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In public schools, passing percentage in the Grade 5 examinations during
the year 2019 remained 93.91 and 94.89 for boys and girls respectively. In
private schools, this percentage was 92.95 for boys and 94.85 for the girls.
Passing percentage of public schools in the Grade 8 examinations during the
year was 96.76 and 94.64 for the boys and girls respectively. In private
schools, the same remained 94.23 and 94.46.

The biggest feat which the public schools in the district achieved was the
extraordinary results of matriculation exams. With a passing percentage of
around 92%, the district topped the tables in the entire province. These
results were attributed to efforts made under the ‘Examergency’ which the
District Administration and District Education Authority had imposed in the
District since January 1, 2019, till the conclusion of exams.

High Profile Schools

Some noteworthy schools of the district are detailed below.
Sardar Kaurey Khan Public Higher Secondary School was established as
a primary school on state land by the then District Council in 1983. It was
upgraded as high school in 1994 and higher secondary school in 2001.
Initially the school was run by the District Council on the behalf of
Government of the Punjab itself but in 1991 it was declared autonomous and
placed under a Governing Body headed by the Commissioner. After the
promulgation of the Punjab Local Government Ordinance, 2001 the DCO
replaced the Commissioner as the Chairman of the Governing Body. On
January 1, 2017, the DCO was re-designated as the Deputy Commissioner.
The School has the honor of being the biggest school of the district, in terms
of number of students, as currently around 4000 is studying there.

Emine Erdogan Daanish CARE Girls School, Baseera was established in
2014. After devastating floods of 2010, the building was constructed with the
help of the Turkish Government; hence the name. The School is currently
being run as a Public-Private Partnership between Government of the Punjab
and the CARE Foundation, which is the leading non-profit organisation for
education in the country. On September 8, 2014, i.e. the first day of the
school, there were 13 teachers and 150 students. The number has grown
since, and at present 100 teachers are imparting education to a total of 1600
students. The school is affiliated with the University of Cambridge
Examination Board.

Misali Public Middle School in Tehsil Muzaffargarh is a unique and
trendsetter school in the private sector which was established by Mr.
Muhammad Jamil Qureshi in 1988 as a low-cost boarding school with the
aim of preparing students for admission in cadet and military colleges. Since
its establishment, it has contributed 1828 students to such colleges. At
present, 1202 students are enrolled in the school.

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