School. There were two big compounds with mud huts on both, and Jada Road laid between them. The school was opened in May. By 1962, Sr. Anne Broderick had, with the help of contractor, Mohammad Sharif Bhatti, replaced all the mud huts with beautiful new building. By degrees other extensions were made to provide the quality school the city has today. Most of their students (Christians) have decided to follow in the footsteps of Nano Nagle as Presentation Sisters.
The Presentation story in Pakistan began in 1895 in Rawalpindi, which was then the part of the subcontinent, when Mother Ignatius McDermott, Sr. Xavier Lonergan and Sr. Evangelist Coatsworth arrived from Madras. The school opened on 1 October with three sisters and three pupils. As the years passed, many Irish girls came to join the sisters.
On 8 September 1895, the first Presentation Convent School in the Punjab was opened by three Irish nuns. Today in Pakistan there are Presentation schools catering for the educational needs of around 13,000 children in Urdu- and English-medium schools. Presentation schools are: Rawalpindi, Murree, Peshawar, Sargodha, (Khushab Distt.), Wah, Risalpur, Mingora (Swat) and Sindh. In 2009, 1700 students were enrolled in the school. The principal was Sr. Riffat Sadiq and is Sr. Shameem now.
Though, the Jhelum city has many excellent schools, but Convent is considered the best institution. The school is very well organized, and the discipline of this school is acknowledged everywhere in the city and the country as well.
On 13 January 2012 the school celebrated its 62nd anniversary. Its most famous alumnus is Lieutenant General Masood Aslam, Sitara-i-Jurat, Colonel Commandant of the Punjab Regiment of the Pakistan Army.
History of Jhelum Convent
On 13 January 1950, four sisters arrived in Jhelum, one of the smallest cities in Pakistan. They laid the foundation of the Presentation Convent School. There were two big compounds with mud huts on both, and Jada Road laid between them. The school was opened in May. By 1962, Sr. Anne Broderick had, with the help of contractor, Mohammad Sharif Bhatti, replaced all the mud huts with new buildings. Most of their students (Christians) have decided to follow in the footsteps of Nano Nagle as Presentation Sisters.
Present Convent, Jhelum
CAMPUSES: There are separate campuses for boys and girls. This school is primarily known as girls school. BOYS CAMPUS: The boy's section have only five classes, from 1 to 5. GIRLS CAMPUS: In the girl's section classes start from Kindergarten (KG) to 10th. Each class is further divided into three sections, A, B, and C.
HOUSES: The students are divided into four houses, 1. Mother Teresa 2. Fatimah Jinnah 3. Florence Nightingale 4. Nano Nagle
In 2009, 1700 students were enrolled in the school. The Principal was Sr. Riffat Sadiq. On 13 January 2012 the school celebrated its 62nd anniversary. In 2013, Sr Shameem became the new principal.
Its most famous alumnus is Lieutenant General Masood Aslam, Sitara-i-Jurat, Colonel Commandant of the Punjab Regiment of the Pakistan Army.