Cadet College Skardu

Cadet College Skardu is a military high school located at Skardu, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan. The college was established in 2001 and is the first institution of its kind in the Gilgit-Baltistan. The college is funded by the Federal Government and is being administered by the Ministry of Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan Affairs.

Cadet College Skardu
Location
Information
MottoWe Beat The Best
Opened2001
Area997 kanals
Colour(s)Blue
DemonymSkardovians
Houses6
Websiteccs.edu.pk

Location

The campus of Cadet College Skardu is located in the center of Skardu valley next to the Skardu airport in Hotto town. Skardu is linked to Islamabad International Airport by a daily flight. It takes about forty five to sixty minutes to fly from Islamabad to Skardu. The college is approximately 7,000 feet (2,100 m) above sea level.

Building

The foundation stone of the college was laid in 1994. Phase-I of the College has been completed at a cost of Rs.150 million. The College Campus, which includes three hostels, accommodations for staff, academic block and planned civic facilities is spread over an area exceeding 1000 kanals (125 acres).

Houses

The college is divided into four houses.

Colours House Named after
Sky Blue K-2 K2 Mountain
Red Nanga Parbat Nanga Parbat Mountain
Green Rakaposhi Rakaposhi Mountain
Snow White Siachen Siachen Glacier
Not yet Decided Deosai Deosai Plain
Not yet Decided Concordia Concordia (Karakoram)

Academics

Up to Secondary Level, the College provides uniform science education; the medium of instruction being English. At higher secondary level, the students are offered the following combinations in addition to compulsory subjects:

  • Pre-Engineering: Physics, Math and Chemistry.
  • Pre-Medical: Physics, Biology and Chemistry.

Achievements

When the pioneer batch appeared in SSC-I exam held under FBISE, the college got the highest CGPA among all institutions. Since then, it has maintained its position at the top. Although no individual student has ever topped the FBISE, the collective GPA has been highest every year, at both SSC and HSSC levels.

Principals

Following are the Principals of the College:

Principals
Brig (R) Taj Iqbal2001 – 2004
Col. Khalid Sharif2004 – 2005
Lt. Col. Safdar Abbas Kazmi2005 – 2006
Lt. Col. Abdul Naeem2006 – 2009
Col. Azhar Hussain2009 – 2010
Brig Ejaz Ahmad Najaf2011 – 2014
Brig Nasir Khan Jadoon2014 – 2017
Birg Kaleem Mushtaq2017 - 2020
Birg Muhammad Taqqi Raja2020 - Onward

Adjutants

Following are the Adjutants of College

Adjutants
Captain Akbar Alam Khan 2001-2003
Captain Muhammad Younis 2003-2007
Captain Arslan 2007-2010
Major Haroon Khan 2012 - 2015
Major Muhammad Ali 2015 - 2017
Major Amir Shehzad 2017 - 2019
Captain Syed Rabnawaz Tariq 2019 - Onward

References


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