St Mary's Cambridge Higher Secondary School
St Mary’s Cambridge Higher Secondary School | |
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Pakistan | |
Coordinates | 33°36′33″N 73°3′57″E / 33.60917°N 73.06583°ECoordinates: 33°36′33″N 73°3′57″E / 33.60917°N 73.06583°E |
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Other name | Saint Mary’s Cambridge Higher Secondary School |
Former name | St Mary's Cambridge High School |
Type | Private primary and secondary school |
Religious affiliation(s) | Catholicism |
Established | 1949 |
Founder | Fr. Thysen MHM |
Oversight | |
Principal | Mr. Asif Nawab Gill |
Grades | PreK-12 |
Gender | Boys |
Website | www |
St Mary’s Cambridge Higher Secondary School, also Saint Mary’s Cambridge Higher Secondary School and formerly St Mary's Cambridge High School, is a private Catholic primary and secondary school for boys, located on Murree Road in Rawalpindi, Pakistan.
History[]
St Mary’s Cambridge Higher Secondary School is one of the oldest independent schools of Rawalpindi. It is housed in an old building which was previously used as hospital, named Holy Family Hospital. The hospital moved to its present building in Satellite Town during the early 1950s and the building was handed over to the school. The school is owned and managed by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Islamabad-Rawalpindi. It provides religious education in Islam as per the curriculum decided by the local education board.
Location and facilities[]
St Mary’s Cambridge Higher Secondary School is located on Murree Road between Liaqat Bagh and Committee Chowk. It is easily accessible from anywhere in the city and from Islamabad.
The school seems to have one of the best[according to whom?] faculties in Rawalpindi. This school has been striving to produce our brave young Pakistanis so they may serve the nation for their good and for the good of our nation.[peacock prose]
Houses[]
The names of the houses are: Thysen (yellow), Iqbal (green), Jinnah (blue), Liaquat (red).
Events[]
On May 10, 2008, the school was the venue for a Run for Unity program. It involved students aged 11–15 in drawing, essay-writing, poetry, song, PowerPoint and video-making competitions. Archbishop Adolfo Tito Yllana, the apostolic nuncio to Pakistan, and Bishop Anthony Lobo attended.[1]
Notable alumni[]
![]() | This article's list of alumni may not follow Wikipedia's verifiability policy. (April 2021) |
- – Squadron Leader in Pakistan Air Force
- Chaudhary Hamza Javed – CEO at Centillion Software
- Omar Kitchlew –
- Rashid Minhas NH – pilot in the Pakistan Air Force
References[]
- ^ "Security fears make Run for Unity a short dash". UCANews.com. May 22, 2008.
External links[]
- Boys' schools in Pakistan
- Schools in Rawalpindi
- Catholic elementary and primary schools in Pakistan
- Catholic secondary schools in Pakistan
- 1949 establishments in Pakistan
- Educational institutions established in 1949