Cadet College Petaro was the second Cadet College in the country after Hassan Abdal, to be established initially at Mirpurkhas in 1957 and shifted to its present site at Petaro in 1959. Cadet College Petaro is residential institution, established at Petaro on a campus of about 700 acres. It is located some two kilometers off the right bank of the river indus, 30 kilometers away from Hyderabad on Indus Highway(Jamshoro Dadu Road) and just two kilometers away from the Cadet College Petaro Railway Station.
History
Cadet College Petaro was the second Cadet College in the country after Hassan Abdal to be established initially at Mirpurkhas in 1957 and shifted to its present site Petaro in 1959.
Activities
Parent's Day
Parents Day has a unique significance for cadets. Teacher and parents alike. It is the occasion that strengthens the triangular link; it provides the parents with an opportunity to see for themselves the living conditions, performances and achievements of their sons. Besides through such contacts, parents may be in a position to contribute towards all kinds of improvements, resulting in a happy triangular relationship. This is the day on which, cadets feels proud of playing host to his parents. The college, therefore, holds the parent’s day every year. The function includes presentation of the Principal annual report, award of honors to the cadets, distribution of prizes and display of March Past, P.T, Karate, Gymnastic and Tent-Pegging and finally an Exhibition of Arts, Handicrafts and photographs.
Sports
The college has playing facilities for all the major games like Hockey, Cricket, Foot ball, Basket ball and Athletics. It is mandatory for every cadet to participate in these games. Additionally, the college has the facilities for Volleyball, Squash and Tennis in out-door games and for Badminton, Table Tennis, Billiards and other indoor games.
Location
Cadet College Petaro is residential institution, established at Petaro on a campus of about 700 acres. It is located some two kilometers off the right bank of the river Indus, 30 kilometers away from Hyderabad on Indus Highway (Jamshoro Dadu Road) and just two kilometers away from the Cadet College Petaro Railway Station.
Administration and Financing
The college is an autonomous institution administered by a Board of Governors. The Commander Karachi, an Administrative Authority of Pakistan Navy, is ex-officio Chairman of the Board. The Principal is of the rank of a Commodore and Secretary to the Board of Governors. He is responsible for the administration of the college in accordance with the rules laid down by the Board. However, the Government of Sindh is committed to provide the finances to the college for its smooth running.
Mission
The college is tasked to train young students of Class VII to Class XII to be potential officers for the Pakistan Armed forces. Cadets, however, are free to join a career of their own choice. Military training, character building, personality development, excellence in education and inculcation of leadership qualities are essential elements of the training scheme followed at college. The college has since acquired a unique position of prestige, producing a large number of cadets who, over the years, have passed out and made a name for themselves and their Alma Mater as responsible citizens and good professionals, be it in the Army, Navy, Air force, Police, Civil services, Medicines, Engineering, Law, Agriculture, Business, Politics or any other profession that they chose to pursue. The college has thus contributed in providing quality education for the multi dimensional personality development of the students. Our promising cadets have excelled in all fields of practical life at the national level in general and in Sindh, in particular.
The Campus
The lay-out of facilities on the campus is functional and according to the best principles of town planning. The staff residences are clustered towards one end which is quite an expanse because all the staff and their families live on the campus. The seven cadet houses, their mess, the stadium and the swimming pool are all located around a large rectangular grassy field. This forms a picturesque hub of cadets living activities. The mosque and the commercial area center are flanked by the staff residences on one side and cadets living areas on the other, thus being easily accessible on both sides. The Sick-bay situated at one corner, provides easy access to the cadets and a private approach for the colony residents. Next to the swimming pool are the playing fields, riding club, the shooting range and the area reserved for gymnastics and the ISSB Village. The salient feature of the campus, however, is the college building which houses the offices, the auditorium, classrooms and the well-equipped Physics,Chemistry, Biology, English Language, Computer, ICT and General Science Laboratories.
Medical Facility
As already mentioned, there is a sick bay looked after by a qualified doctor and competent staff. In addition to the general treatment given to the cadets, preliminary vaccines against Typhoid, Cholera, Tetanus, Hepatitis-B are given. As and when required, cadets are referred to specialist according to their requirements. (Medical, Eye, ENT, Surgical Specialists and Dental Surgeon of the CMH Hyderabad and Liaquat Medical University of Health and Sciences Hospital at Jamshoro or Hyderabad). The expenses for such consultation / treatment are borne by parents and debited to their sons accounts.
Service Representation
(i) The Pakistan Navy has provided the college with the Military Staff required for parade, Military, Physical and Leadership Training. The team is head by an Adjutant and comprises Chief Petty Officers and Petty Officers/ Sailors specialized in various disciplines.
(ii) The Military Staff, through a chain of command of the cadets, is responsible for maintaining discipline. The highest appointment of the college is Chief Cadet Captain, who is selected from amongst the senior most cadets (Class XII) on the basis of overall best performance in various fields. There is a cadet Captain for each house with senior leading cadets and click cadets under them. Their respective duties and sphere of responsibilities are envisaged in the college standing orders.
iii) An ex. Defedar of President ‘s Body Guard has been employed as Instructor to train the cadets in horse riding/tent pegging.
Hostels
Sachal House
Ayub House
(i) There are eight hostels at the campus. These are called houses, named after the great personalities of national and regional importance, i.e. Jinnah House, Liaquat House, Ayub House, Latif House, Iqbal House, Muhammad Bin Qasim House, Shahbaz House and Sachal House. Each house accommodates around 110 cadets. (ii) A HouseMaster assisted by two Assistant House Masters manages each house as per college rules and regulations. This team is responsible to prepare the cadets for Inter House Competitions in all the three dimensions, i.e. Academic, Sports and Co-curricular Activities for the General Championship Trophy. (iii) With a view a train young cadets to shoulder responsibilities and to exercise authority, the college has advised a system of Cadet Appointments. Each house has a Cadet Captain, a Senior Leading Cadet, Two Leading Cadets, Two Junior Leading Cadets and two Click Cadets, while the Chairman Honour Committee and the Chief Cadet Captain are the College Appointments.
