Queen Mary College, Lahore

Queen Marry College

Queen Mary College (or QMC), is an autonomous academic institution for girls located at Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. It was established on December 10, 1908 as Victoria May Girls High School and later renamed in honor of the Queen Consort of King George V in 1911. Queen Mary College provides preschool, primary, secondary, undergraduate as well as postgraduate education and preparation for international GCE O' Level examination.

Introduction

Established on 10 December 1908 as Victoria May Girls High School for the education of the daughters of the elite, the rulers of princely states, landed gentry, judges, etc. it was run on the pattern of an English public school and a number of Englishwomen were recruited to work in the new school. On 17 November 1911 the institution was upgraded and renamed Queen Mary College in honor of the Queen Consort of King George V of Great Britain. As most of the students admitted to the school observed purdah, the institution came to be known as the “Purdah school”.

Queen Mary College starting in 1908 with a group of only 11 students, now has about 7,000 students with a faculty of 244 members. Education is imparted from Class 1 to the Postgraduate level. It comprises four sections and each section is supervised by a Section Head. The Principal is the Chief Administrator. The sections are Junior, Senior, College and the Postgraduate Section.

In January 1998, Queen Mary College was granted an autonomous status.

History

Among the girls who were first admitted to the school, were Ms. Jahan Ara and Ms.Gaiti Ara who later played an important role in the freedom movement of Pakistan as Begum Jahan Ara Shahnawaz and Begum Gaiti Ara Bashir Ahmad. Begum Shahnawaz also worked for the welfare of her Alma Mater and remained the President of the Advisory Committee of the College for a number of years. Many other prominent ladies of Lahore, like Lady Fazl-e-Hussain and Lady Abdul Qadir were also members of this Committee.

Established as a school for the daughters of the rich and powerful, Queen Mary College, after independence, removed the old restrictions on admission to the institution and opened its gates to applicants from all sections of society. It became a Degree College in 1966 and a center for Postgraduate classes in 2003.

Queen Mary College Lahore, starting in 1908 with a group of 11 students, now has about 7,000 students with a faculty of 244 members.

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