The International School, Karachi

The International School, Karachi
Location
Karachi, Sindh
Pakistan
Information
School type Private, co-educational day school
Motto "Education is the silent force"
Founded 1996
Founder Taymur Mirza
Principal Samia Majid
Gender Co-educational
Age 3 to 18
Houses      Africa
     Asia
     Europe
Alumni TISians
Website The International School, Karachi

The International School (TIS) is a private, co-educational day school located in the Clifton locality of Karachi, Pakistan.

Catering to pupils from the pre-school to high school level, it offers the International Baccalaureate (IB) PYP, MYP and DP.

As of July 2018, the PYP, MYP and DP Coordinators at TIS are Rahila Mukaddam, Henna Ahmed and Ahmad Bilal. The Principal of the School is Samia Majid.

History

TIS was established in 1996 by Taymur Mirza, being the first IB-affiliated educational institution to open in Pakistan.[1]

Subjects offered

As of July 2018, TIS offers the following subjects:[2][3][4]

MYP

MYP 1 to 3

MYP 4 and 5

Only foreign national students may take French instead of Urdu, which is compulsory for Pakistani students until MYP 5. Pakistani national students are permitted to take a foreign language course instead of Urdu in DP.

Pakistani national students in MYP 3, 4 and 5 are also required to take Pakistan Studies, while Pakistani Muslim students are also additionally required to take Islamiat/Islamic Studies.

All MYP 4 and 5 students also have the mandatory Personal Project and Creativity, Activity, Service (CAS) requirement.

DP

All DP students also have the compulsory Theory of Knowledge, Extended Essay and CAS requirement.

Sports day

The school has an annual sports day, with students divided into three teams: Africa, Asia and Europe, with yellow, dark green and dark blue being the colours of the teams respectively.

Certifications

Besides for being accredited by the International Baccalaureate as an official IB school, it also is accredited by the Department of Education and Literacy of the provincial Government of Sindh, and is certified with Cambridge International Examinations and Edexcel, and part of the Association of IB World Schools in Pakistan (IBPAK)[5][6][7]

References

  1. ↑ "History". TIS. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
  2. ↑ "IB MYP". TIS. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
  3. ↑ "National Requirements". TIS. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
  4. ↑ "IB Courses Offered at TIS". TIS. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
  5. ↑ "Accreditation". TIS. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
  6. ↑ "Do you want an IB education for your child?". Express Tribune. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
  7. ↑ "Member Schools". IBPAK. Retrieved 11 December 2016.
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