Aitchison College | |
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Location | |
Lahore-54030 Punjab, Pakistan | |
Coordinates | 31°33′06″N 74°20′47″E / 31.5516555°N 74.3463241°E |
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Former name | Punjab Chiefs' College |
School type | Semi-Private Boarding school |
Motto | Perseverance Commands Success |
Established | 2 January 1886 |
Principal | Dr. Syed Muhammad Turab Hussain |
Number of students | 1,100 (Senior school) 750 (Prep school) 1,000 (Junior school) |
Area | 200-acre (81 ha) |
Alumni | Old Boys |
Website | www |
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]