sadiq public school bahawalpur

 The Sadiq Public School (SPS) is a college-preparatory boarding school located in Bahawalpur, Punjab, Pakistan. It also takes day pupils. It is one of the largest schools in Pakistan and its area of 451 acres (1.83 km2) makes it both the largest in the country and in continental Asia.[1][2]

The curriculum includes education from KG[3] to O-level and A-level as well as local board Matriculation/Intermediate. The school has over 1400 boys and 600 girls supported by a staff of about 135.

The foundation stone of the school was laid by Nawab Sadeq Mohammad Khan V on 4 March 1953 and the school started functioning on 18 January 1954.[4][5]

Organization and curriculum

Pupils in each school are divided into houses. Houses promote inter-house competitions and mentorship opportunities.

The Senior school offer four types of diplomas/certifications. One branch is School Certificate/O-level (for grades 9–10) and the Higher Secondary School Certificate/A-level (for grades 11–12).

The other two types are Secondary School Certificate or Matriculation (for grades 9–10) and Higher Secondary School Certificate or Intermediate (for grades 11–12).

List of houses

Kamal Pasha House-East Wing - Nursery to Grade 2 - (Junior School)

Kamal Pasha House-West Wing - Grades 3 to 5 - (Junior School)

Alamgir House-North & South Wings - Grades 6 to 8 - (Preparatory School)

Salahuddin House - Senior School Girls all grades 0–12 - (Senior School)

Mehmood House - Grades 9,10,11 & 12 - (Senior School)

Abbas House - Grades 9,10,11 & 12 - (Senior school)

Babar House - Grades KO1 to 5 - (Junior School)

Khalid House - Grades K01 to 5 - (Junior School)

Farid house - Grades 6,7,8 - ( preparatory school)

Shehbaz House - Grades 6,7,8 - ( preparatory school)

Iqbal house - Grades 9,10,11 and 12 - (Senior School)

Jinnah House - Grades 9,10,11 and 12 - (Senior House)

Anwar Sikander House

Principals

At the start the school had 37 children and seven teachers. Khan Anwar Sikandar Khan was Principal for over 18 years. For his services in the field of education he was decorated with Sitara-i-Khidmat.[citation needed] On his retirement, Abu Zafar Haneef who was the vice-principal took over, in March 1972.

The next two principals were Col (Retd) Zahoor ul Haq from 1977 to 1990 and Sqn Ldr. (Retd.) Agha Khalil Ahmad from 1990 to 2001.

Prof. Mohammad Asif Malik took over as Principal in September 2002. He is a recipient of the President's Award of Pride of Performance for services in the field of education.[citation needed]

Maj. (R) Syed Munir Ahmad, an Old Sadiqian, took the charge as 6th Principal of Sadiq Public School Bahawalpur in November 2007, after the departure of Prof. Mohammad Asif Malik. He was the first Principal of Sadiq Public School who was also an old Sadiqian (left school in 1966).

Prof. Dr.Saleem Raza Chaudhry took charge as 7th Principal of Sadiq Public School on the orders of Governor Punjab Sardar Latif Khosa in August 2012.

Prof. Abdullah Shah, who at the time was serving as vice-principal of Sadiq, was appointed interim-principal. The school went through a difficult period during his supervision because of the decision to increase fees (this was reversed in a lawsuit filed by parents) and there were reports of conflicts with faculty and staff members. Allegedly due to political reasons, several office holding staff members were swapped or replaced.

Prof. Nauman Ahmed Qureshi took charge as the 8th principal of Sadiq in July 2014.

In June 2017, Mian Muhammad Ahmed, the sitting vice-principal of the School, took charge as the acting principal.

In May 2019, Governor of Pujab, Chaudhry Mohammad Sarwar commissioned Peter Giddens, a New Zealander, as the principal of the institute.[citation needed]

Girls Section

In 1966 the admission of girls was stopped. A separate Girls' Section started in May 2003 with 9 girls and has since grown to more than 700 girls with more than 100 boarders commissioned August 2006. The new academic building for girls, donated by H.H. the Ruler of Abu Dhabi and President of UAE, was completed on July 25th, 2008 for girls classes (Class 6 to 12). Lessons for girls in the new building began on October 6th, 2008.