St. Michael's Convent School
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Plot # ST-5, Kehkashan Block – 7, Boat Basin- Clifton Karachi, Sindh, 75400 Pakistan | |
| Coordinates | 24°49′44″N 67°01′34″E / 24.8288°N 67.0261°ECoordinates: 24°49′44″N 67°01′34″E / 24.8288°N 67.0261°E |
| Information | |
| Type | Convent High School |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Roman Catholic |
| Established | 1986 |
| Founder | Bishop Anthony Theodore Lobo |
| Principal | Mr. Peter Alan Misquita |
| Deputy Principal | Mr. Kevin Lobo |
| Gender | Co-educational |
| Houses |
4 houses Unity Faith Discipline Honesty |
| Publication |
Collage Sports Magazine |
| Website | Official website |
St. Michael's Convent School (SMCS) is an independent, English-medium school in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. It is an academically selective, coeducational, church day school serving approximately 3000 students aged between 3 and 19 years.
Established in 1986, the school started its first academic session on 23 November 1986 under its founder principal Bishop Anthony Theodore Lobo.[1]
Over the past thirty years, the school has expanded from a school with a population of a few hundred students to a large institution and teaches more than three thousand students.
History
Bishop Anthony Lobo was appointed as the Principal of St Lawrence’s School for Boys, Karachi and later took charge of one of the oldest schools in Karachi, St Patrick's High School. In November 1986, he founded St Michael's Convent School. The school is named after St. Michael, who is the school's patron. Every year the school celebrates the feast of Saint Michael on 29 September, the Michaelmas.[1]
Organisation
The school is divided into five sections: nursery, primary ( Morning and Afternoon shift), secondary, O levels and A levels sections. The nursery section caters to lower nursery and upper nursery, primary for grades 1 to 5, secondary for grades 6 to 8, O levels section for grades 9 to 11, and the A levels for the AS and A levels.
The Nursery and Primary and Afternoon sections are located in the first building and the Secondary, O Levels and A levels along with the administration offices are located in the second building.
Teaching and facilities
The school's emphasis is on the O and A Level system of education. The admission for LN & UN start in January. For other classes it depends upon vacancies existing. Students are instructed in computer technology on entry to secondary. The yearly calendar, apart from academics, comprises Declamation Contests, Naat Khawani, Field Trips, Drama, Art Exhibitions, Play writing, Story writing, Poetry competitions, the St. Michael's Model United Nations, amongst classes under the tutelage of the teachers.
Inter-school events
The school hosts several inter-school events and competitions. The most famous of these is the St. Michael's Debate Championship (SMDC), an inter-school parliamentary debated hosted annually. The first SMDC event was hosted in February 2012, with over 20 institutions and private teams participating.[2][3]
Amongst other inter-school events hosted by the school is the Inter-school science competition for A Level students.
House system
The four school houses are:
Unity
- Established: 1986
- House Captains: No one
- Mascot: Bull's Head
Faith
- Established: 1986
- House Captains: Javeria Hasnat & Mohad Owais
- Mascot: Swan
Discipline
- Established: 1986
- House Captains: Samar Aftab & Ramish Farhat
- Mascot: Lion
Honesty
- Established: 1986
- House Captains: Marwah Khalid & Waleed Hasan
- Mascot: Dolphin
See also
References
- 1 2 "St. Michael's Convent School". St. Michael's Convent School. Retrieved 10 August 2012.
- ↑ "St. Michael's Debate Championship". St. Michael's Debate Championship. Retrieved 10 August 2012.
- ↑ "Positions held by Ahmer Jamil Khan". Website of Ahmer Jamil Khan. Ahmer Jamil Khan. Retrieved 5 January 2013.