Brief History
Brief History

OUR STORY

The history of Ala-ud-Din Academy, Girls High School (ALDA) can be traced from 1901, when, a small informal school was set up by the women of Mian family for imparting education to the girls of Baghbanpura, Lahore.  Now, over a century later, the school is one of the oldest and largest private institution in Baghbanpura, Lahore, Pakistan.  It caters to the educational needs of students from kindergarten to the secondary level.  Following are some of the historical highlights of the school: 

 

1901

“Zenana School” was established as an informal school in a portion of the private residence of Mian Iftikharuddin – an activist of Pakistan movement and leader in the Muslim League under Quaid-e-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah. Mian Iftikharuddin was also founder of The Pakistan Times.

1926

The School was registered formally with the name of “Zenana Elementary School” and had 30 students up until class IV.

1939

After a decade, the School’s name changed to “Islamia Primary School for Girls, Baghbanpura”. By then, there were around 200 students.

1960

The School was recognized by the Board of Education as “Islamia Girls’ Middle School”. The School, by then, was a middle school with 400 students.

1972

The Government of Pakistan nationalized “Islamia Girls High School”.

1998

Islamia Girls High School” was denationalized and was now run under the supervision of Samra Mobeen (daughter-in-law of Mrs. Zarina Shamim).

2007

  • Rizwana Jalees was appointed as the Principal of the School.
  • Computer Technology Center (CTC) was established to promote the use of Information Technology. Rehan Siddiqui was appointed as Director of the Center.
  • Study Center was established to help students improve their academics in specific subjects.
  • Zarina Shamim Scholarships Program was initiated

1909

A fund was established within the family to run the School. The School continued working for several years with 30 plus students and one teacher.

1929

The name of the School was changed to “Aided Muslim Girls’ School, Baghbanpura”, had 40 students up until Class V.

1952

Mian Ala-ud-Din was appointed by the Managing Committee to take charge of the School and oversee its operations.

1962

A fund was established within the family to run the School. The School continued working for several years with 30 plus students and one teacher.

1967

The school now have 600 hundred students with 27 staff members.

2004

Mrs. Zarina Shamim died on 8th of October 2004. She dedicated almost 50 years of her life, to the academic excellence of “Islamia Girls High School” and “Ala-ud-Din Academy, Girls’ High School.

2009

S. Nargis Tahira was appointed as the Vice Principal of the School.

2014

Website of Zarina Shamim Scholarships Program launched.

1925

A Managing Committee was established and registered under the Societies Act of XXI of 1860.

1934

The name of the School was changed to “Aided Muslim Girls’ School, Baghbanpura”, had 40 students up until Class V.

1956

Mrs. Zarina Shamim, daughter of Mian Ala-ud-Din, joined the team to take care of the School.

1964

Mrs. Zarina Shamim was appointed the Secretary / Manager to run the School after the death of her father, Mian Ala-ud-din.

1968

Another branch of the School was opened by the name of “Ala-ud-Din Academy, Girls’ High School”. Ms. Khalida Qureshi was appointed as the Headmistress of the School.

2005

Managing Committee appointed Zareen Niazi as the new MC Secretary / Executive Director to run the School operations. 2005 – To date The School is managed under the direction of: Zareen Niazi (Granddaughter of Mian Ala-ud-Din and daughter of Mrs. Zarina Shamim.

2013

Computer Technology Center (CTC) has been recognized by the Technical Education & Vocational Training Authority (TEVTA) and Pakistan Information Technology Board (PITB).

2015

Addition of another building – Block C (adjacent to the existing building A) launched.

2016

  • Momina A. Niazi (daughter-in-law of Zareen Niazi) joins ALDA as Director Communications  
  • Redesigning of Curriculum and Teaching / Learning Methodology is initiated

2017

  • Implementation of New Curriculum / Teaching / Learning Methodology for early years
  • Teachers Training in Jolly Phonics and Project Based Learning

2018

  • ALDA completes fifty years of providing quality education
  • Golden Jubilee Celebrations start  

2019

Introduction of Knowledge Platform for Senior Section

2020

  • Impact of COVID – learning losses are minimized by online classes and usage of Information Technology

     

2021

  • Introduction of Google Meet and Whatsapp for all classes to further reduce learning losses and adverse impact of Covid-19.