TAXILA: In a bid to provide quality education to the people of Attock city, the district administration on Wednesday kicked off educational activities in the first District Public School (DPS).

The school has been established in the eastern part of Pilot Secondary School temporarily while the permanent building of the school is being constructed on an area of 32 kanals at Teen Mela Chowk which will be completed in the near future.

Deputy Commissioner (Attock) Rao Atif Raza performed the inauguration ceremony while Additional Deputy Commissioner (Finance and Planning) Waqar Akbar Cheema, Assistant Commissioner (Attock) Shagufta Jabeen, Chief Executive Officer (Education) Malik Fateh Khan, former CEO education Malik Mohsin Abbas, District Education Officer (Secondary) Akram Zia, principal of Divisional Public School (Rawalpindi) Yasin Mirza, principal of District Public School (Attock) Fayyaz Mehmood Zia, former president of District Bar Association Attock Syed Faisal Bukhari, journalists and others were also present on the occasion.

Speaking at the inauguration ceremony, Mr Raza said that this system of education plays an active role in provision of quality education across the province. He said the establishment of an Early Childhood Education Classroom would provide a congenial environment to children in schools to increase their interest in education.

He said in the school, teachers would also be familiarised with educational concepts including classroom management and child psychology.

He said government-run schools would be made better than private schools, adding that a comprehensive reforms agenda was under way to improve schooling infrastructure in the district.

Mr Raza said that information technology (IT) and other modern sciences will be taught in school apart from traditional education. The school will function under the supervision of a Board of Governors. Skill-based education will be imparted in the school which will be beneficial for children.

Mr Khan said that the establishment of this school is due to the special interest of the divisional and district administration.

With the start of this school, the children of low-income households will be able to get quality education in return for a very reasonable fee, he said.

Published in Dawn, May 4th, 2023