Aga Khan Higher Secondary School, Gilgit

24 May 2024
Aga Khan Higher Secondary School, Gilgit celebrates 25 years of academic excellence
The Aga Khan Higher Secondary School (AKHSS), Gilgit celebrated its 25th anniversary on Wednesday, 22 May in the presence of Princess Zahra Aga Khan and her son, Mr Iliyan Boyden.
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10 April 2020
Born to heal
When you are “eager” to return to work in a hospital during a pandemic, it might be safe to say that you have found your calling.
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08 August 2019
AKES,P students win 1st and 2nd positions at Tech Fair
The students who competed in the Fair were part of a tech boot camp in which 140 students from different schools in the region participated.
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18 April 2018
Student receives United World Colleges Scholarship in Japan
Nadeem Akbar from Barkolti, Yasin, District Ghizer and studies at AKHSS Gilgit.
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08 November 2017
Global Encounters Youth Camp visits Aga Khan Schools, Pakistan
The Global Encounters Camp, which took place in August 2017 in Pakistan, invited students between the ages of 15 to 17 years from across the world to engage in cultural exchange and broaden their horizons.
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28 December 2016
FEATURE: The success of women against the odds: Educate a woman, educate a community
Former head of Diamond Jubilee (DJ) Learning Resource High School (LRHS) Chatorkhand, Chashman Bibi, and current schoolteacher at the DJ Middle School Sultanabad, Zareena Begum, have inspiring stories. 
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28 December 2016
One person’s service to education: A veteran teacher
Forty-three years are not enough to make some people tired of teaching. One such person is Martabah Shah, who retired from Diamond Jubilee (DJ) Middle School, Gitch (Gilgit-Baltistan) after teaching for 43 years. He says with a smile, “I could still keep going.”
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27 December 2016
Ambitious for education: The importance of Village Education Committee
Hadi Husain is an army retiree, and served on the Village Education Committee (VEC) for the Diamond Jubilee (DJ) Learning Resource High School (LRHS), Chatorkhand (Gilgit-Baltistan) from 2004 to 2008.
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26 December 2016
Impact of education on women: An empowered woman’s journey
Gulnara Kamal, head teacher at Diamond Jubilee (DJ) Middle School, Gitch (Gilgit-Baltistan), put in years of hard work and resolve to get where she is today.
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25 December 2016
The change brought about by education: A whole new world
Musa Khan is one of those teachers who have dedicated their lives to educating children in their communities.

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23 December 2016
Community-led School Construction
The first Diamond Jubilee (DJ) schools began in 1946 and were conducted in available spaces in Jamaat Khanas (Ismaili community centre) under open skies, in communal kitchens and in guesthouses.
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22 December 2016
The changing face of education
It was in 1997 when the landscape around education changed. New training programmes were introduced and leadership building was conducted. 
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22 December 2016
Students performances
The Aga Khan Higher Secondary School, Gilgit's students performances in 2016.
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