OPF Boys College Islamabad is an educational institution located in the centre of Islamabad, Pakistan. The college is run as a project of Overseas Pakistanis Foundation (OPF). The college started functioning on 12 September 2001. The campus is spread over 56 kanals.
Operational setup The principal is the head of the institution whereas the Vice Principal coordinates all the college activities as the head of the faculty and the staff. Presently, Dr.Javed Iqbal holds the office as the Principal.
On the command hierarchy, Section Heads are the next to follow. The college is run on a four section basis:
Junior Section (VI-VIII Classes) headed by Prof. Muhammad Khalid Senior Section (IX-X) headed by Prof. Jahangir Mirza College Section (XI-XII) headed by Dr.Nasir Hussain Bukhari Cambridge Section (O- and A-Levels) headed by Prof. Saleem Ahmed Hashmi
Academics
The college has a strength of approximately 1400 students where around 250-300 new students are inducted every year. The college functions on an annual system.
Classes VI-VIII and Pre O Level Classes are assessed in the college internal examinations including monthly tests, term examinations and annual examination. Classes IX-XII are assessed by the Federal Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education (FBISE) examination system whereas O-Level and A-Level Classes are evaluated for promotion by Cambridge International Examinations (CIE) examination system.
Functioning of the College
The college uses two different schemes of study, one affiliated with the Federal Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education (FBISE) and the second one run under University of Cambridge Local Examination Syndicate (UCLES).
In addition to the wards of residents of Rawalpindi and Islamabad, the college provides quality educational facilities to the male children of overseas Pakistanis from class VI to HSSC and CIE O- as well as A-Level.
Activities
Students take part in the diverse co/extra curricular activities initiated by the college societies and clubs. This helps the students in developing traits like confidence and creativity in them. Additionally, annual debates, declamations, quiz competitions, Qirat-Naat and inter-collegiate speech contests in English and Urdu are some of the impressive events of this i
Frequent visits by reputable scholars, toons and concerned organizations are also facilitated by the college.
Physical activities
House System
Students from all classes are sorted into four different houses which are named after the leaders of the Pakistan's independence movement. All houses participate in the activities and competitions of the college.
Sir Syed House Iqbal House Jinnah House Nishter House Liaqat House
Leadership
+ List of Heads of the Institution NameNature of AppointmentStart of TermEnd of Term1.Brig (R) Ghulam RasulPermanent17 August 200130 November 20052.Col (R) M. Ashraf KhanActing1 December 200528 November 20063.Gp. Captain (R) Buland Iqbal AliPermanent29 November 200617 May 20094.Prof. Muhammad SiddiqueActing18 May 200921 December 20095.Mr. Qaisar NazirAdministrator22 December 20094 June 20106.Prof. Muhammad SiddiqueActing5 June 20108 August 20107.Brig (R) Muhammad AsifPermanent9 August 201022 February 20138.Lt. Col (R) Sheikh Muhammad NiazActing25 February 201331 March 20149.Prof. Muhammad SiddiqueActing1 April 201431 December 201910. Muhammad Anwar Rajput Acting 1 January 2019 1 January 202311.Prof. Muhammad SiddiqueActing2 January 202314 January 202512. Dr.Javed Iqbal Acting 15 January 2025 to date
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