Secondary
DPS secondary Section is a unique world in itself. It’s a blend of academic brilliance and intellectual stimulation. Housed in a purpose-built campus, its environs are streaming with adolescents who are in pursuit of knowledge. It is here, that they are blossom into young adulthood, primed to take flight into the world of higher education, full of the promise of their whole life and career in front of them.
In all their endeavours, students are taught and encouraged to imbibe the following home truths to guide them in their journey:
We respect each other
We work hard
We take care of our environment
We treat all people fairly
We are honest
We are responsible for all we do
Our Environment:
Our vision is to provide a learning environment and opportunities through diversity of education and activities, to develop the young people in our care, and to provide a place to learn where they feel challenged, supported and enriched with well rounded personalities.
We expect high standards of achievement and involvement, which is why we facilitate our students to work towards being the best they can be, in countless ways. We instil in them necessary personality traits which will help them achieve their life objectives like tenacity, perseverance, integrity, intellectual depth, enduring moral values and leadership that will guide them to face the world as responsible citizens of the Country.DPS helps students to balance solid study habits with healthy recreation through a curriculum that gives both equal values. Added to this mix, is a proactive involvement in social welfare and a good grounding in religion.
Faculty:
Our faculty consists of dedicated, intelligent and experienced teachers who honour their profession and are role models for students. They make every effort to help students attain relevant competence in the subjects they have chosen. They have a good rapport with the students and are approachable. They are available not only in class rooms but outside classrooms as well. Our teachers work with students so that any problems can be identified and addressed.
Students here are helped to:
- Develop critical thinking
- Work independently
- Sportsman spirit
- Leadership skills
- Self confidence
- Teamwork
- Make rational choices for themselves
- Discover their potentials.
Discipline:
Discipline is a prime concern of the school. This is managed by a committee comprising of faculty members and students’ council. The students’ council comprises of a head girl two deputy head girls and sixty prefects. These prefects are elected from IX, X and XI elections to these posts are usually preceded by a highly charged election campaign.
Subjects offered:
We have divided the subjects we offer into two distinct groups A and B. These groups are designed to give students the ability to remain compatible with the subject requirements of local universities. Students are required to select one group only as per their choice.
Compulsory subjects for O’ levels Students
English 2)Pakistan Studies 3) Urdu 4) Islamiyat 5) Mathematics
GROUPS AND SUBJECT OPTIONS
| Group A | Group B |
|---|---|
| Physics | Economics |
| Chemistry | Accounts |
| Biology/ Accounts/ Computer Studies | Business Studies/ Sociology |
| Additional Mathematics/ Computer Studies/ Environment | Additional Mathematics/ Computer Studies/ Environment |
| Additional subject: Statistics | Additional subject: Statistics |
Apart from the formal subjects, DPS offers an interesting variety of activity based subjects such as Quranic studies, gardening and cooking. These subjects are designed to groom students and enrich their lives.
Quranic Studies:
The teachings of the Holy Quran govern each and every aspect of human life. At DPS students not only learn to recite the Quran correctly but also how to act upon the Islamic rules and regulations in this modern era. They are encouraged to adopt Islamic moral values such as respect towards mankind, sympathy, kindness, tolerance and patience. The completion of the Holy Quran is celebrated by Ameen ceremony in class VIII.
Cooking classes:
Cooking class is one of the best ways to improve culinary skills and to nurture independence and just learning the basics of cooking is an asset in itself. Entertaining becomes a delight when you know how to create delicious and easy to prepare meals and meal planning will no longer be a drudgery but fun. These classes help students to be familiar with Food and Nutrition values in a fun filled, stress releasing and exciting way. They are much sought after by students and have helped students realize what to eat, when to eat, how to eat and how much to eat. They are taught recipes that are nutritious and easy to prepare.
Gardening:
Gardening emerged on DPS’s curriculum in 2008 and has become very popular among the students. It developed a love for nature combined with awareness of aesthetic sense in children. It is taught with scientific approach with the help of trained teacher. The organic vegetables are later used for cooking classes which gives children a sense of accomplishment.
Activities:
Activities at DPS provides children with opportunities for social interaction by organizing school competitions, inter school debates, literacy quiz contests, health workshops for students on topics such as posture , common health problems, cleanliness and hygiene etc with other extracurricular and education related activities which develop sense of responsibility more over providing students with a platform to explore their talent.
Physical Education is a part of our curriculum that promotes learning through movement. It is most important for physical growth and the improvement of fitness and health. This is achieved through the medium of selected activities like table tennis, throw ball cricket, volley ball etc are carried out under the supervision of trained PE instructors.Social service:
Social Work is the professional activity of helping individuals, groups, or communities enhance or restore their capacity for social functioning and creating societal conditions favorable to this goal.
Social Work is concerned and involved with the interactions between people and the institutions of society that affect the ability of people to accomplish life tasks, realize aspirations and values, and alleviate distress. Therefore, three major purposes of social work may be identified:
- To enhance the problem-solving, coping and developmental capacities of people;
- To promote the effective and humane operation of the systems that provide people with resources and services;
- To link people with systems that provide them with resources, services, and opportunities.
At Dawood Public School, social services are designated to our students to provide meaningful opportunities for social and economic growth of the disadvantaged sector of the population in order to develop them into productive and self-reliant citizens and promote social equity.
Our students volunteer and render their services to organisations such as, TCF, AKUH, SIUT and Fatimid.
At Dawood we cater to the children of Imran Rehabilitation Center who suffer from any restriction or lack of ability to perform an activity in the manner or within the range considered normal for a human being.
Societies:
Societies at DPS provide children with platform to exhibit their skills and talent in various events such as elocution, debate, volunteer work and gardening. These societies develop management and communication skills along with building a spirit of team work to promote cooperative learning among students.
This year we have societies such as:
- Bilingual literacy society.
- IGS gardening society.
- DPS volunteer society.
- Spots Society
Contact details :
Syeda Nazish Hasan (Section Incharge)
Email: nazish@dps.edu.pk Ext. No. 301