The Aga Khan 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 1760 students, 50% of whom are females. English is the medium of instruction and the School teaches Early Childhood Development (ECD) 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 and Secondary sections. It operates two shifts, mornings for the ECD and Junior Secondary girls section and afternoons for the Junior Secondary boys section. It is registered with the Board of Secondary Education, Karachi and recognized by the Government of Sindh’s Directorate of School Education.

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: