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'''Abbottabad Public School''' ('''APS'''), formerly '''Railway Public School''' and '''Abbottabad Public School and College''', is a [[Public school (government funded)|public]], all boys, [[boarding school|boarding]] school for 7th to 12th grade students, located in [[Abbottabad]], [[Pakistan]].<ref>[http://www.aps.edu.pk/ Abbottabad Public School]</ref> APS follows the philosophy of the [[United Kingdom|British]] boarding schools where academic rigour is balanced with a disciplined boarding life with activities ranging from intramural sports to debating and cultural events. Abbottabad Public School is located at an altitude of about 4500 feet.<ref name=glassdoor>{{cite web|title=Abbottabad Public School|url=http://www.aps.edu.pk|publisher=aps.edu.pk|accessdate=27 September 2013}}</ref><ref name=satsig>{{cite web|title=Latitude and Longitude|url=http://www.satsig.net/maps/lat-long-finder.htm|publisher=aps.edu.pk|accessdate=27 September 2013}}</ref><ref name=ov>{{cite web|title=Abbottabad Public School Video {{!}} School Activities, Sports & Lectures |url=http://www.aps.edu.pk/abbottabad-public-school-9202a8c04000641f8000000000cd8e87 |publisher=aps.edu.pk |accessdate=27 September 2013 }}{{dead link|date=June 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref name=hazara>{{cite web|title=Abbottabad Public School |url=http://aps.edu.pk/2010/03/abbottabad-public-school.html |publisher=valleyofhazara.blogspot.com |accessdate=27 September 2013 }}{{dead link|date=June 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> |
'''Abbottabad Public School''' ('''APS'''), formerly '''Railway Public School''' and '''Abbottabad Public School and College''', is a [[Public school (government funded)|public]], all boys, [[boarding school|boarding]] school for 7th to 12th grade students, located in [[Abbottabad]], [[Pakistan]].<ref>[http://www.aps.edu.pk/ Abbottabad Public School]</ref> APS follows the philosophy of the [[United Kingdom|British]] boarding schools where academic rigour is balanced with a disciplined boarding life with activities ranging from intramural sports to debating and cultural events. Abbottabad Public School is located at an altitude of about 4500 feet.<ref name=glassdoor>{{cite web|title=Abbottabad Public School|url=http://www.aps.edu.pk|publisher=aps.edu.pk|accessdate=27 September 2013}}</ref><ref name=satsig>{{cite web|title=Latitude and Longitude|url=http://www.satsig.net/maps/lat-long-finder.htm|publisher=aps.edu.pk|accessdate=27 September 2013|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131001152738/http://www.satsig.net/maps/lat-long-finder.htm|archivedate=1 October 2013|df=}}</ref><ref name=ov>{{cite web|title=Abbottabad Public School Video {{!}} School Activities, Sports & Lectures |url=http://www.aps.edu.pk/abbottabad-public-school-9202a8c04000641f8000000000cd8e87 |publisher=aps.edu.pk |accessdate=27 September 2013 }}{{dead link|date=June 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref name=hazara>{{cite web|title=Abbottabad Public School |url=http://aps.edu.pk/2010/03/abbottabad-public-school.html |publisher=valleyofhazara.blogspot.com |accessdate=27 September 2013 }}{{dead link|date=June 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> |
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| Abbottabad Public School | |
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| Location | |
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| Coordinates | 34°13′33″N 73°14′29″E / 34.2257°N 73.2415°E |
| Information | |
| Type | Semi Government School |
| Motto | "Character is Destiny" (English), "Simiae sunt" (Latin) |
| Established | 1961 |
| Founder | H.Catchpole |
| Principal | Brig (r) Dr Muhammad Javed |
| Faculty | Science |
| Enrollment | Over 120 enrollment per year |
| Campus | Liaqat House , Iqbal House , Jinnah House , Sir Syed House , Nishtar House , Sardar Bahadur House , Sultan Tipu House , Rehman House |
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| Nickname | APS |
| Website | www |
Abbottabad Public School (APS), formerly Railway Public School and Abbottabad Public School and College, is a public, all boys, boarding school for 7th to 12th grade students, located in Abbottabad, Pakistan.[1] APS follows the philosophy of the British boarding schools where academic rigour is balanced with a disciplined boarding life with activities ranging from intramural sports to debating and cultural events. Abbottabad Public School is located at an altitude of about 4500 feet.[2][3][4][5]
History
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In 1957, Pakistan Railways opened up a school outside Abbottabad on official railway land 'donated' by Sardar Bahadur Khan,[citation needed] brother of General (self-proclaimed Field Marshal) Ayub Khan from Haripur, Hazara. who later became the President of Pakistan. The school was called Railway Public School. After two years it was closed and then after a gap of one year, in April 1961, the school was renamed as Abbottabad Public School.
In 1986, Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq, the then President, renamed the institution as Abbottabad Public School. The school Board of Governors, in its meeting on July 20, 2002, deleted the words “and College” and gave the institute its original name Abbottabad Public School. It is popularly known as APS and its alumni as Abbottonians. Abbottabad Public School had the word "College" attached to it sometime in the 90's. The founding Principal was M. A. Rahman.
The main campus is 10 km outside Abbottabad on the road (Mansehra Road) that eventually becomes Karakoram Highway. It covers an area of about 55 acres (220,000 m2). The school is surrounded by deep natural ravine in almost a U-shape. The only non-crevice side faces a high mountain. The Karakoram Highway passes between the school and the mountain.
Notable alumni
- Shaukat Aziz – former Prime Minister of Pakistan
- Nasir-ul-Mulk - former Chief Justice of Pakistan
- Ahmad Mukhtar – former Defence Minister of Pakistan
- Ahmad Saeed – CEO Servis Industries
- Ali Asghar Khan -Architect and politician from Hazara
- Ameer Faisal Alvi – former GOC Special Service Group (SSG)
- Arbab Alamgir Khan – Former Federal Minister of Communications
- Omar Asghar Khan – former Federal Minister, founder of Sungi, PILER and SEBCON and Qaumi Jamhoori Party
- Akash Rabbani (late) - First Martyr of Operation Zarb-e-Azb
- Bilal Omer khan (late) - Major General
- Maj Gen Ameer Faisal Alvi - former GOC Special Service Group (SSG)
- Naeem Khan - former Chief Secretary Khyber Pakhtunkhwa - Baluchistan and Former Federal Secretary Kashmir Affairs and Norther areas
References
- ^ Abbottabad Public School
- ^ "Abbottabad Public School". aps.edu.pk. Retrieved 27 September 2013.
- ^ "Latitude and Longitude". aps.edu.pk. Archived from the original on 1 October 2013. Retrieved 27 September 2013.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Abbottabad Public School Video | School Activities, Sports & Lectures". aps.edu.pk. Retrieved 27 September 2013.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Abbottabad Public School". valleyofhazara.blogspot.com. Retrieved 27 September 2013.[permanent dead link]