Government Muslim Higher Secondary School Rawalpindi is located in the middle of the city on Saidpur Road, near Asghar Mall Chowk. The School was founded in 1813 as Khalsa Elementary School by Rawalpindi rulers Sohan Singh and Mohan Singh. It was renovated 100 years later, under the British Raj, in 1913. Francis O Dwyer, the then-Lt. Governor of Punjab, inaugurated the school. It is one of Rawalpindi's first educational institutions, having satisfied the thirst of thousands of pupils. It enjoyed good patronage of British government. After independence, the Sikh and Hindu populations fled to India, and the school was taken over by the Muslim community. Following partition in 1947, Khalsa High School was renamed as Muslim High School. During Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto's nationalization policy, the school was promoted to Govt. Muslim High School in 1972. In 1989, the school was further upgraded to higher secondary level and became to known as Govt. Muslim Higher Secondary School, Rawalpindi.
The Khalsa High school was built with donations from wealthy Sikh and Hindu inhabitants of Rawalpindi. The main college building features plaques with donors' names on it, as well as a foundation stone plaque that is now part of the school's prayer hall. Some of the rooms were erected by Sohan Singh and Mohan Singh, who also provided the property for the school; others were created in loving memory of their brother Balbir Singh by Tara Singh and Baldev Singh Ahluwalia; and yet others were built by Ram Singh Sawhney and Boota Singh. The Maharaja of Faridkot also contributed funds to the establishment of this school.
The school’s main building, however, needs attention from the government to repair broken windows and doors. School consist of three Halls, two IT labs, five science Laboratories. The school also has a national level cricket stadium, alongwith fields for hockey, basketball, and volleyball. Numerous donor plaques may also be seen in the school's main building. It comprises 92 canals (11 1/2 acres) of land, making it one of the largest schools in the Rawalpindi area. When the old structure began to deteriorate, the former students union raised funds to restore it in 1972. Its historic structure is a stunning example of Indo-Saracenic architecture.
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