Cadet College Hasan Abdal

Cadet College, Hasan Abdal (CCH) Urdu/Pashto :کیدت کالج/کیڈٹ کالج حسن ابدال is a residential secondary school located in Hasan Abdal, Attock District, Punjab, Pakistan. The college has over 500 students aged 13–19 years.[1] Each class has c.110 students.[2] The main aim of the academic program is to train students to become future officers in the Pakistani Military. The college has a distinctly Muslim curriculum for all students, including those from overseas.[3]

Cadet College Hasan Abdal
Address
Grand Trunk Road

Hasan Abdal
Attock
Punjab

Pakistan
Information
MottoSecond to None
Opened1954
PrincipalNasir Saeed Khattak, Sitara-I-Imtiaz, Brigadier(R)
Chairman of GovernorsHon. Governor of The Punjab
Staff47
GenderBoys
Age12 to 19
Enrollmentc. 550
Area98 acres (40 ha)
Colour(s)  Blue
DemonymAbdalians
Wings(Houses)6
Websitecch.edu.pk

History

Cadet College, Hasan Abdal was the first Cadet college in Pakistan. It was established by the Punjab government and initiated by General Muhammad Ayub Khan (then Commander-in-Chief of the Pakistan Army) to serve as a feeder institution to the Services Academies.[4] For this purpose, military wings were started in 1952 at Government College, Sahiwal, and Islamia College, Peshawar. When the present buildings were completed in April 1954, these military wings were transferred to Hasan Abdal and the new college opened as Punjab Cadet College, with Hugh Catchpole as the founding Principal.[5][6] In 1960, the government created a Board of Governors to exercise administrative control over the college..Since then it is known as Cadet College Hasanabdal.

Wings

The college is divided into 6 wings.

Colours Wing Named after Present House Master
Light blue Jinnah Muhammad Ali Jinnah Mr. Talat Masood
Red Haider Caliph Ali (whose epithet was 'Haider') Mr. Rizwan Maqbool
Maroon Iqbal Allama Muhammad Iqbal Mr. Mushtaq Ahmed Khalil
Navy Blue Omar Caliph Omar Mr. Muazzam Ali Saqib
Yellow Liaqat Liaquat Ali Khan Mr. Muhammad Altaf
Dark green Aurangzeb Aurangzeb Alamgir Shehzad Qaisre

Student life

Students attending Cadet College, Hasan Abdal, are called Cadets.

The college prepares boys for the secondary school and intermediate examinations conducted by the Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education Rawalpindi, and also for the General Certificate of Education 'O' Levels and 'A' Levels, which follow a similar format to the GCSEs and 'A' levels used in the UK.[7] Some cadets study for Matriculation or F.Sc. (both pre-medical and pre-engineering). English, Urdu, Islamiyat, Pakistan studies, mathematics, physics, chemistry and biology are compulsory at each level; some other subjects (e.g. computer science) are offered within the different levels.[8]

Fitness activities include gymnastics, jogging and athletics. Physical training (PT) is conducted in the morning and sports in the evening. Cadets take part in sports such as basketball, field hockey, football, horse riding, squash, swimming, tennis and volleyball. Students are also taught drill.

Classes are conducted in the morning and preps (individual silent study periods) at night. The routine is a structured daily regime to promote maximum performance by the students.

Infrastructure
Cadet College Hasanabdal - 1993

The college is spread over approximately 98 acres (40 ha). Buildings on the property include a mosque, a two-story education block, college hall—known as Naeem Hall in memory of ex-cadet Captain Naeem Akhtar (Shaheed)— the six boarding wings, two cadet messes—known as Khatlani Hall and Hussain Shah Hall in memory respectively of ex-cadet Lt. Ahmed Farooq Khatlani (Shaheed) and ex-cadet Lt. Hussain Shah (Shaheed)— a swimming pool, a 16-bed hospital, the administrative block, a workshop and a hobbies block. Sports facilities include two squash courts and a number of football, hockey and cricket pitches, as well as a horse-back riding ground. The college has residential accommodation for the teaching and administrative staff based within the college. There is an oval ground in the middle of the college around which all the six wings are located. It is a cricket ground with flood lights installed around for playing cricket matches even at night.

Notable alumni

The following notable people are graduates of the college:[9][10]

See also

References
  1. "FAQ". Archived from the original on 2016-02-03. Retrieved 2016-01-26.
  2. DrJGreig, Super. "CCH class size". www.cch.edu.pk. Retrieved 2016-01-26.
  3. FAQ #5
  4. "Hassanabdal Cadet College was 'first of its kind'". 2018-06-24.
  5. "Cadet College Hasan Abdal's founding principal Hugh Catchpole remembered - Daily Times". Daily Times. 2018-02-02. Retrieved 2018-03-10.
  6. "HUGH CATCHPOLE: RIMC'S LEGENDARY TEACHER". The Pioneer. 18 March 2015.
  7. "UK Education System | Study in the UK". International Student. Retrieved 2016-01-26.
  8. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2019-03-09. Retrieved 2016-10-14.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  9. "Prominent Abdalians In Civil Sector". Cadet College Hasanabdal.
  10. "Prominent Abdalians In Armed Forces". Cadet College Hasanabdal. Retrieved 23 March 2020.

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