Orangi Town is one of the largest urban under developed area of Asia, with a population of over 1.2 million.  Surprisingly, however the literacy rate in Orangi is about 70%, which is much higher than the country and even Karachi city's average.

The credit for this achievement goes to the Orangi community.  The determination of the people to provide education for their children led to the establishment of community based organisations which sponsored primary and secondary schools.

Faran School is a classic example.  Founded on 5 April 1978 in rented premises which had to be vacated soon after.  The dedicated staff and parents erected huts on an open plot, so as to continue with their aim of providing basic and functional education to their children.  The school witnessed untold difficulties in its initial stages, when even these huts were dismantled.

However the will to survive endured.  Today, Faran High School consists of 20 classrooms with an equipped science laboratory and a computer training centre.  In order to provide technical education, Faran has leased various types of equipment.

The school has a population of over 2000 students with an almost equal ratio between boys and girls.  It runs in two shifts, morning for boys and afternoon for girls.