Aitchison College offers places for international students either Boarders or Day Boys from Class K-1 (Grade 1) to A Levels.
This offer would best suit foreign or expatriate families with cultural attachments to Pakistan, eager for their sons to acquaint themselves with family, heritage or language, while receiving a top international education.
Aitchison College has been a Cambridge Examination Centre since 1935 – the only school-based centre in the country. Our academic results are impressive with a high proportion of boys gaining admission to top universities in the USA, UK, Canada, Germany and Holland, and here also in Pakistan. Among the typical undergraduate courses are: Medicine, Engineering, Law, IT and Programing, Marketing, Economics and Business. Underpinning these outcomes is Aitchison’s own University Guidance Department that helps with career and admissions advice, SAT and ACT preparations, and general applications to universities, including UCAS and individual US and other foreign colleges. Aitchison is also a SAT Centre registered under the US College Board.
Our educational program is broad and engaging offering many sports and co-curricular activities, including the Duke of Edinburgh International Award. As such, boarders pursue a balanced and busy school life that includes time for social activities, special house dinners, as well as excursions into the Old City and the surrounds of Lahore, on some weekends. Northern trekking camps are held in June/July. Our sporting teams travel overseas on tours to the United Kingdom, India, Middle East and Australia. Of particular note, Aitchison has one of the best riding programs in the world. Tent Pegging, Arena Polo, Dressage and Show Jumping are featured events. Older boys may also learn to ride as part of their education under the watchful eyes of trained horsemen.
The College Principal is supported most ably by Head of Schools, highly experienced academic staff and boarding housemasters. All classes are conducted in English and the classroom experience is interactive and explorative, with seniors engaging in the Harkness Table and a unique Meta Cognition Curriculum aimed at extending boys’ learning and thinking as part of their journey toward post schooling life. The Aitchison international fee is well below other comparable international options.
Our boarding houses have beautifully appointed common rooms and very pleasant sleeping quarters. Expert teachers in all subjects are on hand to ensure that academic needs are met promptly. Boys at Aitchison are groomed to be gentlemen; confident, compassionate, objective and determined.
Entrance Requirements
Aitchison College is a selective school by testing and interview. International boys will need to produce verifiably strong academic results submitted on an official school or examination council transcript. Our Academic Office will then contact the candidate’s school. Interviews may be conducted on skype with the Principal. Parents considering this option are welcome to call the College or arrange a visit. A visit to our website is also advisable. By definition an international student is a boy who has been exclusively educated outside Pakistan.
Application and Fees
Application forms may be downloaded and an FAQ on boarding is also available.
Our International Fee Schedule for the academic year 2025-26 is now available. Fees for Senior, Prep. & Junior are the same.
In general, our fees cover: all meals cooked in the boarding house kitchen by qualified chefs. Our Boarding Handbook details all the policies and operational aspects that shape boarding at Aitchison College.