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The Aga Khan Schools, Pakistan are affiliated with the AKU Exam Board and the syllabus is based on the National Curriculum
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The School also encourages students to respect and appreciate other people’s cultures, social structures, values and beliefs. Taken together, these objectives are designed to help equip children with the tools they will need to make their way in school, society and an increasingly interdependent world.
The Educational Approach
The Aga Khan School, Kharadhar strives to create a harmonious balance between academic demands, sporting and cultural activities and community life. It challenges its pupils to be intellectually inquisitive and socially conscious. The School believes that while what students know is important, the true measure of a student’s education is the ability to analyse what they do not know.
Developing critical thinking and analysis is therefore at the core of the School’s mission. The School also encourages students to respect and appreciate other people’s cultures, social structures, values and beliefs. Taken together, these objectives are designed to help equip children with the tools they will need to make their way in school, society and an increasingly interdependent world.
School History
Established in 1926, The Aga Khan School, Kharadhar is one of the oldest schools in the Aga Khan Education Service network of educational institutions in Pakistan. On 4 May 1920, Sir Sultan Mohamed Shah Aga Khan III, laid the foundation stone of the School (then known as Ali Mohammad Mukhi Alidina Khoja Ismailia Girls School).
In a time when educating girls, let alone boys, was not common, setting up a girls school exemplified the Aga Khan’s foresight, vision and emphasis on the importance of meritocracy. On 1 May 1926, P.R. Cadell, Commissioner of Sindh declared the School open. The School celebrated its 75th Anniversary in 2001.
The foundations of the present education system were laid by Sir Sultan Mahomed Shah Aga Khan, III, who established over 200 schools during the 20th century, the first in 1905 in Zanzibar and Gwadar followed by schools in Dar es Salaam in 1906 and in Mundra, in India, in 1907.
The Aga Khan Education Service currently operates more than 300 schools and advanced educational programmes that provide quality pre-school, primary, secondary and higher secondary education in Pakistan, India, Bangladesh, Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Tajikistan, Kyrgyz Republic, Madagascar and Mozambique.
School population
The School has a total population of 1158 students, 60% of whom are females. English is the medium of instruction and the School teaches Early Childhood Education and Development (ECED) level (Classes Prep I to Class II) through to Junior Secondary level (Classes III to X).
The school has separate buildings with facilities for the Early Childhood Education and Development (ECED) and Secondary sections. It operates in two shifts, mornings for the ECED and Junior and Senior Secondary girls/Boys section and afternoon shift for the Junior boys section. A process of single shifting has been initiated and it is envisaged that in 2013 the school will turn into a single shift co education school. The School teaches an enriched National Curriculum to meet the school and student profile and is affiliated with the Aga Khan University Examination Board offering subjects in the respective streams of Science and General Group.
Parent Teacher Interaction
Every quarter, the School faculty keep parents posted on their child’s academic performance. Class and subject teachers update parents of their child’s discipline, attendance and school participation. The School functions in a friendly environment that supports and encourages an on-going partnership between the School, parents and management.
The School regularly seeks parental co-operation and assistance by organizing various events and activities to encourage regular interaction. This promotes a closer relationship between home and the school. Parents assist by:
- reviewing the School’s progress through Parent Development Meetings (PDMs)
- effectively communicating between the School and parents
- supporting the school’s various activities and initiatives e.g. organizing social events for students.
The School’s orientation programmes give parents and students an opportunity to interact, give feedback and exchange ideas with School management. We encourage parents to be involved in the social and emotional development of their child. Our focus lies in developing parents as critical partners, actively contributing to the effective functioning of the School.
