Pakistan International School Jeddah
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| Pakistan International School, Azizia, Jeddah | |
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| Motto | "رَبِّ زدْنيِ عِلْماً" (Arabic) O my Lord! Advance me in Knowledge." |
| Established | 1959 |
| Type | Community School (self finance) |
| Principal | Ashfaq Mahmood |
| 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 and University of Karachi . In 2009 Pakistan International School, Azizia, Jeddah celebrated its 50th anniversary.
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[edit] Overview
From 1959 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 outdoor 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.
[edit] Departments
- Principal : Ashfaq Mahmood
[edit] History
[edit] Old building
The old building was located in Al-Baghdadia District; Jeddah.
[edit] New building
The new building became operational in 1984. It is located in Al-Aziziyah District, Jeddah.
[edit] 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. Umer Khan Alisherzai). This branch is known as PISJ English Section, and is completely independent of its parent school, i.e., PISJ.
[edit] 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 also celebrated 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.
[edit] 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 cricket.
There are Houses too on both Boys and Girls side which compete with each other. The school arranges both Inter School and Inter House competitions. There are eight houses on Boys side each having its own unique colour and named after great people from the history of Islam and Pakistan. They are:
| House | Colour | Named After |
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| Ayyubi House | Maroon | Salahuddin Al Ayyubi |
| Bilal House | Silver | Hazrat Bilal ibn Rabah al-Habashi |
| Ghazali House | Brown | Imam Ghazali |
| Iqbal House | Orange | Allama Muhammad Iqbal |
| Jinnah House | Purple | Muhammad Ali Jinnah |
| Khalid House | Green | Khalid ibn al-Walid |
| Qasim House | Red | Muhammad bin Qasim |
| Tariq House | Yellow | Tariq ibn Ziyad |
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- Website: Official website
- Students Club: PISJ Entertainment
- FBISE: Federal Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education, Islamabad, Pakistan
- Panoramio Group: Pakistan International School Jeddah
Coordinates: 21°33′16″N 39°12′20″E / 21.55444°N 39.20556°E
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