Convent of Jesus and Mary, Murree
{{Short description|Private school in Punjab, Pakistan}}
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| established = {{start date and age|1876}}
| founder = Claudine Thévenet
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The Convent of Jesus Mary is a private boarding school located in Murree, Pakistan, and was founded in 1876 by Claudine Thévenet, who was also a founder of the Religious Order of Jesus Mary to educate young women of every status.
History
The school operated as a girls-only boarding school from its establishment until 2007.{{cite news |url=http://www.thenews.com.pk/top_story_detail.asp?Id=4854 |title=Murree convent to lose 135 years of history with decision to draw curtains on boarding school |work=The News |date=2007 |access-date= }}
{{block quote|"We have served students all over the country for 135 years. It is time now to concentrate on the people of Murree. This town has also changed as it has expanded and there are many children today. We had 160 girls in the boarding and right now we have 400 day-scholars. There is no limit on the number of students that will join the school."|Sister Mercedes, Principal of Convent of Jesus Mary.}}
On February 15, 2012, the President of Pakistan approved conferment of Sitara Quaid-e-Azam on Sister John Berchmans Conway, a former teacher of the school, for her services towards education and promoting interfaith harmony in Pakistan.[http://tribune.com.pk/story/336573/jesus-and-mary-convent-principal-to-be-honoured-with-sitara-quaid-e-azam/ The Express Tribune February 15, 2012]
Notable alumni
{{See also|Category:Convent of Jesus and Mary, Murree alumni}}
- Benazir Bhutto[http://www.storyofpakistan.com/person.asp?perid=P024 Benazir Bhutto - Story of Pakistan] Former Prime Minister of Pakistan
- Tehmina Durrani, Pakistani aristocrat and politician. Author of My Feudal Lord[http://dawn.com/2013/05/05/never-on-a-sunday/ Dawn 5 May 2013]
- Syeda Abida Hussain, Former Federal Minister of Pakistan
- Rubina Khanum, Political activist and the older sister of PM Imran Khan
- Daughters of the Imperial Aga Khan Family
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20091025160743/http://geocities.com/soniafarooq/cjm.html OFFICIAL ALUMNI CJM MURREE website]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20091022075045/http://geocities.com/scn_pk/convent_jesus_mary_murree.html CJM Murree website]
- [http://jesusandmarymurree.blogspot.com/ Sonias Alumni pages blog]
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Category:Catholic elementary and primary schools in Pakistan
Category:Catholic secondary schools in Pakistan
Category:Girls' schools in Pakistan
Category:1876 establishments in British India
Category:Educational institutions established in 1876
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