
Whether you are already a member of the BOS community, or a prospective member, from inside or outside Pakistan, we hope that you will find our site helpful, informative and even inspirational.
Some time ago I was asked what about our school makes me most proud; as I searched for an answer I realized that there are so many things. There are headline achievements, such as our British Schools Overseas accreditation, our children’s attainment in reading and mathematics and our students’ IGCSE examination results.
Of course, headline achievements are often based on data. In schools we love producing data to show how good our school is. Sometimes it must seem that we are motivated by this data: by the quest for ever higher examination grades or ever wider age differentials. At the BOS data is not what drives us. For us data sets are markers to show us how far we have come on our journey – data is not an end in itself; it is not the destination. In fact, I’m not convinced that the journey actually has a destination. We are motivated by the process more than the destination.
The British Overseas School was founded, as a non-profit organisation, in 1958. As a primary school for the children of expatriate families, the BOS prospered and established an excellent reputation. Growth of student numbers allowed relocation to purpose built premises in the heart of the Defence Housing Authority; a peaceful Karachi suburb.
In 2000, an amendment to the School’s constitution opened admissions to local families, offering them the opportunity to join international families in enjoying the benefits of a contemporary British education. As a result of this change, the British Overseas School has, in many respects, become an international school; with many a number of nationalities represented at any one time. Nevertheless, it retains an essentially British character.
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