Special education department (Punjab, Pakistan)
Special Education Department is a department of Government of Punjab, Pakistan. The department meets the educational requirements of the disabled children especially, hearing impaired, visually impaired, mentally retarded and physically disabled.[1]
In 1983-84 the Directorate of Special Education Punjab was established in the Education Department. In 2003 the Special Education Department was established as an independent administrative department.[2]
History
At the time of independence there were only two institutions, one for the Hearing Impaired at Lahore and the other for the Blind at Bahawalpur, functioning under the control of Education Department. A few institutions for the Hearing Impaired children and Visually Impaired children were also being run by the private sector organizations in the Province. Inspectorate of Schools for the Deaf, Dumb and Blind was established under the Education Department during 1962. It was given status of Deaf, Dumb and Blind Wing, headed by a Deputy Director during 1968. These institutions were nationalized in 1975 under Martial Law Regulation MLR-118. The Education Department took over these institutions and initiated various schemes for construction of buildings and to staff them with trained teachers. Directorate of Special Education Punjab was given the status of an attached department of the Education Department during 1983-84. Special Education Department was established as an independent administrative department during 2003-04. Prior to establishment of an independent department of Special Education Department there were 51 institutions in the Province with an enrolment of 4265, which has now risen to 248 catering almost 28850 special children, including 20 institutions of special education devolved from Federal Government as a result of 18th Constitutional Amendment. Presently, special institutions are functioning at every Tehsil and Town Level.
Institutes for Blind (Visually Impaired Children) Punjab, Pakistan
Sr.No | Name of Institute and Address |
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1 | Govt. Institute for Visually Impaired Sheranwala Gate, Lahore |
2 | Govt. Sunrise Institute for Visually Impaired Ravi road, Lahore. |
3 | Govt. Institute for Visually Impaired Girls,128- Khyber Block Allama Iqbal Town, Lahore |
4 | Govt. High School of Special Education for Blind, Multan. Shah Rukn-E-Alam Colony, Multan. |
5 | Govt High School of Special, Education for V.I D.G. Khan. Z-Block. |
6 | Govt. High School of Special Education for Blind Sahiwal. Street #02, Y-Block, Tariq Bin Zaid Road |
7 | Govt. High School of Special Education for Blind Faisalabad. W-Block Medina Town, Faisalabad. |
8 | Govt. High School of Special Education for VIC, Sargodha. Z-Block, Iqbal colony, Sargodha |
9 | Govt. Primary School for Visual Impaired Girls, Sargodha. (Newly Established) |
10 | Govt. Secondary School of Special Education for Blind, Bahawalpur. Model Town A-Block, Bahawalpur |
11 | Govt. Institute for Blind, Gujranwala W-Block, Peoples Colony. |
12 | Govt. School for the Blind Girls, Rawalpindi Near Furniture Market, Shahmasabad. |
13 | Govt. Qandeel Secondary School for the Blind, Rawalpindi Kohati Bazar. |
14 | Govt. Razia Sultan Institute for the Blind, Attock. People Colony. |
15 | Govt. School for the Blind, Chakwal Tatral Road. |
Schools for Special Children in Lahore
List of Schools for Special Children in Lahore
Sr.No. | Type Of Institute | Name of Institute |
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1 | Center | Govt. Special Education Center, Ravi Town, Ali Park, Fort Road Lahore. |
2 | Center | Govt. Special Education Center, Shalimar Town, H/No.982/A, block B-1, Gujjarpura Scheme Lahore. |
3 | Center | Govt. Special Education Center, Aziz Bhatti Town, St. No. 2, Afzal Park, Harbanspura, Lahore. |
4 | Center | Govt. Special Education Center, Haji Park G.T. Road Wagha Town, Lahore |
5 | Center | Govt. Special Education Center, Nishtar Town, 389 B-III, Johar Town, Lahore |
6 | Blind (Visually Impaired) | Govt. Institute for Visually Impaired Sheranwala Gate, Lahore |
7 | Blind (Visually Impaired) | Govt. Sunrise Institute for Visually Impaired Ravi road, Lahore. |
8 | Blind (Visually Impaired) | Govt. Institute for Visually Impaired Girls,128- Khyber Block Allama Iqbal Town, Lahore |
9 | Mentally Challenged | Govt. Shadab Training Institute for M.CC, 128-Khyber Block, Allama Iqbal Town Lahore. |
10 | Deaf (Hearing Impaired) | Govt. High School of Special Education for Hearing Impaired (Girls), Chuburgi, Lahore |
11 | Deaf (Hearing Impaired) | Govt. High School of Special Education for Hearing Impaired (Boys), 40-T Gulberg-II ,Lahore |
12 | Deaf (Hearing Impaired) | Govt. Central High School for the Deaf, 40-T, Gulberg-II , Lahore |
13 | Physically Disabled | Govt. School of Physically Disabled Children, Quarter No.08, Chuburji, Lahore |
14 | Slow Learners | Govt. Institute for Slow Learner, House No. 5, St. No. 17, Gulzeb Colony, Samanabad, Lahore |
15 | Slow Learners | Govt. Institute for the Slow Learners, Narowal. Near AL Rehman Garden Phase II, New Lahore Road |
16 | Degree College | Govt. Degree College for Special Education 45 B-II, Johar Town, Lahore |
17 | Training Colleges | Govt. In-service Training college for the Teachers of Disabled Children, 31- Sher Shah Block, New Garden Town, Lahore |
18 | Training Colleges | Govt. Training college for the Teachers of Blind, 31- Sher Shah Block, New Garden Town, Lahore |
19 | Training Colleges | Govt. Training college for the Teachers of Deaf, 40-T Gulberg-II, Lahore |
See also
- Ministry of Education, Trainings and Standards in Higher Education
- Education in Pakistan
- List of special education institutions in Pakistan
- School education department (Punjab, Pakistan)
- Higher education department (Punjab, Pakistan)
- Literacy & non-formal basic education department (Punjab, Pakistan)
External links
- Special Education Department
- Special Education Department WebSite
- Special Education Institutes Punjab