St. Patrick's High School, Karachi

St Patrick's High School
Location
Saddar Town, Sindh Karachi-74400 Pakistan
Coordinates	24°51′48″N 67°02′03″E / 24.8633°N 67.0342°E / 24.8633; 67.0342
Information
Motto	Latin: Per Aspera Ad Astra (Through hardships to the stars)
Religious affiliation(s)	Catholicism
Established	16 January 1861 (163 years ago) (1861-01-16)
Founder	Fr. Joseph A. Willy, S.J. Society of Jesus
Oversight	Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Karachi Catholic Board of Education
Principal	Rev. Fr. Mario Rodrigues
Staff	350
Gender	Co-educational
Age	4 to 18
Enrollment	5,500 (2011)
Website	stpats.edu.pk

St Patrick's High School is a Catholic primary and secondary school located in Saddar Town, Sindh, Karachi, Pakistan. Founded by the Jesuits in 1861, the school is the second-oldest school in Karachi.^[1] Since 1950, it has been run by the diocesan clergy of the Archdiocese of Karachi.^[1]

For the last 150 years, the school has produced well-known leaders and public figures, including two Presidents and two Prime Ministers of Pakistan, two Chief Ministers of Sindh, one Deputy Prime Minister (of India), two Cardinals of the Catholic Church, one Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee (of Pakistan), and several Mayors of Karachi.^[2][3]

The school is owned by the Roman Catholic Church and managed by the Catholic Board of Education in Pakistan.^{[citation needed]}