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The International School of Islamabad is a coeducational day school serving approximately 320 students from Pre-Kindergarten through Grade 12. Children may enter Pre-Kindergarten from age two, where learning is informed by the Reggio Emilia Approach. KG1 to Grade 5 follows the International Baccalaureate Primary Years Programme, while high-school students can complete the ISOI Diploma, the full IB Diploma or selected IB certificates. Classes normally contain 12 to 22 students. The 23-acre campus includes science and technology laboratories, two libraries, a performing-arts building, music and dance rooms, an air-conditioned gymnasium, tennis courts, playing fields, a climbing wall and a 25-metre swimming pool. French, Spanish and Urdu are offered as additional languages at different school levels. A distinctive feature is ISOI’s long-running student service programme, which has included earthquake and flood relief, recycling, tree initiatives, the Shelter Me Campaign and projects supporting local communities and wildlife conservation.
The International School (TIS) in Karachi, Pakistan, established in 1996, offers the International Baccalaureate (IB) continuum, including the Primary Years, Middle Years, and Diploma Programmes. Situated in the Clifton neighborhood, the campus features fiber-optic internet and multimedia systems in every classroom. TIS enforces a one-to-one laptop policy for all students aged ten and older. The curriculum emphasizes active community involvement through its core "Action" component and the Creativity, Activity, Service (CAS) program, requiring students to engage in local and global service projects. Unique initiatives include "Ejad-e-Hayan," where students design their own scientific inventions, and the annual Drama Festival, a celebration of languages featuring original plays in English and Urdu. Extracurricular options range from the TIS Rowing Club to "Changing the World One Bite at a Time," a student-run baking delivery service that raises funds for local orphanages.
Aitchison College Lahore is an all-boys day and boarding school on Shahrah-e-Quaid-e-Azam, serving boys aged 5 to 18 across Junior, Prep and Senior Schools. The school teaches Cambridge curriculum in Junior and Prep, while Senior School prepares students for Cambridge IGCSE, AS and A Levels, with FBISE Matric and FSc also available. Aitchison has been a Cambridge Examination Centre since 1933 and states that it is the only school in Pakistan with that distinction. Facilities include boarding houses, science laboratories, libraries, an amphitheatre, equestrian centre, cricket grounds, swimming pools, squash complex, tennis courts and a college hospital. The school has 8 boarding houses and boarding places for up to 500 out-station boys. A distinctive feature is its large 200-acre campus, which supports environment activities such as bird recording, tree planting, injured animal care and a Bee Club that studies bees and produces honey.
Schole International Academy (SIA) in Karachi is an International Baccalaureate (IB) continuum school offering the IB Primary Years Programme (PYP), the Middle Years Programme (MYP) and the Diploma Programme (DP). The campus is located in the Clifton area at D 116, Block 2, near Aga Khan Hospital. The school opened in August 2017 and has since progressed through IB authorisations: PYP authorised in May 2021, MYP authorised in January 2023, and the Diploma Programme authorised in May 2025. The IB programmes are taught in English and Urdu to a co-educational student body. The school aims to nurture inquiry-based, concept-driven learning with eight subject groups, supported by facilities including Wet/Dry Science Labs, Visual Arts Studio, Design Studio and a Music Room. The school emphasizes a global outlook and international-mindedness, with a learning centre and extensive extracurricular opportunities such as sport, music and drama, community service, charity events and enterprise challenges.
British Overseas School (BOS) in Karachi was founded in 1958 as a non-profit institution for the children of expatriates. It relocated to purpose-built facilities in Karachi's Defence Housing Authority (DHA) and, in 2000, began admitting local families while maintaining its British ethos. By 2004 BOS introduced secondary education, becoming the only school in Karachi offering a British curriculum from pre-school to IGCSE, with the secondary school moving to new facilities in 2005 to support growth. BOS is accredited as a British Schools Overseas (BSO) school and is an Edexcel member delivering IGCSEs. English is the medium of instruction, and BOS offers modern foreign languages: Urdu, French and Mandarin Chinese (French is compulsory in some stages and IGCSE options exist). The campus is in Phase 7 of DHA, at 7/8, 14 Lane, Khayaban-e-Hilal. The school describes itself as small with a family feel and operates a Duke of Edinburgh Award, international trips, and Round Square membership that broadens opportunities beyond the classroom.
The Avicenna School - Clifton Co-ed Campus, established in 1996, serves students from 18 months through O' Levels. Located in Karachi's Clifton neighborhood, the campus delivers the Cambridge curriculum alongside a foundational Montessori program called Avicenna Aspirations. Young learners engage in hands-on discovery, while primary and middle school students study core subjects along with Arabic, taught from Grade I to VI as part of a targeted skills development program. The school features specific facilities including a library, an audio-visual room, and a computer lab to support daily instruction. Students regularly participate in physical activities like Taekwondo, as well as creative outlets such as pottery and music. A distinctive feature of the Clifton campus is its dedicated in-house life coach, providing confidential counseling to support the emotional and psychological needs of middle and senior school students, alongside a formal remedial program for individualized learning assistance.
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