OPF Boys College Islamabad


OPF Boys College Islamabad is an educational institution located in the centre of Islamabad, Pakistan. The college is run as a project of Overseas Pakistanis Foundation. The college started functioning on 12 September 2001. The campus is spread over 56 kanals.

Operational setup

The principal is the head of the institution whereas the Vice Principal coordinates all the college activities as the head of the faculty and the staff. Presently, Dr.Javed Iqbal holds the office as the Principal.
On the command hierarchy, Section Heads are the next to follow. The college is run on a four section basis:
  • Junior Section headed by Prof. Muhammad Khalid
  • Senior Section headed by Prof. Jahangir Mirza
  • College Section headed by Dr.Nasir Hussain Bukhari
  • Cambridge Section headed by Prof. Saleem Ahmed Hashmi

Academics

The college has a strength of approximately 1400 students where around 250-300 new students are inducted every year. The college functions on an annual system.
Classes VI-VIII and Pre O Level Classes are assessed in the college internal examinations including monthly tests, term examinations and annual examination. Classes IX-XII are assessed by the Federal Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education examination system whereas O-Level and A-Level Classes are evaluated for promotion by Cambridge International Examinations examination system.

Functioning of the College

The college uses two different schemes of study, one affiliated with the Federal Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education and the second one run under University of Cambridge Local Examination Syndicate.
In addition to the wards of residents of Rawalpindi and Islamabad, the college provides quality educational facilities to the male children of overseas Pakistanis from class VI to HSSC and CIE O- as well as A-Level.

Activities

Students take part in the diverse co/extra curricular activities initiated by the college societies and clubs. This helps the students in developing traits like confidence and creativity in them. Additionally, annual debates, declamations, quiz competitions, Qirat-Naat and inter-collegiate speech contests in English and Urdu are some of the impressive events of this i
Frequent visits by reputable scholars, toons and concerned organizations are also facilitated by the college.
Physical activities

House System

Students from all classes are sorted into four different houses which are named after the leaders of the Pakistan's independence movement. All houses participate in the activities and competitions of the college.

Leadership

NameNature of AppointmentStart of TermEnd of Term
1.Brig Ghulam RasulPermanent17 August 200130 November 2005
2.Col M. Ashraf KhanActing1 December 200528 November 2006
3.Gp. Captain Buland Iqbal AliPermanent29 November 200617 May 2009
4.Prof. Muhammad SiddiqueActing18 May 200921 December 2009
5.Mr. Qaisar NazirAdministrator22 December 20094 June 2010
6.Prof. Muhammad SiddiqueActing5 June 20108 August 2010
7.Brig Muhammad AsifPermanent9 August 201022 February 2013
8.Lt. Col Sheikh Muhammad NiazActing25 February 201331 March 2014
9.Prof. Muhammad SiddiqueActing1 April 201431 December 2019
10.Muhammad Anwar RajputActing1 January 20191 January 2023
11.Prof. Muhammad SiddiqueActing2 January 202314 January 2025
12.Dr.Javed IqbalActing15 January 2025to date