Cantonment Public School, Karachi

Cantonment Public School (Urdu: کینٹونمنٹ پبلک اسکول ), shortened to 'Cantt Public School', was a fee paying school located in Karachi, Pakistan. It catered for primary and secondary level education (up to matriculation or secondary school certificate) for the children of Armed Forces personnel stationed in Karachi Cantonment, primarily, but also open to civilians, in limited numbers, as well. The school motto was "Crave thy destiny and know thyself".

Cantonment Public School, Karachi
Address
Frere Street

Karachi Cantonment

Karachi

Pakistan
Coordinates24.85472°N 67.04348°E / 24.85472; 67.04348
Information
MottoCarve thy destiny and know thyself
Established1958
FounderKhawaja Saghir Ali
GenderBoys (grades KG-10); Co-educational (until the late 1960s)
Age range4-16
LanguageEnglish
Hours in school day8 Hours
Campus typeUrban
HousesWahaj, Babar
Colour(s)Steel grey/white/claret logo/blue base and yellow striped tie
SportsFootball, cricket, field hockey, volleyball, table tennis, badminton, handball
PublicationClarion, Souvenir, Sareer
Alumnioldpublicans.com
Board of educationNaval Education Board, Karachi
Name changeFederal Government Public School in 1976

Campus location

The school was located in the old center of Karachi at Frere Street, near Saddar, adjacent to the Karachi Cantonment Railway Station and to the Red Cross, Pakistan, offices.

History

The school was founded in 1958[1] with Mr Khawaja Saghir Ali as its first principal. The school carried on until 1976 under the name of Cantt Public School, Karachi and afterwards as Federal Government Public School, Karachi Cantt. Although still going, the school no longer boasts its original buildings at Frere Street.

Sports

The school had nine cricket fields, which was the most of any school in Karachi, and educated many cricketers, including Wasim Bari.[2] The School also played an important role in the popularization of field hockey in Pakistan.[3]

Alumni

There is an active Alumni forum [4] for the School

References
  1. The march of education in Karachi region. Directorate of Education. 1962. p. 149. OCLC 16502343.
  2. Heller, Richard; Oborne, Peter (2016). White on Green: A Portrait of Pakistan Cricket. Simon and Schuster. p. 185. ISBN 9781471156434.
  3. "Hockey: When we were giants (and then some) - Sport - DAWN.COM".
  4. "Old Publicans".
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