Habib Public School
Habib Public School is a school based in Karachi.[1][2][3][4][5][6] It is situated in Sultanabad, M.T Khan road, Karachi, Pakistan.
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| Funding type | Private school |
| Established | 1959 |
| Status | Open |
| Principal | Mr. Minhas Tejani (from December 2021) |
| Grades | 1–13 |
| Age range | 4-17 |
| Language | English-medium |
| Color(s) | Blue , Red , Green and Yellow |
| Nickname | HPS |
| Qualifications | General Certificate of Education |
| Boards | University of Cambridge International Examinations, Aga Khan University |
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Admission
Every year test for admission take place for class 1 and other classes as per the seats available. Thousands of students take the competitive admission test in which few are selected as successful candidates for admission.
History
The School started on 7 July 1959 (11th Zilqad) with four blocks of buildings, named Ahmed House, Ghulam Ali House, Dawood House and Sharif House. The first administrator of the School was the late Mr. Yousuf Qasim. School started with only 41 students and now approximately has 2000 students.
Notable alumni
- Sohail Abbas, Hockey player[7]
- Shahid Khaqan Abbasi, Prime Minister (Pakistan)[8]
- Mansoor Ahmad, Hockey Goalkeeper
- Ahmad Alam, Hockey Goal Keeper
- Kamran Ashraf, Hockey Player
- Syed Abbas Haider Bilgrami, Olympian (Hockey)
- Hussain Haqqani, Journalist[9]
- Qamar Ibrahim, Olympian (Hockey)[10]
- Shoaib Mohammad, Cricketer
- Raza Rabbani, Chairman Senate (Pakistan)[11]
- Hassan Sardar, Olympian (Hockey)[12]
References
- "BBC Sport - Hockey Team's schools - Pakistan". BBC. July 2010. Retrieved January 2, 2017.
- "Habib Education Trust". Toyota-indus.com. 3 October 2016. Retrieved January 2, 2017.
- "Evaluation of AKUEB" (PDF). Pdf.usaid.gov. Retrieved January 2, 2017.
- "Habib Public School's hockey team wins big in Malaysia - The Express Tribune". Tribune.com. September 2016. Retrieved January 2, 2017.
- "Habib Public School Convocation – 2015 - Pakistan State Times". Pstimes.com. Retrieved January 2, 2017.
- "Convocation: Habib Public School celebrates 180 top students - The Express Tribune". Tribune.com. 30 October 2011. Retrieved January 2, 2017.
- "An Interview with Pakistani Hockey legend - Sohail Abbas [With Audio Link]".
- "HPS, City School in final". 21 October 2010.
- Junaid, Junaid (December 5, 2009). "Habib Public School".
- "Habib University Foundation's I-Lead programme gets off to a flying start". 27 July 2009.
- "Profile of Senate Chairman Raza Rabbani | AAJ News". aaj.tv. Archived from the original on 2015-04-06.
- "Hassan Sardar - the iconic center forward who led Pakistan to Olympic gold in 1984". 27 July 2017.
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