FDE schools, colleges face class rooms' shortage.

ISLAMABAD -- Almost all educational institutes running under Federal Directorate of Education (FDE) were facing shortage of class rooms, hampering the government efforts to enroll maximum number of children in schools.

Due to increasing of the population of Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) with the passage of time the existing educational institutions had been overloaded by awarding admissions to more children than the space.

Therefore, the principals, teachers of the Islamabad Model Schools, Colleges have demanded of the federal government to establish further class rooms in the existing public sector educational institutions.

The principals have also urged the government to increase the literacy rate in the federal capital by establishing new class rooms aiming to enroll out of school children as it was also part of the manifesto of ruling party to provide quality education to the students.

The project for the establishment of new class rooms at the 423 schools, colleges working under Federal Directorate of Education (FDE) was supposed to be completed during the tenure of last government but due to change of the political scenario in the country it was halted.

Talking to reporter, they said that less number of class rooms at ICT educational institutions was a major hurdle in enrollment of more children as per manifesto of the government. They appealed the government to pay special focus on the issue.

'We have taken few steps at our own in the schools including white-wash, renovation of wash rooms and planting of trees due to which a number of students approached for admission,' Principal of IMS Sector F/10-2, Sheeba Mansoor said.

However, she said, the shortage of class rooms in public sector educational institutions was creating panic for the parents as they are unable to enroll their children at private sector schools for maximum facilities. She reiterated to improve the standard of education at her school at par with private sector.

A teacher of the same school said that previous government was failed to provide better class room facilities during their tenure of five years. She said the project of renovation and establishment of new class rooms at schools and colleges was still in doldrums.

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