Beaconhouse School System

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About Us


The Beaconhouse group is an international private school system with over 179,000 students in eight countries and is possibly the largest school system of its kind in the world. Established in November 1975 as the Les Anges Montessori Academy for toddlers, Beaconhouse has since grown into a global network of private schools, institutes, and universities, imparting distinctive and meaningful education to over 179,000 students from pre-school to post-graduation. Of these, around 79,500 study at the groups flagship network, the Beaconhouse School System, while the remaining students are mostly enrolled at The Educators, a parallel school network operated by the group with over 95,000 students.

The Beaconhouse of today is thus much more than just a local school. Through distinct and independent divisions in Bangladesh, Malaysia, Oman, Pakistan, Philippines, Thailand, and the UK, it caters to the education and training needs of a large and diverse group of individuals of varying ages, socio-economic backgrounds, and nationalities, with its activities also extending beyond education in some countries.

Beaconhouse's contributions to education were internationally recognised in 1996 when the World Bank Group, in its first ever investment in private education, financed the construction of several new Beaconhouse campuses. At that point, Beaconhouse had already started collaborating with institutions worldwide.

From its initial association in the 1980s with The Moray House Institute of Education in Scotland, to its more recent teaching training association with the University of Bradford and, latterly, the College of St Mark and St John, Beaconhouse has institutionalised in-service teacher training like no other school. Today, more than half its teachers have internationally-recognised teaching certificates while the rest are enrolled in the permanent in-service programme. In addition, Beaconhouse sends senior academics to the UK annually to pursue Masters degrees in Education and Professional Development.

So, with its rigorous standards which insist on up to date teaching skills and its range of challenging programmes, the Beaconhouse School System brings success within the reach of every student.

Our Mission

Beaconhouse aims to provide quality education of an international standard. We aim for excellence through quality management, quality training, and quality teaching. By doing so we hope to benefit our students, their communities, and the wider world.

Founder




Nasreen Kasuri is the Chairperson of the Beaconhouse School System, which she founded in 1975. The Beaconhouse School System is now the largest school system of its kind in the world, and it recently opened its 125th school.

Apart from playing a significant role in developing the private education sector in Pakistan, Mrs. Kasuri has also played an important role in womens empowerment in the country. Sixty-two percent of Beaconhouse employees are women. This includes a very high percentage of women in upper management.

Mrs. Kasuri is also actively involved in a number of non-profit and charity organisations. The non-profit Beaconhouse National University is Pakistans first liberal arts university. She also sits on a number of boards including Queen Mary College for Women; National College of Arts; Education Advisory Board, Pakistan; Pakistan Chapter of the World Wide Fund; Sanjan Nagar Education Trust; and Punjab Education Foundation.

Mrs. Kasuri earned a Bachelors in Applied Psychology and History from Kinnaird College, Lahore, and an MBA from TRIUM, the graduate programme of New York University, London School of Economics, and ?cole des Hautes ?tudes Commerciales de Paris.

Group Profile


The Beaconhouse Group is involved in a range of education, infrastructure, and technology products. The following companies are part of the Beaconhouse Group:


Beaconhouse School System

The Beaconhouse School System is the flagship educational institution of the Beaconhouse Group. It began as a small nursery in a private house in Lahore in 1975 and it is now the largest school system of its type in the world.

Beaconhouse schools are present in Bangladesh, Malaysia, Oman, Pakistan, Philippines, Thailand, the UAE, and the United Kingdom. The Beaconhouse School System now has over 82,000 students worldwide.


The Educators

Established in 2002, The Educators is a franchise-based system of affiliated schools that caters to Pakistans growing middle class. With 271 schools and over 95,000 students, it has a vast reach.

The Educators schools aim for a quality, standardised, learning experience for students at one third of the cost of Beaconhouse School System schools. The franchise has also started branching outside Pakistan, starting in Saudi Arabia.


The Discovery Centre

The Discovery Centre engages young students through new technologies such as robotics, digital filmmaking, computers, and the Internet. Launched in 2002, the Centre is based on the educational theories of visionaries like Seymour Papert. The philosophy of the Discovery Centre is to use technologies to enhance the intuitive understanding of abstract school concepts.


Beaconhouse National University

The Beaconhouse National University is a liberal arts university that opened in Lahore in 2003. This is a unique institution in Pakistan that aims to provide a thorough and rounded humanities, science and social science education at both graduate and post-graduate level.

The University is composed of the schools of Architecture and Design, Computer and Information Technology, Education, Liberal Arts, Media and Mass Communication, Social Sciences, and Visual Arts. Students can currently earn Bachelors and Masters degrees.


TNS Beaconhouse

From Aristotle to Albert Einstein, Leonardo da Vinci to Bertrand Russell, the greatest thinkers of our time have lamented the shortcomings of our schools: too much abstract knowledge with too little emphasis on learning by doing, too much testing but only partial assessment, and too many facts but few real-life skills.

After years of engaging with some of todays most unconventional thinkers like Roger Schank, and exchanging views with others like Noam Chomsky during an international conference organised to mark our 30th anniversary in 2005, Beaconhouse decided to establish TNS Beaconhouse a new school aimed at a new generation of parents that too has come to suspect that education and learning are not always the same.

The learning experiences offered by TNS Beaconhouse provide children with an ideal springboard for a lifelong journey of learning, equipping them to be leaders in an increasingly competitive global workforce where success is ultimately determined by lateral thinking and problem-solving, not merely the acquisition of facts. TNS aspires to be a beacon of hope in a world of information and testing-obsessed schools, lighting the way for the future of schools in Pakistan and the wider world.

The Early Years

The Early Years: Child Development Centre opened in 2004 in Lahore. It enrols children aged 12 to 36 months in either its bridge or its playgroup programmes. The programmes use play, music, and excursions to facilitate early childhood development.


Beacon Energy Limited

Beacon Energy Limited is a power generation company and the first Public Limited Company within the Beaconhouse group. The company, established in 2005, is the first to introduce wind generation technology to Pakistan.

Beacon Energy Limited is currently setting up a 50 MW (Megawatt) wind power farm. Electricity from this farm will be sold to Pakistans National Transmission and Distribution Company (NTDC).


Premier Trading Services

Premier Trading Services is engaged in a range of businesses including hire purchase services, printing and distributing stationery and school uniforms, outdoor publicity, cafes and other trading ventures.


Premier Bus Services

Premier Bus Services was started in 2003 and provides transport services to the general public in Lahore, Pakistan. With over 240 buses running on exclusive routes, it is the largest public transport company in Pakistan. The buses are currently being converted to CNG for both environmental and economic reasons.

Contact Us


Please contact us at the Beaconhouse Corporate office or at the relevant regional office:


Beaconhouse Group Corporate Office

10-11 Gurumangat Road, Gulberg III
Lahore, Pakistan

(t): +92 42 111 232 266
(f): +92 42 571 2027
(e): info@beaconhouse.net