History

The Dominican Convent Higher Secondary School, Bahawalpur is owned and operated by The Dominican Sisters of Our Lady of the Rosary. The school was officially opened on the 5th of May,1958, with Father Bertrand Boland as the first principal. Upon the arrival of the Sisters in October of that year, leadership of the school was turned over to Sr. Purissima. Although Dominican Convent School was begun as a middle school, within two years it became a high school. Cambridge classes began to be offered to our students in 2000, and the school was upgraded to a Higher Secondary School in 2003.

Each year witnessed an increasing enrollment which necessitated the construction of more classrooms. One new area was named the Sr. Lydia Monahan, O.P.Block in honor of Sr. Lydia, one of the first missionary sisters, who ministered and died here in Pakistan. Another area was dedicated in honor of Sr. Sue Wojciechowski who also worked and died here. With the construction of the Sr. Suzanne Dolan, O. P. Block, the school became a harmonious whole including classrooms, a library, three science laboratories, and two computer laboratories. This block was named in honor of Sr. Suzanne who gave many years of dedicated service to the people of Bahawalpur.

Presently, to meet the needs for adequate space for students and parents for special programmes and performances, a new auditorium is being constructed.

Because of our experienced, dedicated, and highly qualified staff, and strong visionary leadership, Dominican Convent School has three times received the Best Institute Award from the Board of Intermediate and Secondary Eduation, Bahawalpur. It is reputed as the best institution of the area, producing 100% results every year.