St Mary's Cambridge School

Coordinates: 33°36′33″N 73°3′57″E / 33.60917°N 73.06583°E / 33.60917; 73.06583

Saint Mary's Cambridge High School
Address
Murree Road
Rawalpindi, Punjab
Pakistan
Information
Type High school
Religious affiliation(s) Roman Catholic
Established 1949
Founder Fr. Thysen MHM
Administration Catholic Board of Education
Principal Asif Nawab Gill
Affiliations Roman Catholic Diocese of Islamabad-Rawalpindi
Website

St Mary's Cambridge School is a high school situated on Murree Road in Rawalpindi, Pakistan.

History

Saint Mary's Cambridge High School is one of the oldest independent schools of Rawalpindi. It is housed in an old building which was previously used as hospital, named Holy Family Hospital. The hospital moved to its present building in Satellite Town during the early 1950s and the building was handed over to the school. The school is owned and managed by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Islamabad-Rawalpindi. It provides religious education in Islam as per the curriculum decided by the local education board.

Location

St. Mary's is located on Murree Road between Liaqat Bagh and Committee Chowk. It is easily accessible from anywhere in the city and from Islamabad.

Facilities

School Ground and Junior section

Houses

The names of the houses (with their colors and captains) are:

Events

On May 10, 2008, the school was the venue for a Run for Unity program. It involved students aged 11–15 in drawing, essay-writing, poetry, song, PowerPoint and video-making competitions. Archbishop Adolfo Tito Yllana, the apostolic nuncio to Pakistan, and Bishop Anthony Lobo attended.[1]

Notable alumni

References

External links


This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Tuesday, March 29, 2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.