Hira Schools & Colleges

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Hira Schools (Pakistan)
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Information
Type Private
MottoI am to Learn
Established1997
Faculty3,500
Enrollment60,000
Average class sizePreschool - A Levels[ clarification needed ]
Campus215+
Color(s) Maroon, Scarlet, White And Grey    
AthleticsCitizens
MascotFlamingo
Website Official Website

Hira Schools in Pakistan are a Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan-sponsored Islamic school system that operates more than 215 schools and 10 colleges across Pakistan. It is a universal education project run by the Hira National Education Foundation, a non-governmental, non-profit and non-sectarian organization working in the field of education since 1997.

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The project is sponsored by Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan. [1] The system has branches in all four Pakistani provinces, including Kashmir, FATA and Gilgit-Baltistan. The system offers education ranging from preschool to secondary level in addition to a program of preparatory courses towards the completion of a Secondary School Certificate. Hira Schools maintain low tuition fees to allow low-income students to enroll.

History

Tanzeem-e-Asatiza Pakistan (Teachers Association of Pakistan), a teacher wing of Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan, introduced the Hira educational project in the late 1990s. [1]

Enrollment

It operates 215 schools and 10 colleges across the country. The system employs 2,045 male and 1,415 female teachers who provide instruction to the 32,000 male and 28,700 female students. [2]

Organizational structure

The Hira Educational Foundation organizes all the branches, develops curriculum, conducts faculty training and inspects schools.

Curriculum

The curriculum is provided by the Association For Academic Quality (AFAQ) [1] and includes AFAQ's Sun Series and AFAQ's Iqbal Series of textbooks. [3]

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  2. "Saba Trust".
  3. "AFAQ Curriculum". Archived from the original on 1 August 2015. Retrieved 9 November 2015.