Pakistan Urdu School, Bahrain
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Pakistan Urdu School is a private institution functioning in Isa Town, Bahrain
. The school was founded in 1956 by a panel of Bahraini
and Pakistani
trustees who agreed to establish it as an alternative English medium school for the Pakistani community in Bahrain
. The school was seen as an alternative for the embassy-backed Pakistan School.
(FBISE), Islamabad
.
The school management has emphasized that it provides an outlook into the Pakistani culture and traditions, but the feeling is not mutual with the Pakistani community in Bahrain. The school's popularity has been in a steady decline during the last few decades. The standard of education is English, but the normal medium of communication is Urdu
.
and in front of the Hope Institute for the Blind.
competitions. They are mostly conducted at National Days or on Cultural Holidays. Occasional Naat
recitals and poetry
competitions are held. The school has a cricket
team as it is the most popular sport, and has won many of the inter-school tournaments in Bahrain. The management had taken few steps in the past for the promotion of extra curricular activities in the school but due to lack of resources and interest they have been failing ever since.
Bahrain
' , officially the Kingdom of Bahrain , is a small island state near the western shores of the Persian Gulf. It is ruled by the Al Khalifa royal family. The population in 2010 stood at 1,214,705, including 235,108 non-nationals. Formerly an emirate, Bahrain was declared a kingdom in 2002.Bahrain is...
. The school was founded in 1956 by a panel of Bahraini
Bahrain
' , officially the Kingdom of Bahrain , is a small island state near the western shores of the Persian Gulf. It is ruled by the Al Khalifa royal family. The population in 2010 stood at 1,214,705, including 235,108 non-nationals. Formerly an emirate, Bahrain was declared a kingdom in 2002.Bahrain is...
and Pakistani
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
trustees who agreed to establish it as an alternative English medium school for the Pakistani community in Bahrain
Pakistanis in Bahrain
Pakistanis in Bahrain are either Pakistani people who live in Bahrain, Pakistani immigrants to Bahrain and people born in Bahrain of Pakistani descent. The population of Pakistanis in Bahrain, according to the Overseas Pakistanis Foundation, is estimated to be between 50,000 to 60,000...
. The school was seen as an alternative for the embassy-backed Pakistan School.
Affiliation
The school is affiliated to the Federal Board of Intermediate and Secondary EducationFederal Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education
Federal Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education, Islamabad is the Intermediate Education Governmental body in Pakistan and overseas Pakistani schools.It is authorized with financial and administrative authority to organize, manage, regulate, develop and control intermediate and secondary...
(FBISE), Islamabad
Islamabad
Islamabad is the capital of Pakistan and the tenth largest city in the country. Located within the Islamabad Capital Territory , the population of the city has grown from 100,000 in 1951 to 1.7 million in 2011...
.
Standards
The school has classes up till the 12th grade. The Board exams are held once a year under the supervision of the FBISE.The school management has emphasized that it provides an outlook into the Pakistani culture and traditions, but the feeling is not mutual with the Pakistani community in Bahrain. The school's popularity has been in a steady decline during the last few decades. The standard of education is English, but the normal medium of communication is Urdu
Urdu
Urdu is a register of the Hindustani language that is identified with Muslims in South Asia. It belongs to the Indo-European family. Urdu is the national language and lingua franca of Pakistan. It is also widely spoken in some regions of India, where it is one of the 22 scheduled languages and an...
.
Location
The school is situated behind the Bahrain Bayan SchoolBahrain Bayan School
Bahrain Bayan School is a private school located in Isa Town, Bahrain, established in 1982.- Tuition fees :The school's tuition fees are an annual sum split between semesters.- Activities :...
and in front of the Hope Institute for the Blind.
Extra Curricular Activities
The school's most popular and most practiced activity is debateDebate
Debate or debating is a method of interactive and representational argument. Debate is a broader form of argument than logical argument, which only examines consistency from axiom, and factual argument, which only examines what is or isn't the case or rhetoric which is a technique of persuasion...
competitions. They are mostly conducted at National Days or on Cultural Holidays. Occasional Naat
Naat
A Na`at is a poetry that specifically praises the Islamic prophet Muhammad. Many of the famous scholars in the earlier days of Islam wrote Naat. People who recite Naat are known as Naat-Khua'an or Sana'a-Khua'an.-History:...
recitals and poetry
Poetry
Poetry is a form of literary art in which language is used for its aesthetic and evocative qualities in addition to, or in lieu of, its apparent meaning...
competitions are held. The school has a cricket
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
team as it is the most popular sport, and has won many of the inter-school tournaments in Bahrain. The management had taken few steps in the past for the promotion of extra curricular activities in the school but due to lack of resources and interest they have been failing ever since.
Boys
- ShirtShirtA shirt is a cloth garment for the upper body. Originally an undergarment worn exclusively by men, it has become, in American English, a catch-all term for almost any garment other than outerwear such as sweaters, coats, jackets, or undergarments such as bras, vests or base layers...
: White - TrousersTrousersTrousers are an item of clothing worn on the lower part of the body from the waist to the ankles, covering both legs separately...
: Dark grey (I-X); Dark blue (XI-XII) - Neck tie: Light blue with black stripes (I-X); Dark blue (XI-XII)
- SocksSOCKSSOCKS is an Internet protocol that routes network packets between a client and server through a proxy server. SOCKS5 additionally provides authentication so only authorized users may access a server...
: Grey (I-X) ; Blue (XI-XII) - Shoes: Black
- Sweaters: Dark blue (I-X); Black (XI-XII)
- Blazers / Jackets: Dark Blue (I-X); Black (XI-XII)
Girls
- Kameez: White (I-X) Maroon (XI,XII)
- Shalwar: White(I-X) Maroon (XI,XII)
- ScarfScarfA scarf is a piece of fabric worn around the neck, or near the head or around the waist for warmth, cleanliness, fashion or for religious reasons. They can come in a variety of different colours.-History:...
: White (I-VII) - DupattaDupattaDupatta Dupatta(Urdu: دوپٹا, Hindi: दुपट्टा, Bengali: ওড়না, Sindhi: پوتي, Tamil:துப்பட்ட) Dupatta(Urdu: دوپٹا, Hindi: दुपट्टा, Bengali: ওড়না, Sindhi: پوتي, Tamil:துப்பட்ட) (alternative names include chadar (in Pakistan), orni/odhni, chunri, chunni, orna, and pacheri, is a long,...
: White - TopTopA top is a toy that can be spun on an axis, balancing on a point. This motion is produced in the most simple forms of top by twirling the stem using the fingers. More sophisticated tops are spun by by holding the axis firmly while pulling a string or twisting a stick or pushing an auger as shown...
: Grey (I-X) - SocksSOCKSSOCKS is an Internet protocol that routes network packets between a client and server through a proxy server. SOCKS5 additionally provides authentication so only authorized users may access a server...
: White - Shoes: Black
- Sweaters: Dark Blue (I-X); Black (XI-XII)
- Blazers / Jackets: Dark Blue (I-X); Black (XI-XII)