The Mama Parsi Girls' Secondary School

The Mama Parsi Girls' Secondary School located in Karachi, Pakistan, was established on 1 April 1918 by Jamshed Nusserwanjee Mehta who collected three donations to found the school. At first the new Parsi girls' school functioned in a portion of the Bai Virbaijee School, from where it was shifted in June 1919 to a large building which still stands today at the corner of Haji Abdullah Haroon and Inverarity Roads. This building was known as Mama Mansion.

Construction of the present building called The Mama Parsi Girls' High School was started on 17 January 1920 and completed on 26 January 1925. Pupils had their first academic lessons in the new building on the 1st of April 1925. The school motto is "Let Humility, Charity, Faith and Labour light our path."

House System

The house system was introduced in 1943. The purpose of this set up was to cultivate the sense of contribution, leadership skills, team building and community living among pupils both through academic and co-curricular activities. The houses are Pochaji, Mama, Contractor and Dinshaw.

Principals

1. J. Kelly, first official Principal — December 1918
2. Mary G. Boardman — 1919-1932
3. Cowashah Anklesaria — 1918-1941 (Off and on as need arose)
4. Iris Henrietta Thompson — 1941-1969
5. Goola Bapuji Shroff — 1969-1974
6. Mani Shehriar Contractor — 1974-1991
7. Zarine Tehmurasp Mavalvala — 1991-2010
8. Furengeez D. Tampal — 2010- to date

External links

• Official site