Pakistan International School Jeddah (PISJ)

Overview

From 1958 to 1984 PISJ was located in Baghdadiah. The school was established to serve the children of the Pakistani expatriate community living in Jeddah and adjacent cities. It has a student body of more than 8500.
The school operates two shifts – a morning shift comprising middle, secondary and higher-secondary classes and an afternoon shift comprising preparatory and primary school. The primary medium of instruction is English; Urdu- and Sindhi-medium tracks are also available till secondary level.
The school has two wings, one for boys and the other for girls. A connecting building houses the administrative offices. The school has an auditorium with an occupancy of 300–500 people. There is an open-air basketball court located between the two wings.
The girls wing also offers private BA degrees (Bachelor of Arts) in limited subjects affiliated with the University of Karachi, Pakistan.
The school's satellite branch, the Pakistan International School, Jeddah (English Section), is located in the Ar-Rehab District of Jeddah. It offers IGCSE-based curriculum of United Kingdom. This branch is known as PISJ English Section, and is completely independent of its parent school, i.e. PISJ main school.


Departments

Principal : Mohammad Ashfaq Mahmood Chaudhry.
Finance : Aslam R. Farooqui, Director Finance
Personal/Establishment/Admin: Syed Habib Ahmed Shah
Property Owner: Mr. Abdullah Kadwani


Old building
The old building was located in Baghdadiah District; Jeddah.


New building
The new building became operational in 1984. It is located on Taj-ud-Makki Street in Al-Azizyah District.


English Section
A new independent campus known as the 'English Section' offering O'Level and A'Level was established in 1995 (under the supervision of Ambassador of Pakistan in Saudi Arabia Mr. Shahid Amin) by a four member committee consisting of Consul General Mr. Arif Kamal, Consul CA Col. Nisar, Consul Education Prof. Mahmood-ul-Haq Haqqani, and Director Finace (PESJ) Mr. Anwer R. Farooqui. This branch is known as PISJ English Section, and is completely independent of its parent school, i.e., PISJ.


Secondary School
Science
Biology
Computer Science
Arts
General Science
Education (only for girls)


Higher Secondary School
Pre-Engineering
Chemistry
Computer Science
Pre-Medical
Commerce
Humanities
General Science


Events

PISJ celebrates Pakistan's National day on 14 August. Different programmes are performed on both boys and girls section. Due to the availability of one auditorium, one day boys wing have their function and on the other girls wing. The Consulate General is invited to the function as a chief guest.
23 March (Pakistan's Resolution day), 9 November (Iqbal Day), 25 December (Quaid-e-Azam Day) are held in the school. Since 2007 the school has arranged an interschool English debate contest. It has won the contest for a consecutive three times. In 2009, the school celebrated its 50th anniversary.