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.
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In 1982, Faisal Muneeb won the First Prize in International letter-writing organized by the Universal Postal Union.
To commemorate the 125 years of the School, the Pakistan Post Office issued a special stamp in 1987.
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