Lahore College of Arts and Sciences

Lahore College of Arts and Sciences (abbreviated as LACAS), founded in 1987, is a private fee-paying academic institution with most of its campuses located primarily in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.[1] LACAS provides preschool, primary and secondary education and preparation for international General Certificate of Education (GCE) examinations.

Lahore College of Arts and Sciences.
LACAS.
Location
Gulberg campus: 26/H Gulberg II
B.R. campus: Imperial Garden Block, Paragon City, Burki Road, Lahore Cantt
J.T. Campus: 302 F/II, M.A, Johar Town
M M Alam Road campus

Lahore Gujranwala
,
Punjab

Pakistan
Information
School typePrivate, preparatory
MottoTo live in truth. (Eng)
Opened1987
FounderNazi Qureshi
StatusOpen
School boardNazi Qureshi
Zainab Qureshi
PrincipalsAyesha Zaigham
Sara Ajmal
Rubina Sajjad
Naveela Abbas
Years offered3–4 to 18–19
GenderMixed
Number of students4000–5000
Average class size31
Education systemGCE (CIE and Edexcel)
Classes offeredO and AS/A Level
LanguageEnglish Medium
ScheduleDay school
Campuses13
Houses  Iqbal
  Jinnah
  Sir Syed
Colour(s)White   and Red   and Black  
YearbookThe Vision, The Swing (A-Level newsletter)
Websitewww.lacas.edu.pk

The institution has currently seven campuses in the city of Lahore; one each in Johar Town,[2] Burki Road,[3] Gulberg,[4] Upper Mall,[5] and Model Town,[6] and two at Canal Side (a girls campus on Rasulpur Road;[7] a boys campus at Raiwind Road).[8] One campus was established in the city of Gujranwala[9] and another in Faisalabad.[10]

Branches

Johar Town campus

The LACAS Johar Town campus is situated in the Johar Town housing scheme of Lahore. It currently offers classes from Preschool to Grade 11 (including GCE O Levels). All classes are coeducational except for Middle Section have separate branches for boys and girls.

  • Junior Section: Preschool (Play Group, Nursery, Kindergarten), Grade I to III.[11]
  • Middle Section (Boys): Grade IV to XI (including GCE O-Level).[12]
  • Middle Section (Girls): Grade IV to XI (including GCE O-Level).[13]

Burki Road campus

The LACAS Burki Road campus is situated in the Paragon Society on Burki Road of Lahore Cantonment, Lahore. It currently offers classes from Preschool to Grade XI (including GCE O Level).

  • Junior Section: Preschool (Play Group, Nursery, Kindergarten), Grade I to V.[14]
  • Middle Section: Grade VI to XI (including GCE O-Level).[15]

Gulberg Alevels campus

On 14 April 2010, it was officially announced by the Managing Director of the institution at the Annual Excellence Awards Distribution Ceremony that a new purpose-built campus will open in Gulberg in August 2010.[16] The new campus houses only the A Level section.

  • A Level Section: Grade XII to XIII (GCE A Level).[17]

Academics

Organization
Section Junior sectionMiddle sectionA Level section
Grade PG
(Play Group)		N
(Nursery)		KG
(Kindergarten) 		IIIIIIIVVVIVII
(Prep-I) 		VIII
(Prep-II) 		IX
(Prep-III) 		X
(O-I) 		XI
(O-II) 		XII
(A-I) 		XIII
(A-II)
Age 3+4+5+6+7+8+9+10+11+12+13+14+16+17+18+19+
Education PreschoolLower primaryUpper primaryLower secondaryUpper secondary
(General Certificate of Education)

Curriculum
GCE Advanced Levels

Courses offered[18] at CIE and Edexcel International GCE, AS/A Level are:

A-Level section is organized into four groups. 'Group' in LACAS is a class of students who share a similar combination of courses that fit their career choices and appropriate for their academic lifestyle. During the freshmen orientation, all students are required to initially select four or five courses from one of the four groups.[19]

Monitoring

'Formal assessments' and assignments/coursework are scheduled regularly and the grades are included in the end of term report. Examinations are held at the end of each academic term/semester. All these factors contribute to the scoring of a given course in an 'Academic Progress Report'. 'Parent Teacher Meetings' (PTM) are scheduled every term where the progress of each student is discussed in detail.[20]

References
  1. LACAS Official Website - Index Page Archived 5 September 2010 at the Wayback Machine
  2. LACAS Official Website - Johar Town Campus Page Archived 15 May 2010 at the Wayback Machine
  3. LACAS Official Website - Burki Road Campus Page Archived 5 May 2010 at the Wayback Machine
  4. LACAS Official Website - Home Page Archived 5 November 2013 at the Wayback Machine
  5. LACAS Official Website - Upper Mall Campus Page Archived 7 November 2013 at the Wayback Machine
  6. LACAS Official Website - Model Town Campus Page Archived 2 February 2016 at the Wayback Machine
  7. LACAS Official Website - Canal Side Girls Campus Page Archived 7 November 2013 at the Wayback Machine
  8. LACAS Official Website - Canal Side Boys Campus Page Archived 7 November 2013 at the Wayback Machine
  9. LACAS Official Website - Gujranwala Campus Page Archived 2 February 2016 at the Wayback Machine
  10. LACAS Official Website - Faisalabad Campus Page Archived 2 February 2016 at the Wayback Machine
  11. LACAS Official Website - Johar Town Campus: Preschool Branch Page Archived 15 May 2010 at the Wayback Machine
  12. LACAS Official Website - Johar Town Campus: Middle Boys Branch Page Archived 16 May 2010 at the Wayback Machine
  13. LACAS Official Website - Johar Town Campus: Middle Girls Branch Page Archived 19 June 2010 at the Wayback Machine
  14. LACAS Official Website - Burki Road Campus: Junior Branch Page Archived 30 July 2010 at the Wayback Machine
  15. LACAS Official Website - Burki Road Campus: Middle Branch Page Archived 5 September 2009 at the Wayback Machine
  16. LACAS Official Website - Home Page
  17. LACAS Official Website - Burki Road Campus: A Level Branch Page Archived 7 October 2010 at the Wayback Machine
  18. LACAS Official Website - Burki Road Campus: AS/A Level Courses Archived 27 October 2010 at the Wayback Machine
  19. LACAS Official Website - Burki Road Campus: A Level Branch Admissions Archived 8 October 2010 at the Wayback Machine
  20. LACAS Official Website - Burki Road Campus: A Level Branch Page (Section: Academic Monitoring) Archived 7 October 2010 at the Wayback Machine

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