British Overseas School Karachi

Pakistan, Karachi

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Annual Fees

Name	Age	Fee	Track	Conditions
Pre-Nursery	3	3,269 GBP	Early Years	(Annual tuition total: GBP 3,269; SRB Tax and Security included in that figure). One-time charges on application/entry: Registration GBP 50; Entrance GBP 1,546.
Nursery	4	4,342 GBP	Early Years	(Annual tuition total: GBP 4,342; SRB Tax and Security included). One-time fees (if applicable within your two-year registration window): Registration GBP 50; Entrance GBP 1,546.
Reception	5	5,057 GBP	Primary	(Annual tuition total: GBP 5,057; SRB Tax and Security included). Registration GBP 50; Entrance GBP 1,546 applies at first entry within the two-year window.
Year 1	6	5,057 GBP	Primary	(Annual tuition total: GBP 5,057; SRB Tax and Security included). Registration GBP 50 (within two-year window) applies as applicable; Entrance not charged if already paid on first entry; Books deposit 0.
Year 2	7	5,057 GBP	Primary	(Annual tuition total: GBP 5,057; SRB Tax and Security included). Books deposit 0.
Year 3	8	5,057 GBP	Primary	(Annual tuition total: GBP 5,057; SRB Tax and Security included). Books deposit 0.
Year 4	9	5,057 GBP	Primary	(Annual tuition total: GBP 5,057; SRB Tax and Security included). Books deposit 0.
Year 5	10	5,057 GBP	Primary	(Annual tuition total: GBP 5,057; SRB Tax and Security included). Books deposit 0.
Year 6	11	5,230 GBP	Secondary	(Annual tuition total: GBP 5,230; SRB Tax and Security included). Books deposit GBP 300 (first entry to Secondary).
Year 7	12	6,638 GBP	Secondary	(Annual tuition total: GBP 6,638; SRB Tax and Security included). Books deposit GBP 300.
Year 8	13	6,638 GBP	Secondary	(Annual tuition total: GBP 6,638; SRB Tax and Security included). Books deposit GBP 300.
Year 9	14	6,638 GBP	Secondary	(Annual tuition total: GBP 6,638; SRB Tax and Security included). Books deposit GBP 300.
Year 10	15	6,931 GBP	Secondary	(Annual tuition total: GBP 6,931; SRB Tax and Security included). Books deposit GBP 300.
Year 11	16	6,931 GBP	Secondary	(Annual tuition total: GBP 6,931; SRB Tax and Security included). Books deposit GBP 300.

Application Fees

Name	Fee	Conditions
Application Fee	50 GBP	Registration fee (valid two academic years): Pre-Nursery, Nursery, Reception GBP 50; Year 1–Year 11 GBP 150.

Enrollment Fees

Name	Fee	Conditions
Enrollment Fee	1,546 GBP	Entrance fee payable on first entry to the school: GBP 1,546 (includes 3% SRB Tax where indicated).

Additional Fees

Name	Fee	Conditions
Books' deposit (Secondary)	300 GBP	GBP 300 for Years 6+; refundable only upon final clearance and return of books.

Fee overview (Academic Year 2025–26)

- All fees are invoiced in GBP and must be paid in PKR at the prevailing GBP cash buying rate taken at 12:00 noon on the day of payment. Payments are accepted at the school accounts department and are to be made by crossed cheque in favour of the British Overseas School Association (payment must be made before 15:00 on the same day). SRB (Sindh Sales) Tax at 3% is mandatory on Entrance, Annual (tuition) and Security charges except where the document explicitly states otherwise. Annual and Security fees are payable in three instalments but may be settled in full. Registration and Entrance fees are one‑time charges. The school's policy is that fees are non‑refundable under all circumstances except the books' deposit (secondary), which is refundable only on final clearance.

Application / Registration and Entrance fees

- Registration fee (payable on application; validity two academic years):
- Pre‑Nursery, Nursery, Reception: GBP 50.
- Year 1–Year 11 (Primary and Secondary entry levels where applicable): GBP 150.

- Entrance fee (payable on first entry to the school): GBP 1,546 (this figure includes the mandatory 3% SRB Tax where indicated).

Tuition and annual fees by year group (annual totals in GBP)

- Pre‑Nursery:
- Net tuition (annual): GBP 2,910. SRB Tax: GBP 90. Security surcharge: GBP 269. Annual tuition total (net tuition + SRB where shown): GBP 3,000. Total payable including security: GBP 3,269. Registration: GBP 50. Entrance fee: GBP 1,546. Books' deposit: GBP 0.

- Nursery:
- Net tuition (annual): GBP 3,951. SRB Tax: GBP 122. Security surcharge: GBP 269. Annual tuition total: GBP 4,073. Total payable including security: GBP 4,342. Registration: GBP 50. Entrance fee: GBP 1,546. Books' deposit: GBP 0.

- Reception to Year 5:
- Net tuition (annual): GBP 4,644. SRB Tax: GBP 144. Security surcharge: GBP 269. Annual tuition total: GBP 4,788. Total payable including security: GBP 5,057. Registration: Reception GBP 50; Years 1–5 GBP 150. Entrance fee: GBP 1,546. Books' deposit: GBP 0.

- Year 6:
- Net tuition (annual): GBP 4,812. SRB Tax: GBP 149. Security surcharge: GBP 269. Annual tuition total: GBP 4,961. Total payable including security: GBP 5,230. Registration: GBP 150. Entrance fee: GBP 1,546. Books' deposit (Secondary): GBP 300.

- Years 7–9:
- Net tuition (annual): GBP 6,178. SRB Tax: GBP 191. Security surcharge: GBP 269. Annual tuition total: GBP 6,369. Total payable including security: GBP 6,638. Registration: GBP 150. Entrance fee: GBP 1,546. Books' deposit (Secondary): GBP 300.

- Years 10–11:
- Net tuition (annual): GBP 6,462. SRB Tax: GBP 200. Security surcharge: GBP 269. Annual tuition total: GBP 6,662. Total payable including security: GBP 6,931. Registration: GBP 150. Entrance fee: GBP 1,546. Books' deposit (Secondary): GBP 300.

Instalment / term billing schedule and amounts (2025–26 instalment plan)

- General instalment structure (2025–26): three instalments with invoice months shown as May 2025 (1st instalment), September 2025 (2nd instalment) and January 2026 (3rd instalment). Each instalment shows separate lines for Fee, Security and SRB Tax and an instalment Gross total. Annual and Security fees are split across these instalments; the schedule below reproduces the published instalment amounts in GBP for each year group:

- Pre‑Nursery instalments (GBP):
- 1st instalment (May 2025): Fee GBP 728; Security GBP 67; SRB Tax GBP 23; Gross instalment total GBP 818.
- 2nd instalment (Sep 2025): Fee GBP 728; Security GBP 67; SRB Tax GBP 23; Gross instalment total GBP 818.
- 3rd instalment (Jan 2026): Fee GBP 1,454; Security GBP 135; SRB Tax GBP 44; Gross instalment total GBP 1,633.
- Annual totals: Fee GBP 2,910; Security GBP 269; SRB Tax GBP 90; Grand total GBP 3,269.

- Nursery instalments (GBP):
- 1st instalment (May 2025): Fee GBP 988; Security GBP 67; SRB Tax GBP 31; Gross instalment total GBP 1,086.
- 2nd instalment (Sep 2025): Fee GBP 988; Security GBP 67; SRB Tax GBP 31; Gross instalment total GBP 1,086.
- 3rd instalment (Jan 2026): Fee GBP 1,975; Security GBP 135; SRB Tax GBP 60; Gross instalment total GBP 2,170.
- Annual totals: Fee GBP 3,951; Security GBP 269; SRB Tax GBP 122; Grand total GBP 4,342.

- Reception–Year 5 instalments (GBP):
- 1st instalment (May 2025): Fee GBP 1,161; Security GBP 67; SRB Tax GBP 36; Gross instalment total GBP 1,264.
- 2nd instalment (Sep 2025): Fee GBP 1,161; Security GBP 67; SRB Tax GBP 36; Gross instalment total GBP 1,264.
- 3rd instalment (Jan 2026): Fee GBP 2,322; Security GBP 135; SRB Tax GBP 72; Gross instalment total GBP 2,529.
- Annual totals: Fee GBP 4,644; Security GBP 269; SRB Tax GBP 144; Grand total GBP 5,057.

- Year 6 instalments (GBP):
- 1st instalment (May 2025): Fee GBP 1,203; Security GBP 67; SRB Tax GBP 37; Gross instalment total GBP 1,307.
- 2nd instalment (Sep 2025): Fee GBP 1,203; Security GBP 67; SRB Tax GBP 37; Gross instalment total GBP 1,307.
- 3rd instalment (Jan 2026): Fee GBP 2,406; Security GBP 135; SRB Tax GBP 75; Gross instalment total GBP 2,616.
- Annual totals: Fee GBP 4,812; Security GBP 269; SRB Tax GBP 149; Grand total GBP 5,230.

- Years 7–9 instalments (GBP):
- 1st instalment (May 2025): Fee GBP 1,545; Security GBP 67; SRB Tax GBP 48; Gross instalment total GBP 1,660.
- 2nd instalment (Sep 2025): Fee GBP 1,545; Security GBP 67; SRB Tax GBP 48; Gross instalment total GBP 1,660.
- 3rd instalment (Jan 2026): Fee GBP 3,088; Security GBP 135; SRB Tax GBP 95; Gross instalment total GBP 3,318.
- Annual totals: Fee GBP 6,178; Security GBP 269; SRB Tax GBP 191; Grand total GBP 6,638.

- Years 10–11 instalments (GBP):
- 1st instalment (May 2025): Fee GBP 1,616; Security GBP 67; SRB Tax GBP 50; Gross instalment total GBP 1,733.
- 2nd instalment (Sep 2025): Fee GBP 1,616; Security GBP 67; SRB Tax GBP 50; Gross instalment total GBP 1,733.
- 3rd instalment (Jan 2026): Fee GBP 3,230; Security GBP 135; SRB Tax GBP 100; Gross instalment total GBP 3,465.
- Annual totals: Fee GBP 6,462; Security GBP 269; SRB Tax GBP 200; Grand total GBP 6,931.

Boarding

- Boarding is not available / not offered for British Overseas School (the published fee schedule covers day school tuition only).

Other costs and typical additional charges

- Book deposit: GBP 300 applies on first entry to the Secondary School (Years 6+); this deposit is refundable only upon the return of books and completion of final student clearance.

- Uniforms, transport (school bus), examination registration fees, textbooks, stationery, and specific extracurricular activity charges are not itemised in the published annual fee schedule; those items, if applicable, are charged separately and are not included in the annual tuition totals shown above. The published fee schedule does list only Registration, Entrance, Books' Deposit (where applicable), Net Tuition, SRB Tax and Security Surcharge as the fee heads for 2025–26. Uniform is recorded as required in external school listings.

Refunds and deposits

- The school's policy is that fees are non‑refundable under all circumstances except for the books' deposit for Secondary students (Books' Deposit GBP 300), which will be refunded only after the student returns books and completes final clearance. Registration, Entrance, Annual and Security fees are not refundable.

Fee payment options and terms

- Currency and payment: Fees are invoiced in GBP but must be paid in PKR at the prevailing GBP cash buying rate in the market; the school uses the GBP rate from accounts at 12:00 noon on the day of payment. Payments are to be made at the school accounts department by crossed cheque in favour of the British Overseas School Association, payable before 15:00 on the same day. Annual and Security fees are payable in three instalments (May, September, January) or in full. The 3% SRB Tax is applied to Entrance, Annual and Security fees except where stated otherwise. No other payment methods (for example, credit card or bank transfer) are specified in the published fee schedule for 2025–26.

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The school at a glance

Instructs in English

Fees PKR 1,145,155 - 2,543,007

Ages 3 - 16 years

Pupil numbers 312

Type Co-educational

Opened 1958

Bus Service No

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British Overseas School (BOS) in Karachi was founded in 1958 as a non-profit institution for the children of expatriates. It relocated to purpose-built facilities in Karachi's Defence Housing Authority (DHA) and, in 2000, began admitting local families while maintaining its British ethos. By 2004 BOS introduced secondary education, becoming the only school in Karachi offering a British curriculum from pre-school to IGCSE, with the secondary school moving to new facilities in 2005 to support growth. BOS is accredited as a British Schools Overseas (BSO) school and is an Edexcel member delivering IGCSEs. English is the medium of instruction, and BOS offers modern foreign languages: Urdu, French and Mandarin Chinese (French is compulsory in some stages and IGCSE options exist). The campus is in Phase 7 of DHA, at 7/8, 14 Lane, Khayaban-e-Hilal. The school describes itself as small with a family feel and operates a Duke of Edinburgh Award, international trips, and Round Square membership that broadens opportunities beyond the classroom.

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