A teachers shortage in Attock is straining Government Girls High School Panmotha, where more than 450 students share five classrooms and only six teachers cover 11 classes. Parents and local residents say the gap is hurting the quality of teaching and the day-to-day learning environment at the remote rural school.
Six teachers for eleven classes
With six staff responsible for eleven classes and a student body above 450, teachers struggle to give pupils enough attention or keep lessons running as they should. The teachers shortage in Attock at this campus means each educator is stretched across far more groups than a normal timetable would allow. Families say girls still arrive keen to study, then find that basic staffing and space do not match that eagerness.
Parents also argue that official talk about girls’ education sits uneasily beside conditions in outlying areas such as Panmotha. For many households there, a government school is the only realistic option because private fees are out of reach. That makes the shortfall of teachers and rooms a community-wide worry, not a niche complaint.
Outdoor lessons and missing furniture
Space is as tight as staffing. Five classrooms cannot hold the full load, and local sources say six classes are taught outdoors. Girls have faced harsh summer heat and winter cold in the open, while rain often cuts lessons short and pushes pupils back into rooms that are already overcrowded.
Furniture is scarce as well. Many students sit on the floor or rely on broken desks because there are not enough chairs and benches. Together, open-air classes and poor seating deepen the pressure created by the teachers shortage in Attock and leave the Panmotha girls school looking under-equipped for the number of learners it serves.
What parents want next
Parents and community members have urged Punjab’s chief minister, the provincial secretary for school education, the deputy commissioner of Attock and the chief executive officer of the district education authority to act without delay. Their requests are concrete: build at least six more classrooms, appoint additional teachers and supply enough furniture for a growing enrolment.
Residents say they want practical steps rather than further assurances, so that girls can study in safer, more suitable conditions. They fear that if rooms, staff and desks stay inadequate, more students could leave school and lose the chance of an education that their families cannot buy elsewhere.
Aasan alfaaz mein
Attock ke Panmotha girls school mein teachers ki kami hai. Wahan 450 se zyada larkiyan hain magar sirf chhe teachers aur paanch classrooms hain. Kai classes bahir khule mein hoti hain aur baithne ke liye furniture bhi kam hai. Walidain mazeed classrooms, teachers aur desks mang rahe hain taake un ki betiyan theek se parh saken.
