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are performing their functions. The district is divided into 157 Centers
(Markaz), each headed by an Area Education Officer (AEO). There are 81 male
and 76 female AEOs. The District Education Officer (Secondary Education)
supervises the functioning of 14 Higher Secondary Schools and 136 High
Schools.

Total number of the Government schools in the district is 1756. These
include 1383 Primary, 224 Elementary, 136 High, and 14 Higher Secondary
Schools. There are 364675 students enrolled in these schools. In addition,
335 schools are being managed by the Punjab Education Foundation (PEF).
The break-up is as follows:
Level of Alipur Jatoi Kot Addu M. GARH Total G.
School Boys Girls Boys Girls Boys Girls Boys Girls Boys Girls Total
Higher 0 1 1 0 6 3 2 1 9 5
Secondary
Schools
High 12 5 14 7 29 16 35 18 90 46 136
Schools
Elementary 17 12 17 18 36 35 45 44 115 109 224
Schools
Primary 74 91 91 102 314 268 224 218 703 679 1382
Schools
Total 103 109 123 127 385 322 306 281 917 839 1756
PEF (PSSP) 19 9 20 28 75 66 50 68 164 171 335
Grand 122 118 143 155 460 388 356 349 1081 1010 2091
Total

There are 17440 sanctioned posts of staff in the district, of which 14002 are
meant for teaching staff, whereas 3438 are non-teaching sanctioned posts.
The number of registered private educational institutes in the district is 845.
The registration of another 150 schools is under process, while 374 schools
remain unregistered. As regards the registered schools, the details are as
follows:
PRIMARY SCHOOLS 138
ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS 405
SECONDARY SCHOOLS 252
HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOLS 50
TOTAL 845

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