| Sadiq Public School | |
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| Location | |
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Bahawalpur, Punjab Pakistan | |
| Information | |
| Motto | Do the right, fear no man |
| Established | 4 March 1953 |
| Founder | Nawab of Bahawalpur, Sir Sadiq Muhammad Khan Abbasi V |
| Principal | David Dowdle |
| Area | 451 acres (1,830,000 m2) |
| Student Union/Association | Old Sadiqian's Association |
| Website | sadiqpublicschool |
The Sadiq Public School (SPS) is a college-preparatory boarding school located in Bahawalpur, Punjab, Pakistan. It also takes day pupils. It is one of the largest schools in Pakistan and its area of 451 acres (1.83 km2) makes it both the largest in the country and in continental Asia.[1][2]
The curriculum includes education from KG[3] to O-level and A-level as well as local board Matriculation/Intermediate. The school has over 1400 boys and 600 girls supported by a staff of about 135.
The foundation stone of the school was laid by Nawab Sadeq Mohammad Khan V on 4 March 1953 and the school started functioning on 18 January 1954.[4][5]
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- ^ Governor Punjab pays rich tributes to Nawab of Bahawalpur The Nation (newspaper), Published 20 February 2023, Retrieved 20 February 2023
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In his efforts for the dissemination of education he readily spent the resources of the state and launched a number of educational institutions all over the state including the exclusive Sadiq Public School, Bahawalpur and when the first college of Bahawalpur, Sadiq Egerton College was founded, the college education was being provided only in Lahore and Delhi.