Aitchison College

Aitchison College
Location
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Lahore-54030

Punjab, Pakistan
Coordinates31°33′06″N 74°20′47″E / 31.5516555°N 74.3463241°E / 31.5516555; 74.3463241
Information
Former namePunjab Chiefs' College
School typeSemi-Private
Boarding school
MottoPerseverance Commands Success
Established2 January 1886; 138 years ago (1886)
PrincipalDr. Syed Muhammad Turab Hussain
Number of students1,100 (Senior school)
750 (Prep school)
1,000 (Junior school)
Area200-acre (81 ha)
AlumniOld Boys
Websitewww.aitchison.edu.pk

Aitchison College (Urdu: ایچیسن کالج) is an independent, semi-private boys school for boarding and day students from grade 1–13 in Lahore, Pakistan. It has a tradition of providing an education that uses academics, sports, and co-curricular activities as tools for character development. The school follows a curriculum designed to culminate in the International General Certificate of Education and AS Level/A Level qualifications and is geared towards preparing students for university education. The institute is the only Pakistani school that is a member of the G30 Schools of the World. Aitchison has educated former Prime Minister of Pakistan's, including Imran Khan, Feroz Khan Noon and former President Farooq Leghari, lawyers, cricketers, and politicians.

It was originally formed on 2 January 1886 in then British India, as the Punjab Chiefs' College and was renamed Aitchison College on 13 November 1886.[1] However, the inception of the college can be traced back to 1868 as the Wards School in Ambala, after which it became Chiefs' College in Lahore.

The principal of Aitchison is the LUMS professor, Dr. Sayed Muhammad Turab Hussain, after the former principal Sr. Michael Thomson resigned from political interference.[2]

  1. ^ "Aitchison College History". Archived from the original on 20 April 2014. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
  2. ^ "Aitchison gets new principal, SM Turab Hussain". Dawn. 20 May 2024.