Garrison Cadet College Kohat

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Garrison Cadet College Kohat
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Location
Garrison Cadet College Kohat
Kohat
,
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Pakistan
Coordinates = 33°32′20″N71°28′46″E / 33.5389°N 71.4794°E / 33.5389; 71.4794
Information
TypeBoarding Institution
Mottoالعلم قوة
(Knowledge is Power)
Established1990;35 years ago (1990)
School board Federal Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education, Islamabad
PrincipalBrig Malik Nasir Ali Awan
Grades 8–12
Area85 acres (34 ha)
Houses6
Colour(s) 
SloganOnce a Garrisonian, Always a Garrisonian
Demonym Garrisonian
Website gcck.edu.pk

Garrison Cadet College Kohat is a boarding school, situated in the suburb of Kohat City. [1] [2] The college has classes from class 8th to FSc (Pre-Engineering and Pre-Medical Level). Students are inducted in class 8 and Class 11; after a 3-step selection process, which composed of a written test, interview and medical examination. The college has over 600 enrolled cadets aged 12–19 years. Each class has approximately 125 cadets.

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History

Garrison Cadet College Kohat is situated in the suburb of Kohat City. The foundation stone of the college was laid on 1 March 1990 by the then Prime Minister of Pakistan Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto. The college was inaugurated on 10 May 1993 by the then Quartermaster General of Pakistan Army, Lieutenant General Muhammad Arif Bangash. It was established as Kohat Garrison College but later it was renamed Garrison Cadet College Kohat in 1999. Regular classes commenced in March 1993. The first principal was Col Muhammad Idrees Niazi (Late). The college is affiliated and patronized by the Provincial Government of KP since 2017. [3]

Houses

ColourHouseNamed after
Light blueKayani (Junior House) Justice (R) Rustam Kiyani
RedZangi Nur ad-Din Zangi
Light greenJinnah Muhammad Ali Jinnah
BlueGhazali Imam Ghazali
OrangeSina Bo Ali Sina
Dark greenAyubi Salah-al-Din Ayubi

Present composition of BOG

Patron-in-Chief
Chairman
Members


Principals

Principals at Garrison Cadet College Kohat
Colonel.(Retired) Muhammad Idrees Niazi, ArmourSeptember 1992 - December 1995
Brigadier.(Retired) Talat Imtiaz Naqvi, ArtilleryDecember 1995 - December 2001
Brigadier.(Retired) Tariq Saeed, SI(M), ArtilleryMarch 2002 - March 2013
Brigadier. Munawar Alam, SI(M), ArtilleryMarch 2013 - October 2015
Brigadier. Sameen Habib Malik, ADOctober 2015 - July 2016
Colonel. Zulfiqar Ahmad AbbasiJuly 2016 - October 2016
Brigadier. Nadeem Akhter Hussain, PunjabOctober 2016 - September 2021
Brigadier. Hamid Jamil Khan, BalochOctober 2021 - September 2023
Brigadier. Malik Nasir Ali Awan, PunjabSeptember 2023 - To date


See also

References

  1. ↑ "Garrison Cadet College Kohat". The News International.
  2. ↑ "Govt committed to promoting quality education: KP CM".
  3. ↑ "Gcck".
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