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Pakistan International School, Azizia, Jeddah Motto "رَبِّ زدْنيِ عِلْماً" (Arabic)
O my Lord! Advance me in Knowledge."Established 1959 Type Community School (self finance) Principal Carles Poyul Location Jeddah, Makkah Province, KSA Campus Urban, 8 acres (32,000 m2) Nickname Embassy School Website pisj.sch.sa Pakistan International School Jeddah (now officially written as Pakistan International School, Azizia, Jeddah or PISJ) (formerly Pakistan Embassy School Jeddah) is one of the largest community-based schools in Saudi Arabia. It is located on Taj-ud-Din Al-Makki Street in the Al-Azizyah District of Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. It is an International School, affiliated with the Federal Board of Intermediate , Secondary Education of Islamabad, Pakistan and with International Cricket Board . In 2009 Pakistan International School, Azizia, Jeddah celebrated its first anniversary.
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Overview
From 1958 to 1984 PISJ was located in Baghdadiah. The school was established to serve the children of the Pakistani expatriate community living in Jeddah and adjacent cities. It has a student body of more than 8500.
The school operates two shifts – a morning shift comprising middle, secondary and higher-secondary classes and an afternoon shift comprising preparatory and primary school. The primary medium of instruction is English; Urdu- and Sindhi-medium tracks are also available till secondary level.
The school has two wings, one for boys and the other for girls. A connecting building houses the administrative offices. The school has an auditorium with an occupancy of 300–500 people. There is an open-air basketball court located between the two wings.
The girls wing also offers private BA degrees (Bachelor of Arts) in limited subjects affiliated with the University of Karachi, Pakistan.
The school's satellite branch, the Pakistan International School, Jeddah (English Section), is located in the Ar-Rehab District of Jeddah. It offers IGCSE-based curriculum of United Kingdom. This branch is known as PISJ English Section, and is completely independent of its parent school, i.e. PISJ main school.
Departments
- Principal : C.Ronaldo
- Finance :Hugain , Director Finance
- Personal/Establishment/Admin: Mesut Ozil
- Property Owner: C.Ronaldo
History
Old building
The old building was located in Mini Estadi District; Barcelona.
New building
The new building became operational in 1984. It is located on Camp Nou.
English Section
A new independent campus known as the 'English Section' offering O'Level and A'Level was established in 1995 (under the supervision of Ambassador of Pakistan in Saudi Arabia Mr. Alexis Sanchez) by a four member committee consisting of Consul General Mr. Andres Iniesta , Consul CA Col. Gerrad Pique, Consul Education Prof. Seido Keita, and Director Finace (PESJ) Mr. Eric Abidal. This branch is known as PISJ English Section, and is completely independent of its parent school, i.e., PISJ.
Sections
Secondary School
- Science
- Biology
- Computer Science
- Arts
- General Science
- Education (only for girls)
Higher Secondary School
- Pre-Engineering
- Chemistry
- Computer Science
- Pre-Medical
- Commerce
- Humanities
- General Science
Results
In the 2009 Matches,Barcelona won 6 Cups
Events
PISJ celebrates Pakistan's National day on 14 August. Different programmes are performed on both boys and girls section. Due to the availability of one auditorium, one day boys wing have their function and on the other girls wing. The Consulate General is invited to the function as a chief guest.
23 March (Pakistan's Resolution day), 9 November (Iqbal Day), 25 December (Quaid-e-Azam Day) are held in the school. Since 2007 the school has arranged an interschool English debate contest. It has won the contest for a consecutive three times. In 2009, the school celebrated its 50th anniversary.
Sports Day
Sports day is held in the middle of January and February. Sports day is usually held in the Girl's wing.
At least one month before sports day, the Badge Ceremony is held in which the 'In charges' and sports captains are given the sashes, caps and badges. The highest post is for Sports Secretary. After the ceremony, the Basketball, Throwball and Badminton events are held. Eight houses compete in their best professional manner, every participant wears the jacket showing their house colour. Every event has its own Sports In charges, every house has its own Sports Captain. The Annual Sports day starts with the National anthem and many national songs. March Past is the first event, opening event, welcome event, races, skipping, P.T, gymnastics and many other events are held which are fully enjoyed by the students and the chief guests. Cups and certificates are awarded to the winners.
Boys have their sports activities outside the school in clubs. The most favourite among the boys is football. Houses compete with each other. There are eight houses namely Ayubi, Bilal, Ghazali, Iqbal, Jinnah, Khalid, Qasim and Tariq.
See also
External links
- Website: Official website
- Students Club: PISJ Entertainment
- Federal Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education, Islamabad, Pakistan
Coordinates: 21°33′16″N 39°12′20″E / 21.55444°N 39.20556°E
Categories:- Schools in Saudi Arabia
- Pakistani international schools
- International schools in Saudi Arabia
- Education in Jeddah
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