Army Burn Hall College
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| Army Burn Hall College | |
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| "Quo Non Ascendam" | |
| Established | 1945 |
| Principal | Brigadier Raheel Ashraf |
| Location | Abbottabad,N.W.F.P, Pakistan |
| Homepage | burnhall.edu.pk |
The Army Burn Hall College (ABHC) is a situated in Mandian region of Abbottabad city. It is divided into two separate colleges for boys and for girls. The girls branch is located on the Mall Road near the city center, and the boys' branch is in near Mandian. Originally these were Junior Burn Hall and Senior Burn Hall Schools respectively. The junior school starts from Prep class goes up to the Masters level for girls, and the boys go to the senior school after finishing their sixth grade. The name of the school and college is recognized all over Pakistan for excellent education and physical training, providing both day-schooling and boarding system for the students.
History
The school was first started in Baramula, around 1930's by christian missionaries but the exact date is not yet known. It is believed that the missonaries came from Scotland and Ireland.
In 1947 British rule came to an end, and the Britishers left the area, dividing it into two different countries,India and Pakistan. This is when the school in Baramula split into two schools, two missionaries started Burn Hall School in a rented building near Polo Grounds in Srinagar, Kashmir. One missionary chose to stay and start St. Joseph's school in Baramula.
Eventually Burn Hall School in Srinagar split into two, one missionary moved to Abbottabad in Pakistan and started the Burn Hall School there in 1947, which is now the Army Burn Hall College. The army Burn Hall College was leased to Pakistan army in 1977.
The only missionary left in Srinagar moved Burn Hall School to Gupkar Road in Srinagar, Kashmir in 1956. The first principal of the school was Father Boerkamp.
Burn Hall School, Srinagar, Kashmir is best known for academics.
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[edit] Academics
The college shows outstanding results in O Levels, Matriculation, and F.Sc Intermediate examinations. The total strength of Burn Hall is over 3,000 students and 200 faculty members. Physical training is usually provided by retired/serving trainers from the Pakistan Military.
The students of Burn Hall are known as 'Hallians' and have risen to prominence both in Pakistan and overseas.
The motto of the College is "Quo Non Ascendum" i.e. "To What Heights Can I Not Rise"
Every year a magazine is launched by the college, the magazine for girl section is called "HALLIAN" and that of boy section is called "HALLMARK". Last year,a student of class 1st Year Miss Javeria Qazi, launched her own official-student-run-magazine, with the consent of the principal, Brig. Noor Sultan Lali, known as "HalliZine", which has been appreciated by all faculty members. The url of the magazine is http://hallizine.blogspot.com
[edit] Infrastructure
Senior Burn Hall is divided into three houses. Day scholars are enrolled in STS House and boarders are enrolled in to SIS and SAS houses. The houses are named after the Muslim heroes of Indian subcontinent.
- Shah Ismail Shaheed House. colour is Red
- Syed Ahmad Shaheed House. colour is Blue
- Sultan Tipu Shaheed House. colour is Green
[edit] Alumni
Students from Burn Hall have reached high levels in Politics, Armed Forces and Civil Services. Notable among these Hallians are;
- Omar Ayub Khan
- Yousaf Ayub
- Lt.Gen (R) Munir Hafeez
- Maj Gen (R) Ali Hamid
- Brigadier (R) Muhammad Marghub Awan
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