MARDAN, Jan 7: The Board of Intermediate and Secondary School Education (BISE), Mardan, has declared 21 schools illegal and asked the parents to admit their children into registered institutions.

The BISE covers Mardan, Swabi and Nowshera districts.

According to a press release, the unregistered schools are: Sheikh Maltoon Town School, Mardan; Usman School System, Janabad, Mardan; Islamia Public School, Sawaldher, Mardan; Al Noor Children Academy, Jazoona Ground, Mardan; Shaheen Public School, Zaminabad, Mardan; University Grammar School, Sugar Mills Road, Mardan; Tamir-i- Sirat School, Mardan: Sher Shah Suri Model School, Mardan; Presentation Model School (girls branch), Swabi; Al Zia Public School, Kala, Swabi; Iqra Model School, Kalu Khan, Swabi; Danish Kada Public School, Kalu Khan, Swabi; Sharif Public School, Ganderi, Nowshera; Sapna Children Academy, Mian Isa, Nowshera; Nuzhat Children Academy, Nowshera; Allama Public School, Pabbi; City Grammar School and College, Wapda Colony, Taru Jabba, Pabbi; Sana Public School, Nowshera; Jinnah Girls College, Nowshera Cantonment; Ibne Qasim Girls Public School, Pabbi; and Rahbar Public School, Pabbi, Nowshera (2nd branch).