Beaconhouse School System

Address : 10-11 Gurumangat Road, Gulberg III Lahore, Pakistan
Contact : +92 42 111 232 266
Contact : +92 42 571 2027
E-Mail : info-bcr@beaconhouse.edu.pk
Website : www.beaconhouse.edu.pk

Introduction

The Beaconhouse group has over 247,000 fulltime students in nine countries and is possibly the largest school network of its kind in the world. Established in November 1975 as the Les Anges Montessori Academy with 19 toddlers, Beaconhouse has since grown into an international network of private schools, imparting distinctive and meaningful learning to students all the way from birth – through its partnership in Pakistan with Gymboree Play & Music – to post-graduation, through the Beaconhouse National University in Lahore.

Of these students, close to 100,000 study at the group’s flagship network, the Beaconhouse School System, in Pakistan as well as overseas, while the remaining are largely enrolled at The Educators, a parallel school network operated by the group with over 148,000 students.

The Beaconhouse of today is thus much more than just a stand-alone school. Through distinct and independent divisions in the UK, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, the Philippines, Oman, UAE, Pakistan and Bangladesh, it caters to the education and training needs of a large and diverse group of individuals of varying ages, socio-economic backgrounds, and nationalities, with its activities also extending beyond education in some countries.

Beaconhouse has always laid tremendous emphasis on the development of human capital. From its initial association in the 1980s with The Moray House Institute of Education in Scotland to its more recent teaching training links with the University of Bradford and MARJON, Beaconhouse has institutionalised in-service teacher training like no other school.

So, with rigorous standards that demand up-to-date teaching skills and a range of challenging programmes, the Beaconhouse School System brings success within the reach of every student.

History

Beaconhouse School System, southern region. From its initial association in the 1980s with the Moray House School of Education in Scotland, to its teacher training programme initiated in 1993 in collaboration with the University of Bradford, Beaconhouse has organised in-service teacher training. Today, more than half its teachers have internationally recognised teaching certificates while the rest are enrolled in the permanent in-service programme. In addition, Beaconhouse sends senior academics to the UK annually to pursue master's degrees in education and professional development.

In 1996, the World Bank Group, through its private sector wing, the International Finance Corporation, entered into a financing arrangement with Beaconhouse aimed at the construction of new school campuses. This project represented the first time that the World Bank had extended its arms to the private education sector anywhere in the world. The student base of Beaconhouse continues to grow at 15% per year.

In September 2012, the founder and chairperson of the Beaconhouse Group, Mrs. Nasreen Mahmud Kasuri, received a Pakistan Women Power 100 award, an award that recognises the positive impact of influential women from the international Pakistani community.

Beaconhouse has held its School of Tomorrow conference every few years, starting in 2000. Its fourth edition, School of Tomorrow: Empowering Lifelong Learners, was held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia in November 2012 and was the first conference to be hosted overseas by a Pakistan-based organisation.

The School of Tomorrow conferences feature renowned and inspirational academicians and thinkers from around the world and provide them with a platform to address the future of schools and learning from a global perspective.

Beaconhouse school system branches in lahore

• Allama Iqbal Town Campus
• Canal Side Campus, Level: Preschool, Grade 1–13 (Matriculation, O Level, A level)
• Cavalry Grounds Campus, Level: Preschool, Grade 1
• Defence Campus, Level: Grade 8–13 (O Level and A Level)
• Johar Town Boys Campus, Level: Grade 3–5 (Coeducation), Grade 6–11 (Boys) (Matriculation and O Level)
• Johar Town Girls Campus, Level: Grade 6–11 (Girls) (Matriculation and O Level)
• Johar Town Junior Campus, Level: Preschool
• Johar Town Lower Primary Campus, Level: Grade 1–2
• Les Anges Montessori Academy 51-FCC, Level: Preschool, Grade 1–3
• Les Anges Montessori Academy 68 C, Level: Preschool, Grade 1–3
• Les Anges Montessori Academy 72-L, Level: Preschool, Grade 1–3
• Liberty Campus, Level: Grade 5–9 (Girls Branch) (Matriculation, O Level and A Level)
• Model Town 17 G Campus, Level: Preschool, Grade 1–2
• Model Town 79 G Campus, Level: Grade 3–5
• Model Town (Peco Road) Campus, Level: Grade 6–11 (Separate branches for boys and girls) (Matriculation and O Level)
• Upper Mall KG Campus, Level: Preschool
• Upper Mall Campus, Level: Grade 1–8
• Valencia Town, Level: Preschool, Grade 1–11 (Matriculation and O Level)
• Walton Campus, Level: Preschool, Grade 1–7
• Beaconhouse A-Levels Gulberg Campus,Lundtown
• Beaconhouse Newlands
• Beaconhouse School System Garden Town Campus Lahore (BGTL)

School network

Beaconhouse owns school companies and educational institutes around the world. Some of these are profiled below.

Pakistan

The first Beaconhouse school, Les Anges Montessori Academy, opened in Lahore, Pakistan, in 1975. Today, Beaconhouse has established over 146 private schools in more than 30 cities across Pakistan. These institutions collectively provide preschool education, primary education, secondary education and preparation for the international General Certificate of Education (GCE) and local Secondary School Certificate (SSC) examinations.

Beaconhouse operates campuses for students of varying ages in the following Pakistani cities: Abbotabad, Bahawalpur, Faisalabad, Gujranwala, Gujrat, Hafizabad, Islamabad, Jhang, Jhelum, Karachi, Kharian, Lahore, Latifabad, Mandi Bahauddin, Mardan, Mirpur, Multan, Nowshera, Okara, Peshawar, Qasimabad, Quetta, Rahim Yar Khan, Rawalpindi, Sadiqabad, Sahiwal, Sargodha, Sheikhupura, Sialkot, Sukkur, and Wah Cantonment.

Beaconhouse has also helped fund or manage several other educational programs in Pakistan:

• The Educators, a separate private school network
• TNS Beaconhouse, the first school in Pakistan to embrace the Reggio Emilia approach
• Gymboree Play and Music, an international franchise of play centres for which Beaconhouse is Pakistan's franchisee
• The Early Years, a child development centre in Lahore, Pakistan
• Bubbles, a playgroup programme developed by Beaconhouse, offered at selected schools
• The Discovery Centre SmartSchool in Karachi, Pakistan
• Beaconhouse National University, a private liberal arts university in Lahore, whose establishment was assisted by a US$6 million contribution from Beaconhouse.
• Beaconhouse School System Mardan is the only school to have their own website. Created by one of their student from class 8 named Muhammad Sheheryar.

Other Countries 

1. United Kingdom
2. Malaysia
3. Philippines
4. Thailand
5. Indonesia
6. Bangladesh
7. Oman
8. UAE