:Chand Bagh School

The origins of the school lie in the independence of Pakistan in 1947 and the series of Indo-Pakistani wars and conflicts which have since followed. In 1985 a group of Pakistan's "Ex-Doscos", alumni of the Doon School, who had attended it in the days of British India, travelled to Dehradun in India to attend the school's 50th anniversary celebrations. On their return they formed a Doon School Society of Pakistan, which aimed to create a Pakistani version of their old school.'THE CHAND BAGH SCHOOL (Project of Doon School Society of Pakistan)', in Educational Directory of Pakistan 1995–96 (Ibrahim Publishers, 1995), p. 318 After many years in gestation, the school was finally founded by Lieutenant General Ghulam Jilani Khan, a former Governor of the Punjab Province, himself a Dosco,Nauman Tasleem, [http://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2011/06/17/city/lahore/punjab-govt-donates-rs-60m-to-an-elite-school/ Punjab govt donates Rs 60m to an elite school] dated 17 June 2011 from Pakistan Today online at pakistantoday.com.pk. Retrieved 24 March 2012 and ten fellow-trustees. In many respects Chand Bagh is modelled on Doon School, Dehradun.Azhar M. A. Qureshi, [http://www.chandbagh.edu.pk/cbs/handba.htm HISTORY & BACKGROUND] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120304034616/http://www.chandbagh.edu.pk/cbs/handba.htm |date=4 March 2012 }} at chandbagh.edu.pk. Retrieved 22 March 2012

The name "Chand Bagh" means "moon garden"Jaskiran Chopra, [http://www.dailypioneer.com/state-editions/dehradun/2736-month-of-deja-vu-for-doon-mussoorie-old-timers.html Month of deja vu for Doon, Mussoorie old-timers] from The Pioneer dated 31 August 2011 at dailypioneer.com. Retrieved 24 March 2012: "September is a memorable month for the famous Doon School as it was in this month in the year 1935, 76 years ago, that... Athar Hussain was the very first student to join the school and he arrived on the picturesque Chand Bagh (Garden of the Moon) campus on September 9, 1935." and was chosen in memory of the original Doon School, which had been established in 1935 on the Chand Bagh estate at Dehradun,The Indian Year Book, vol. 29 (Bennett, Coleman & Co., 1942) p. 373 now in the Indian state of Uttarakhand.

The principal architect of the new buildings, which have Romanesque influences, was Kamil Khan Mumtaz.Kamil Khan Mumtaz, Modernity and tradition: contemporary architecture in Pakistan (Oxford University Press, 1999), p. 123{{cite book|author=Kamil Khan Mumtaz|title=Modernity and Tradition: Contemporary Architecture in Pakistan|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4QJQAAAAMAAJ|year=1999|publisher=Oxford University Press|isbn=978-0-19-577853-3}} The school opened its doors in September 1998 and occupies a campus of some 190 acres.[http://chandbagh.pk/Principal_Message.aspx Principal's Message] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120819042501/http://chandbagh.pk/Principal_Message.aspx |date=19 August 2012 }} at chandbagh.pk. Retrieved 22 March 2012 Around the campus are the Chand Bagh Farms, a further 270 acres.

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The school teaches in the English language. Boys are admitted in April into Grades 5,6, 7, 8,9 and 12 and work towards passing O-Levels and A-Levels of the University of Cambridge International Examinations Board. The student–teacher ratio is maintained at 15:1.[http://www.chandbagh.bravehost.com/aboutUs.html About Us] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140106105010/http://www.chandbagh.bravehost.com/aboutUs.html |date=6 January 2014 }} at chandbagh.bravehost.com. Retrieved 22 March 2012 Entry is selective, based on an admission test. In March 2011 such tests were announced to take place in Karachi, Rahim Yar Khan, Quetta, Muzaffarabad, Gilgit, Sukkur and Peshawar,.{{cite web |url=http://pkeducation.org/2011/03/15/chand-bagh-school-admissions-session-2011-2012/ |title=Chand Bagh School: Admissions for Session 2011–2012 | Education in Pakistan |publisher=Pkeducation.org |accessdate=9 May 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110525091605/http://pkeducation.org/2011/03/15/chand-bagh-school-admissions-session-2011-2012/ |archivedate=25 May 2011}}

In Grades 6, 7 and 8 all boys take English, Urdu, Art, Computing, General Science, Geography, History, Islamiyat, Mathematics, and Physical Education. On entering Grade 12, all pupils need to choose subjects to follow for their final two years of secondary education, taking three or four A-Level courses. The main options are Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Mathematics, Business Studies, Urdu, Computing, Economics, and Accounting, plus the General Papers. The school thus gives its boys a grounding in humanities and natural sciences but focusses on the sciences in Grades 12 and 13.

As of June 2011, each student is charged Rs 30,000 or more per month to attend this school.

In 2011 the school advertised for new staff, stating that it was "looking for young dedicated faculty members as part of its expansion programme", naming twelve subjects, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Islamiyat, Economics, Accounting, History, Geography, Mathematics, Business Studies, Computer science, and English.[http://dailyjobads.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/Jobs-in-Chand-Bagh-School-Muridke.gif Jobs in Chand Bagh School, Muridke] at dailyjobads.com. Retrieved 12 April 2012[http://paperpk.com/113868/chand-bagh-school-lahore-jobs Chand Bagh School Lahore Jobs] at paperpk.com. Retrieved 12 April 2012

In school sports, Chand Bagh competes against Aitchison College, PAF College Sargodha, Chenab College Jhang and many other renowned institutions of the country at cricket, hockey, football and basketball,[http://www.aitchison.edu.pk/detail.php?i=3347 Aitchison College vs Chand Bagh School] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120304200955/http://www.aitchison.edu.pk/detail.php?i=3347 |date=4 March 2012 }} at aitchison.edu.pk. Retrieved 22 March 2012 and takes part in the Shapes Cricket League.{{cite news |url=https://www.nation.com.pk/21-Feb-2012/abl-victorious |title=ABL victorious |work=The Nation |date=21 February 2012 |access-date=9 May 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120223224312/http://www.nation.com.pk/pakistan-news-newspaper-daily-english-online/sports/21-Feb-2012/abl-victorious |archive-date=23 February 2012 |url-status=live }}{{cite news|url=http://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2012/02/21/news/sports/abl-win-by-3-wkts/ |title=ABL win by 3 wkts |publisher=Pakistan Today |date=21 February 2012 |accessdate=9 May 2012}}{{cite news |url=https://www.nation.com.pk/06-Mar-2012/chan-bagh-school-win-in-shapes-league |title=Chan Bagh School win in Shapes League |work=The Nation |date=6 March 2012 |access-date=9 May 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120520121906/http://www.nation.com.pk/pakistan-news-newspaper-daily-english-online/sports/06-Mar-2012/chan-bagh-school-win-in-shapes-league |archive-date=20 May 2012 |url-status=live }} In September 2006 there was a cricket match against the Wynberg Boys' High School of South Africa.[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Grounds/22/3289_misc.html Other matches played on Chand Bagh School Ground, Muridke] at cricketarchive.com. Retrieved 12 April 2012[http://www.pcboard.com.pk/Pakistan/Scorecards/104/104077.html Chand Bagh School, Muridke v Wynberg Boys High School] at pcboard.com.pk. Retrieved 12 April 2012

The school hosts the annual All-Pakistan Art Competition, and that of 2011 was the ninth such event, when students from twenty-six institutions stayed at the school and were asked for work on the subject of "Ray of Hope". The judges presented shields and a trophy, and all paintings were later on display in Lahore. The principal of the school, Syed Nusrat Ali Shah Kazmi, opened the exhibition and said the competition was intended to discover potential.Mansoor Malik, [http://dawn.com/2011/11/28/hope-sprouts-among-budding-students/ Hope sprouts among budding students] dated 28 November 2011, at dawn.com. Retrieved 12 April 2012

The 10th All Pakistan Music Festival was also held at Chand Bagh School in late January, 2011.{{cite web |url=http://chandbagh.pk/Events/index.aspx?ID=4 |title=Events: 10th All Pakistan Music Festival |publisher=Chand Bagh School website |accessdate=9 May 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111002104820/http://chandbagh.pk/Events/index.aspx?ID=4 |archivedate=2 October 2011}}{{cite news |url=https://www.nation.com.pk/01-Feb-2011/gcu-wins-music-festival |title=GCU wins music festival |work=The Nation |date=1 February 2011 |access-date=9 May 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130608153701/http://www.nation.com.pk/pakistan-news-newspaper-daily-english-online/lahore/01-Feb-2011/GCU-wins-music-festival |archive-date=8 June 2013 |url-status=live }}{{cite news|url=http://www.thenews.com.pk/TodaysPrintDetail.aspx?ID=28743&Cat=5 |title=Music festival trophy goes to GCU |publisher=The News |date=1 February 2011 |accessdate=9 May 2012}}

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In 2010 Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif, Chief Minister of the Punjab, was the main speaker at the school's annual Prize Day. He used the occasion to announce the provision of a grant of Rs 50 million for the school's Endowment Fund and two new buses.{{cite web|url=http://dawn.com/2011/02/27/no-mid-term-polls-gilani/ |title=No mid-term polls: Gilani |work=Dawn|location=Pakistan |date=27 February 2011 |accessdate=9 May 2012}}{{cite news|url=https://www.nation.com.pk/27-Feb-2010/cm-hopes-young-generation-will-transform-pak-into-welfare-state|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130416104910/http://www.nation.com.pk/pakistan-news-newspaper-daily-english-online/Lahore/27-Feb-2010/CM-hopes-young-generation-will-transform-Pak-into-welfare-state|url-status=live|archive-date=16 April 2013|title=CM hopes young generation will transform Pak into welfare state|date=27 February 2010|publisher=The Nation|access-date=8 May 2012}} He said {{Quote|Time has come that we find ways for providing education to the poor but talented students in the prestigious educational institutions so that their abilities could be polished and used for the progress and prosperity of the country.}}

At the ninth Founder's Day, on 26 February 2011, the main speaker was Yousaf Raza Gillani, Prime Minister of Pakistan, who saluted the vision of General Ghulam Jilani Khan "which created opportunities for the deserving students of the less privileged sections to acquire quality education in the school like Chand Bagh". He concluded by announcing the payment of Rs 40 million "as first instalment for endowment fund".[http://www.infopak.gov.pk/PMAddresses/26-02-2011.pdf Speech of Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani, Prime Minister of Pakistan, On the occasion of 9th Founder's Day of Chand Bagh School] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110623212109/http://www.infopak.gov.pk/PMAddresses/26-02-2011.pdf |date=23 June 2011 }} at infopak.gov.pk. Retrieved 25 March 2012 This led to criticism in Pakistan Today, which quoted sources as suggesting that "...at a time when thousands of schools in the province were without proper buildings, endowing an elite school was a waste of public funds". The Economist of Pakistan commented that "This elitism has left a big question mark on the Punjab government's sincerity to provide education to all."[http://www.economistpakistan.com/Page-Detail.php?id=217 Double standards on education policies by Punjab government] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140106102046/http://www.economistpakistan.com/Page-Detail.php?id=217 |date=6 January 2014 }} dated 11/06/18 at economistpakistan.com. Retrieved 12 April 2012

When the Punjab Assembly approved its budget for the year 2011–2012, Chief Minister Sharif commented on the grants of Rs 50 million for the school. In response to objections from the Opposition, he said Chand Bagh plays "an important role in the promotion of education in the country and right of no one had been violated by giving donation to the school,"{{cite news|url=https://www.nation.com.pk/23-Jun-2011/cm-justifies-huge-funding-for-school|title=CM justifies huge funding for school|date=23 June 2011|publisher=The Nation|access-date=8 May 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120120152215/http://www.nation.com.pk/pakistan-news-newspaper-daily-english-online/lahore/23-Jun-2011/CM-justifies-huge-funding-for-school|archive-date=20 January 2012|url-status=live}} and that the school was "not only for rich families"[http://www.geo.tv/important_events/2011/budget2011/pages/english_news_23-06-2011.asp NA approves federal budget for 2011–12] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140106113657/http://www.geo.tv/important_events/2011/budget2011/pages/english_news_23-06-2011.asp |date=6 January 2014 }} dated 23 June 2011 at geo.tv. Retrieved 9 April 2012 as it also offered places for "children of extremely poor families, destitute and orphans."

For the tenth Founder's Day, on 26 February 2012, the chief guest speaker was announced as Chaudhry Abdul Majid, prime minister of Azad Jammu and Kashmir.[http://chandbagh.pk/News/index.aspx?ID=8 News] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120819060527/http://chandbagh.pk/News/index.aspx?ID=8 |date=19 August 2012 }} at chandbagh.pk. Retrieved 12 May 2012

on the twelfth Founders day, February 2014 the chief guest was Mohammad Sarwar Governor of Punjab, Pakistan[https://web.archive.org/web/20141103041507/http://www.sarwar.pk/media-assets/photos/chand-bagh-school/]

• 1998–2001: Andrew Maclehose, previously of Geelong Grammar School and the International School of Geneva[http://www.uwcad.it/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=235&Itemid=433 Andrew Maclehose] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140106090203/http://www.uwcad.it/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=235&Itemid=433 |date=6 January 2014 }} at uwcad.it, web site of United World College of the Adriatic. Retrieved 12 April 2012
• 2001–2002: Bernard C. Biggs, previously a housemaster at Rugby SchoolIndependent Schools Yearbook, vol. 97 (London: A. & C. Black, 1987), p. 295 and headmaster of St George's School, Windsor,The Church of England year book, vol. 109 (Church of England National Assembly, 1993) p. 177 and Karachi Grammar School
• 2002–2007: Saleem Arshad Kashmiri, formerly headmaster of Aitchison CollegeDr Shaukat Ali,

Dimensions and dilemmas of Islamist movements (Lahore: Sang-e Meel Publications, 1998), p. 13

• 2007–2010: Muhammad Asif Malik, formerly head of Sadiq Public School
• 2010–2012: Colonel (Retd) Syed Nusrat Ali Shah Kazmi SI,[https://archive.today/20120918134853/http://www.thefrontierpost.com/article/141717/ Student art at Coopera] dated 24 November 2011, at thefrontierpost.com. Retrieved 12 April 2012 formerly head of Chinar Army Public School and College[http://secure.britishcouncil.org/pakistan-educationuk-pakistan-institutions-list-3.xls Pakistan Institutions List]{{dead link|date=November 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} at britishcouncil.org. Retrieved 12 April 2012
• 2013–2017: Muhammad Tariq Qureshi Air Commodore (Retd) Tamgha-e-Basalat formerly head of PAF Public School Lower Topa
• 2018–2024: Ch. Muhammad Afzal.
• 2024– Present: Muhammad Abdul Naeem Khan Sqn. Ldr.(Retd)

The separate "Chand Bagh Day School Campus" formerly known as Chand Tara School, opened in 1999, caters for girls of all ages up to the Higher Secondary Education Certificate and also for boys up to Grade 5.[http://chandbagh.pk/ChandTara/Index.aspx Chand Tara] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120819020947/http://chandbagh.pk/ChandTara/Index.aspx |date=19 August 2012 }} at chandbagh.pk. Retrieved 12 April 2012

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• [https://web.archive.org/web/20160303223457/http://67.159.60.74/live/UqFGH9iWaiI/Chand-Bagh-School-Documentary-Part-B Chand Bagh School Documentary Part B] at SpeedyShare
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