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Pakistan, Karachi
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The school uses a house system. All students and staff are members of a house. Many sports events are organized on a House basis, and House leadership is promoted through House Captains. Student leadership roles include Councils, Prefects, and House Captains.
The school is a not-for-profit institution. All enrolled parents automatically become members of the British Overseas School Association (BOSA) and participate in governance, including the Annual General Meeting and the possibility to stand for election as a Parent Governor. The Board of Governors provides governance for the school.
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.
