Education in this city is satisfactory. One of the biggest schools of Pakpattan district is Government MC Girls High School in Arifwala. In addition to that Arifwala also has three boys high schools and a boys and girls college. Among the leading educationists in the history of Arifwala one can not ignore Qazi Abdur Rahman(late),Khan Muhammad Hussain Khan(late),Rana Naobahar(late) and Syed M. Razi Jaaferi.But,one of the most prominent benefactors is Professor Muhammad Riaz Hussain(late).He was probably one of the most remarkable teachers, an educationists in the area. He was the pioneer in promoting quality education, particularly, among females.He is the most beloved and dedicated professor in the history of this area and obviously the Government College Arifwala. During his tenure as the Principal, remarkable work was done in all spheres. Particularly, his contributions in establishing a well constructed hostel in the college, a beautiful cafeteria, a bycycle parking stand and well grassed playgrounds are worth metioning. A dedicated, honest and a born teacher, he is remembered in the whole area as "Sir Syed" of Arifwala.Today,there is a long list of those who were nourished and brought up by this wonderful genius, and are spread throughout Pakistan and even abroad. one of those includes his elder son Ghazi Muhammad Abdullah who is a historian and a Faculty member at University of the Punjab, Lahore.