Lahore College of Arts and Sciences
Lahore College of Arts & Sciences (LACAS) was founded in 1988. LACAS offers pre-school education, primary education, lower secondary education and upper secondary education. LACAS has currently three branches: Johar Town Campus, New Canal Side Campus and Burki Road Campus.In its 20 years LACAS has more than justified this praise. It was the first co-educational institution to offer A-Level classes. By this pioneering effort the girls of Lahore for the first time got the option of taking the A-Level examinations. Over the years many LACAS students have been declared High Achievers by the University of Cambridge for their outstanding performance in the O-level and A-level examinations. These examinations provide a standard that is recognized internationally and have opened doors of prestigious universities in the UK, US, Canada, Australia and Pakistan to our alumni.
However it is not just the O-Level and A-Level degrees that provide great opportunity to our students; of equal importance are the extra And Co curricular activities for which LACAS is well known. Our students have been selected to represent Pakistan in international competitions and events including the International Physics Olympiad held in Turkey and Taiwan, the conference for Peace between Pakistan and India held in Singapore and conferences on child exploitation and HIV awareness held in Nepal. A LACAS student was also selected to represent Pakistan in the United Nations General Assembly (Special Session) on children in New York.
LACAS students have always been part of the five member national team sent to participate in the World School Debates Competition where they have won recognition for their analytical and discursive skills. In 2006 one of our A-Level students was declared the Third Best speaker in the world. This year the Pakistan team was declared the third best among non English speaking team. The LACAS team member was again recognized as one of the best speakers at the tournament.
In 2008, The LACAS A-levels Branch head girl Meeran Karim became the first Asian to participate in the World Economic Forum held in Davos, Switzerland, where she was one of the youngest participants.
LACAS was the pioneer in reviving the tradition of Annual Plays in Lahore. Our Annual productions have won several accolades and acclaim by drama critics. LACAS was also one of the first schools to start an inter school drama competition which has gone a long way in promoting and encouraging artistic endeavors.
It is our belief at LACAS that part of a “complete” education is to instill in the students a sense of responsibility towards society; one in which they are lucky to be among the privileged few. To this end LACAS encourages its students to not only organize fund raising events but much more importantly to personally teach in local government schools adopted by LACAS. Our A-Level students have initiated an annual “Mela” for the children of the LACAS support staff and organize a fun filled day for the families.
From our very young Pre School students to our A-Level students we strive to instill in each child the importance of questioning and enquiry, of courage and informed convictions and of large hearted tolerance.
LACAS Burki Road Campus
LACAS proudly organized the opening ceremony of their second custom built campus located in the Imperial Garden Block, Paragon City on Burki Road. The 34 Kanal campus was inaugurated by Mian Nawaz Sharif who was the guest of honour at this auspicious occasion.
The new LACAS campus is similar to Johar Town Campus in that it will include separate branches for boys and girls. Among other notable features, this contemporary campus also boasts state of the art science and computer labs for innovative learning, a custom built art room to encour age the development of fine art along with air conditioned classrooms.
The inaugural event consisted of a presentation by select LACAS students which profiled a brief history of the school. Established in 1987 by a group of dynamic women, LACAS is now an educational base for close to 3,000 students a number of whom have earned local and international honours and awards in academics and co auricular activities such as debates, drama and social work..
In his his speech, Mian Nawaz Sharif acknowledged LACAS's two decade strong commitment to educational excellence and progress in Pakistan and expressed his appreciation for the new campus and facilities as well as the confidence with which the LACAS students conducted the whole programme. His encouraging words and good whishes were well received by parents, students and faculty.
LACAS Johar Town Campus
The LACAS Johar Town campus is situated in The Johar town housing scheme of Lahore.It currently offers classes from pre-school to O-Levels, with the A-levels branch shifting to the Burki Road Campus after its inauguration.
LACAS Canal-side Campus
Lacas canal-side Campus is the newest addition to the LACAS group. Presently, it offers classes from pre-school to grade 8.