Austrey School

Austrey School
Austrey School
Location
	A-560, Sector 11-A, North Karachi, Karachi ; Pakistan
Information
Type	Independent, Selective, Coeducational, O-level (Cambridge)
Motto	Dare
Opened	2000
Principal	Mrs. Rubina Mahmood
Age	4to 19
Language	English
Houses	Meiji ; Baden-Powell ; Bhanot
Colour(s)	Green and Purple
Former Pupils	Old Austreians
Website	www.as.edu.pk

Last updated September 03, 2019

Austrey School is an O-level-oriented primary and secondary school in North Karachi, Karachi, Pakistan and is wholly owned by Ermine, a British educational management organisation. The current Principal is Mrs. Rubina Mahmood. It was founded in 2000 as Campus I of Ghazi Public School. It is now named after the village of Austrey, Warwickshire, England. The school occupies an extensively modified large former house in a residential area. English is the medium of instruction in all subjects except Urdu and Sindhi. In the tradition of Maria Montessori’s educational philosophy, Austrey School encourages creative play.

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House System

Baden-Powell House is named after Lord Baden-Powell.
Bhanot House is named after Neerja Bhanot, who died while protecting children during a terrorist attack in Karachi.
Meiji House is named after Emperor Meiji.

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