Type High school Established 1954 Founder Fr. Bene OFM | Religious affiliation(s) Roman Catholic Phone +92 308 6218346 Founded 1954 | |
Administration Catholic Board of Education Affiliations Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lahore Address Ghulam Dastagir Khan Rd, Gujranwala, Pakistan | ||
St. Joseph's English High School, Gujranwala, Punjab, Pakistan is the first English medium school in the city.
St. Joseph’s English High School was founded on the 1 April 1954, by Fr. Bene OFM (Cap.) then Parish Priest of Gujranwala, in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lahore. Originally named as St. Mary' School, it was started for the Christian students at Khokharki. Mr. John Rehmat was the first teacher, with primary classes of about fifteen students.
In 1958 the school was shifted to premises close to Khokharki and the name was changed from St. Mary's to St. Joseph’s School by Fr. Clarence OFM (Cap.). Later St. Joseph’s Urdu Medium Primary School was added. Brother David has been the principal of school for many years and contributed a lot in improving the school up to high international standards. He was followed by Brother David &Brother Rod rick.Brother Robert used to play football with the students.MrsShahid became the first head of parent's association.DrSalmanShahid (AdditionalSecretaryTechnicalHealth) &DrRaoAdnanShahid(RegistrarAlbrtVictorHospitalLahore) completed their ten years of studies here.DrRoAdnan recalls that MrsFanthom(an Anglo Indian) as the most distinguished, respectable & dignified teacher of this school . Othrs included MsShamimButt,Mr &MrsJhonSimon,MrDean,MrS.B.Jhon,MrSafdarBhatti,MrsBhatti, and SirSamuel.In1972 all private schools in Pakistan were nationalized by the government.
Curriculum
The school syllabus prepares the pupil from nursery to the matriculation certificate examination of the Gujranwala board. The matriculation classes have only a science stream. All science subjects including mathematics are taught in English while social studies and islamiyat are taught in Urdu. The Urdu medium school has all subjects taught in Urdu.