Cadet College Hasan Abdal
| Cadet College Hasan Abdal | |
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Grand Trunk Road/N5 | |
| Information | |
| Motto | Second to None |
| Opened | 1954 |
| Principal | Brigadier (R) Nasir Saeed Khattak, SI(M) |
| Chairman Board of Governors | Governor of the Punjab |
| Staff | 47 |
| Gender | Boys |
| Age | 12 to 19 |
| Enrollment | c. 550 |
| Area | 98 acres (40 ha) |
| Colour(s) | Blue |
| Demonym | Abdalians |
| Wings (houses) | 6 |
| Website | www |
Cadet College Hasanabdal (CCH) is a residential secondary school located in Hasan Abdal, Attock District, Punjab, Pakistan.[1][2][3][4][5]
The college boards 600 male students[6] (12 to 19 years old) and offers GCE 'O' Levels, A Levels from Cambridge, and HSSC (Pre-Medical & Pre-Engineering) from the Federal Board, Islamabad.[6] Students appear in a nationwide competitive examination for the merit-based selection, including those from overseas.[7]
History
[edit]Cadet College Hasanabdal is the first cadet college of the country. The idea of building a cadet college in Hasan Abdal came directly from then Commander in Chief of the Pakistan Army—General Muhammad Ayub Khan—in 1952. The purpose was to establish a military feeding institution for the Services Academies.[8][9] Consequently, military wings (were) started in 1952 at Government College Sahiwal (then known as Government College Montgomery) and Islamia College Peshawar. For the present structure, the land that used to be the firing range was provided by the Pakistan Army, and funds were allocated by the Government of Punjab. The Chief Architect for Government of the Punjab, Habib J. A. Somjee,[10] designed the structure of this institution that was completed in 1954 and the classes, at Pubjab Cadet College (the first name of CCH), commenced in the month of April as military wings from Sahiwal and Peshawar were combined at Hasan Abdal. This maiden institution needed a learned and experienced educationist to lead. It was none other than Mr. Hugh Catchpole—Ex-Principal of the Prince of Wales Royal Indian Military College (presently known as Rashtriya Indian Military College) Dehradun, India, who was deemed fit and he joined CCH as the founding Principal. The name of the college was changed to Government Cadet College in 1957 and finally to Cadet College Hasanabdal in 1960 as the status of the military feeding institution was revoked.[11]
Governing Body and Management Hierarchy
[edit]In 1960, the Government of the province of Punjab constituted a Board of Governors to exercise administrative control over the college vide Punjab Government Educational and Training Institutions Ordinance 1960.[12] Presently, the college is having a well-established board which includes academicians, administrators, and intellectuals to chalk out a way forward for the college as per the needs of 21st Century[13][14]. The board consists of ex-officio and non-official members. The board consists of Chairman, the Governor of the province of Punjab, Vice Chairman, Chairman Pakistan Ordinance Factories Board whereas members include Commissioner Rawalpindi Division, Secretary Finance Department, Secretary School Education Department, Deputy Commissioner Attock and Principal Cadet College Hasanabdal.
Under the board, various governing committees work to officiating the day-to-day affairs of the college. It includes, Executive Committee which is chaired by Chairman Pakistan Ordinance Factory and assited by some prominent Abdalians whereas the Principal acts as the Secretary of the committee; Academics Committee, Finance and Resource Mobilization Committee, Infrastructure Development and Planning Committee, Sport Committee, and Alumni Committee. These committees work as per the guidelines of the Executive Committee and the Board of Governors.
Wings
[edit]The college is divided into six wings:[15] Jinnah, Haider, Iqbal, Omar, Liaqat, and Aurangzeb.
Student life
[edit]Students attending Cadet College, Hasan Abdal, are called cadets.
The college prepares boys for the secondary school and intermediate examinations conducted by the Rawalpindi Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education, 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.[16] 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.
Fitness activities include gymnastics, jogging, and athletics. Sports time is held in the evenings on weekdays. 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
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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. Recently, every wing has been given a slogan and a mascot. A road, "Scholar's Walk" as called by BOGs, surrounds the Oval.[17] It is a cricket ground with flood lights installed around for playing cricket matches even at night.
Principals
[edit]Principals and their tenure start dates are:[18]
| Hugh Catchpole CBE HI | 1954 - 1958 |
| Mirza Nisar Ali Baig | 1958 - 1959 |
| A.W.E Winlaw CBE | 1959 - 1964 |
| Lt. Col. J.D.H Chapman | 1964 - 1971 |
| Col. N.D Hasan | 1971 - 1978 |
| Shaukat Sultan | 1979 - 1982 |
| Brig (R) S. Naseeruddin SI (M) | 1983-1988 |
| Prof. Zafar Ali Shah | 1988 - 1993 |
| Brig (Retd) Syed Shah Bbar | 1993 - 2003 |
| Prof. Syed Dilshad Hussain, HI | 2002 - 2006 |
| Air CDRE (Retd) Tayyab N. Akhtar SI (M) | 2006 - 2009 |
| Prof. Muhammad Asif Malik | 2009 - 2012 |
| Maj. General (R) Najeeb Tariq HI (M) | 2013 - 2019 |
| Brig (R) Nasir Saeed Khattak SI (M) | 2019 - present |
Notable alumni
[edit]The following notable people are graduates of the college:[19][20]
- Sohaib Abbasi — former Senior Vice President of Oracle Tools and Education divisions, former CEO of Informatica
- Admiral Zafar Mahmood Abbasi — former Chief of Naval Staff, Pakistan Navy
- Asad Abidi — first dean of LUMS School of Science and Engineering, Professor of Electrical Engineering at UCLA and Cornell
- Khawaja Asif — Minister of Defence, Pakistan[1]
- Masood Aslam — Commander XI Corps, Pakistan Army and former Inspector General Training & Evaluation (IG T&E)
- Asfandyar Bukhari — Tamgha i Jurat recipient
- Vice Admiral Tayyab Ali Dogar — former vice chief of naval staff
- Muhammad Hafizullah — vice chancellor, Khyber Medical University, Peshawar
- David Headley
- Hamid Javaid — former chief of staff (COS) to the president of Pakistan and former chairman HIT
- Iftikhar Ali Khan — former Secretary Defence and ex-chief of the General Staff (CGS), Pakistan Army
- Khurram Dastgir Khan — Defense Minister of Pakistan, previous minister of commerce[1]
- Rizwan Ullah Khan — Air Commodore of the Pakistan Air Force
- Abbas Khattak — former chief of Air Staff, Pakistan Air Force[1]
- Raja Nadir Pervez — Sitara-e-Jurat and Bar[clarification needed]
- Javed Ashraf Qazi — former federal minister of education, communication and railways, secretary railways, commander XXX Corps, Gujranwala and DG ISI
- Sikandar Sultan Raja — Federal Secretary to Govt of Pakistan[1]
- Tahawwur Hussain Rana
- Babar Sattar — judge of the Islamabad High Court
- Khalid Shameem Wynne — former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee
- Muhammad Zakaullah — former chief of naval staff, Pakistan Navy[1]
- Naweed Zaman — rector, National University of Sciences and Technology (Pakistan), ex-commandant, Army IV Corps
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f Amjad Iqbal (24 June 2018). "Hassanabdal Cadet College was 'first of its kind'". Dawn (newspaper). Retrieved 9 November 2022.
- ^ "Cadet College Hasan Abdal's founding principal Hugh Catchpole remembered". Daily Times (newspaper). 2 February 2018. Retrieved 9 November 2022.
- ^ Jaskiran Chopra (18 March 2015). "Hugh Catchpole: RIMC'S legendary teacher". The Pioneer (newspaper of Dehradun, India). Retrieved 9 November 2022.
- ^ Aamir Yasin (15 July 2019). "Hassanabdal cadet college students grab top positions in SSC exams". Dawn (newspaper). Retrieved 9 November 2022.
- ^ Hugh Catchpole of Cadet College Hasan Abdal The Friday Times (newspaper), Published 3 November 2017, Retrieved 9 November 2022
- ^ a b "OVERVIEW OF CCH". CCH. Retrieved 6 January 2025.
- ^ "Admission to Class Viii /O-Level".
- ^ "Pakistan Military Academy", Wikipedia, 10 January 2025, retrieved 13 January 2025
- ^ "Pakistan Air Force Academy", Wikipedia, 26 October 2024, retrieved 13 January 2025
- ^ "OVERVIEW OF CCH". CCH. Retrieved 13 January 2025.
- ^ "OVERVIEW OF CCH". CCH. Retrieved 26 May 2025.
- ^ "The Punjab Government Educational and Training Institutions 1960". punjablaws.gov.pk. Retrieved 26 May 2025.
- ^ "Board of Trustees". CCH. Retrieved 26 May 2025.
- ^ "BOARD OF GOVERNORS". CCH. Retrieved 26 May 2025.
- ^ "General Facilities - CCH". Retrieved 20 September 2021.
- ^ "UK Education System". International Student. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
- ^ "Campus at a Glance".
- ^ "List of CCH Principals". Retrieved 20 January 2023.
- ^ "Prominent Abdalians In Civil Sector". Cadet College Hasanabdal. Archived from the original on 16 February 2017. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
- ^ "Prominent Abdalians Alumni". Cadet College Hasanabdal. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
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