Admissions open at the leading public school of Division Bahawalpur for session 2015

HISTORY of SPS

His Highness Sir Sadiq Mohammad Khan Abbasi, the Ameer of Bahawalpur laid the foundation stone of Sadiq Pubic School on 4th March 1953; provided 450 acres of land and financed the entire construction cost. His dynamic Chief Minister, Makhdoomzada Hassan Mahmud, supervised the project.

Approximately 9 months later, on 18th January 1954, His Highness Sir Sadiq Mohammad Khan Abbasi inaugurated the School with 37 students and 7 teachers.

The initial structure consisted of the Main Academic Block, 2 Boarding Houses and 5 Staff Houses with Khan Anwar Sikandar Khan as the first Principal.

Since inception SPS has contributed to the intellectual awakening, social upbringing & economic uplift, particularly in the field of politics of this area and of Pakistan in general.

The contribution of SPS is even more significant because there was no public school between Lahore & Karachi with the exception of Aitchison College in Lahore, Ghora Gali in Murree and a couple of schools in Karachi.

SPS started as a co-educational institution.

In the next two years, one swimming pool, a hospital and 12 staff houses were built by the Public Works Department.

Today we have 4 academic blocks, 5 boarding houses, over 2000 students, 130 teachers, 61 staff bungalows, 100 staff quarters, 2 swimming pools, a library, a squash court, a gymnasium, a riding club, an IT Centre, an amphitheatre and a School for the children of lower staff.

The first batches in public examinations appeared, for Senior Cambridge in 1957, Matriculation in 1958, Intermediate in 1966 and A Level in 1994.

In 1966 the admission facility for the girls was withdrawn.

However, after a gap of some 40 years, a separate Girls Section started in May 2003 with 9 girls; has risen to 600 girls with 100 in the hostel commissioned August 2006.

The new academic block for girls, donated by H.H. the ruler of Abu Dhabi / President of UAE, was completed on 25th July 2008 and the girls (class 6 to 12) were shifted into it on 6th October 2008.

Principals of the school:

1	Khan Anwar Sikandar Khan January 1954- March 1972		2	Abu Zaffar Haneef March 1972- August 1978
3	Col. (R) Zahoor-ul-Haq January 1979 – February1990		4	Agha Khalil Ahmad March1990 – December 2001
5	Prof. Muhammad Asif Malik Sept 2002-Nov 2007		6	Maj. Syed Munir Ahmad (R) November 2007- August 2012
7	Prof. Saleem Raza Chaudhry August 2012 – June 2013		8	Prof. Nauman Ahmad Qureshi Jul 2014 – to date

A birds eye view of the school:

1.	Founded	March 4, 1953
2.	Inaugurated	January 18, 1954
3.	Total Area	451 Acres  [451- A 1K – 16M]
4.	Started with	37 Students 7 Teachers
5.	Present Strength	2045 Students Boys : 1413 Girls : 632
6.	Boarders	Boys : 420 Girls : 100
7.	Teaching Staff	144 (Male 72, Female 72)
8.	Total Annual Budget	304 million
9.	Classes/Courses Offered	KG – A Level – Intermediate
10.	Subjects
a)	O/A Level: English, Islamiyat, Pakistan Studies, Urdu, Maths, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Add. Maths, Computer Studies, Economics, Accounting and Business Studies.
b)	H.S.S.C.: Pre-Engg., Pre-Medical, General Science and Humanities.
11.	Religious Consolidation
a)	Compulsory prayers primary level onwards
b)	Nazira of Holy Quran – Junior School
12.	Co-Curricular Activity Offered
	Literary, Debates & Performing Arts
13.	Extra Curricular Activities Offered
	Cricket, Football, Hockey, Athletics, Swimming, Basketball, Tennis, Squash, Badminton, Gymnastics, Ridding.

Overview

All the year round in all classes subject to the availability of seats students are admitted so that they may benefit adequately by quality education at Sadiq Public School, whenever they decides. All those boys who fulfil the School requirements like admission tests and interviews are selected.

FEE and ADMISSION FORM are available in form download section, which should be printed and carefully filled in, giving correct information. Three passport size photographs and a photocopy of birth certificate must be attached. Incomplete forms will not be processed.

Admissions are open to all boys with the following reservations:

1. Each section has a maximum of 30 boys
2. Boys/Girls must be of good conduct and behaviour and will be accepted on the understanding that the first Term will be probationary one and that they will be required to leave the School any time, if the Principal is of the opinion that their attitude, progress or conduct is unsatisfactory.
3. Boys/Girls coming from other schools are required to take an admission test in English, Urdu and Mathematics and obtain at least 50% marks.
4. Transfer Certificate from the School last attended must be submitted at the time of Admission.
5. No boy/ girl suffering from any contagious or communicable disease will be admitted unless he is certified medically fit by the School Resident Medical Officer.
6. Candidates selected for admission are required to join within a period of ten days.
7. Federal Government nominees will be admitted as per laid down quotas and conditions.
8. All other things being equal, priority for admissions shall be given as under:-

• Boarders
• Children/brothers of bonafide Sadiqians
• Children of overseas Pakistanis
• General

The number of children in each class and in each House is strictly limited. Parents are advised to get the names of their children registered well in advance by depositing a non-refundable fee of Rs. 500/-. On receipt of the application form, complete in all respects, accompanied by the Registration Fee, a boy/girl name will be placed on the waiting list and vacancy will be offered as and when it becomes available.

Admission Policy

Admission will be offered purely on merit; academics plus interview of the candidate along with parents/guardian, subject to medical clearance by the school SMO against the seats available.

1. The number of students in each Class / House will restrict to the prescribed limit.
2. Subject to availability of seats, the admission to various classes shell be made on the basis of following criteria:

(a) Classes K0 to S2/C2: On the basis of School admission test based on the general syllabus of class last promoted from, in the subjects listed below. the minimum pass marks would be 50% in each subject.

K0-P7               Eng, Urdu, Maths
C1/S1               Eng, Urdu, Maths, Gen. Sc.
C2/S2               Eng, Urdu, Maths, Phy, Chem, Bio / Comp. St

(b) Classes Intermediate (I1): on the basis of Matric / O-Level results with minimum requirement as under:

Group	Matric	O-Level
Pre-Medical Pre-Engineering General Science Phy, Maths, Computer Sc.	65%	65% (Eng + 7 Sub)
Eco, Stat, Computer Sc. Maths*,Stat,Computer Sc. *(at least 60% marks in Maths)	60%	60% (Eng + 7 Sub)

(c) Classes A-Level (H1): on the basis of O-Level results with minimum requirement as under:

     Eight subjects including English with minimum 3 As and ‘C’ Grade in the subjects opted.

(3) No student will be admitted in final / outgoing classes i.e. S3, C3,I2, & H2. However, the cases of outstanding students may be considered on case-to-case basis.

(4) Federal Government nominees will be admitted as per laid down quotas and conditions.

(5) No student suffering from any contagious or communicable disease will be admitted unless declared medically fit by the School Senior Medical Officer.

Promotion Policy

1. K0 to S1 & C-2 Sections
(a) Minimum pass marks 50% in all subjects for all classes.
(b) The student who fails in any two subjects, except English, would be promoted if his marks in those subjects are not below 35%. if a student fails in English, minimum 40% marks would be required  for promotion. This concession will not be applicable if a student fails in more than two subjects.

2. H 1
The entry of the student failing in any subject out of three compulsory may be withheld.

3. Pre-Board S2/S3
The entry of the student failing in any two subjects may be withheld unless he/she secures minimum 40% in each of those subjects.

4. Send-up
(a) For C3, the entry of a student who does not pass in at least eight subjects, including English, shall not be sent as a regular candidate.
(b) For H2, the entry of a student, who does not pass in at least three major subjects, shall only be sent for those subjects in which he clears in the send-up examination.
(c) In case I1 and I2 the admission, to Board, of the candidate, failing in any subject shall be withheld. However, the admission would be sent as a regular student provided he fails in one subject and the marks in that subject are not below 40%. This concession will not be applicable if a student fails in more than one subject.

Remedial / Extra coaching policy

1. Extra coaching for Borders getting less than 40% marks shall be compulsory.
2. Other students may get extra coaching by filling in the forms.
3. Class sizes are to be limited to 8 – 10 students.
4. Classes shell be five days, Monday – Friday, of 40 minutes duration/period.