Garrison Cadet College Kohat
| Garrison Cadet College Kohat | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| , Pakistan | |
| Coordinates | = 33°32′20″N 71°28′46″E / 33.5389°N 71.4794°E |
| Information | |
| Type | Boarding Institution |
| Motto | العلم قوة (Knowledge is Power) |
| Established | 1990 |
| School board | Federal Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education, Islamabad |
| Principal | Brig Malik Nasir Ali Awan |
| Grades | 8–12 |
| Area | 85 acres (34 ha) |
| Houses | 6 |
| Colour(s) | |
| Slogan | Once a Garrisonian, Always a Garrisonian |
| Demonym | Garrisonian |
| Website | gcck |
Garrison Cadet College Kohat is a boarding school, situated in the suburb of Kohat City.[1][2] The college has classes from class 8th to FSc (Pre-Engineering and Pre-Medical Level). Students are inducted in class 8 and Class 11; after a 3-step selection process, which composed of a written test, interview and medical examination. The college has over 600 enrolled cadets aged 12–19 years. Each class has approximately 125 cadets.
History
Garrison Cadet College Kohat is situated in the suburb of Kohat City. The foundation stone of the college was laid on 1 March 1990 by the then Prime Minister of Pakistan Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto. The college was inaugurated on 10 May 1993 by the then Quartermaster General of Pakistan Army, Lieutenant General Muhammad Arif Bangash. It was established as Kohat Garrison College but later it was renamed Garrison Cadet College Kohat in 1999. Regular classes commenced in March 1993. The first principal was Col Muhammad Idrees Niazi (Late). The college is affiliated and patronized by the Provincial Government of KP since 2017.[3]
Houses
| Colour | House | Named after | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Light blue | Kayani | Justice (R) Rustam Kiyani | |
| Red | Zangi | Nur ad-Din Zangi | |
| Light green | Jinnah | Muhammad Ali Jinnah | |
| Blue | Ghazali | Imam Ghazali | |
| Orange | Sina | Bo Ali Sina | |
| Dark green | Ayubi | Salah-al-Din Ayubi | |
Present composition of BOG
- Patron-in-Chief
- Chairman
- General Officer Commanding 9th Infantry Division, Kohat
- Members
- Secretary E&SE KP
- Secretary Finance KP
- Secretary Establishment KP
- Secretary P&D KP
- Commissioner Kohat Division
- Commandant Signal Training Centre, Kohat
- VC KUST
- RPO Kohat Division
- Station Commander, Kohat
- Principal (Member / Secretary)
See also
- Kohat
- Cadet College Hasan Abdal
- Cadet College Kohat
- PAF Public School Sargodha
- Military College Jhelum
References
- ^ "Garrison Cadet College Kohat". The News International.
- ^ "Govt committed to promoting quality education: KP CM".
- ^ "Gcck".