Established in 1956 Pakistan Urdu School is managed by a board of trustees.
Affiliated with the Federal Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education in Islamabad, Pakistan, the school prepares students for secondary and higher secondary examinations in arts, science and commerce.
The school has 225 members of staff and stands strong with about 2,300 students who are educated in the curriculum set and designed by the Oxford University Press from primary to middle/high school.
The school has a team of dedicated teaching staff under the supervision of its management and guidance of the board of directors.
The medium of instruction is English and it aims to provide for students’ academic grooming as well as their moral upbringing while placing an emphasis on academic excellence as well as co-curricular and extra-curricular activities.
One of the main aims of Pakistan Urdu School is to ensure that its students not only attain scholarly knowledge but are also equipped with useful 21st century skills to become more productive and responsible members of society.
These attributes make the school an ideal institution, committed to the noble cause of imparting quality education on a non-profit basis.
The school’s trustees are committed to ensuring that any surplus funds are reinvested in the development of the institution’s facilities and it has recently undergone a major metamorphosis.
The facilities include:
* Construction of a new block where a portion of the students from the boys’ middle section have been moved.
* New science labs for the school’s middle and junior sections.
* Audio visual lab with smart board.
* An upgraded nurse’s room.
* Arts room.
* Library.
* Spacious auditorium for functions, seminars, debates and school exams, etc.
The school has also focused on technological literacy through the use of projectors and smart boards to meet future needs.
To ensure that all students are computer literate, the school has included computer studies as part of its syllabus and set up new computer laboratories for the girls’ primary and middle sections.
The boys’ senior and middle section computer laboratories have also been improved and this year the school has upgraded its computer network to ensure that the whole campus has access to wi-fi.
Sports are an integral part of education at Pakistan Urdu School and its cricket team performed well in the Cricket Bahrain Association tournament (under-12), receiving remarkable appreciation.
In addition, the school has formed a hockey team and students have shown great interest and performance.
The school appreciates the efforts taken by Bahrain to limit the spread of the coronavirus (Covid-19).
One of these necessary measures was the closure of schools for the safety of students, parents and staff.
During this period, the school has continued providing quality education using online learning platforms.
The school has also declared final results and begun the new academic year.
Principal Justen John and his team are committed to take the school to new heights of excellence through hard work and dedication.
Admissions for the new academic session 2020-2021 commenced in March (2020) and a number of parents have shown interest in their children’s quality education at Pakistan Urdu School.
Parents interested in registering their children for the September intake may collect the application forms from the school’s office between 8am and 12:30pm from Sunday to Thursday.
Admissions are subject to seat availability.
For more information, contact Junior School (LKG to grade two) on 17687480 and middle and senior school (grade three to 12) on 17687922.