Army_Public_College_Kakul_Campus

Army Public Schools & Colleges System

Army Public Schools & Colleges System

Preparatory school

Army Public Schools & Colleges System (APSACS) is a school system operated by the Pakistani Army with over 230 branches. APSAC System operates in 18 regions across Pakistan, with supervision by 18 regional directors.[1] They are sub-divided into 18 regions.[2] APSACS Secretariat serves as central unifying body, which controls technical aspects of the system. It is one of the largest educational systems of Pakistan

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History

Army Public School was founded by Pakistan Army to provide quality education to the children of Pakistan Army personnel.[3] The schools are well-equipped with labs, at par with any American suburban school.[3] The students can opt for O Levels examination system, a British qualification, or a local qualification.[3]

List of regions

  • Joint Staff (JS) region: 1 school
  • Rawalpindi I (QMG) region: 3 schools
  • Rawalpindi II (E in C) region: 6 schools
  • Rawalpindi III (X Corps) region: 40 (estimate) schools (largest region) | Regional Director is Brigadier (R) Tahir Ali Syed SI (Military)
  • Mangla region: 5 schools
  • Multan region: 7 schools
  • Lahore region:15 schools
  • Karachi region: 19 schools
  • Peshawar region: 19 schools
  • Quetta region:14 schools
  • Gujranwala region: 15 schools
  • Bahawalpur region: 10 schools
  • Rawalpindi IV (AAD) region:13 schools
  • Rawalpindi V (ISI) region: 6 schools
  • Rawalpindi VI (GHQ) region: 7 schools
  • Nowshera/Attock region: 7 schools
  • Abbottabad region: 3 schools
  • Cherat region: 6 schools

Faculty

  • Umera Ahmed - a former teacher at Army Public College, Sialkot's Cambridge wing, known for her critically acclaimed works, including Pir-e-Kamil, Meri Zaat Zarra-e-Benishan, Shehr-e-Zaat, Zindagi Gulzar Hai
  • Tahira Qazi - Principal of APS&C for Boys Peshawar from 2006 to 2014, and associated with APSACS since 1994, she was killed along with 140+ others by the Taliban while rescuing her school children, in the Peshawar School Attack, in 2014 on 16 December.[4][5]
  • Saeed Rashid PP - writer, teacher and historian, was the Principal of Army Public School Jhelum and Mangla Cantt from 1990 to 1994.

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "APSACS Locations across Pakistan". www.apsacssectt.edu.pk. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
  2. [2]
    "APSACS Organization". www.apsacssectt.edu.pk. Archived from the original on 30 August 2018. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
  3. [3]
    "Pakistanis Question Perks of Power". Washington Post.
  4. [4]
    Tribune.com.pk (4 March 2015). "APS principal refused to leave school until the last child was rescued". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
  5. [5]
    Warner, Frank. "L. Macungie woman loses sister on Pakistan's 'darkest day'". mcall.com. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
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