Private Schools In Pakistan

Over the last two decades the number of private schools has increased nearly ten-fold in Pakistan. And researchers (Andrabi, Das, & Khwaja, 2008,) reported that one out of three school-going children attends private schools. Studies through ASER (2014) reported that in Pakistan only 58% children of age three-5years attend schools out of which 48% and 59% children of age 6-sixteen are attending the private schools (non-government) whereas 35% are attending the government schools. The low-rate or low-cost English-medium schools which are additionally known as private schools are increasing rapidly in Pakistan. . Andrabi et al. (2008) researched and reported that the expansion of such English-medium schools reconfigured the academic landscape

Researchers including Mahboob, 2002, 2009; Mansoor, 2005; Rahman, 1996, 2004; Rassool & Mansoor, 2007 etc.. researched and reported that for socio-economic mobility public considers English as a potential instrument, and considers it as a passport to potential social powers and privileges. Generally, many experts and researchers believe that when children begin with early-English-medium school, it will result in better and quicker learning of the language as well as course contents, as Noam Chomsky also suggested that the brain cells for learning language at early stages are empty and helps learner to learn language more quickly as compared with elders, because their brain cells for learning language are filled up by the first language. As for example Joseph Conrad a great Polish writer who wrote a lot many best English writings including ‘Heart of Darkness’ could only write such great writings but when researched it was found that he could not speak English language; thus, researchers found that a children who study in English-medium environment by the time when children matriculate, they will have gained more exposure to the English language as well as command and proficiency in the English