St Joseph's English High School

St Joseph's English High School is a private Catholic primary and secondary school located in Gujranwala, Punjab, Pakistan. Established in 1958, the school is the first English medium school in Gujranwala.[1]

St Joseph's English High School
SJSG
Location
Satellite Town, Gujranwala, Punjab

Pakistan
Information
Former nameSt Mary's School
TypePrivate primary and secondary school
MottoLUX ORIENS
Religious affiliation(s)Catholicism
Established1 April 1958 (1958-04-01)
Founder
School boardBISE
School districtGujranwala
Oversight
Language

History

St Joseph's English High School was founded on the 1 April 1954, by Fr. Bene OFM (Cap.) then Parish Priest of Gujranwala, in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lahore. Originally named as St Mary's School, it was started for the Christian students at Khokharki. Mr John Rehmat was the first teacher, with primary classes of about fifteen students.

In 1958 the school was shifted to premises close to Khokharki and the name was changed from St. Mary's to St. Joseph's School by Fr. Clarence OFM (Cap.). Later St Joseph's Urdu Medium Primary School was added. In 1972, all private schools in Pakistan were nationalized by the government.[2]

Present

In 2019, De La Salle Brothers (Brothers of Christian Schools) were given the responsibility to run this Institution from the Arch-Bishop of Lahore.[3]

Curriculum

The school syllabus prepares the pupil from nursery to the matriculation certificate examination of the Gujranwala board. The matriculation classes have only a science stream. All science subjects including mathematics are taught in English while Islamiyat is taught in Urdu. The Urdu medium school has been changed as Girls Campus.

References
  1. "Archdiocese of Lahore holds declamation at St Anthony's". The Daily Times. 10 May 2004. p. 7.
  2. "Pakistan Denationalized Catholic Schools Encounter Handover Problems". UCANews. 26 February 2002.
  3. "De La Salle brothers".


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