In the narrow lanes of Murad Memon Goth, where poverty presses against every household and opportunities slip through the cracks like dust, sits a school that shouldn’t exist — at least not in the way it does.
A school where the fee is PKR 50,
the admission fee is PKR 300,
and dignity costs nothing.
A school that refuses to let a child stay home because their parents can’t afford “education.”
A school that believes a single YES to a child can break decades of generational NOs.
Welcome to Surraya Schooling System, managed by Ta’aluq Foundation — the school that’s quietly rewriting what education looks like in Karachi’s forgotten corners.
It Started With Two Rooms and One Unshakeable Belief
The school didn’t begin with funding, sponsors, or a perfect plan.
It began with:
two rented rooms,
50 children hungry to learn,
and a founder, Ismail Qamar, who refused to accept that poverty should decide a child’s destiny.
There was no signboard.
No “inauguration ceremony.”
Just a dream held together by prayer and courage.
Today, that dream has grown into 283 students — boys and girls who show up every morning with books in their hands and hope in their eyes.
PKR 50: The Most Powerful Number in This Story
Private schools across Karachi charge thousands.
Even government schools come with hidden costs.
But Surraya Schooling System made a different choice:
Charge PKR 50 so no child is turned away.
And if a family can’t pay even that? Waive it. Quietly. Respectfully.
Because here, money is never allowed to stand between a child and a classroom.
This isn’t affordability.
This is resistance.
A rebellion against a system that forgets its poorest children.
Education Is Only One Part of the Story — Hunger Is Another
You can’t teach a child whose stomach is empty.
Surraya Schooling System learned that early.
Some students fainted during class.
Some saved half their lunch to take home.
Some had never eaten a full meal at school… ever.
So the Foundation built a solution:
A daily lunch program — cooked fresh and served to every student.
No child here studies hungry.
No child struggles alone.
Food has become fuel, not a privilege.
Attendance improved.
Energy increased.
Classroom participation doubled.
A simple meal changed everything.
The Teachers Who Choose Heart Over Salary
Behind every classroom is a teacher who gives more than what’s written in their job description.
Some walk from distant areas.
Some left better-paying schools.
Some teach because they truly believe “education is sadaqah jariyah.”
They are:
mentors
protectors
second parents
the backbone of the school
These teachers don’t just teach English, math, science, and Islamiat.
They teach confidence to the shy child, patience to the struggling child, and hope to the broken child.
This isn’t a job.
It’s a mission.
Nazra & Hifz: A Spiritual Foundation for 50 More Children
Every afternoon, from 2 PM to 4 PM, the school transforms.
With two dedicated Qaris, the halls fill with Quran recitation.
Another 50 students attend Nazra and Hifz classes — no fees, no burden, just opportunity.
It’s education with heart.
Faith tied with future.
Slow, Steady, and Strong: How Learning Actually Happens Here
Some schools race through the syllabus.
Some dump books into children’s hands.
But Surraya does it differently:
60% syllabus done in Term 1
The remaining 40% spread calmly in Term 2
No rushing
No overwhelming
No pressure-cooker learning
The focus is simple:
Get the basics right.
Build confidence.
Grow steadily.
Every student gets checked, monitored, supported.
Nobody is left behind.
More Than Books: Giving Childhood Back
Extracurriculars aren’t “extra” here — they’re essential healing.
Students take part in:
sports
arts & drawing
group activities
school functions
Islamic learning circles
skill-building tasks
These activities bring joy back into lives where joy is usually scarce.
The School That Poverty Tried to Silence — But Failed
Every child who enters this school carries a story heavier than their schoolbag.
But this school exists to rewrite those stories.
Surraya Schooling System is not a building.
It’s not infrastructure.
It’s not a project.
It’s a heartbeat —
a stubborn dream built on tears, prayer, and unshakeable faith.
It’s proof that when people with nothing choose to give everything, miracles happen.
This PKR 50 School Is Redefining Education in Karachi
In neighborhoods the city forgot…
In streets where hopelessness lives comfortably…
In homes where childhood ends too soon…
Surraya Schooling System stands as a lighthouse.
Not loud.
Not flashy.
Not funded by giants.
But powerful
because it is real.
And it is working.