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| {{Short description|English-medium educational institution in Pakistan}}
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| {{Infobox school
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| | name = Army Public School and College Peshawar
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| | caption = Aerial view of the Army Public School (APS) auditorium
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| | motto = "I shall rise and shine"
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| | location = Warsak Road, Defence Colony
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| | city = [[Peshawar]]
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| | province = [[Khyber Pakhtunkhwa]]
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| | country = [[Pakistan]]
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| | established = <!-- {{Start date|YYYY|MM|DD|df=y}} -->
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| | opened = 1992
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| | type = [[Day school]]
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| | authority = {{army|Pakistan}}
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| | grades = [[Grade 5#Pakistan|5]] to [[Grade 12#Pakistan|12]]
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| | pupils =
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| | medium = [[English-medium education|English-medium]]
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| | gender = [[Mixed-sex education|Co-education]]
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| | gender_label = Gender
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| | mascot =
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| | accreditation = [[Secondary School Certificate|SSC]], [[Higher Secondary School Certificate|HSSC]] and [[General Certificate of Education|GCE]]
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| | schoolboard = Federal Board Of Intermediate & Secondary Education / APSACS
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| | colors = {{plainlist|
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| * {{color box|Red}} Faith
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| * {{color box|Blue}} Unity
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| * {{color box|Orange}} Discipline
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| * {{color box|Yellow}} Tolerance
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| | image = Army Public School Auditorium.jpg
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| | website = {{URL|http://www.apsacssectt.edu.pk/}}
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| The '''Army Public School and College''' ({{Lang-ur|{{small|{{Nastaliq|آرمی پبلک سکول اور کالج}}}}}}) is an [[English-medium education|English-medium]] school located in [[Peshawar]], [[Khyber Pakhtunkhwa]], [[Pakistan]]. It is one of the 217 school [[campus]]es established and managed by the [[Army Public Schools & Colleges System|Army Public Schools & Colleges System (APSACS)]]. The school was established in 1992, and its student body grew within a two-year span after its founding. It became a part of the APSACS in 1994.{{citation needed|date=June 2020}}
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| It provides education with more emphasis on values. It is an affordable institution that provides international standard education.
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| == Location ==
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| The school is located near Warsak Road in the city of [[Peshawar]].
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| == Activities ==
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| The school offers a variety of programs, with a notable focus on sports, politics, and journalism.{{Citation needed|date=December 2020}}
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| == 2014 terrorist attack ==
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| {{Main|2014 Peshawar school massacre}}
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| The Army Public School was attacked by [[Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan|Tehrik-i-Taliban]] terrorists on 16 December 2014. The ensuing massacre inside the school killing 149 students, including approximately 132 student, and teachers {{citation needed|date=June 2020}}
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| Following the attack, Pakistani officials announced that the students killed in the school attack will serve as the namesake of more than 120 government schools across the capital city of [[Islamabad]]. The attack intensified the [[Insurgency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa|War in North-West Pakistan]] as the [[Pakistan Armed Forces|Pakistani military]] continued its [[counter-insurgency]] operations against militants operating in the region.
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| == Gallery ==
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| {{Stack|[[File:Army Public School.jpg|thumb|250px|Aerial view of the Army Public School and College]]
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| }}
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| == References ==
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| {{Reflist}}
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| {{APSACS}}
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| {{2014 Peshawar school massacre}}
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| {{Authority control}}
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| {{Coord|34.0138|N|71.5352|E|source:wikidata|display=title}}
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| [[Category:Schools in Peshawar]]
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| [[Category:1992 establishments in Pakistan]]
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| [[Category:Educational institutions established in 1992]]
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| [[Category:2014 Peshawar school massacre]]
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| * [[Army Public Schools & Colleges System]]
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