International School of Islamabad
K-12 school in Islamabad, Pakistan
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International School of Islamabad ( ISOI ) is an international school in Islamabad , Pakistan serving K-12. [1] [2] Established in 1965, it moved to its present site in Islamabad in 1975. Previously it was located in Rawalpindi . [3]
The school is considered an elite school in Pakistan and is under the administration of the Embassy of the United States, Islamabad . [4] [5]
History
The United States Military Advisory Aid Group (USMAAG) established a one-room school in Rawalpindi in 1965; the school moved to a prefabricated building located on 4 acres (1.6 ha) of land in January 1966. While the school was in Rawalpindi it served grades K-8. Initially the younger students directly took classes while correspondence course were used for higher grade levels. Wives of UMAAG employees taught the younger students. By January 1966 the school had a superintendent and five teachers hired from the U.S., giving instruction to 35 students. [6]
In 1970 the ISOI board of directors decided to move the school to Islamabad, and in 1975 the current campus, located on a more than 23-acre (9.3 ha) site, and built with a large amount of U.S. government funding, opened. [6]
Several militants attempted to break into the school by scaling the walls in 1979. In 1988 unarmed rocket-propelled grenades originating from an explosion of the Ojhri Camp ammunition depot landed on the school property. [6]
The school's peak enrollment was about 660 students, during the 1992–1993 school year. Various subsequent events resulted in a decline in the school's enrollment. The withdrawal of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) from Pakistan caused a steady enrollment decline from 1992–1993 until 1997-1997, when the school had 555 students. The U.S. government ordered an attack on Afghanistan in 1998. As a result, the U.S. government evacuated Americans from Pakistan, causing the ISOI enrollment to decrease to 510. Additional declines in enrollment resulted after the September 11, 2001 attacks , the March 2002 Islamabad church bombing , and a 2002 attack on Murree Christian School . [1] There were 165 students in January 2003, an all-time low, but enrollment recovered to 374 in 2007–2008. [6]
Enrollment declined after 2008. After the Islamabad Marriott Hotel bombing in October of that year, the United Nations and other organizations stated that Islamabad was not a family post, meaning employees of those organizations may not have their family members in the same city. Additional events in Pakistan and neighboring countries caused additional enrollment declines. [6]
Demographics
Each year, 30% of the school's students are new students. [6]
Enrollment count: [6]
- January 1966: 35
- 1992–1993: About 660
- 1997–1998: About 555
- 1998–1999: 510
- January 2003: 165 students
- 2004–2005: 297
- 2005–2006: 302
- 2006–2007: 362
- 2007–2008: 374
Notable alumni
- Shahnawaz Bhutto , son of former Prime Minister of Pakistan Zulfikar Ali Bhutto .
- Aaron Haroon Rashid , popularly known as Haroon, a director, producer, musician, pop singer, composer and social activist. [7]
See also
References
- 1 2 "Feeling the aftershocks, ISI enrollment shrinks" . The Express Tribune . April 28, 2010.
- ↑ " International School of Islamabad ." U.S. Department of State . Retrieved on May 8, 2015. [ dead link ]
- ↑ " About ISOI " ( Archive ). International School of Islamabad. Retrieved on May 8, 2015.
- ↑ Abbas, Nosheen (June 30, 2009). "The expat dilemma" . DAWN.COM .
- ↑ "Gunman shot dead in US had happy childhood in Pakistan" . DAWN.COM . May 6, 2015.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 " School History " ( Archive ). International School of Islamabad. Retrieved on February 1, 2016. [ dead link ]
- ↑ "Hot Seat: Haroon Interview" . Dawn . Archived from the original on January 24, 2009 . Retrieved June 2, 2010 .
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