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The five schools Lahore parents researched most this year, chosen from the 20 international schools in the city. Ranked by how many families opened each school’s profile and spent time reading it between September 2025 and August 2026, then the full picture on curricula, class sizes and fees.
The 2026 ranking
Ranked purely by parent interest — the number of families who opened each school’s profile and spent time reading it between September 2025 and August 2026.
Aitchison College Lahore is an all-boys day and boarding school on Shahrah-e-Quaid-e-Azam, serving boys aged 5 to 18 across Junior, Prep and Senior Schools. The school teaches Cambridge curriculum in Junior and Prep, while Senior School prepares students for Cambridge IGCSE, AS and A Levels, with FBISE Matric and FSc also available. Aitchison has been a Cambridge Examination Centre since 1933 and states that it is the only school in Pakistan with that distinction. Facilities include boarding houses, science laboratories, libraries, an amphitheatre, equestrian centre, cricket grounds, swimming pools, squash complex, tennis courts and a college hospital. The school has 8 boarding houses and boarding places for up to 500 out-station boys. A distinctive feature is its large 200-acre campus, which supports environment activities such as bird recording, tree planting, injured animal care and a Bee Club that studies bees and produces honey.
L'école Mondiale is a co-educational day school in Lahore offering the IB Primary Years Programme, IB Middle Years Programme and Cambridge IGCSE. Teaching is delivered in English and Urdu, with an educational approach that combines inquiry-based learning with Islamic values and moral development. The campus provides dedicated Early Years, Primary and Middle School programmes, together with a Hifz-ul-Quran programme. A distinctive feature of the school is that it is Pakistan's first Islamic authorised IB World School, integrating the International Baccalaureate framework with Islamic education. Students also benefit from robotics, technology-rich learning and co-curricular activities that support intellectual, personal and ethical development.
Trinity School Lahore is a co-educational day school located in Johar Town, Lahore. Founded in 1992, it offers three international educational pathways: the International Baccalaureate (IB), Cambridge, and the American High School Diploma. Students can progress through the IB Primary Years Programme (PYP), Middle Years Programme (MYP), and Diploma Programme (DP), while Cambridge students prepare for IGCSE and A Levels. The campus includes dedicated sports facilities and a house system where students participate in inter-house academic, sporting and extracurricular competitions for the Nawabi Cup. Beyond the classroom, students take part in theatre productions, Student Council, and CAS projects such as the Think Pink breast cancer awareness initiative. One distinctive feature is Trinity's introduction of Artificial Intelligence and Cryptocurrency as part of its core curriculum, making it the first school in Pakistan to announce these subjects. These programmes are designed alongside established international curricula to provide students with multiple academic pathways for higher education.
The SICAS Johar Town campus delivers education from early years through pre‑university levels. It offers Cambridge O Level and Cambridge A Level programs. In Grades 1–8, the curriculum includes English, Urdu, Science, Social Studies, Mathematics, Art, Physical Education, Library, ICT, and Global Perspectives. O Level compulsory subjects include English Language, Global Perspectives, Islamiyat, Mathematics (Syllabus D), Pakistan Studies, and Urdu (Syllabus A), with electives such as English Literature, Biology, Chemistry, Business Studies, Economics, and Physics. A Level subjects include Art & Design, Biology, Chemistry, Computing, Economics, English Language, Further Mathematics, Law, Literature in English, Mathematics, Physics, Psychology, Sociology, and related options. The campus is led by Principal Nuzhat Khan and is located at 12/13 C Block K, Main Boulevard, Gulberg II, Lahore. A broad co‑curricular program supports student growth, with clubs and societies including the SICAS Debating Society, Model United Nations, Literary and Poetry Society, Music Club, Dramatics Club, Irtiqa, YES, Media Society, STEM Club, Math Club, Graphic Design Club, and Chess Club. Notable athletic and arts achievements accompany this program, helping foster well‑rounded, globally aware learners.
Lahore American School is an independent, co-educational day school founded in 1956. It provides an American college-preparatory curriculum from Preschool through Grade 12 and offers Advanced Placement courses, including AP Capstone. Elementary students study literacy, mathematics, science and social studies alongside technology, art, music, physical education, Urdu and French. The school also provides English-language and learning support for eligible students. Its programmes include athletics, performing arts, student activities, counselling and college guidance. A distinctive feature is LAS’s use of technology across secondary education, including its one-to-one laptop programme. The school has also received the Middle States Association’s Responsible AI in Learning endorsement for integrating AI literacy, safety and ethics into education. LAS is accredited by the Middle States Association and serves students of different nationalities from its campus on Canal Bank Road in Lahore.
What’s on offer
The mix of programmes and teaching languages across all 20 schools. Many offer more than one curriculum, so totals run higher than the school count.
Number of schools teaching each curriculum.
Number of schools teaching in each language.
Size & classes
School size and class size shape day-to-day experience as much as curriculum does.
Schools grouped by total enrolment.
Average school size is 965 students · based on the 4 schools that report enrolment.
Schools grouped by typical class size.
Average class size is 17.6 students · based on the 5 schools that report it.
What it costs
Fees shown are one year for a 12-year-old (or the closest age available), excluding one-time enrolment costs.
Across the 4 schools that publish a price for a 12-year-old. All figures in PKR.
How many schools sit in each annual-fee range.
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