Divisional Public Schools and Colleges (DPS or DPSC), established in 1963, is a series of mega-schools at the

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Punjab Punjab (; Punjabi: پنجاب ; ਪੰਜਾਬ ; ; also romanised as ''Panjāb'' or ''Panj-Āb'') is a geopolitical, cultural, and historical region in South Asia, specifically in the northern part of the Indian subcontinent, comprising a ...

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. The series consists of one of the largest institutions providing education at school level in Pakistan. They are

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. The scheme of Divisional Public Schools was initiated in 1958-59, when the “Sharif Commission”, a special commission on national education for secondary education submitted detailed recommendations on primary through post-graduate education. Such institutions were named Divisional Public Schools; the funds required to initiate their operation and maintenance were to be generated through private philanthropy. These institutions were not allowed to charge fee more than necessary expenditures. All the Divisional Public Schools are the offshoots of this plan and owe their existence to the recommendations of the Sharif Commission. The first two Schools were simultaneously built in

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and

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in 1963. Later, such schools were established in

Sahiwal Sahiwal ( Punjabi and ur, ), formerly known as Montgomery, is a city in Punjab, Pakistan. It is the 21st largest city of Pakistan by population and the administrative capital of both Sahiwal District and Sahiwal Division. Sahiwal is appro ...

Sargodha Sargodha (Punjabi and ur, ) is a city and capital of Sargodha Division, located in Punjab province, Pakistan. It is Pakistan's 12th largest city by population and one of the fastest-growing cities of the country. Sargodha is also known as t ...

, Gujranwala, Rawalpindi and

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. Divisional Public Schools are the largest schools regarding their area in almost all cities except Lahore where Aitchison College is largest. Divisional Commissioners are generally the chairmen of BOG of Divisional Public Schools.

List of Divisional Public Schools

The following autonomous campuses are currently running. * Divisional Public School & intermediate College Lahore * Divisional Public School & College Faisalabad * Divisional Public School Rawalpindi *

Divisional Public School and College, Sahiwal Divisional Public School and College (or DPS) is a semi-government school in Sahiwal, Pakistan. The school was established in 1986. The institution is spread over 68 acres. The school has sports grounds including a hockey ground, a football gro ...

Quaid-E-Azam Divisional Public School and College Divisional Public Schools and Colleges (DPS or DPSC), established in 1963, is a series of mega-schools at the division level in Punjab, Pakistan. The series consists of one of the largest institutions providing education at school level in Pakis ...

, Gujranwala. * Divisional Public School Sargodha * Divisional Public School D.G Khan * Divisional Public School Township, Lahore * Divisional Public School Bahawalnagar, Bahawalnagar * Divisional Public School Dunyapur, Dunyapur

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