Foundation Assisted Schools
Overview of Program
Foundation Assisted Schools (FAS) is the flagship program of Punjab Education Foundation under which assistance is provided to
poor strata of society in the province of Punjab through Public-Private Partnership. This program was incepted in 2005 with the
outreach in 6 districts, However, FAS program has now been extended to all 36 districts of Punjab having around 3700 partner
schools, inducted through Eleven Phases, catering to the needs of more than 1.80 million students. It aims to encourage and
promote quality education through financial and technical support to its partner schools in rural, urban & slum areas of Punjab.
FAS follows laid down procedures and SOPs for selection of schools through open, transparent and competitive process.
Objective of the Program
Foundation Assisted School (FAS) program was established to ensure that marginalized strata of the society is catered through
provision of funds to private schools under its public private partnership model and to improve the quality of schools in their
service delivery to the deserving students across Punjab.
Geographical Distribution of FAS Schools
| Sr.# |
Districts |
Total Schools |
| 1 |
Attock |
12 |
| 2 |
Bahawalnagar |
258 |
| 3 |
Bahawalpur |
257 |
| 4 |
Bhakkar |
99 |
| 5 |
Chakwal |
33 |
| 6 |
Chiniot |
31 |
| 7 |
D.G.Khan |
190 |
| 8 |
Faisalabad |
26 |
| 9 |
Gujranwala |
18 |
| 10 |
Gujrat |
28 |
| 11 |
Hafizabad |
5 |
| 12 |
Jhang |
187 |
| 13 |
Jhelum |
3 |
| 14 |
Kasur |
62 |
| 15 |
Khanewal |
65 |
| 16 |
Khushab |
62 |
| 17 |
Lahore |
102 |
| 18 |
Layyah |
133 |
| 19 |
Lodhran |
219 |
| 20 |
Mandi Bahaudin |
17 |
| 21 |
Mianwali |
59 |
| 22 |
Multan |
389 |
| 23 |
Muzaffargarh |
489 |
| 24 |
Nankana Sahib |
20 |
| 25 |
Narowal |
29 |
| 26 |
Okara |
93 |
| 27 |
Pakpattan |
69 |
| 28 |
Rahim Yar Khan |
123 |
| 29 |
Rajanpur |
139 |
| 30 |
Rawalpindi |
13 |
| 31 |
Sahiwal |
20 |
| 32 |
Sargodha |
40 |
| 33 |
Sheikhupura |
23 |
| 34 |
Sialkot |
54 |
| 35 |
Toba Tek Singh |
19 |
| 36 |
Vehari |
203 |
|
TOTAL |
3,689 * |
*As of August 27, 2020
Students Benefited through FAS Program:
Level wise fee per child paid to partner schools
Rate of Level wise financial assistance per child paid to partner schools as per following:-
- Rs 550/- per student up till Primary classes
- Rs 600/- Per student for Elementary classes
- Rs 900/- Per student for Secondary Arts classes
- Rs 1100/- Per student for Secondary Science students
- Rs 1200/- per student for higher Secondary Arts students
- Rs 1500/- per student for Higher secondary science students
Funds are disbursed on monthly basis in the account of partner schools.