Foundation Public School (FPS) is a private school based in
Karachi
Karachi (; ur, ; ; ) is the most populous city in Pakistan and 12th most populous city in the world, with a population of over 20 million. It is situated at the southern tip of the country along the Arabian Sea coast. It is the former cap ...
, Hyderabad and Islamabad Pakistan, educating children from the ages of three and a half to eighteen, including O and A Levels. The school has nine campuses, one in
Hyderabad
Hyderabad ( ; , ) is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Telangana and the ''de jure'' capital of Andhra Pradesh. It occupies on the Deccan Plateau along the banks of the Musi River (India), Musi River, in the northern part ...
offering Intermediate diplomas, and was founded in 1981.
House system
There are three inter houses and students are randomly divided among them at the time of admission. The houses, named after important personalities in Pakistan's history, are: Jinnah (blue) named after Muhammad Ali Jinnah, Liaquat (red) named after Liaquat Ali Khan and Iqbal ( yellow) named after Muhammad Iqbal.
Inter school sports days are part of the yearly activities including football however excluding basketball at FPS. Students compete in sports related activities and represent their respective houses. The house with the most points wins the annual sports trophy.
Ordinary Level
The O-Level (Ordinary Level) is a subject-based qualification conferred as part of the General Certificate of Education. It was introduced in place of the School Certificate in 1951 as part of an educational reform alongside the more in-depth ...
, and/or
Advanced Level
The A-Level (Advanced Level) is a subject-based qualification conferred as part of the General Certificate of Education, as well as a school leaving qualification offered by the educational bodies in the United Kingdom and the educational aut ...
examinations.
The Hyderabad campus is the only campus to offer a Matric Diploma and Intermediate Diploma under the Sindh Board of Secondary Education.
Subjects taught at FPS include
Physics
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,
Chemistry
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,
Mathematics
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,
Biology
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,
Computer Studies
Computer science is the study of computation, automation, and information. Computer science spans theoretical disciplines (such as algorithms, theory of computation, information theory, and automation) to practical disciplines (including t ...
,
Pakistan Studies
Pakistan studies curriculum (Urdu: ') is the name of a curriculum of academic research and study that encompasses the culture, demographics, geography, history, International Relations and politics of Pakistan. The subject is widely research ...
Islamic Studies
Islamic studies refers to the academic study of Islam, and generally to academic multidisciplinary "studies" programs—programs similar to others that focus on the history, texts and theologies of other religious traditions, such as Easter ...
,
English Literature
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,
Economics
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Economics focuses on the behaviour and intera ...
,
Accounting
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,
Business Studies
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,
Environmental Studies
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,
Sociology
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, English Language, World History, Art & Design, Additional mathematics and Economics.
All students that are citizens of Pakistan must write an examination testing their knowledge on Pakistan's History and Geography. The CIE board offers Islamiyat and Pakistan Studies to meet those requirements. Non Muslims are exempted from Islamiyat but still have to write an exam based on Pakistan's History and Geography.
Students are given an option to choose their optional subjects in grade 10 while all students are required to take the five compulsory subjects which are English as First Language, Mathematics Syllabus D, Urdu as Second Language, Islamiyat and Pakistan Studies.
The O Level examinations are given in two phases. In grade 10, all students sit for Islamiyat, Pakistan Studies and Urdu as Second Language. The remaining exams are given in grade 11 which include two compulsory subjects and five optional subjects. All examinations are written while representing FPS
Athletics
While the name FPSonians has existed it has not been used to represent FPS teams. Teammates have preferred the short acronym of the school name as the label to their team which is FPS.
FPS has formed teams in the following sports that compete regularly among other schools in the country:
* Football (soccer)
* Cricket
* Table tennis
* Throw ball
Football (soccer)
Initially when football was gaining popularity in the country there was no formal team representing FPS. Many students were playing for local clubs and later on schools across the country started forming official football teams. FPS was one of the pioneers in bringing football as a sports to school and its team soon became active in competing against other schools.
FPS has participated in championship tournaments organized by Karachi United Football Club (KUFC)Karachi United Schools Championship from tomorrow , Latest news, Breaking news, Pakistan News, World news, business, sport and multimedia , DAWN.COM Archives.dawn.com. Retrieved on 2013-01-29.
It has arranged an inter-school Football Tournament in which teams from other schools in Karachi compete against each other to win the championship.
Team players from the school have made their name in the FPS's team and later played for other schools while doing their A Levels.
Cricket
The oldest of all the teams FPS has had is the cricket team. The team has lost popularity as football is taking over but other campuses of FPS have maintained a cricket team. FPS has participated in inter-school tournaments. Archives.dawn.com (2002-10-25). Retrieved on 2013-01-29.
Table tennis
In 2012, the table tennis team reached the finals against Beaconhouse School System (Jubilee Campus).Foundation Public, Beaconhouse in TT final Archives.dawn.com. Retrieved on 2013-01-29.
Throw ball
FPS has a girls' throw ball team who plays against other schools in Culligan Girls Throwball Tournament.Girls’ throwball begins today , Newspaper Dawn.Com (2012-09-25). Retrieved on 2013-01-29.
Extracurricular activities
Humanitarian
* In July 2012, FPS sent students to participate in a seminar related to the dumping of waste in
Arabian Sea
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that connects to the coast of
Karachi
Karachi (; ur, ; ; ) is the most populous city in Pakistan and 12th most populous city in the world, with a population of over 20 million. It is situated at the southern tip of the country along the Arabian Sea coast. It is the former cap ...
.
* FPS is working on making community service work mandatory for all A-Level schools in the city. This will be a condition on all students in order to proceed to their second year of A-Levels. An activity like this is closely similar to the requirements of the
Ontario Secondary School Diploma
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which requires students to complete a minimum of 40 hours of community service before they can graduate.
Notable alumni
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Mahira Khan
Mahira Hafeez Khan (; born 21 December 1984) is a Pakistani actress. She started her career as a VJ in 2006. Khan is best known for portraying the role of Khirad Hussain in the romantic-drama '' Humsafar'' for which she received numerous acc ...
who is a prominent Pakistani Video jockey and actress graduated from FPS in 1998.