Army Public School Peshawar
| Army Public School and College | |
|---|---|
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 Army Public School Auditorium, Peshawar "I shall rise and shine" | |
| Location | |
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Warsak Rd, Peshawar Pakistan | |
| Information | |
| Opened | 1992 |
| School board | SSC, HSSC and GCE |
| Pupils | APSACIANS |
| Medium of language | English Medium |
| Schedule | Day school |
| Campus type | Boys and girls |
| Houses |
Unity Discipline Faith Tolerance |
Army Public School and College (Urdu: آرمی پبلک سکول اور کالج) is an English Medium school in the Pakistani city of Peshawar. It is one of the 146 school campuses established and managed by the Pakistani Army's Army Public Schools & Colleges System.
It was established in 1992, and its student body grew within a two year span after its founding. It became a part of APSACS in 1994.[1]
Location
The school is located on Warsak Road in Peshawar.[2]
Grades
The school enrolls students from Grades 5 to Grades 12.
Activities
The school offers sports, debate, and journalism. In 2014 The Daily Mail wrote that the extracurricular programmes are popular with students.[1]
Attack
The school was attacked by Taliban terrorists on 16 December 2014. The attack killed more than 140 people including about 132 children.[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Thornhill, Ted, Imtiaz Hussain, Aamir Iqbal, Aoun Sahi, and David Williams. "Was Pakistan school massacre in revenge for Malala's Nobel Prize? Children forced to watch their teacher being burned alive as Taliban murder 132 children." The Daily Mail. 16 December 2014. Updated 17 December 2014. Retrieved on 20 December 2014.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "141 people, mostly students killed by Taliban in Pakistan army school seizure". Russia Today. 16 December 2014. Retrieved 16 December 2014.
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