Army Public Schools & Colleges System

Army Public Schools & Colleges System (APSACS) is a school system operated by Pakistan Army. 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. In the 18 regions of APSACS, X Corps (Pakistan) Region is the largest in terms of schools & colleges. There are about 40 APS&Cs Under X Corps (Pakistan) Region. Brigadier General (R) Tahir Ali Syed Sitara-i-Imtiaz (Military) Is Serving as Regional Director of X Corps (Pakistan) Region.

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 staff20,974
Years offered3-4 to 18-19
GenderMixed with separate sections for males and females in most schools.
Number of students265,446
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
Regions18
Branches217
Websiteapsacssectt.edu.pk

History

Army Public School were founded by Pakistan Army to provide quality education to the children of Pakistan Army personnels.[3] The schools are well-equipped with labs, at par with any American subsurban school.[3] The students can opt for O Levels examination system, a British qualification, or local qualification.[3]

List of regions
  • 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 (estimately) 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
  • Abbotabad region: 3 schools
  • Cherat region: 6 schools

Faculty
  • Umera Ahmed - 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. Director & Regional Director of the system:
  • 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, 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.
  • Tahir Ali Syed - Brigadier General (R) Tahir Ali Syed Sitara-i-Imtiaz (Military) is Regional Director of X Corps (Rawalpindi Corps) also known as RD Of X Corps (Pakistan). X Corps (Pakistan) or Rawalpindi Corps Region is the Biggest Region of APSACS. The Region Controls 37x APSACS Schools & Colleges which are registered with APSACS Secretariat. It also controls other APSACS Which are not registered with APSACS Secretariat. Tahir Ali Syed is serving at this post for almost three years from 2020.

See also

References
  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. "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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