St. Joseph's English High School, Gujranwala, Punjab, Pakistan is the first English medium school in the city.
St. Joseph’s English High School was founded on the 1 April 1954, by Fr. Bene OFM (Cap.) then Parish Priest of Gujranwala, in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lahore. Originally named as St. Mary' School, it was started for the Christian students at Khokharki. Mr. John Rehmat was the first teacher, with primary classes of about fifteen students.
In 1958 the school was shifted to premises close to Khokharki and the name was changed from St. Mary's to St. Joseph’s School by Fr. Clarence OFM (Cap.). Later St. Joseph’s Urdu Medium Primary School was added. Brother David has been the principal of school for many years and contributed a lot in improving the school upto high international standards. Among the students of that time were Mateen Seharai etc. In 1972 all private schools in Pakistan were nationalized by the government.
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