It was the spring of 1963 which witnessed the birth of an institution which was later to develop into an educational giant. The infant institution was initially started in a few rented rooms of the Gaddafi Stadium then known as the National Stadium, Lahore. Later on, the institution was shifted to Model Town, Lahore, when the co-operative Model Town Society Limited, in extending its gracious cooperation, gifted about 186 kanals of land for the construction of the school buildings.

The first to be constructed among the school buildings was the present Boys’ Junior Wing building which was completed in 1965.

In 1966 the school was raised to the level of a High School. The first batch of the talented scholars of this school took their matriculation examination in 1968. The same year, yet another landmark was witnessed in the history of Divisional Public School when the School Boarding House started functioning with a strength of six students in the Staff Residential Quarters.

In 1969 the Boys’ Senior Wing, Model Town building was completed and the Senior School was shifted there. It also housed the Principal’s Office.

In 1976, Divisional Public School touched new heights and became an Intermediate College. Subsequently, the Junior Model School Building was obtained from the Education Department and a Nursery & K.G. Wing was shifted there for the toddlers.

In 1981, however, the Hostel was shifted to its present location, a spacious and grand building close by the school Main Gate, which now hosts about 150 students every year and facilitates for them a living worthy of a Publican scholar. Now, we can proudly say that DPS Hostel, Iqbal House, is a flourishing Boarding House housing students from Class I to 2nd year.

The same year the Girls’ Wing was started in the present Boys’ Junior School Building and girls for Class VI were admitted. In 1983-84 a new building for the Girls’ Wing was built and it housed the girls from Class I to Class VIII with all facilities. Later on, the Girls’ Wing, too, was upgraded to the status of a Girls’ College. In 1987, the first batch of students, comprising 54 Girls took their matriculation examination as regular students and thanks a lot Allah almighty 96.3% of them secured 1st Division.

Having an administrative experience spanning over decades, CH. MUHAMMAD ALI RANDHAWA, Commissioner, Lahore Division, Lahore is the present President of the DPS Board of Governors. He is a highly educated and industrious leader who possesses a broad exposure to all areas of educational administration. Being an excellent educationist in his own right, he has worked at key leadership positions at the governmental level as well as in civil society organizations. His visionary guidance and selfless concern are likely to raise the standards of education at the institution and to elevate its performance in all educational areas of this legendary institution.

We welcome you to DPS College Lahore, Premier autonomous public day-cum-boarding school of Pakistan, located in the heart of Model Town Lahore. The College provides very beautiful, serene and safe environment. This, combined with a healthy and invigorating climate of Main and Township Campuses provides ideal conditions for academic, sports and co-curricular activities. Our inclusive ethos and commitment to the highest standards of all round education have ensured an enviable reputation for the College. We feel proud and gratified that our students hail from all over Pakistan and represent a broad cross Section of society making DPS a Mini-Pakistan in the truest sense.

We’re rightly proud of our academic performance, but at DPS education means much more than the pursuit of top grades. Character building, instilling high moral values, development of wholesome personality and awareness of societal obligations are central to what we offer here. We are earnestly aware of our obligations to equip our students to make their way in the world as confident, caring, dignified and responsible global citizens. The sense of discipline and respect for rules is a great strength of the College. It is a learning community that seeks success for each student as we strive to deepen our core values of unshakeable faith, belief in hard work and achievements through honest and fair means and facing challenges boldly.

At DPS, we aim to encourage a never ending quest for knowledge among our students. We strive to inculcate an open mind and constructive as well as rational thinking. Inquisitiveness, curiosity and pursuit of knowledge are qualities we try to impart and sustain with it accordingly. We encourage open discussion and free exchange of ideas. We believe that our teachers, students and support staff are among the best with competence, courage and character worth responsibility and accountability as well. we provide a very conducive and rich learning environment where all teachers, working tirelessly and with devotion avail every opportunity to impart knowledge. We strongly believe in a merit based system in everything we do, that reflects our sensitivity to values of transparency, integrity and sustainable services of moderation, challenging techniques and technology.

Moving forward, we have already begun the process of further improving our overall curriculum. Over the last few months the faculty and college management have had several conversations on ways that all schools and college wings can bring about set of significant improvements. In the coming years, greater emphasis will be placed at all levels to build up our students’ capacity beyond just the academic areas comprising DPS Lahore way forward 2021-22 onwards; that will usher in modern age roadmap of the inclusive wholesome education through revival of academic/sports & co-curriculars of traditional as well as Artificial Intelligence (AI) based Internet of Things (IoT) as well, God Willing and God Speed. Leadership, discipline and organizational skills will feature strongly in the co-curricular education.

We pledge and ensure to maintain DPS College a center of excellence in all aspects, as it is a unique and exciting educational community over the years. We look forward to welcoming you here.

Principal
Prof. Saleem Raza Chaudhry