La Salle Higher Secondary School, Multan
La Salle Higher Secondary School, Multan in 1980
Location
Chungi No. 9, Bosan Road

Multan
,
Punjab

Pakistan
Coordinates30°12′38″N 71°28′13″E / 30.21056°N 71.47028°E / 30.21056; 71.47028
Information
TypePrivate higher secondary school
Religious affiliation(s)Roman Catholic
DenominationChristian Brothers
Established1960 (1960)
FounderBishop F.B Cialeo, OP
Local authorityCatholic Board of Education, Multan
AdministrationCatholic Board of Education
PrincipalBro. Shahzad George Gill, FSC (2017 - )
AffiliationsRoman Catholic Diocese of Multan
Websitewww.lasalle.edu.pk

The La Salle Higher Secondary School, Multan is a private, Catholic higher secondary school run by the Institute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools in Multan, Punjab, Pakistan. It was founded by Bishop F.B Cialeo, OP in 1960.

History

In the 1940s Bishop F.B Cialeo, OP, first Bishop of Multan requested the La Salle Brothers to run this school in Multan.

The La Salle High School Multan is one of the missionary institutions that were initiated by St. John Baptist De La Salle (the founder of the La Sallian community).

Rev. Bro. Lawrence Manuel, FSC was the longest serving principal of La Salle Higher Secondary School, Multan, i.e. from 1986 to 2007. The current principal is Bro. Shahzad George Gill, FSC.

The principal of the school said that Christian educational institutions have contributed a lot in nurturing the country's leadership. He was responding to Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif's 9 June 2008 promise to make Punjab a 100 percent literate province by 2010.[1]

The school's most prominent alumnus is Yousaf Raza Gilani, ex-prime minister of Pakistan.[2] Brother Emmanuel Nicholas who taught Gilani in the 1960s, was reunited with his student during a South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation meeting in Colombo in March 2008. In 2011, he recommended to the President of Pakistan that Bro. Emmanuel be given the Tamgha-i-Pakistan (Medal of Pakistan) for services he had rendered towards the uplift of the poor in Pakistan. The medal was awarded to him on 23 March 2012, at the Pakistan High Commission in Colombo.[3]

Other branches

La Salle Higher Secondary School, Multan in 2012

The other branches of the school in Pakistan are as follows:

Multan

  • La Salle Higher Secondary School, Chungi No. 9, Bosan Road, Multan
  • Hostel (Oliver Hall)
  • Alban Girls High School Multan
  • Youth Centre
  • La Salle colony, Behind Rasheedbad Multan

Faisalabad

  • La Salle High School, People's Colony 1, Faisalabad
  • La Salle Urdu School
  • Benildus Boys Hostel
  • La Salle Middle School Sant Singh Wala
  • La Salle School Gokhowal
  • St Catherine's Primary
  • La Salle Railway Colony

Karachi

  • Don Bosco Home for Boys, c/o St. Patrick's Cathedral, Shahrah-e-Iraq, Karachi - 74400

Khushpur

  • La Salle House, Chak 51 G.B., Khushpur, District Faisalabad
  • Catechist Training Centre
  • Catholic Hostel for Boys
  • La Salle High School
  • Benildus Literacy Centre

Sindh

  • Marie Adelaide Rehabilitation Centre, Umeed Goth, Sinjhoro 68220, Dist. Sanghar, Sindh

House System

There is a three-house system in the school. All houses participate in the activities and competitions of the school. Students are sorted into the houses by dividing roll/admission numbers with 3. The application of this house system can be seen particularly on the Sports Day.

  •   Jinnah House (Green)
  •   Iqbal House (Red)
  •   Liaquat House (Blue)

Principals

Names & Tenure of Principals in La Salle Higher Secondary School, Multan

The following individuals have served as principal of La Salle Higher Secondary School, Multan:

OrdinalOfficeholderTerm startTerm endTime in officeNotes
1Rev. Bro. Harding Mulqueen196019654–5 years
2Rev. Bro. Oliver Perera196519682–3 years
3Rev. Bro. Athanasius Navarre196819690–1 years
4Rev. Bro. Maurice Jayaraja196919700–1 years
−Rev. Bro. Athanasius Navarre197019721–2 years
−Rev. Bro. Oliver Perera197219730–1 years
5Rev. Bro. Emmanuel Nicholas197319762–3 years
6Rev. Bro. Anselm Mankovecky197619781–2 years
7Rev. Bro. Raymund Samarasinghe197919822–3 years
8Rev. Bro. Gilbert Joseph Gill198219863–4 years
9Rev. Bro. Lawrence Manuel1986200720–21 years
10Rev. Zafar Doud200720179–10 years
11Rev. Br. Shahzad George Gill, FSC2017incumbent5–6 years

Co-curricular

  • Athletics
  • Sports including cricket, BasketBall, Table Tennis, Badminton, Football.
  • Board Games (includes Chess)
  • Dance
  • Handwriting
  • Movie Club
  • Music (includes Singing)
  • Nature Watch
  • Poetry
  • Science Club
  • Art
  • Bazm-e-Adab
  • Chess Society
  • Computer Society
  • Debating Society (English)
  • Debating Society (Urdu)
  • Dramatics Club (English)
  • Dramatics Club (Urdu)
  • History
  • Islamic Society
  • Literary
  • Mathematics
  • Quiz
  • Science Society

Alumni

References

  1. ↑ "UCANews.com June 12, 2008".
  2. ↑ "Profile: Syed Yousuf Raza Gillani".
  3. 1 2 Bulathsinghala, Frances (13 April 2012). "The Sri Lankan who taught Gilani and worked for the poor". Dawn. Retrieved 13 April 2012.
  4. ↑ Qureshi, Nawab Hassan Hussain (31 October 2022). "Last Of The Giants: Nawab Ashiq Hussain Qureshi".
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