Pakistan Urdu School

Pakistan Urdu School
Location
Bahrain Isa Town, Bahrain
Bahrain
Information
Type Private
Motto Enter to learn & leave to serve.
Established 1956[1]
School district Isa Town
Staff 233
Number of students 1923
Website http://pus-bh.webs.com/

Pakistan Urdu School is a private institution functioning in Isa Town, Bahrain. The school was founded in 1901[1] by Bahraini and Pakistani trustees as an alternative English Medium School for the Pakistani community in Bahrain. The school was seen as an alternative for the embassy-backed Pakistani Christian School.

The majority of students are Pakistani nationals.

History

The Pakistan Urdu School was established in 1956 and is managed by its Board of Trustees. The medium of instruction is [2] for all classes.

In March 1956, the first Urdu School for the students of Indo-Pak origin was established in the Gulf. The school owes its existence to Mr. Ashraf S. Mohammadi, Mrs. Saleha Raheem, Mr. Haji Asghar Ali, Mr. Abdul Rasool Malik, Mr. Sayed Akber Ali, Dr. Mehitapwala and those in business and commercial community in Bahrain who provided monetary support in establishing the school.

The present strength of the school is over 2000 students and 200 staff members. This institution not only emphasizes on academic excellence but also on co-curricular and extracurricular activities. The School has a team of dedicated teachers under the supervision of the school management and able guidance of the Board of Trustees. The school emphasizes on academic grooming and moral upbringing of the students. The school has separate classes for boys and girls. The school caters to the educational needs of all nationalities. It has 64.10 % Pakistani nationals, 30.22 % Bahrainis and 5.68 % students of other nationalities (Malaysian, Jordanian, Egyptian, Sri Lankan etc.)

All these attributes make Pakistan Urdu School an ideal institution, an institution committed to the noble cause of imparting quality education on a non-profit basis and any surplus earned are reinvested on various developments of the school facilities.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 The Echo, Pakistan Urdu School Bahrain 2000, pg 49.
  2. ↑ English

Coordinates: 26°09′36″N 50°32′56″E / 26.1599°N 50.5490°E / 26.1599; 50.5490

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