St Mary's Cambridge School

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

Saint Mary's Cambridge High School
Address
Murree Road

Rawalpindi
,
Punjab

Pakistan
Information
Type Grammar school
Religious affiliation(s)Roman Catholic
Established1949
FounderFr. Thysen MHM
AdministrationCatholic Board of Education
PrincipalNapoleon Gomez
AffiliationsRoman Catholic Diocese of Islamabad-Rawalpindi
WebsiteSaint Mary’s Cambridge High School

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

St.Mary's cambridge school seems to have one of the best faculties in Rawalpindi. This school has been striving to produce our brave young Pakistanis so they may serve the nation for their good and for the good of our nation.

School Ground and Junior section

Houses

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

  • Thysen (yellow), Mr. Naeem Pervaiz
  • Iqbal (green), Mr. Kamran Younas
  • Jinnah (blue), Mr. Shumail Iqbal
  • Liaquat (red), Mr. Abid Ali

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
  1. "UCANews.com May 22, 2008".


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