Chand Bagh School Muridke

The Chand Bagh School is one of the largest and most expensive schools in Pakistan. It is a fully residential boarding school located around 40 km (25 miles) from the city of Lahore on the Muridke-Sheikhupura road. The school is the first project of the Chand Bagh Foundation (incorporating the Doon School Society of Pakistan). It is a private all boys educational institution run on a non-profit basis.

The school is regarded as one of the premier preparatory schools in Pakistan and offers students sports and extracurricular activities; regularly competing against similar schools across Pakistan and touring its sister school Doon School in India. [ [http://www.dosco.org/news/2005/11/ Dosco.org ] ]

The Chand Bagh School is spread over an area of 460 acres (including the surrounding convert|270|acre|km2 of Chand Bagh Farms). The school is situated on the Sheikhupura-Muridke Road; accessible from the motorway or the G.T. Road. [ [http://www.chandbagh.edu.pk/ Chand Bagh School - Home Page ] ]

The founding father Lt. Gen Ghulam Jilani Khan and 10 other trustees, all graduates of Doon School (Dehra Doon, India) set up the school. Their efforts culminated in the establishment of the first project of the Chand Bagh Foundation, the Chand Bagh School in 1998, opening its doors to 60 students.

In 2006, work on the buildings and infrastructure was completed and in 2007 the school reached a strength of 600 students. The school has sports grounds, fruit farms, lawns, a swimming pool, a landscaped lake and an open air theatre. [ [http://www.dosco.org/pages/info_features/pressroom/press120.htm Doon Online - Chandbagh School - The Beginning ] ]

History

The genesis of the Chand Bagh School goes back to 1935-36 when the Doon School in Dehra Doon, India opened its doors and a number of boys of what was then British India joined this school. Dehra Doon itself was well situated with the Sivalik Hills in the south, Himalayas in the north and in the east and the Jumna and the Ganges valley on the west. At the time, the Headmaster was an Englishman named Arthur Edward Foot who came from a talented family that had socialistic leanings. As the founder Head Master, he laid the basis of what the Doon school is today. It is believed that Arthur Foot probably modelled Dera Doon on public schools in England at the time as he himself had been associated with Winchester. An important ingredient in developing the intellect, character and physique of the boys was the concept of "socially useful productive labour". Up till that time, this concept had never been used in any school in British India.

In 1985 on the 50th anniversary of the school, a number of Old Boys in Pakistan of the Doon better known as DOSCOS were invited and subsequently went over to India to participate in the 50th anniversary celebrations. Later, in a discussion between the returning Old Boys and the late Gen. Jilani (a Doon school Old Boy who was Governor of Punjab at the time), a consensus was reached that they would try and set-up a similar institution in Pakistan. Although this was not the first attempt, it was the one that was eventually successful.

Headmasters

Mr. Andrew Maclehose (1998-2001)

He holds degrees from the universities of Oxford (Politics, Philosophy and Psychology), London, and Wales. He has served as a teacher, IB Co-ordinator, Principal, or Headmaster at schools in seven countries (including Geelong Grammar School, International School of Geneva, Chand Bagh School and four of the United World Colleges: Wales, USA, Italy and Singapore). He has given lectures and workshops in 20 others and organised IB conferences and summer schools for students and teachers. He was responsible for the introduction of the International Baccalaureate program into two large schools, and has often been invited by schools to consult on the introduction or management of early years of the IB. He has set up substantial social service projects in Pakistan, Kenya and the former Yugoslavia to name but a few. He was a competitive rower and is still active in long distance cycling, canoeing and hiking. [http://www.sji-international.com.sg/staff.htm]

Mr. Bernard C. Biggs (2001-2002)

Also a former Principal of Karachi Grammar School.

Mr. Saleem A. Kashmiri (2002-2007)

Also a former Headmaster of Aitchison College Lahore.

Muhammad Asif Malik Principal Chand Bagh School (2007-Present)

Also a former Principal of Sadiq Public School Bahawalpur.

Former Principal of Lawrence College Ghora Gali.

Awarded "Pride of Performance" Award in Education.

Academics

Chand Bagh's schooling system provides education from classes 6 to 13 (i.e. ages 11 to 20). The curriculum is geared towards preparing students for the University of Cambridge GCE Ordinary Level, Advanced Subsidiary Level, and Advanced Level examinations.

At A-Level, the school offers the follwing subjects:

* General Paper
* Biology
* Physics
* Chemistry
* Urdu
* Business Studies
* Computing
* Maths
* Accounting
* Economics
* Law

Alumini

Studied/Studing at some prominent universities worldwide
* Mohammad Shahid [ University of Warwick ]
* Rameez Raza [ University College London ]
* Samiullah Khan Janjua [ Monash University ]
* Sardar Hamza Shafqat [ University of Bristol ]
* Talha Ahmed [ University College London ]
* Usman Riaz Malik [ University of Chicago ]
* Yusuf Abdullah [ London School of Economics ]
* Zeeshan Rabi Khan [ University of Pennsylvania ]
* Zoha Sirhindi [ Cornell University ]

Studied/Studing at some prominent universities in Pakistan
* Bilal Naeem [ Lahore University of Management and Sciences ]
* Hafiz Abdur-Rehman [ Agha Khan University ]
* Hassam Ahmad Cheema [ Agha Khan University ]
* Mubeen Sultan Cheema [ Agha Khan University ]
* Saad Shehzad [ Lahore University of Management and Sciences ]
* Salman Sohail [ Lahore University of Management and Sciences ]
* Sardar Ahmar Yar Khan [ Ghulam Ishaq Khan University ]
* Talha Shehzad [ Lahore University of Management and Sciences ]
* Umair Khan [ Lahore University of Management and Sciences ]
* Yusuf Ahmad [ Ghulam Ishaq Khan University ]
* Zohaib Raza [ Lahore University of Management and Sciences ]

Boarding houses

* AJ House
* Saigol House
* Mehran House
* Sanober House
* Abaseen House
* ZH House
* Qarshi House
* Ghani House

Facilities

Education

*Boarding Houses
*Science Labs
*Computer Labs
*Libraries
*Drama Societies (English/Urdu)
*Debating Societies (English/Urdu)
*Music Society
*Arts Society
*Newsletter society

Sports

*Swimming Pools
*Squash Courts
*Tennis Courts
*Badminton Courts
*Basket Ball Courts
*Volleyball Courts
*Cricket Grounds
*Hockey Grounds
*Football Grounds
*Sports Fields
*Coaches and training accessories for all sports
*Table Tennis tables in all Houses

General

*Houses for faculty and staff
*Auditorium
*Mosque
*Hospital (with ambulance service)
*Internal Telephone Exchange System
*Canteen "(General Store, Tailor Shop, Shoe Store, Barber Shop, Post Office, Ice-Cream Parlor, Bakery, Fruit Shop)"

Gallery

See also

* Aitchison College
* Doon School

References