St. Thomas’ High School, Jhelum
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St. Thomas’ High School, Jhelum, Pakistan
was founded by Sr. Maureen Costelloe of the Presentation Sisters
under the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lahore
. It started as a boys school but is now co-educational with a girls’ Section and a boys’ Section. It provides education up to Matriculation standard. The Principal is Sr. Riffat.
The Presentation Convent School, Jhelum
was set up in 1950. Sr. Maureen saw the need for a Senior School for Christian boys as the boys from Presentation Primary School had nowhere to go when they finished Class 5. For this purpose St. Thomas’ High School was built.
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...
was founded by Sr. Maureen Costelloe of the Presentation Sisters
Presentation Sisters
The Presentation Sisters, also known as the Sisters of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary are an order of Roman Catholic women founded in Cork, Ireland by Nano Nagle in 1775....
under the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lahore
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lahore
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lahore is an archdiocese in Punjab, Pakistan.-History:It was founded as a diocese on 1 September 1886, having previously been the Vicariate of Punjab. On 23 April 1994 the diocese was elevated to the rank of Archdiocese. Fr...
. It started as a boys school but is now co-educational with a girls’ Section and a boys’ Section. It provides education up to Matriculation standard. The Principal is Sr. Riffat.
The Presentation Convent School, Jhelum
Presentation Convent School, Jhelum
Presentation Convent School, Jhelum, was founded by the Presentation Sisters and is regulated by the Catholic Board of Education under the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lahore....
was set up in 1950. Sr. Maureen saw the need for a Senior School for Christian boys as the boys from Presentation Primary School had nowhere to go when they finished Class 5. For this purpose St. Thomas’ High School was built.