Federal Directorate of Education

Federal Directorate of Education (FDE) Islamabad  is a Pakistani government agency that oversees the public schools in the Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT).

The Federal Directorate of Education (FDE) was previously known as the Directorate of Central Government Educational Institutions. It was established in 1967 as an attached department of the Ministry of Education to administer the educatonal institutes of Rawalpindi and Islamabad. It had been working under the administrative control of the Capital Administration & Development Division (CA&DD). Now FDE is run by the Ministry of Federal Education and Professional Training.

Functions
As of 26 July 2024, FDE oversees 432 schools in ICT with over 243,000 students from prep to post-graduate level. It employs 9663 Teaching and 4423 supporting staff.