Im looking to bring my brother to Pakistan to complete his A level education. From what I know and have heard of Pakistan A levels, the education tends to be of a much better standard than that of the uk.
My brothers 16 years old and was born and bred in the Uk. So my question is - from all the colleges that are around in islamabad what is the best one in terms of education? Where do students excel the most? When does the pakistan education term commence? Where did you guys learn and benifit the most?
I did my Alevels from Beaconhouse Margalla Campus. They conduct the GCE A Level exams from the University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate (UCLES), and in my times it was the only authorized testing center for UCLES, whereas Froebels was the only one for London, and Citi for Oxford. Your brother should be fine in either of these three institutions, if hes hard working and motivated. There are numerous tuition centers, and quite often the instructors in these schools offer private lessons (though they’re expensive). BMI’s 2007 score card is good indication of how well the students do:
I did my A levels in the UK - I went onto Oxford University to read Law. So I am aware of the education system within the United Kingdom. However, from the statistics that I have seen the students in the top colleges in Pakistan are receiving a much higher standard of education and achieving better results than those in the UK.
Anyway - in regards to beaconhouse and Froebels - how many students are there in a year? There doest seem to be much on their website about pass rate percentages etc.
Any advice would be great. Also how much, out of interest, do tutors charge in pakistan?
Plus isnt the Pakistani education that they teach in accordance with the last 10 years past papers? hence teaching the student techniques in which to answer exam questions plus giving them all the knowledge they require within that subject?
I did my A levels in the UK - I went onto Oxford University to read Law. So I am aware of the education system within the United Kingdom. However, from the statistics that I have seen the students in the top colleges in Pakistan are receiving a much higher standard of education and achieving better results than those in the UK.
Anyway - in regards to beacon house and Froebels - how many students are there in a year? There doest seem to be much on their website about pass rate percentages etc.
Plus isnt the Pakistani education that they teach in accordance with the last 10 years past papers? hence teaching the student techniques in which to answer exam questions plus giving them all the knowledge they require within that subject?
Well, that in fact is true. Pakistani students consistently for years have been getting distinctions in the world with highest percentage in many 'O' and 'A' level subjects. Schools like Lahore Grammar School, BeaconHouse, Aitchison have always each year secured distinctions in various subjects like Accounting, Business Studies, Physics, Urdu, Chemistry etc. and the list goes on and on ....
If he has to be admitted in Islamabad, then choose out of Frobels, Beaconhouse or Lahore Grammar School. If in Lahore, then Lahore Grammar School, BeaconHouse, Aitchison rock at these Cambridge Board Exams.
Every student is taught lots of stuff in these years, teachers and schools put in lots of efforts. Schools get their students practiced passed papers of last many years. Many times the students go for evening tuitions for better practice. I am sure he will be able to secure well here.
I did my A levels in the UK - I went onto Oxford University to read Law. So I am aware of the education system within the United Kingdom. However, from the statistics that I have seen the students in the top colleges in Pakistan are receiving a much higher standard of education and achieving better results than those in the UK.
Anyway - in regards to beaconhouse and Froebels - how many students are there in a year? There doest seem to be much on their website about pass rate percentages etc.
Any advice would be great. Also how much, out of interest, do tutors charge in pakistan?
Plus isnt the Pakistani education that they teach in accordance with the last 10 years past papers? hence teaching the student techniques in which to answer exam questions plus giving them all the knowledge they require within that subject?
nilly, back in 1999-2000, there were about 50 students in total in the Alevels batch. I am sure its quadrupled by now, but Beaconhouse was pretty selective at that time. I remember a guy in my Olevels, with 4As, 3Bs was rejected for Alevels back then. Back then the pass percentage was 100%, for Alevels, thanks to their selective screening. Again, in 2000 they charged somewhere around Rs. 5-6K per month, which should be close to 10-12K per month now. Tutors charge an arm and a leg! I never went for any tutoring and still got straight As and believe everyone can do so without the need for extra coaching. This also keeps the demand for tutoring down, as back then alot of these teachers felt they could earn more money by private tutoring and left the schools, which ofcourse is not a good thing. I remember the most sought after and experienced chemistry teacher back in 2000 was charging Rs. 3,000 for just 2 lessons per week at his house!
p.s. i think the term starts in fall... UCLES conducted examinations in July and Nov, beaconhouse at that time went for July, but still had exams in November for optional subjects and people wishing to take their exams earlier.
Zobi I understand :) As a Law student I should know this. We don't say: studying for a Law degree infact we say reading :)
and what makes u assume that i am not a law student myself? :)
What that? Halwai ke dukaan?
lol...that is why i wrote it in urdu.....catch the drift!
ps- i am not here to create an atmosphere of mutual understanding. as it is obvious that the thread starter really really wants his brother to complete his education in Pakistan, without considering other socioeconomic aspects.
X2- how much time did u take to figure out about this truth?
and what makes u assume that i am not a law student myself? :)
lol...that is why i wrote it in urdu.....catch the drift!
ps- i am not here to create an atmosphere of mutual understanding. as it is obvious that the thread starter really really wants his brother to complete his education in Pakistan, without considering other socioeconomic aspects.
X2- how much time did u take to figure out about this truth?
Zobi I did not assume anything :) You can say read for a degree. It's not necessary for one to say "study" anymore. PERIOD
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