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Rashidabad is the realization of the dream of two welfare organizations in Pakistan, though radically different from each other but working hand in hand for one common goal: prosperity of the ‘have-nots’ of the country. In an earnest effort to repay the debt of gratitude to their nation, and with a belief that affordability should not be the sole criterion of education, they resolved that every child irrespective of his financial background, social class, colour and creed, must have access to quality education. To materialize this dream, the Sargodha Old Boys’ Association (SOBA) headed by General Ehsan-ul-Haq, then Joint Chief of Staff Committee, formed the Sargodhian Spirit Trust (SST) with Air Chief Marshal Farooq Feroze Khan as its first Chairman. Today SST is a registered charity organization where Sargodhians are working voluntarily.
In 2003, the Sargodhian Spirit Trust (SST) set up its first modern residential public school, spreading over 50 acres of land, at Rashidabad, Tando Allah Yar, and it was named after its founding trust (SST): SST Public School, Rashidabad. Funds required for its construction were raised through endowments collected from alumni of PAF College, Sargodha, and grants from Government of Pakistan, Government of Sindh, a number of philanthropic organizations and many
generous members of the civil society.
The school started functioning on 14 September, 2005 with boys from all provinces of Pakistan including Gilgit Baltistan and Azad Kashmir. The vision of its founders is to provide quality education to the children of less developed areas of the country and to produce leaders in all walks of life. The school offers two parallel streams of educational qualification namely IGSCE & GCE-O Level (CAIE) as well as SSC & HSSC (FBISE) with great emphasis on character building
based on universal human values and Islamic teachings.