Sadiq Public School

Sadiq Public School
Location
Bahawalpur, Punjab,  Pakistan
Information
Motto "Do The Right, Fear No Man"
Founded March 04, 1953
Area 451 acres (1,830,000 m2)
Website http://www.sps.edu.pk

Sadiq Public School, Bahawalpur, Punjab is a boarding college-preparatory school in Pakistan. It now 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.

The curriculum includes education from KG 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 the reigning nawab Bahawalpur State on 4 March 1953 and the school started functioning on 18 January 1954.

History

When Pakistan came into being, there were only two public schools in the country namely the Aitchison College, Lahore and the Lawrence College, Ghora Ghali, Murree. The people of Baluchistan, Sind and Southern Punjab sent their children considerable distances to attend those schools.

Nawab Sadeq Mohammad Khan V and Chief Minister of Bahawalpur State saw the need for an institution which would provide the same quality of educational opportunities to the people of the Southern Punjab.

In order to accomplish this project, the Ameer of Bahawalpur State, Sadeq Mohammad Khan V allocated a sum of rupees one million and nine hundred thousand for the construction of the buildings. In addition, 2,050 acres (8.3 km2) of land was given by the nawab at a token price. The site was transformed into a spacious campus of lawns and playing fields, in the midst of which rose nine buildings ready for use. The school started its operations on January 18, 1954 when Sadeq Mohammad Khan V, inaugurated it.

Makhdoomzada Syed Hassan Mahmood, the then Chief Minister of Bahawalpur State was the main force behind the completion of this project which was completed in less than a year. The first batches of 'O' Level, Matriculation and Intermediate classes appeared in 1957, 1958, 1966 respectively.This school is rated 5 star hostel and school by Cambridge University[1] Sadiq Public School is one of the only two schools of Pakistan which are the members of The Headmasters' and Headmistresses Conference (HMC)[2]

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).

Boarding Houses

Principals

At the start the school had 37 children and seven teachers. Mr. 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. On his retirement, Mr. 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 charge 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. Maj. (R) Syed Munir Ahmad, an Old Sadiqian, took the charge as 6th Principal of Sadiq Public School Bahawalpur on Nov, 2007, after the departure of Prof. Mohammad Asif Malik to Chand Bagh School Muridke as a Principal.

Major (R) Syed Munir Ahmad had served in Shell Pakistan Limited as Country Manager before taking the office of Principal Sadiq Public School. He was the first Principal of Sadiq Public School who was also an old Sadiqian (left school in 1966). He was a Member of the Executive Committee OSA (Old Sadiqians Association) Islamabad.

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. He had served in many public schools including Aitchison College Lahore. Before taking charge of Principal Sadiq Public School Bahawalpur he was Principal at Divisional Model College Faisalabad and Divisional Public School Faisalabad.

Prof.Abdullah Shah, who at the time was serving as Vice Principal of Sadiq, was appointed Interim-Principal.

Prof. Nauman Ahmed Qureshi took charge as the 8th principal of Sadiq in July 2014. He too is an old Sadiqian and a former teacher of the school too. With the confidence of a bunch of influential students, he took over the hearts of all the students and teachers. His vision and dedication towards the school has been unprecedented. His introduction of events like Sadiq MUN Conference, an idea put up the then Head Boy Muhammad Mohkum Awaisi, and Sadiq Technothon are fairly popular and appreciated among the students.

Alumni

As of January 18, 2004, some 30 old-students of the School were sitting in the Senate, National and Provincial Assemblies.

SADIQ has provided sitting Chairman of the Senate, Gen.Mateen Ahmed (Tamgh-e-Jurat, Medal of Honour) Chief Minister of Sindh, Federal and Provincial ministers, two serving Lieutenant Generals, four serving ambassadors, bureaucrats, industrialists, scientists and two former national cricket team captains namely Rameez Raja and Waqar Younis.

In 2003 one of its students won the first prize in the English Essay Writing Competition organized by the Royal Commonwealth Society, London. Another student got the best result in A Level examination in Asia. Old students have joined the Armed Forces of Pakistan. Old-Sadiqians made contributions during the Indo-Pakistan wars. Former students embraced shahadat. Lt. Hussain Jamshed and, 2/Lt. Khalid Karak were decorated posthumously with Sitara-i-Jurrat, and 2/Lt. Farooq Afzal with Tamgha-i-Jurrat. (Statistics as of January 2004). Moreover, a few older students have also been awarded the prestigious Fulbright Scholarship by the United States Department of State for their Master's and Doctorates from various American universities. Students of Sadiq have recently conducted the first ever International Model United Nations Conference in the region. The Sadiq MUN is the largest MUN Conference in South Punjab and is run entirely by a student organization. With its inception in 2014, Mohkum Awaisi, Haider Javed and then Sakhir Ali turning a small local event into a full scale international one. The motto for Sadiq MUN represents Sadiq's contributions to the country, namely: Statesmen. Politicians. Diplomats. Our students have been winning laurels in debates, recently a team trophy was won by Sadiq at Aitchison College in All Pakistan Bilingual Declamation Contest.

Girls Section

The new campus was completed in 2004 and classes commenced in October, the same year. Separate boarding houses have been built for girls. In 2006 Salahuddin House (SDH) was converted into a hostel for girls.

Information Technology Center

An IT Centre has been established adjacent to the senior school academic block. Labs are equipped with computer workstations.

Administration

Al-Maktoum Library

Administratively, the school is governed by a Board of Governors with the Governor of the Punjab as its President. District Co-ordination Officer, Bahawalpur and Principal of the school are members of the board along with the GOC 35th Division, Bahawalpur. Six to eight Old-Sadiqians sit as members of the Board for a period of three years. The day-to-day administration is entrusted to the Principal, managed by the Executive Committee with the General Officer Commanding 35 Division as its Chairman.

Hospital

The Hospital at Sadiq is fully equipped with modern machinery and with an Ambulance with 24 hours services.

Facilities

Education

Cricket pavilion

Sports

General

Notable alumni

See also

References

  1. ↑ History and making
  2. ↑ Headmasters Conference

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