Cadet College Petaro - Houses

Houses

The college is subdivided into seven houses.

Colours House Year established Named after
Navy blue Jinnah 1957 Muhammad Ali Jinnah
Red Liaquat 1958 Liaquat Ali Khan
Brown Ayub 1961 Field Marshal Muhammad Ayub Khan
Yellow Latif 1962 Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai
Dark green Iqbal 1966 Allama Muhammad Iqbal
Purple Qasim 1967 Muhammad Bin Qasim
Light blue Shahbaz 1975 (Class 7), 2000 (Full-Fledge), 2010 (Dis-integreted), 2012 (Full-Fledge) Lal Shahbaz Qalandar
The house is currently Champion
The house is currently Runner-Up
The house homes the First Champions Trophy

Shahbaz House had been created in the year 1975, but only to board Class 7 cadets, who were taken in a year early. They were boys mostly from villages, who were taken abroad to be prepared for their up-coming tenure at the college. In the year 2000, the decision to recruit Class 7 students halted, and Shahbaz house became a full fledged house.

In the Year 2007, on the Occasion of Cadet College Petaro's Golden Jubilee, General Pervez Musharraf, who was the Chief Guest on the Occasion, announced that a new house will be constructed, which will be named Musharraf House.

For the first time ever since 1957, a House was declared the Champion house for three consecutive years (Ayub House-2007, 2008 and 2009). To honor their achievement, the Commandant/Principal decided to give the Champions Trophy permanently to the House. The trophy had been passed down within Houses for the Last 50 years. This decision was opposed by cadets of M. B. Qasim house, which subsequently replaced Ayub house as Champions in 2010. However The Commandant turned down the request, stating that the old trophy's permanent home was Ayub House.

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