PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has officially approved the recruitment of 10,000 contract school teachers to address the increasing shortage of teaching staff in government schools across the province.
According to official details, teachers will be recruited strictly through the talent pool and appointed via Parent-Teacher Councils (PTCs) following a prescribed mechanism.
In schools located in the summer zone, teachers will be hired for a duration of five months, from January 16 to May 31. In winter zone schools, appointments will be made for four months, from March 1 to June 30.
In settled districts, a total of 5,845 teachers will be recruited: 2,910 for boys’ schools and 2,935 for girls’ schools. Major districts involved include Abbottabad, Lakki Marwat, Mansehra, Upper Dir, Peshawar, and Swat, among others. The district-wise hiring plan is designed to ensure an equitable distribution of teachers based on local needs.
In the merged districts, 4,229 teachers will be hired. Boys’ schools will recruit teachers in Khyber, Kurram, Kohat, North Waziristan, and other areas, while girls’ schools will receive teachers in Khyber, Mohmand, North Waziristan, Orakzai, and South Waziristan subdivisions.
For girls’ schools in the merged districts, the hiring plan includes: 204 teachers in Bajaur, 597 in Khyber, 184 in Kurram, 339 in Mohmand, 780 in North Waziristan, 401 in Orakzai, 10 in Bhittani subdivision of Lakki Marwat, 35 in Darazinda subdivision of Dera Ismail Khan, 59 in Darra Adam Khel subdivision of Kohat, 129 in Hassan Khel subdivision of Peshawar, 225 in Jandola subdivision of Tank, 446 in Wazir subdivision of Bannu, 131 in South Waziristan Lower, and 297 in South Waziristan Upper.
The government has emphasized that this initiative is part of its ongoing commitment to strengthen education in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), particularly in remote and previously underserved districts.
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