The City School (Pakistan)

The City School
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Location
Pakistan, Canada, UAE, Saudi Arabia, Bangladesh
Information
Type	Private
Established	1978
Faculty	6,000
Enrollment	70,000
Color(s)	Maroon, Scarlet, White And Grey
Athletics	Citizens
Website	Official site

The City School (abbreviated as TCS) is one of the largest private English medium school systems in Pakistan which operates more than 150 schools in 42 cities across Pakistan. It offers preschool, primary education, secondary education and preparation for local SSC and the international GCE. Most of its students opt to take the international GCE O and AS/A Level examinations organized by the CIE of UCLES. It also has established international projects in UAE, Saudi Arabia and Bangladesh.

The head office of The City School is located in Lahore, administering the system through four main regional offices: Southern Regional Office (SRO), which caters to Sindh (only Karachi) and Balochistan; Central Regional Office (CRO) Lahore, which oversees 80% of Southern Punjab; Northern Regional Office (NRO), which looks after the rest of Northern Pakistan; and Mehran Regional Office (MRO), which caters to interior Sindh (Sukkur, Larkana and Hyderabad).^[1]

The City School system, in collaboration with various other national institutions, formed The City APIIT. Established in 1978, the school's courses are modeled on those of British schools

Organization

Grade	Local title	Age
Preschool	Play Group	2+
	Nursery	3+
	Kindergarten	4+
Grade I	Junior I	5+
Grade II	Junior II	6+
Grade III	Junior III	7+
Grade IV	Junior IV	8+
Grade V	Junior V	9+
Grade VI	Junior VI	10+
Grade VII	Prep I	11+
Grade VIII	Prep II	12+
Grade IX	Prep III	13+
Grade X	O Level I	14+
Grade XI	O Level II	15+
Grade XII	A Level I	16+
Grade XIII	A Level II	17+

Branches

The City School has branches in many cities of Pakistan which include Abbotabad, Attock, Bahawalpur, Bannu, Burewala, Chakwal, Dera Ghazi Khan, Dera Ismail Khan, Faisalabad, Gujranwala, Gujrat, Hyderabad, Islamabad, Jamshoro, Jhelum, Jhang, Karachi, Kasur, Khairpur, Khanewal, Kharian, Kohat, Kot Addu, Lahore, Larkana, Mardan, Mianwali, Mirpur, Mirpurkhas, Multan, Muzaffarabad, Nawabshah, Nowshera, Okara, Peshawar, Quetta, Rawalpindi, Rahim Yar Khan, Sahiwal, Sargodha, Sialkot, Sukkur, Swat, Thatta and Vehari.

Islamabad branches

• Capital Campus Islamabad is a co-educational branch located in Islamabad.

Hyderabad branches

• Jinnah campus is a co-educational branch located in 201 Sehrish Nagar, Qasimabad. Classes are available from play group to GCE O Levels.
• Liaquat campus is a co-educational branch located in 506 Kohsar Housing Scheme Phase V. It provides education from play group to grade XI including GCE O Levels.

The City School campus, Peshawar Road,Rawalpindi

Faisalabad Branches

• Chenab campus is located in East Canal Road, Faisalabad. The branch offers education from Play Group to A level.
• Nursery Branch is located in D-Ground, Peoples Colony, Faisalabad near AlFateh Departmental Store which offers education from Play Group to Junior-III
• Nursery Branch Civi line is located in Civil Line Bilal near Sitara Tower, Faisalabad which offers education from Play Group to Junior-VI

Karachi branches

• Darakhshan campus is located in Kayabane-e-Bukhari, Defence Housing Authority. Girls and boys are segregated from the 8th grade. It also prepares students for GCE O Levels.
• Gulshan campus is a boys branch located in Gulshan-e-Iqbal. It has facilities including a large play ground, library, computer laboratories and a sports room.

Gulshan senior girls campus: It is located in Gulshan-e-Iqbal and it caters to young girls. The branch is adequately furnished, has a large playground, science and computer laboratories and libraries.

• Gulshan Alevels: Is a branch for students who opt for A'levels. It is sufficiently furnished has seminar rooms, a library, a gym, a cafeteria and common rooms for both girls and boys. There are reports that this branch is in the process of relocating to a larger building in the near future.

• PAF chapter is located in Pakistan Air Force (PAF) property of Karachi. It is a co-educational campus where classes are available from Play Group through to A levels.^[2] Facilities include a swimming pool with bleachers, a playing field with volleyball courts, multi story cafeteria, science and IT laboratories, art and music rooms, libraries and common rooms with numeroud more. With a student population of about 3,000 it is the largest private school in Pakistan.^[3] In 2004, scholarships were introduced for A Level students. The PAF Chapter is located on Shaheed-e-Millat, a busy thoroughfare. Traffic jams frequently occur during the morning and afternoon rush hours. The school management has been requesting the CDGK to construct an overhead bridge to ease traffic flow.^[4] The bridge has now been constructed. The branch has sports teams of fags for cricket, soccer, athletics, netball, basketball and volleyball. These teams take part in competitions, and often win trophies.^[5] The school has clubs and societies that students are encouraged to join, such as arts, debates, dramatics, environment, film and photography, journalism, music, science and social services.^[6]

The City School, PAF Chapter main campus, 25 August 2009

Lahore branches

• Gulberg Girls Junior Campus is a coeducational branch located at 66 Block B-III, Gulberg III. It offers education from grade III to V.
• Gulberg boys campus (or Shalimar campus) is a boys branch located in 32 Block E, Gulberg III. It offers education from grade VI to grade XI including GCE O Levels.
• Gulberg girls campus is a girls branch located in 73 Block B-I, Gulberg III. It offers education from grade VI to grade XI including GCE O Levels.
• Iqbal Town campus is a coeducational branch located in 143 Rachna Block, Allama Iqbal Town. It offers education from play group to grade II.
• Main Gulberg campus is a coeducational branch located in 37 Block B, Main Gulberg. It offers education from play group to grade II.
• Model Town junior campus is a coeducational branch located in 12 Block B Model Town. It offers education from play group to grade II.
• Model Town campus is a coeducational branch located in 202 Block M, Model Town. It offers education from playgroup to XI including GCE O Levels.
• Model Town senior campus is a coeducational branch located in 75 Block H, Model Town. It offers education from grade XII to XIII (GCE AS/A Levels).
• Muslim Town campus is a coeducational branch located in 100 Block A, New Muslim Town. It offers education from play group to grade VIII.
• Ravi campus is a coeducational branch located in 303/304 Block H-III, Johar Town. It offers education from play group to grade XIII including GCE O, AS and A Levels.
• Township campus is a coeducational branch located at Peco Road Township. It offers education from play group to grade II.

Curriculum

Preschool and Grade 1-2 Art English General Knowledge Islamiyat Mathematics Music Natural Science Physical Education Practical Life Rhythmic Movement Urdu

Grade 3-9 Art English Geography History ICT Islamiyat Mathematics Music Physical Education Science Urdu

Grade 10-11 (O Level) Compulsory English Islamiat Mathematics Pakistan Studies Urdu Electives: Science Biology Chemistry Computer Studies Physics Electives: Commerce Business Studies Commerce Economics Principles of Accounts Electives: Humanities Art and Design Fashion and Design Food and Nutrition Home Management

Grade 12-13 (AS/A Level) Accounting Art and Design Biology Business Studies Chemistry Computing Economics General Paper Law Mathematics Physics Psychology Sociology Urdu

References

1. ^ [1] The City School Overview
2. ^ [2] The City School Class levels
3. ^ [3] The City School Facilities
4. ^ Letter to the editor
5. ^ DAWN newspaper Inter School Table Tennis
6. ^ World Wildlife Fund Green Gold Club Member Schools

External links

• Official web Site