Government Provincialized High School, Diplo

It came into being in 1931 in the shape of Anglo Vernacular classes. It was raised to Anglo Vernacular School in 1937 and it was upgraded to High School in April 1944. It is situated in the east side of the Diplo town. From the very beginning till September 1972; it was controlled by District Council Tharparkar and than the control wad taken by the Provincial Government.Diplo Town stands at the farther southern end of Desert Sub-Division. The nearest Railway Station was Naukot which was AbOUT 70 kilometers far from Diplo Town in the North. Runn Kutch is only 20 kilometers from Diplo Town in the South. Diplo is linked with Naukot, Mithi, and Kaloi & Badin with Roads. Prior to 1990 there was no any metallic Road in Diplo. Only Katcha routes were linked the Naukot. Mithi, Badin, Kaloi. As the town is amid big sand dunes, the journey was very tedious, expensive and time waste/consuming. The population of Diplo town is about 10,000.In 1972 Sixty percent of the population is the Muslims and the rest are Hindus. Memons were in majority in the Town. Memons Community is greatly inclined towards Education.Before 1931, in absence of facilities for Secondary Education at Diplo Town, some student from Memon Community went to far off places Tando Bago, Mirpurkhas to receive Education. As a matter of facts, they became a source of inspiration for others to educate their children. From among the Memon community Late Ghulam Mohammad S/O Sahib Dino, Late Saeen Haji Abu Talib, Late Haji Bhale Dino and Qazi Ali Muhammad Rose to the occasion and launched a systematic compaign to get Anglo Vernacular (A.V) classes opened in Diplo Town. They kept the ball rolling and get A.V School in 1937.

Their philanthropic nature prompted them not to drop the thread, so they kept their efforts a pace to see it a High School. In early forties, Qazi Ahmed Muhammad helped them in their efforts. In those days it was not easy to get a High School for a far flung place like Diplo, but their un-tiresome efforts they got High School for Diplo Town in 1944.The poor people of Diplo Town and catchments rural areas could not afford to send their children to School. In order to provide equal chances of Education to the children of poor people, Late Saeen Haji Abutalib Memon and Late Haji Bhaledino Memon took pains to collect money from the public and created welfare Student Fund. The needy students irrespective of class and creed receive financial aid regularly this fund. In fact this fund helped this School a lot to flourish. BUILDING The school from its babyhood was located in a private rented Building up to 1961. The Government Building was completed in 1961 and after that the school is housed in that building. It consists a grand building having a Drawing Hall, Laboratory Hall, Meeting Hall, Headmaster’s Office, Office Room, Staff Room, Water Hut and 10 (Ten) Class Rooms. This School has produced so may famous Authors and Novelists like Mohammad Usman Adeeb, and Dramatist like Abdul Qadir Junejo. It also produced eminent beloved Doctors like Dr. Muhammad Saleh, Dr. Muhammad Sajan, Dr. Muhammad Shafi, Dr. Nazeer Ahmed Qadwani, Dr. Anwer Sidikani and so many other Doctors are the product of this School. This School also produced Judges, welknown Advocates, very efficient Civil Officers of Higher Ranks, Army Commissioned Officer, Scientist and Geologists.