SCHOOL DESCRIPTION
HISTORY OF NPS
Nasra Public School (NPS) was born in 2004 as a social enterprise with a mission to provide affordable quality education for K-12 boys and girls belonging to the low to mid income families of Karachi. It has been built on the legacy set down by the Education Trust Nasra Schools (ETNS) system, founded in 1949; using it as an inspirational springboard to continue the same mission of providing quality education that is both accessible & affordable.
Each NPS campus is fully equipped with modern facilities to ensure the students are provided with a nurturing environment for both academic and personal development. In addition, pro female employment policies contribute to sustainable social impact.
NPS’s strength lies in its ability to leverage the experience, expertise, support and synergies necessary to rapidly scale up and take affordable quality schooling to communities across Pakistan.
This social impact business model focuses on providing affordable and easy access to schooling and continues to expand its reach to meet the growing demand for quality education in a city with over 22 million people. The thrust of the growth strategy focuses on taking NPS into the communities making it truly accessible.
Vision & Mission
Guiding Principles
The Nasra Public School (NPS) was founded in 2004. Its innovative model transforms the ETNS model into a socially driven, profitable one, with a mission to provide quality education for the mid income to low income families. Four critical drivers poise NPS to become the largest low cost private school (LCPS) chain in Pakistan. These are:
Quality
Drawing from a 70 year legacy, NPS leverages ETNS’s experience and shared resources to deliver high quality services through a curriculum that balances learning together with cultural, physical, mental and moral development. This enables our schools to build a more progressive, inclusive and tolerant society.
Accessibility
The NPS campuses can be found inside densely populated areas where access to good quality schooling is rare. At NPS, children and teachers can get to the schools easily and the communities themselves become vested in the success of their local school.
Affordability
Continuing the mission started decades ago, by Education Trust Nasra School, NPS strives to create and maintain a balance between the expectations of middle income households in terms of providing Quality of Education to their children and the plausible financial resources available to them.
Sustainability
NPS has spread to some of the most densely populated regions of Karachi with religiously diverse, multi lingual and multi ethnic communities. Here we cater to the deserving; the shop keepers, day laborers, mechanics, public transporters and low level office staff; people who work hard striving to improve their children’s lot in life, with few options available to do so. With a pro-female hiring policy we bring employment to local neighborhoods and ensure that our schools remain sustainable and give back to the communities we are located in. With approximately 280 employees spread over 14 campuses and growing; NPS currently reaches out to over 3000 students and continues to cater to Karachi’s growing 22 million population and beyond.
As Pakistan grows by another 100 million people by 2035 its need to educate its children will grow too. NPS commands a strong brand name, has the experience, and is set to prepare and position itself to become Pakistan’s #1 choice for low cost schooling.BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Mr. Salim Raza | Chairperson
Mr. Salim Raza has over 40 years of experience in the banking and financial sector, and has held the position of the 15th Governor of the State Bank of Pakistan, after having worked in international banking.
His business experience covers credit and corporate finance, real estate, and global asset management. He has also been the CEO of Pakistan Business Council (PBC). During his tenure at the SBP and his association with PBC, many innovative initiatives were introduced to deepen the debt capital markets, broaden financial inclusion, increase access to credit for the agricultural and SME sectors, reform and improve efficiency within the banking sector, and advance the cause of economic empowerment. In September 2018, Mr. Raza was appointed to the Prime Minister of Pakistan’s Economic Advisory Council, as a member representing the private sector.
He has also held various positions at Citibank NA in Pakistan and abroad. He currently serves on the Boards of Karandaaz Pakistan, Manzil Pakistan, Indus Earth Trust, Habib University, the Layton Rahmatulla Benevolent Trust and is an adjunct professor at the Institute of Business Administration (IBA), Karachi for Political Economy.
Ms. Shahnaz Wazir Ali (S.I.) | Director
Shahnaz Wazir Ali has an illustrious career as an educationist, development policy specialist, a member of the Pakistan People’s Party twice elected to National Assembly of Pakistan, Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Social Sector and as a well-known women’s right activist. She served as a Senior Education Specialist on the World Bank; held the position of Minister of State for Education, Govt. of Pakistan; and is on the Board of a number of prestigious national and international organizations, trusts, advisory councils, educational boards, and universities including SZABIST.
Currently she is Provincial Coordinator for the Government of Sindh for all primary health care programs including Maternal and Child Health and Family Planning Programs. She is also the President of the Shaheed Zulfikar Ali Bhutto Institute of Sciences and Technology, a University with four campuses in different cities of Pakistan and one Campus in Dubai. SZABIST has a student enrollment of 6500 students. These two positions reflect her deep, abiding and long term commitment to Health & Education.
Ms. Wazir Ali holds a Master's Degree in Education from the University of Arkansas, USA and also a Master's Degree in Education Administration from Trenton College, New Jersey, USA. In addition, she has a Diploma in Principal's Certification from Harvard University, Cambridge, USA. Her Bachelor's degree in Mass Communication is from the American University, Washington, D.C. All her basic schooling has been in Pakistani schools in Rawalpindi and Karachi.
Mr. Amir S. Fancy- Founder | Director& CEO
Entrepreneur, educationist and philanthropist, Amir Fancy draws upon his experience of the past 25 years in working for and establishing successful business ventures in the Middle East and Pakistan. His vision is simple – to continue and further build the dual legacy established by his grandparents – his late paternal grandfather, Amirali Fancy, patriarch of the Fancy family as well as from his maternal grandmother, Nasra Wazir Ali (S.I.). An entrepreneurial spirit inherited from both sides of his lineage gives him a unique advantage and a deep personal insight towards building organizations and institutions with a core focus to lead for the future.
As the CEO of NPS, he has lead the growth, development and execution of the company’s long-term strategy and continues to be responsible for delivering on both NPS’s academic and financial goals. Bringing a powerful social flavor to entrepreneurship – at this stage he leads the venture for future expansion and growth in partnership with strategic investors like the Acumen Fund.
As a founding member of the Young Presidents Organization (YPO) Capital Chapter Pakistan, Amir has also served on its Board as the Education Chair for Karachi, before moving onto being a member of YPO Gold Pakistan. He is the founding member of the Relief Outreach Programme Trust (ROPE), Victims’ Assistance Fund (VAF), serves on the Advisory Board of IlmKa Safar, member of the Project Management Association (PMI) USA and a Charter Member of PMI Islamabad Chapter. Under his leadership, the Rotary Club of Pakistan Sunset Millennium was voted Pakistan’s Best Club and he was voted the Best President across Pakistan.
Currently, he is the Managing Trustee of the Education Trust Nasra School (ETNS), Chairman of the Fancy Foundation and Fancy Group of Companies. Amir is passionate about creating social impact with a quest to grow, earn, learn and then give back. His various personal commitments to actively serving on several Boards, is a testimony to his personal mandate. He is an Oxford Business Alumni, being the second person to complete the Oxford Social Finance, Impact Investing and Impact Measurement programs at Said Business School, University of Oxford.
Dr. Tahir Ali | Director
Dr. Tahir Ali is a former United Nations official and adviser to humanitarian and development aid agencies and donor governments. Over a 32 year international career he has served in a range of headquarters and field positions dealing with humanitarian diplomacy, refugee protection and emergency and transitional aid programs, including directing aid operations in numerous crisis situations, among them Syria, Iraq, Sudan, Ethiopia, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Somalia, Indonesia and Nepal. He is a social anthropologist by training and prior to his UN career was engaged in teaching and research at US universities. He was educated at Cornell University (A.B) and the University of Rochester (Ph.D).
Ms. Fatimah Shahnaaz Shirazee (Naaz Fancy) | Director
Having earned a BBA in Marketing from the School of Business, University of Houston, Texas (USA), Ms. Naaz Fancy started her career with American Express in 1990. Responsible for providing quality input and leadership to the marketing function across product lines, she subsequently worked through marketing and sales into all areas of business administration and management.
A career spanning 24 years across several industries in both corporate and entrepreneurial ventures, she has built a unique skill set that focuses on providing and nurturing quality leadership by passionately pursuing excellence. The essence of her philosophy is to develop and leverage talent management excellence to support business growth and sustainability.
She spearheaded the creation of a best-practices Human Resources department at Brainchild Communications – an independent holding company that manages and supports several SBUs within the Communications Group; including the Starcom & Mediavest affiliations in Pakistan. She continues to lead the HRD partnership with a strong focus on OD, Change Management as well as Executive Coaching & Counseling for the group companies today.
As a Director for the Fancy Group of companies, Naaz’s core focus is to contribute and add value to the strategic planning initiatives by aligning Talent Management, Capacity Building and OD to support business growth and profitability.
Her experience includes: working as a Marketing Executive -American Express TRS, Assistant Manager Marketing – American Express TRS, Territory Sales Manager – American Express TRS, General Manager – Link Consultants, Head of HR – Brainchild Communications and Director – Fancy Group of Companies.
Ms. Maheen Rahman | Director
Ms. Rahman has twenty years of experience in investment banking, research and asset management. She has recently been appointed as the CEO at Infra Zamin Pakistan, a for-profit, Karandaaz and InfraCo Asia joint venture which seeks to provide credit enhancement facilities to infrastructure projects. The company is part of the wider Private Infrastructure Development Group which seeks to fill infrastructure financing gaps in frontier markets. Through such credit guarantee structures as well as a mandate for achievement of ESG goals under each project, Infra Zamin hopes to fill in a crucial funding gap while achieving positive social impact.
Ms. Rahman started her career with Merrill Lynch in their Investment Banking Group and was a key team member for several high profile international transactions that spanned the Asia Pacific region and North America. Post Merrill Lynch, she joined ABN Amro Bank in Singapore in the Corporate Finance Department and was involved in a series of equity raising and IPO activity across south-east Asia. She has also served as Head of Research for BMA Capital Management. She joined IGI Funds in 2009 as Chief Executive and the company was acquired by Bank Alfalah's asset management company Alfalah GHP Investment Management in 2013. Today Alfalah Investments is one of Pakistan’s leading asset management companies with over Rs 100bn in total assets across mutual funds, pension funds and investment advisory.
Ms. Rahman holds a Bachelor of Science (B.Sc. Hons) degree in Economics from the Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS) and a Master of Science (M.Sc.) in Finance and Economics from Warwick Business School in the UK.
MANAGEMENT TEAM
Syed Nayab H. Shah | Chief Operating Officer
Having a vast experience in Process Management and Operations, Syed Nayab Shah is engaged with educational institutions at a senior management level, for more than a decade. Holding a Masters Degree in Business Administration, he has over 20 years of experience with multinational and international (both Corporate and Not for Profit) organizations, based in UAE and Pakistan. In his previous feat with The Citizens Foundation as Regional Manager - North West, he oversaw more than 160 schools, geographically spread across parts of Punjab, KPK and AJK regions. He significantly contributed as General Manager Operations, in the transition of Nasra School System to become more of a process and system driven organization.
His role at NPS as COO, is to provide leadership in strategic planning, policy decisions, financials and development of a strong team to carry on with the core mission of the organization. He also assists the Board of Directors, in setting the overall direction of the organization, by providing the required inputs.
Samina M. Ali | Manager Education
Samina M. Ali has worked in school leadership with renowned educational institution. Her professional qualifications includes Diploma in Teaching with ICT from Cambridge International Examinations- UK, Advanced Diploma in Primary Education from Aga Khan University Institute for Educational Development, Certificate in Professional Education from St. John Ply Moth University of Marjon – UK, Certified Visiting Teacher Program in Primary Education from Aga Khan University Institute for Educational Development. She brings along more than 19 years of overall experience working with different organization like Beaconhouse School System and Sultan Mohammad Shah Aga Khan School.
Adnan Rajwani | Manager Finance & Company Secretary
Adnan holds Master Degree in .... and while working with multinational organizations, has developed skills and knowledge in all aspects of Finance, Taxation and Compliance. .....
Zahra Zainulabedin | Asst. Manager Human Resources
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Message from CEO
A very warm welcome to Nasra Public School. As we set foot into the new decade, it gives me great pleasure to share with all of you that we have now started our 16th year of operations. We set up our very first campus in 2004 and today we are proud to announce that we have 12 campuses all over Karachi with plans of further expansion in the near future. At NPS, the cornerstone of our philosophy is the continuous improvement of our curriculum, campuses, teachers, staff and extra-curricular activities. We are committed to regular teacher training programs for all our teachers and staff and we understand that to make a big difference, we must make small improvements every day. Our mission is to provide affordable quality education and inspire our students to engage in both academic and enriching extra-curricular programmes. We hope that by looking through our website, you will gain a deeper insight into the many opportunities that we offer our students and we would be delighted to welcome you to NPS and arrange a visit to our school. Please do not hesitate to contact our Admissions Office if you would like further information. My heartiest congratulations and gratitude to all those who have helped build this great Institution and have contributed to its success. May the new decade prove prosperous for all. Amir S. Fancy
