St Francis Grammar School

For the school of the same name in Hartlepool, England, see St Francis RC Grammar School.

St. Francis' Grammar School
St Francis Grammar School
Address
Zarghoon Road

Quetta
,
Baluchistan

Pakistan
Information
TypeHigh school
Religious affiliation(s)Roman Catholic
Established1936
AdministrationCatholic Board of Education
PrincipalSylvia Nathaniel
AffiliationsRoman Catholic Apostolic Prefecture of Quetta

St. Francis' Grammar School is one of the oldest schools of Baluchistan, Pakistan. Established in 1936 to provide education to the elite of Baluchistan and Sindh, the school has produced numerous luminaries - from a former prime minister to doctors, engineers, army officers, politicians, writers, judges, and ambassadors. The school is situated on the Zarghoon Road of Quetta (formerly Lytton Road). Due to its good reputation, admission to the school is highly sought by people of Quetta and other parts of Pakistan. Children of army officers from the Army Staff College Quetta also attended the school. The school has playgrounds, hostel facilities (till the 80s) and a well stocked children's library.

The school was founded by Msgr. Salesius Lemmens OFM, Apostolic Prefect of Sind and Baluchistan.[1] through the Roman Catholic Apostolic Prefecture of Quetta. The school had the distinction of having Father Liberius Pieterse as Assistant Principal from 1937-1939 who translated the Bible into Urdu. Former teachers include Mrs Bannet, Mr. Allahyar Malik, Ms. Kaneez Fatima, Ms. Khushnud Akhter, Mrs Zafar, Mrs Hadees Zaidi, Mrs. Rouf, Mrs. Callaghan, Mr. Quader, Mr. Butt, Mr. Qadir, Mr. Choudhry Ata Mohammad, Ms. Gul Walters, Mr. Behram, Mr. Khizr Hayat, Mrs Victoria Fazaldin, Ms Shirlry Clagg, Father Joshua, Father Peter, Flt. Lt. H J Cardeaux (RAF Malta), Fr. J. B. Todd, Cardinal Joseph Cordeiro and Archbishop Armando Trindade.[2] and Sister Cecilia.

Alumni
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References
  1. "Msgr. S. Lemmens, OFM" New Venlo Courant, May 1, 1942
  2. "UCANews.com August 1, 2000".
  3. "UCANews.com November 7, 2003".
  4. "thedailystar.net 6 March 2009".
  5. "UCANews.com October 13, 1992".


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