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Army Public Schools & Colleges System
APSACS
Location
Punjab, Sindh, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Balochistan, Northern Areas, Gilgit
Information
School typeArmy School; semi-private, preparatory
Motto"I shall rise and shine!"
Opened1975
School boardFBISE, CIE and Edexcel.
Teaching staff18,462
Years offered3-4 to 18-19
GenderMixed with separate sections for males and females in most schools.
Number of students301,855
Average class size30
Education systemSSC, HSSC and GCE
Classes offeredO and AS/A level, Matriculation, Intermediate
LanguageEnglish-medium education
ScheduleAbout 6 hours (7.30 am to 1.30 pm) in summer and (8.00 am to 2.00 pm) in winter
Houses  Faith
  Unity
  Discipline
  Tolerance
AlumniApsacian
Directors APSACS1.Brigadier (R) Ramzan [Director] 2. Brigadier. (R) Tahir Ali Syed [Regional Director X Corps]
Branches230.
Websiteapsacssectt.edu.pk

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

History

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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]

Disaster

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On 16 December 2014, six gunmen affiliated with the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) conducted a terrorist attack on one of the Army Public School in the northwestern Pakistani city of Peshawar . Several students were killed and injured in the incident. The incident is popularly known as 2014 Peshawar school massacre.

List of regions

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  • 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

Notable alumni

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Faculty

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  • 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

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References

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  1. ^ "APSACS Locations across Pakistan". www.apsacssectt.edu.pk. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
  2. ^ "APSACS Organization". www.apsacssectt.edu.pk. Archived from the original on 30 August 2018. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
  3. ^ a b c "Pakistanis Question Perks of Power". Washington Post.
  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. ^ Warner, Frank. "L. Macungie woman loses sister on Pakistan's 'darkest day'". mcall.com. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
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