St. Mary's High School, Peshawar
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St. Mary's High School, Peshawar, is an educational institution in the North West Frontier Province of Pakistan
. St. Mary's is run by the Diocesan Board of Education of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Islamabad-Rawalpindi
. Bishop Anthony Lobo
is the chairman of the Board. At Present the school is administered by the Marist Brothers
who took over the administration in the year 1970. St. Mary's conducts classes from Prep to Class 10 (Secondary School Certificate of the Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education
, Peshawar). The medium of instruction is English .
The school opened in 1957 in the Presbytery of St. Michael's Church
, with 14 boys who had passed Standard III. In 1959 the school moved to Air Force Barracks, on Roberts Road. Classes available at the time ranged from Prep to Five. In 1962 the first batch of 10 students sat for the Matriculation (SSC) Examination and the success rate was 100%.
The present site was acquired for the school by Fr. Grant, the second principal of the school and the foundation stone laid by Lt. Gen. Altaf Qadir on 29 October 1963. In 1970 the Marist Brothers took over the administration of St. Mary's from the Mill Hill
Fathers. Br. Patrick Faulkner took over as the first Marist Principal.
In 1977, Br. Francis Sales Fernando became the 10th Principal of St. Mary's. During his tenure as principal many new buildings were added. The fully equipped auditorium, library, squash courts, hall for indoor games, children's park and mini zoo are some of those additions. Technical education was also introduced with fully equipped workshops around this time.
In 1993 Br. Charles Fernando took over as the Principal. He was replaced by Br. Shanthi Liyanage who led the school till September 2005. During his tenure a new spacious staff room was added to St. Mary's.
In 2005 students of St. Mary's secured the first position, third position and sixth position in the Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education SSC examination.
St. Mary's celebrated the Golden Jubilee of its foundation on 29 March 2007. At the time the Principal was Br. Devasiri Fernando fms. The school had 1302
students and 70 academic and administrative Staff.
On Nov 14, 2009 a massive bombing targeted the offices of the Army Inter-Services Intelligence on Khyber Road. Saint Mary's School situated on the corner of both Khyber Road and Warsak Road was partially damaged in the huge explosion and was shut till November 23 for repair.
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
. St. Mary's is run by the Diocesan Board of Education of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Islamabad-Rawalpindi
Roman Catholic Diocese of Islamabad-Rawalpindi
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Islamabad-Rawalpindi is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in Pakistan....
. Bishop Anthony Lobo
Anthony Theodore Lobo
Anthony Theodore Lobo is a Pakistani Roman Catholic bishop. He was born in Karachi, Pakistan on July 4, 1937 to parents of Goan origin. He received his early education at Saint Patrick's High School and religious training at the Christ the King seminary in Karachi, and was ordained a priest in...
is the chairman of the Board. At Present the school is administered by the Marist Brothers
Marist Brothers
The Marist Brothers, or Little Brothers of Mary, are a Catholic religious order of brothers and affiliated lay people. The order was founded in France, at La Valla-en-Gier near Lyon in 1817 by Saint Marcellin Champagnat, a young French priest of the Society of Mary...
who took over the administration in the year 1970. St. Mary's conducts classes from Prep to Class 10 (Secondary School Certificate of the Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education
Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education
-Pakistan:*Federal Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education, Islamabad*Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education, Hyderabad*Board of Intermediate Education Karachi*Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education, Lahore...
, Peshawar). The medium of instruction is English .
The school opened in 1957 in the Presbytery of St. Michael's Church
St Michael's Church, Peshawar
St Michael's Church is the oldest Catholic church in Peshawar, Pakistan. It is located on The Mall. It was consecrated in 1851. It is part of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Islamabad-Rawalpindi....
, with 14 boys who had passed Standard III. In 1959 the school moved to Air Force Barracks, on Roberts Road. Classes available at the time ranged from Prep to Five. In 1962 the first batch of 10 students sat for the Matriculation (SSC) Examination and the success rate was 100%.
The present site was acquired for the school by Fr. Grant, the second principal of the school and the foundation stone laid by Lt. Gen. Altaf Qadir on 29 October 1963. In 1970 the Marist Brothers took over the administration of St. Mary's from the Mill Hill
Mill Hill Missionaries
Mill Hill Missionaries is a society of Catholic missionaries founded in 1866.-External links:* * * http://www.vocationsireland.com/missionpriests/millhill.html...
Fathers. Br. Patrick Faulkner took over as the first Marist Principal.
In 1977, Br. Francis Sales Fernando became the 10th Principal of St. Mary's. During his tenure as principal many new buildings were added. The fully equipped auditorium, library, squash courts, hall for indoor games, children's park and mini zoo are some of those additions. Technical education was also introduced with fully equipped workshops around this time.
In 1993 Br. Charles Fernando took over as the Principal. He was replaced by Br. Shanthi Liyanage who led the school till September 2005. During his tenure a new spacious staff room was added to St. Mary's.
In 2005 students of St. Mary's secured the first position, third position and sixth position in the Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education SSC examination.
St. Mary's celebrated the Golden Jubilee of its foundation on 29 March 2007. At the time the Principal was Br. Devasiri Fernando fms. The school had 1302
students and 70 academic and administrative Staff.
On Nov 14, 2009 a massive bombing targeted the offices of the Army Inter-Services Intelligence on Khyber Road. Saint Mary's School situated on the corner of both Khyber Road and Warsak Road was partially damaged in the huge explosion and was shut till November 23 for repair.