Language in India www.languageinindia.com 419 10 : 10 October 2010 Umbreen Ishfaq, Ph.D., Ghazala Shaheen, Ph.D., Aijaz Ahmed Gujjar, M.A., Ph.D. Scholar, M. Naeemullah, Ph.D. and Sajid Rehman, Ph.D. Causes of Social Acceptance of “O” and “A” Level Education System in Pakistan LANGUAGE IN INDIA Strength for Today and Bright Hope for Tomorrow Volume 10 : 10 October 2010 ISSN 1930-2940 Managing Editor: M. S. Thirumalai, Ph.D. Editors: B. Mallikarjun, Ph.D. Sam Mohanlal, Ph.D. B. A. Sharada, Ph.D. A. R. Fatihi, Ph.D. Lakhan Gusain, Ph.D. K. Karunakaran, Ph.D. Jennifer Marie Bayer, Ph.D. S. M. Ravichandran, Ph.D. G. Baskaran, Ph.D. Causes of Social Acceptance of “O” and “A” Level Education System in Pakistan Umbreen Ishfaq, Ph.D., Ghazala Shaheen, Ph.D., Aijaz Ahmed Gujjar, M.A., Ph.D. Scholar, M. Naeemullah, Ph.D. and Sajid Rehman, Ph.D. Abstract The role of education remains the most important factor in the socio-economic development of a country. The population of the study was all O and A level schools, O and A level students, their parents and teachers in Pakistan. The sample of the study included 45 schools, 230 teachers, 450 O and A level students and their parents. The sample of the study was drawn from Islamabad, Lahore, Karachi, Rawalpindi and Peshawar. For the collection of data, three questionnaires, one each for O and A level students, their parents and the teachers of O and A level were developed. Three structured interviews, i.e., one each for O and A level students, their parents and the teachers were designed. Data were collected through personal visits. For the analysis of data, percentage and chi square as contingency test were used.