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Myer's College Location Chakwal, Punjab, Pakistan Information Motto "Dare to Know" Established April 19, 1999 Principal Ms. Naureen Bahadur Website http://www.myers.edu.pk/ Myer's College is a university-preparatory school located at Chakwal, Punjab, in Pakistan. The college is affiliated with Cambridge International Examinations(PK 035:Myer's College) and offers Cambridge O-Level and A-level qualifications.
Myer's College is patterned after English public schools and owns over 100 acres (0.40 km2) of land at Balkassar-Motorway Interchange near Chakwal. Classes are held at Kot Sarfraz Khan campus close to the Central Chakwal city.
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History
Myer's College was established on April 19, 1999, when classes were started in the colonial style historic bunglow built by Raja Muhammed Sarfraz Khan (Late), a philanthropist and politician. It was founded by his grandson, Raja Yassir H. Sarfraz, and was named after a Rajput prince, Raja Mair, the first settler in this area and ancestor of the Mair-Minhas tribe, an offshoot of the Jamwal Dogra Rajputs.
The opening ceremony of the college was held on 18 November 2000 and Amir of Bahawalpur, His Royal Highness Nawab Salahudin Abbasi was the chief guest.
Organization
Myer's College is divided into five schools:
- Pre-School (Montessori-Prep)
- Junior School (Grade 1-4)
- Preparatory School (Grade 5-7)
- Senior School (Grade 8-11)
- College (Grade 12-13)
Each school's students are divided among houses. The houses promote inter-house competitions and mentorship opportunities. The five houses are:
- Khan Sarfraz
- General Akbar
- Ch. Chaku
- Raja Aurangzeb
- Rashid Minhas
The Senior school offers School Certificate/O-level in affiliation with Cambridge International Examinations and the college offers Higher School Certificate/A-level (for grades 12-13). Myer's College is affiliated with Aga Khan Examination board and its college section is now offering Intermediate Level pre-medical classes.
Top students in Cambridge O Level examinations
Its first candidate appeared in 2005.
- 2005 Palwasha Babur (8 A's Cambridge O-Levels)
- 2006 Rabia Liaqat (5 A's, 3 B's Cambridge O'Levels)
- 2006 Shaheer Shahid (5 A's, 3 B's Cambridge O 'Levels)
- 2007 Syed Ali Hussain(6 A's, 1B Cambridge O'Levels)
- 2007 Hassan Sarfaraz( 6 A's Cambridge O'Levels)
- 2008 Memoona Fatima Khan (8 A's Cambridge O'Levels)
- 2008 Beenish Fatima (7 A's 1B Cambridge O'Levels)
- 2008 Amber Husnain (6 A's, 2B's Cambridge O'Levels)
- 2008 Khawaja Zainulabdin(6 A's, 2B's Cambridge O'Levels)
- 2008 Madiha Anwar Muhammad (6 A's, 2 B's Cambridge O'Levels)
External links
Categories:- Schools in Punjab (Pakistan)
- Pakistani school stubs
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