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| name = Haji Public School
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| caption = Haji Public School, 2016
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| location = [[Breswana]]
| region = [[Doda district|Doda]]
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| state = [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]]
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| postal_code = 182201
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| motto = ''Terras Irradient''
| motto_translation = Let Them Illumine the Earth
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| free_text1 = ''Terras Irradient'' - Let Them Illumine the Earth
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| free_text2 = "''To make education accessible to the inaccessible''"
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| free_text3 = "To provide good quality education in the village."
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| established = {{start date and age|2009|05|04|df=y}}
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| founder = Mr Nasir Haji
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| principal = Tasneem Akhtar Malik
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| headmistress = Rahida Attu
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| enrolment = 419
| enrolment_as_of = 2022
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| hours_in_day = 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
| campus_type = Rural
| houses = GONDOR, Moria, Rivendell, Rohan
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| sports = [[Basketball]], [[Cricket]], [[Badminton]], [[Association football|Football]], [[Table Tennis]], [[Climbing wall|Wall Climbing]]
| picture_caption = Haji Public School during winters
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'''Haji Public School''' is a non-profit educational institution established in 2009 by the Haji family in [[Breswana]], their ancestral village located in the [[Doda district|Doda]] district of Jammu and Kashmir, [[North India|Northern India]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/nation/story/20120917-rural-rockstars-sabbah-haji-from-jammu-and-kashmir-innovation-for-children-759704-2012-09-08|title=Rural Rockstars: Haji's Haji Public School is one their major achievements}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/services/education/how-a-tweet-from-author-jk-rowling-has-put-a-school-in-jammu-kashmir-in-spotlight/articleshow/64044444.cms?from=mdr|title=How JK Rowling's tweet has put a school in Jammu & Kashmir in spotlight|newspaper=The Economic Times}}</ref>

The school primarily serves low-income farming families, constituting the majority of the local population. It is registered as a K-10 institute and is affiliated with the [[Jammu and Kashmir (state)|Jammu and Kashmir]] State Board of School Education (JKBOSE).

Located in a rural setting, the school caters to children from surrounding mountain villages. Funding for the school is sourced privately through contributions from the Haji family, their associates, and online donations.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/19/rolling-in-the-deep_n_1528631.html|title=WATCH: Adorable Kids From Remote Indian Village Sing Adele's 'Rolling In The Deep'|date=2012-05-19|website=The Huffington Post|access-date=2016-12-27}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite news|last=Upadhyay|first=Tarun|date=2012-05-16|title=You paved the way, believe it|newspaper=Hindustan Times|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/india/you-paved-the-way-believe-it/story-yknYuZKkLmOUreoYawmpIO.html|access-date=2016-12-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161225081658/http://www.hindustantimes.com/india/you-paved-the-way-believe-it/story-yknYuZKkLmOUreoYawmpIO.html|archive-date=2016-12-25}}</ref>

== History ==
In 2008, Sabbah Haji moved back from [[Bengaluru]] to her native village [[Breswana]].<ref name=":2">{{Cite news|date=2015-08-26|title=How One School Is Bringing World Class Education to 320 Children in Remote Jammu & Kashmir - The Better India|language=en-US|newspaper=The Better India|url=http://www.thebetterindia.com/31348/haji-public-school-in-jammu-and-kashmir/|access-date=2016-12-27}}</ref> There, she saw that nearly two generations of villagers had no education due to inaction by the government and militancy. At an elevation of over 7,500 feet, with no motor access to the rest of the state, this mountain region's education had languished in the past few decades. Although government schools existed in the area, Sabbah dismissed them as inefficient, lacking faculties, teachers and turning out '''degree students who could not read''<nowiki/>'. Her family aimed to provide these children with an education that would allow them to compete as equals with the rest of the world. Afterwards, the Haji Public School was born in 2009.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":3">{{Cite news|url=http://www.sify.com/news/a-young-lady-s-teaching-mission-in-jammu-imagegallery-others-kjdx74ejeda.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100905224959/http://sify.com/news/a-young-lady-s-teaching-mission-in-jammu-imagegallery-others-kjdx74ejeda.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2010-09-05|title=A young lady's teaching mission in Jammu|newspaper=Sify|access-date=2016-12-27}}</ref><ref name=":4">{{Cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/sabah-haji/article5013411.ece|title=Sabah Haji|newspaper=The Hindu|access-date=2016-12-27}}</ref>

The school was built on land donated by her family and was initially set up under the '<nowiki/>''Haji Amina Charity Trust''<nowiki/>' in Doda, founded by Mr Nasir Haji. It currently functions under the '''Haji Education Foundation''<nowiki/>', a separate organization set up in 2011 which promotes education in the region. The Haji Education Foundation trustees are Mohd Saleem Haji, Tasneem Haji, and Sabbah Haji. The Trust is also funded by donations from various members of the family and friends.

Since its beginning on May 4, 2009, the Haji Public School has aimed – "to impart knowledge to those children who cannot avail themselves of the academic facilities being provided to others, in more accessible cities". The village inhabitants petitioned to support the Haji family in starting and building a school. Over the winter of 2008, [[Sabbah Haji]] and her mother, Tasneem Haji, trained two boys from the village in order to turn them into teachers. With no initial construction, they worked out of two rooms in their ancestral house. They started at the ground level, teaching only the lower and upper kindergarten students. The first class at the Haji Public School comprised 25 kids.<ref name="Haji Reference2">{{cite news |last1=Chakrabarty |first1=Roshni |title=Haji Public School, the mountain-cut village school that speaks of education red tapes in the stereotypically 'terror-ridden' Kashmir |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/education-today/how-i-made-it/story/haji-public-school-red-tapes-in-education-in-jammu-kashmir-1112062-2017-12-15 |access-date=2 March 2021 |work=India Today |publisher=India Today |date=15 December 2017 |language=en}}</ref>

The school now has its own building, and it is growing every year. {{As of|2016|December}}, the school has over 350 students.<ref name="Haji Reference2" /> The school has expanded its branches further in nearest villages such as Persholla and Shadiwan.<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":3" /><ref name=":5">{{Cite web|url=http://www.realheroes.com/sabbah-haji.php|title=Winners Real Heroes 2013: Honor 24 unknown and unsung heroes of India|website=www.realheroes.com|access-date=2016-12-27}}</ref>{{When|date=December 2021}}

== Location ==
Haji Public School is located in the village [[Breswana]], of [[Doda district|Doda]] district in [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]].<ref name="Haji Reference2" />

== Volunteers ==
Due to lack of qualified teachers in and around the village, the proper volunteer program was started in year 2012.<ref name="Haji Reference2" /> Apart from the few regular teaching staff, the school relies heavily on the volunteers coming in from all around the world.<ref name="Haji Reference2" /> The local staff members are only capable of teaching until the second grade.<ref name="Haji Reference2" /> Until December 2016, Haji Public School has had over 62 teaching volunteers from [[Canada]], [[Singapore]], the [[United States|US]], [[South Africa]], [[France]] and [[India]]. Several of them have returned for multiple long-term stints with Haji Public School.<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":3" /><ref name=":7">{{Cite web|last=Joshi|first=Binoo|title=Schooling change|url=http://www.theweekendleader.com/Dreams/917/schooling-change.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201202094948/https://www.theweekendleader.com/Dreams/917/schooling-change.html|archive-date=2020-12-02|access-date=2016-12-27|website=www.theweekendleader.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/lifestyle/report-the-samaritan-with-a-suitcase-1769038|title=The Samaritan with a suitcase {{!}} Latest News & Updates at Daily News & Analysis|date=2012-11-25|newspaper=dna|language=en-US|access-date=2016-12-27}}</ref>

== Facilities and fees ==
The campus includes a basketball court, computer lab, library, playground, and wall climbing area.<ref name="Haji Reference2" /> The school charges a monthly tuition. Its books and paper supplies are funded by the Amin Trust.<ref name=":1" />

== References ==
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== External links ==
* {{official website|hajipublicschool.org}}

[[Category:Non-profit organisations based in India]]
[[Category:Charities based in India]]
[[Category:Schools in Jammu and Kashmir]]
[[Category:Volunteer organisations in India]]

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