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Roots School System

For-profit school system in Pakistan

33°34′44″N 73°02′42″E / 33.579°N 73.045°E / 33.579; 73.045

Region

PakistanServicesEducation

Key people

Mushtaque R. Chaudhry (CEO)^[2]
Riffat Mushtaq^[2]

Websitewww.rootsschool.edu.pk

The Roots School System (RSS) is a school system based in Rawalpindi, Pakistan.^[3]

History

The organization was founded in 1988 by Riffat Mushtaq with the first institution at Harley Street Rawalpindi.^[4]^[5] The organization has spread with her children operating separately in what Riffat describes as "healthy competition":^[6] Khadija Mushtaq being CEO of the Roots Ivy International University; Faisal CEO of Roots Millennium Schools; and Walid CEO of Roots International Schools.

As of 2016^[update] RSS was the only system in Pakistan that catered from ages two and over to undergraduate.^[7]

Alumni

Ali Moeen Nawazish, academic and columnist at the Jang Group

References

^ Khan (2012).
^ ^a ^b Chaudhry & Mushtaq (c. 2020).
^ "Private schools – quality of education in Pakistan". The Express Tribune. 24 June 2012.
^ "Roots silver jubilee: Toil of the past, promise of the future". The Express Tribune. 15 April 2013.
^ Roots (c. 2014).
^ Ahmed (2014).
^ Hussan (2016), Root School System.

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Chaudhry, Mushtaque R.; Mushtaq, Riffat (c. 2020), Welcome Message CEO & Founder Chairperson, retrieved 10 March 2020
Hussan, Wahid (2016). Deciphering Pakistan's education riddle. Karachi: Royal Book Company. ISBN 9789694074290. OCLC 951904919.
Khan, Afshan S. (13 April 2012). "Roots holds award ceremony for high-achievers". The News International. Pakistan. Archived from the original on 24 April 2012.
Roots (c. 2014). "Background & History". Roots School System. Retrieved 10 March 2020.