About the College

The Fazlehaq College Mardan is a residential college brought into existence by the combined efforts of the then Governor of Khyber-Pukthoonkhwa (then NWFP) General Fazle Haq and the Great Educationist Abdul Ali Khan (son of the infamous politician Bacha Khan) and brother of the great pukhthoon poet, thinker and philosopher Abdul Ghani Khan in the 1980s. Its first classes started in 1985. Within a short span of time the college under the Leadership of Ali Khan became popular for its values based education, especially its string and strict discipline. It is situated in the vicinities of Mardan on Nissata Road. It has a total number of students exceeding 600 in number and most of them are Borders i-e they reside in on-campus hostels. Their motto is 'Know Thyself'. The students of the College are called 'The Haqs'.
The College is basically divided into three Schools i.e. the Preparatory School, the Junior School and the Senior School. Each School has its own head-master/mistress, its own set of teaching staff and their own mottos.

Preparatory School: The Preparatory school includes students from P-0 till P-5 i.e. from K.G till the Fifth grade. Usually it is headed by a Head-Mistress and the teaching staff for the Preparatory school are mainly females. The students of the Preparatory School reside in their separate hostels namely, the Karlanr House and the Abdali House. The hostels are named after the great forefathers of the Pukthoons that inhabit the area.

Junior School: The Junior School students from F-1 to F-3 i.e from 6th till the 8th grade. Usually male teachers make up the teaching staff. Students reside in their separate hostels namely, the Sir Sahibzada House, named after the great Sir Sahibzada Abdul Qayyum of Topi, Sawabi, Founder of the historical Islamia College and the University of Peshawar.

Senior School: Senior School Branches out into two separate streams of study, M-1 And M-2 i.e. 9th and 10th grade respectively leads to the Matriculation exam of the Pakistani scheme of studies, while on the other hand F-4 and F-5 also denoting the 9th and 10th grades lead to the GCE 'O' levels exam of the Cambridge University. The college offers Intermediate classes for students after matriculation i-e Classes Intermediate 1 and Intermediate 2 denoting the 11th and 12th grade respectively.The students can choose between pre-medical and pre-engineering courses. Recently 'A' levels classes have also been introduced. Students of the Senior School reside in the Sher Shah Suri House, named after the great Afghan Warrior.

Another section of the boys are categorized as the Khushal House named after the great warrior poet Khushal Khan Khattak. Boys of the Khushal house are the Day-Boarders or The Day-Scholars. They are allowed to leave for their homes after classes.

The Fazlehaq College Mardan provides excellent sports and recreational facilities, large Cricket and Hockey grounds, two large Swimming Pools, a Gymnasium cum indoor Basketball court, Squash Courts, Basketball and Badminton Courts, a Boating Pond, Tennis Lawns, Softball and baseball pitches and an active gymnastics squad keep the students in the best of health. Besides the mentioned, there are a number of clubs and societies and each student has to join one or the other. This keeps their mind aloof of their text books once a week. Food is of the best quality, and the menu is carefully sketched so as to provide maximum nutrition and ensure a balanced diet, to all the students. There is also an annual picnic at a far off city for the Prep School and a 2–3 days trekking and camping for the Junior and Senior schools at a base camp in Lalkoo, Upper Swat. There is a dedicated mountaineering club. They proceed on a mountaineering exercise, to the Northern Areas of Pakistan, on an yearly basis during the summer vacations. All in all the F.C.M. is a great facility for the people of the area. It is a good opportunity for all the lucky ones who are able to be a part of this history in the making. The school has had great personalities as its principals, Abdul Ali Khan its founder was a one of the greatest educationists Pakistan has seen, known for turning around the fates of many institutions for the better, Col(r) Hidayatullah Khan Sikandri following up with his military discipline and now currently headed by Lt.Col(r) Sultan Zeb who has taken the institution to new heights.