St. Francis Grammar School
Private primary and secondary school in Pakistan
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St. Francis' Grammar School is a private Catholic secondary school located in Baluchistan, Pakistan.[1] The school is situated on the Zarghoon Road (formerly known as Lytton Road). The school has playgrounds, hostel facilities (till the 80s), and a well stocked children's library.
TypePrivate primary and secondary school
Religious affiliation
CatholicismPatron saint
Saint Francis of AssisiEstablished1936
| St. Francis' Grammar School | |
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Zarghoon Road, Quetta, Baluchistan Pakistan 30°12′04″N 67°00′34″E | |
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| Type | Private primary and secondary school |
Religious affiliation | Catholicism |
Patron saint | Saint Francis of Assisi |
| Established | 1936 |
| Oversight | |
Principal | Sylvia Nathaniel |
| Enrollment | 2000 (2009)[1] |
History
The school was founded in 1936 by Msgr. Salesius Lemmens OFM, Apostolic Prefect to educate the children of British soldiers stationed in the area.[1][2] The school had the distinction of having Father Liberius Pieterse as Assistant Principal from 1937 to 1939 who translated the Bible into Urdu.
Alumni
- Major General Shakil Ahmed, Bangladesh Rifles[3]
- Justice iftikhar Chaudhry [citation needed]
- Air Commodore Sajad Haider, Pakistan Air Force official[citation needed]
- Zafarullah Khan Jamali, former prime minister of Pakistan[4]
- Anwaar ul Haq Kakar, former prime minister of Pakistan, and Senator[citation needed]
- Suresh Oberoi, actor [citation needed]
- Ashraf Jehangir Qazi, Pakistani diplomat[citation needed]
- Muzaffar Hussain Shah, former chief minister of Sindh and Speaker of Sindh Assembly
