01/04/2013
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Pakistan Steel Cadet College
Location
Steel Town, Bin Qasim, Karachi
Information
Motto Learn to Serve
Opened 1981
Demonym Hadeedians
Houses 4
Website psccpk.com
The Pakistan Steel Cadet College, is a residential educational institution under the management of Pakistan Steel Mills Corporation. Students are admitted in Class 8 till Class 12. It is located in Steel Township, Bin Qasim Town, Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan.
Contents [hide]
1 Academics
2 Houses
3 Activities
4 Faculty and staff
5 Routine and activities
6 Facilities and miscellaneous
7 Hadeedians
8 See also
9 External links
[edit]Academics
The College prepares the boys for the Secondary School and Intermediate Examinations conducted by the Board of Intermediate & Secondary Education Karachi.
[edit]Houses
The college is divided into 5 houses.
Colours House Named after
Red Jabir Abu Musa Jabir Ibn Hayyan
Green Khalid Khaled ibn Walid
Gray Omer/Zarar Zarar
Blue Tariq Tariq ibn Ziyad
Yellow Jinnah Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah
[edit]Activities
Drill
Cricket
Squash
Cross Country
Track
Football
Basketball
Field Hockey
Physical Training
indoor games
Athletics
[edit]Faculty and staff
The faculty comprises two academic departments, Science and Humanities:
Humanities: English, Urdu, Sindhi, Pakistan Studies and Islamic Education.
Sciences: Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry Biology and Computer Sciences.
Physical training and drill of the students is supervised by the physical fitness and drill instructors. The other staff comprises the Administrative Officer, Bursar, Doctor, Psychologist, Khateeb for the Mosque and the requisite ministerial staff.
[edit]Routine and activities
Games and Physical Education
Afternoon games are compulsory for all the students. The School has six Football fields, five Hockey fields, five Basketball courts, one Squash court, one Cricket/Athletics field, one Gymnasium, and one Swimming Pool. For indoor games like Table Tennis, Carom board, Chess, and Draft, the facility is provided in each of the four boarding Houses. They are also given an orientation in drill for their future careers in the armed forces.
[edit]Facilities and miscellaneous
Library
The Academic Block maintains a central library. In addition, a small library have been established in each House.
Computer Labs
The College has two computer laboratories, equipped with P4 computers, multimedia and round the clock internet access.
Labs
The College also has labs for Physics, Chemistry and Biology.
Medical
The college has a hospital headed by a senior doctor, with staff. For specialized treatment, the boys are sent to the 100-bed hospital adjacent to the steel town in Gulshan-e-Hadeed.
Vaccination and inoculation is carried out periodically. Students are medically examined and an individual health record is maintained. The College also has an isolation ward for the segregation of patients suffering from infectious diseases.
Clubs
Some of the major clubs include Aeronautical club, Science Club, Photography Club, Coins collection Club, and Arts and Music Club.
Recreational Activities
Picnics are arranged and the boys are taken to recreational spots around Karachi. Educational visits are part of the training schedule at the college.
College magazine
The College Magazine is published annually in two sections (English/Urdu) and contains articles and essays written by the students. Every student is given a copy on payment.
[edit]Hadeedians
All the ex-cadets are known as Hadeedians (Hadeed is Arabic for steel)
