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St Patrick's High School, is a Roman Catholic school located in Saddar Town in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. The institution is the second school to be built in the city. For the last 150 years, the school has produced well known leaders and personalities; including two President and two Prime Ministers of Pakistan, two Chief Ministers of Sindh, two Cardinals of the Catholic Church, union minister of India and mayors of Karachi. The school is owned by The Roman Catholic Church and managed by the Catholic Board Of Education in Pakistan. The current Principal is Br. Lawrence. == History == St. Patrick’s was established on May 6, 1861, and officially registered as a high school in 1867. Its founder was Rev. J.A. Willy of the Society of Jesus (the Jesuits), who controlled the school till June 1935. It was then taken over by the Franciscan order till 6 October 1950. Since 1950 it has had Pakistani principals belonging to the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Karachi.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=The Express Tribune May 6, 2011 )〕 Stephen Raymond became the first Pakistani principal of his alma mater in 1950. The era of Fr. Raymond as principal from 1950 to 1974 is referred by old students as the 'golden era' of St. Patrick's. Fr. Raymond is credited with constructing the Cambridge Building (1950), St. Patrick's College (1952), the Teachers' Training College (1959), the first School Auditorium (1972). The school celebrated its Centenary in 1962 with the President of Pakistan, Field Marshal Mohammad Ayub Khan as the Chief Guest.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 url= http://www.randomthoughts.pk/cvnotpublished/03-17-09.htm )〕 St. Patrick's High School was one of the few private educational institutes that escaped nationalization in 1972.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 url= http://www.ucanews.com/1998/03/03/sindh-chief-justice-says-government-should-return-nationalized-schools/?key=st.+patrick's+technical+school+karachi )〕 To commemorate the 125 years of the School, the Pakistan Post Office issued a special stamp in 1987.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 url= http://paknetmag.blogspot.com/2009/08/125-years-of-st-patricks-school-karachi.html )〕 On May 6, 2011, The former students of the school instituted the Father Stephen Raymond Gold Medal to be awarded to the top student from the Commerce Section, as part of the 150th anniversary of the school. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「St Patrick's High School, Karachi」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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