Type Convent High School Established 1986 Phone +92 21 35868501 Founded 1986 | Religious affiliation(s) Roman Catholic Deputy Principal Mr. Kevin Lobo Founder Anthony Theodore Lobo Gender Mixed-sex education | |
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Motto Quis Ut Deus? (Latin)
"Who is like God?" (English) Principal Mr. Peter Alan Misquita Address 5th Street, Karachi 75600, Pakistan Similar Karachi Grammar School C, Bay View High School, Bai Virbaiji Soparivala Parsi Hig, St Joseph's Convent, The Mama Parsi Girls' Secondar Profiles | ||
Best performance of the year 2010 in st michael s convent school by naveen kumar shukla
St. Michael's Convent School (SMCS) is an independent, English-medium school in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. It is an academically selective, coeducational, church day school serving approximately 3000 students aged between 3 and 19 years.
Contents
- Best performance of the year 2010 in st michael s convent school by naveen kumar shukla
- History
- Organisation
- Teaching and facilities
- Inter school events
- House system
- References
Established in 1986, the school started its first academic session on 23 November 1986 under its founder principal Bishop Anthony Theodore Lobo.
Over the past thirty years, the school has expanded from a school with a population of a few hundred students to a large institution and teaches more than three thousand students.
History
Bishop Anthony Lobo was appointed as the Principal of St Lawrence’s School for Boys, Karachi and later took charge of one of the oldest schools in Karachi, St Patrick's High School. In November 1986, he founded St Michael's Convent School. The school is named after St. Michael, who is the school's patron. Every year the school celebrates the feast of Saint Michael on 29 September, the Michaelmas.
Organisation
The school is divided into five sections: nursery, primary ( Morning and Afternoon shift), secondary, O levels and A levels sections. The nursery section caters to lower nursery and upper nursery, primary for grades 1 to 5, secondary for grades 6 to 8, O levels section for grades 9 to 11, and the A levels for the AS and A levels.
The Nursery and Primary and Afternoon sections are located in the first building and the Secondary, O Levels and A levels along with the administration offices are located in the second building.
Teaching and facilities
The school's emphasis is on the O and A Level system of education. The admission for LN & UN start in January. For other classes it depends upon vacancies existing. Students are instructed in computer technology on entry to secondary. The yearly calendar, apart from academics, comprises Declamation Contests, Naat Khawani, Field Trips, Drama, Art Exhibitions, Play writing, Story writing, Poetry competitions, the St. Michael's Model United Nations, amongst classes under the tutelage of the teachers.
Inter-school events
The school hosts several inter-school events and competitions. The most famous of these is the St. Michael's Debate Championship (SMDC), an inter-school parliamentary debated hosted annually. The first SMDC event was hosted in February 2012, with over 20 institutions and private teams participating.
Amongst other inter-school events hosted by the school is the Inter-school science competition for A Level students.
House system
The four school houses are:
Unity
Established: 1986 House Captains: Umer Hamdani & Ayesha Mascot: BullFaith
Established: 1986 House Captains: Hasnain Jatoi & Amna Sheikh Mascot: Swan
Discipline
Honesty
Established: 1986 House Captains: Muneeb & Zeerak Mascot: Dolphin