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Karachi Grammar School

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{{Infobox school
|name = Karachi Grammar School
|seal_image = [[File:Karachi Grammer School crest.jpg|150px]]
|motto = {{lang|la|''Indocti Discant''}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kgs.edu.pk/History.aspx|title=History of Karachi Grammar School}}</ref>
|motto_translation = Let The Unlearned Learn
|location =
|city = [[Karachi]]
|province = [[Sindh]]
|country = Pakistan
|coordinates =
|schooltype = [[Independent school]], [[Church school]], [[Day school]]
|free_label1 = Motto
|free_text1 = {{lang|la|''Lucerna Meis Pedibus''}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kgs.edu.pk/Mission.aspx|title=Mission Statement of KGS}}</ref> A light to my feet
|religious_affiliation = [[Anglican]] [[Church of Pakistan]] (formerly [[Church of England]])
|founded = 1847
|founder = The Rev. Henry Brereton
|principal = Mr. C. N. Wrigley
|head = Mrs. D. F. C. Mujahid Mrs. R. J. Muncherji Mrs. N. F. Rahman
|head_label = Head Teacher(s)
|gender = [[Co-educational]]
|lower_age = 3
|upper_age = 19
|houses = {{color box|#FF0000}} [[Karachi Grammar School#House system|Frere]] {{color box|#000080}} [[Karachi Grammar School#House system|Napier]] {{color box|#73C2FB}}[[Karachi Grammar School#House system|Papworth]] {{color box|#008000}} [[Karachi Grammar School#House system|Streeton]]
|publication = {{Unbulleted list|''The Grammarian''|''The Pulse''}}
|free_label2 = Alumni
|free_text2 = Old Grammarians [http://www.ogs.com.pk/ www.ogs.com.pk] (Unofficial)
|website = [http://www.kgs.edu.pk www.kgs.edu.pk] [http://www.kgs547.edu.pk www.kgs547.edu.pk] [http://www.kgs-adm.edu.pk www.kgs-adm.edu.pk]
}}
'''Karachi Grammar School''' commonly known as '''KGS''' is an independent, English-medium school in [[Karachi]], [[Sindh]], Pakistan. It is a highly selective, [[coeducational]] [[day school]] (formerly [[day school|day]]/[[boarding school]]) serving approximately 2,400 students aged between three and nineteen years.<ref>[http://www.cie.org.uk/aboutcie/fellowship Karachi Grammar School. University of Cambridge Fellowship Centres]</ref>

Established in 1847 by the Reverend Henry Brereton, the first [[chaplain]] of Karachi, as a school for "English and Anglo-Indo children", it is the oldest private school in Pakistan and the second oldest in South Asia,<ref name="pakstamps">{{cite web|url=http://br-shopping.com/html/1997/1997_C016_text.htm|title=Pakistan Stamps}}</ref><ref>http://www.angelfire.com/rcps/classof99/hist.html</ref> a member of the [[Winchester College|Winchester International Symposium]] and a former member of the [[Headmaster's Conference]].

Since the 1980s, Karachi Grammar School has expanded from a school with a population of a few hundred students to a large institution that now occupies three sites and teaches more than two thousand students.

== History ==

=== 1847–1854: Origins ===
Karachi Grammar School was founded as the Anglo-Indian School in 1847. It remained the only non-native school in the town until the founding of [[St Patrick's High School, Karachi|St Patrick's High School]] was founded in 1861, followed by St. Joseph's Convent School, Karachi in 1862 and Manora School in 1866. Reverend Henry Brereton, the First Chaplain of Karachi, established the school and provided the early accommodation for the school at his private residence. The class formed by the Chaplain was at first small enough to be accommodated in this modest premises, however the smooth running of this school over the next seven years was disturbed by rumours of Brereton not being a 'good master' and his performance as a manager unsatisfactory.

Looking into this matter, on 27 July 1854 the Commissioner Bartle Frere summoned a public meeting with a view of establishing an institution that provided 'good secular instruction to children of all sects'. In this meeting funds were collected through subscriptions to establish a school, a managing committee was appointed and rules were framed that later became the basis for the present Constitution of KGS. It was the newly appointed managing committee that decided to purchase the Mess House of Her Majesty's 64th Regiment at No. 24 Depot Lines, which is at the site of the present day Middle School. The reorganized school was formally opened on 1 November 1854 as "The Kurrachee European and Indo-European School".<ref>"Education and the Origins of KGS", ''The Life and Times of Karachi Grammar School'' (Published 2010), pages 16–19.</ref>

=== 1854–1914: Early years ===
The school continued on its regular course with a small student body of around 40 children. In 1874, Reverend G B Streeton, then Chaplain of Karachi and Hon. Secretary of the School suggested a plan that included expanding the school premises and securing a title deed for the land the school was to occupy, which could only be completed by August 1890 due to complications regarding the governments rights to resumption of cantonment land.

Streeton raised Rs. 47,918, which enabled his plan to go ahead. Captain Thomas F Dowden of the Royal Bombay Engineers was commissioned to make the architectural drawings for the new building. The new school building was opened for boarders on 27 February 1875 by Sir William Merewether, Commissioner-in-Sind at that time. The roll of children was 75 in 1875 and 90 children in 1876 with six teachers, implying a pupil-teacher ratio of 15:1.

During the following years, the school flourished. It was endowed with a library in memory of a local doctor. In 1879, the school was renamed from 'The Kurrachee European and Indo-European School' to 'Karachi Grammar School'.<ref>New Beginnings,1874-9, ''"The Life and Times of Karachi Grammar School"'' (Published 2010) Pages 20–23</ref>

During 1901 the school went through a difficult time after the headmaster, Mr. Taylor, was forced into resignation by the school's managing committee; the number of students decreased considerably over the course of the following year. Taylor opened his own school named "Taylor High School". In 1902 Taylor returned along with the pupils from his private school. During the next three years the school improved academically; however, it struggled financially, barely affording the employees. In 1910 the school received a grant of Rs.2000, which continued over the next thirty years and rescued it from financial crisis.<ref>Karachi Grammar School 1847–1988, (Published 1988) Pages 26–29.</ref>

In 1912, Bernard Tobin was the first pupil to take, and pass, the Cambridge School Certificate Examination. Additionally, this year marked the first scouts enrolled from the school. Towards the end of 1914, construction began on the third storey of the school, and students were temporarily taught in a building on Mereweather Road, which was given free of cost. The total count of students had reached 151.<ref>''Karachi Grammar School 1847–1988'' (published 1988), pages 30–32.</ref>

== Admissions ==
The school has an admissions process in place for all the levels of education it offers, including registration with the need to provide [[proof of identity]] and details of [[sibling]]s or parental history in relation to the school. The school is divided between the [[kindergarten]] section, junior section, middle section, and college section, with only the start of each section being open for admissions. Furthermore, only individuals in a certain age range may be admitted to each section. The admissions process includes an [[interview]] and a test for all sections, except [[kindergarten]]. The subjects of the tests are English, [[mathematics]], and [[Urdu]], with [[general science]]s being an additional subject for the college section.<ref>{{cite web|title=KINDERGARTEN ADMISSION – 2012|url=http://www.kgs-adm.edu.pk/kindergarten.htm|work=Karachi Grammar School|accessdate=18 February 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=JUNIOR SECTION ADMISSION – 2012|url=http://www.kgs-adm.edu.pk/junior.htm|work=Karachi Grammar School|accessdate=18 February 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=MIDDLE SECTION ADMISSION- 2012|url=http://www.kgs-adm.edu.pk/middle.htm|work=Karachi Grammar School|accessdate=18 February 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=COLLEGE SECTION ADMISSION - 2012|url=http://www.kgs-adm.edu.pk/college.htm|work=Karachi Grammar School|accessdate=18 February 2012}}</ref>

== Academics and curriculum ==
Karachi Grammar School gives its students 15 years of education on its three different sites. The Kindergarten and Junior school are accommodated in the same site located in Clifton, with students spending their Nursery, Prep, 1st and 2nd Classes in the Kindergarten Section and Classes 3–6 in its Junior Section. Children spend three years in Classes 7–9 in the Middle School located on the Old Saddar site. On the senior level, KGS is geared towards preparing students for [[General Certificate of Education|GCE]] [[O Level|Ordinary Level]], [[GCE Advanced Level|Advanced Subsidiary Level]], and [[Advanced Level (UK)|Advanced Level]] examinations.<ref name="rcossubject">{{cite web|url=http://www.angelfire.com/hi/kgs/|title=Karachi Grammar School}}</ref>

Subjects taught at KGS include [[Physics]], [[Chemistry]], [[Mathematics]], Additional [[Mathematics]], [[Biology]], [[Computer Science|Computer Studies]], [[Computing]], [[Pakistan Studies]], [[Urdu]], [[Islamic Studies]], [[English Literature]], [[English Language]], [[Economics]], [[Account (accountancy)|Account]]s, [[Business Studies]], [[World History]], [[Art]], World [[Geography]], French, [[Psychology]] and [[Sociology]].<ref name="kgssubject">Subject taught at KGS</ref>

<gallery>
Image:Kgs cc1.JPG|College Section, Clifton
Image:KGS MS.jpg|Middle Section, Saddar
Image:KGS JS.jpg|Kindergarten and Junior Section, Clifton
</gallery>

== Extracurricular activities ==
In the junior section, extra-curricular activities available include [[sport]]s, [[music]], [[Swimming (sport)|swimming]], a school [[choir]], [[scouts]] and [[Brownie (Girl Guides)|girl guides]], [[community service]], and [[French language|French lessons]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Co-curricular|url=http://www.kgs.edu.pk/JSHome/JSCoCurricular.aspx|work=Karachi Grammar School|accessdate=18 February 2012}}</ref> For the middle section, activities and events are organized through clubs and societies, such as the [[biology]] and [[history]] clubs, and the Helper's Society.<ref>{{cite web|title=Middle Section: Co-curricular|url=http://www.kgs.edu.pk/MSHome/MSCocurricular.aspx|work=Karachi Grammar School|accessdate=18 February 2012}}</ref> At the college section, there are several societies and clubs, ranging from the Eastern Music Society to the Drama Council and from the Einstein Society to the Helper's Society.<ref>{{cite web|title=Co-Curricular Activities|url=http://www.kgs.edu.pk/CSHome/CSCoCurricular.aspx|work=Karachi Grammar School|accessdate=18 February 2012}}</ref>

=== Public speaking and debating ===
The school has won national and international debate competitions. It maintains a Parliamentary Debate Team, several of whom have represented Pakistan in the [[World Schools Debating Championships]].<ref>[http://www.schoolsdebate.com/ World Schools Debating Championships]</ref>

Karachi Grammar School is also known for its Model United Nations team. It entered competitions include LUMUN (Pakistan's largest international Model United Nations conference, hosting over 1200 delegates), where the school team won in 2008 and 2009. Karachi Grammar School also took part in Harvard Model United Nations 2012 in Beijing, China, winning the 'Best Large Delegation' award.<ref>http://tribune.com.pk/story/349166/departure-lounge-tension-so-who-here-can-speak-mandarin/</ref> In August of the same year Karachi Grammar School sent a 12-member delegation to Hyderabad, India to attend the 2nd session of the Harvard Model United Nations India. Once more the delegation received the overall Best Large Delegation Award out of over 100 delegations and 800 delegates. This made the school the winner at both of Harvard's international high-school MUN conferences (China and India).<ref>http://tribune.com.pk/story/424210/kgs-wins-best-delegation-award-at-harvard-mun/</ref>

== House system ==
The four school [[House system|houses]] are:
* {{color box|#FF0000}} <big>'''''Frere'''''</big> (for Sir [[Henry Bartle Frere]], Bt., G.C.B.) '''Established:''' 1930 '''Motto:''' Fortiter, Fideliter, Feliciter ([[Latin]]) '''Motto in English:''' Bravely, Faithfully, Happily '''Mascot:''' Native American
* {{color box|#000080}} <big>'''''Napier'''''</big> (for Gen. Sir [[Charles James Napier]], G.C.B.) '''Established:''' 1930 '''Motto:''' Universi Stamus ([[Latin]]) '''Motto in English:''' In Unity Lies Strength '''Mascot:''' Panther
* {{color box|#73C2FB}} <big>'''''Papworth'''''</big> (for a former principal, Leonard Papworth, M.B.E.) '''Established:''' 1999 '''Motto:''' Virtus Vincit Omnia ([[Latin]]) '''Motto in English:''' Valor Conquers All '''Mascot:''' Shark 
* {{color box|#008000}} <big>'''''Streeton'''''</big> (for the Rev. G. B. Streeton, M.A.) '''Established:''' 1930 '''Motto:''' Excelsior ([[Latin]]) '''Motto in English:''' Ever Upwards '''Mascot:''' Dragon

The house system was introduced in 1929 and the houses were originally known as A, B and C; the following year the house names were changed to Napier, Frere and Streeton respectively.<ref name="History of Karachi Grammar School">History of Karachi Grammar School</ref>

== Notable alumni ==
{{dynamic list}}

{{AlumniStart}}
{{Alum
|name=[[Abdurrahman Wahid]]
|year=Non-graduating
|nota=Former [[President of Indonesia]]
|ref=<ref>{{Cite book | last = Barton | first = Greg | title = Abdurrahman Wahid: Muslim Democrat, Indonesian President | publisher=University of New South Wales Press | year = 2002 | location = Sydney | isbn = 978-0-86840-405-9 | postscript = .}}</ref>}}
{{Alum
|name=[[Asif Ali Zardari]]
|year=Expelled
|nota=Former [[President of Pakistan]]
|ref=<ref>http://www.dawn.com/news/598378/asif-ali-zardari</ref>}}
{{Alum
|name=[[Bilawal Bhutto Zardari]]
|year=Non-graduating
|nota=Co-Chairman of the [[Pakistan People's Party]] son of former [[President of Pakistan]], [[Asif Ali Zardari]] and former Prime Minister of Pakistan, [[Benazir Bhutto]]
|ref=<ref>https://www.facebook.com/bilawal.bhutto.zardarii/info</ref>}}
{{Alum
|name=Arieb Azhar
|year=
|nota=Singer
|ref=<ref>[http://www.pakusonline.com/page.aspx?page_id=105 Interview with Arieb Azhar By Anjum D. Alden]</ref>}}
{{Alum
|name=Afiya Shehrbano Zia
|year=
|nota=Activist and author of "Sex Crime in the Islamic Context"
|ref=}}
{{Alum
|name=Nawabzada Muhammad Aslam Khanji Moin ud-din Khanji Babi
|year=
|nota=Heir apparent to the kingdom of [[Bantva Manavadar]], cricketer
|ref=<ref>[http://www.royalark.net/India2/manava3.htm]</ref>}}
{{Alum
|name=Sahibzada Muhammad Idrees Khanji Moin ud-din Khanji Babi
|year=
|nota=Prince
|ref=<ref>[http://www.royalark.net/India2/manava3.htm]</ref>}}
{{Alum
|name=[http://www.asadrafiworld.com/asads-profile/ Asad Rafi]
|year=
|nota=[[Motivational Speaker]]
|ref=<ref>[http://www.asadrafi.com/2010/01/my-time-spent-at-karachi-grammar-school.html]</ref><ref>[http://www.asadrafiworld.com/asads-profile/]</ref>}}
{{Alum
|name=[http://www.njfk.org/bod.php Asher Hasan]
|year=1990
|nota=[[Social entrepreneur]]; [[TED (conference)|TED Fellow]], Founder of [http://www.njfk.org/ NAYA JEEVAN]
|ref=<ref>[http://www.pakusonline.com/page.aspx?page_id=94 Asher Hasan Interview]</ref><ref>[http://www.ted.com/talks/asher_hasan_s_message_of_peace_from_pakistan.html Asher Hassan on TED]</ref>}}
{{Alum
|name=[[Atta ur Rahman]]
|year=1960
|nota=[[Organic chemist]]; Fellow [[Royal Society of London]]; Federal Minister for Science and Technology
|ref=<ref>[http://pakistanherald.com/Profile/Prof-Dr-Atta-ur-Rahman-430 Profile: Atta-ur-Rehman]</ref>}}
{{Alum
|name=Sahibzadi Bima Shri Iman Bakhte
|year=
|nota=Princess
|ref=<ref>http://www.royalark.net/India/junagad5.htm</ref>}}
{{Alum
|name=[[Benazir Bhutto]]
|year=1969
|nota=Former [[Prime Minister of Pakistan]] and first elected female head of state of the Muslim World.
|ref=<ref>{{cite news |first= |last= |authorlink= |coauthors= |title=Obituary: Benazir Bhutto, 1953–2007 |url=http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/obituaries/article3101102.ece?token=null&offset=12 |work= |publisher=''[[The Times]]'' |date=27 December 2007 |accessdate=20 January 2008 }}</ref><ref>[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1567097/bio Benazir Bhutto – Biography]</ref>}}
{{Alum
|name=Sardar Muhammad Amin Khan
|year=
|nota=Imperial prince, businessman
|ref=<ref>http://www.royalark.net/Afghanistan/herat2.htm</ref>}}
{{Alum
|name=[[Dail Jones]]
|year=1959
|nota=New Zealand [[politician]]; member of the [[New Zealand First]] party, was a former party president
|ref=<ref>[http://www.nzfirst.org.nz/newsletter/nov02/index.php "Leader's Letter", November 2002]. New Zealand First.</ref>}}
{{Alum
|name=[[Princess Sarvath al-Hassan]]
|year=
|nota=Princess, husband was once Crown Prince of Jordan
|ref=<ref>https://www.flickr.com/photos/pimu/1812657774</ref>}}
{{Alum
|name=[[Ghulam Mustafa Jatoi]]
|year=
|nota=[[Politician]]; acting [[Prime Minister of Pakistan]]
|ref=<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.zimbio.com/Pakistan/articles/4NrDlmkjLV-/Ghulam+Mustafa+Jatoi+Passes+Away|title=Ghulam Mustafa Jatoi}}</ref>}}
{{Alum
|name=[[Hameed Haroon]]
|year=
|nota=CEO [[Dawn Media Group]]
|ref=<ref>https://groups.google.com/forum/#!msg/hameed-haroon/Ve4xXvPleG4/nC9EhiZUFikJ</ref>}}
{{Alum
|name=[[Hussain Haroon]]
|year=
|nota=Pakistani ambassador to the [[United Nations]]
|ref=<ref>[http://www.bluechipmag.com/bc/magazine_contributors.php Blue Chip Magazine: Contributor Biographies]</ref>}}
{{Alum
|name=Ambassador Thomas W. Simons, Jr.
|year=
|nota=Former ambassador and Visiting Scholar at [[Harvard]]'s Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies
|ref=<ref>http://adst.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/Simons-Thomas-W1.pdf</ref>}}
{{Alum
|name=[[Kamila Shamsie]]
|year=
|nota=Novelist
|ref=<ref>[http://www.allvoices.com/people/Kamila_Shamsie Kamila Shamsie]</ref>}}
{{Alum
|name=[[Kumail Nanjiani]]
|year=1997
|nota=[[Comedian]], actor
|ref=<ref>[http://tribune.com.pk/story/208831/pakistani-actors-are-now-appearing-in-hollywood-films/]</ref>}}
{{Alum
|name=[[Murtaza Bhutto]]
|year=1971
|nota=[[Politician]]; senior member of [[Pakistan Peoples Party]]
|ref=<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pakistanherald.com/Profile/Murtaza-Bhutto-728|title=Murtaza Bhutto}}</ref>}}
{{Alum
|name=[[Nadeem F. Paracha]]
|year=1983
|nota=[[Journalist]], [[cultural critic]], [[satirist]], [[short story writer]]
|ref=<ref>[http://nadeemfparacha.wordpress.com/about/]</ref>}}
{{Alum
|name=[[Ameena Saiyid]], OBE
|year=
|nota=Publisher
|ref=}}
{{Alum
|name=[[Nadia Zaffar]]
|year=
|nota=[[Dawn News]] [[anchor]], producer
|ref=<ref>[http://www.shemag.com.pk/newsite/2006/nov/feature_3.html Feature in She Magazine Pakistan/]</ref>}}
{{Alum
|name=[[Nafisa Shah]]
|year=1986
|nota=Member of [[National Assembly of Pakistan|National Assembly]], Chair of the [[National Commission for Human Development]], General Secretary of the [http://www.wpcp.org.pk/wpcp/Home.aspx Women’s Parliamentary Caucus]
|ref=<ref>[http://www.oupaksoc.org/alumni.html]</ref>}}
{{Alum
|name=[[Nazia Hassan]]
|year=
|nota=[[Pop singer]]
|ref=<ref>[http://www.singers1.8m.com/SOCIAL%20WORK.htm Nazia Hassan – The Musical Story]</ref>}}
{{Alum
|name=[[Pervez Hoodbhoy]]
|year=
|nota=[[Nuclear physicist]]; Political-defence analyst
|ref=<ref>[http://www.drsohail.com/Articals/Pervezhoodbhoy.htm Interview with Dr. Pervez Hoodbhoy Canada, February 2000]</ref>}}
{{Alum
|name=[[Tapu Javeri]]
|year=
|nota=Radio host, photographer, jewellery designer
|ref=}}
{{Alum
|name=[[Sabiha Sumar]]
|year=
|nota=[[Filmmaker]]
|ref=<ref name="ssumar">[http://www.hindu.com/mp/2003/12/22/stories/2003122201140200.htm Pakistani Women are Progressive] ''The Hindu'' 22 December 2003. Retrieved 27 January 2012</ref>}}
{{Alum
|name=[[Sadeq Sayeed]]
|year=
|nota=Banker, businessman
|ref=}}
{{Alum
|name=[[Jamil Dehlavi]]
|year=
|nota=Director
|ref=<ref>http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0214964</ref>}}
{{Alum
|name=[[Shahryar Rashed]]
|year=Non-graduating
|nota=Poet
|ref=<ref>[http://www.alhamra.com/Excerpts/collectedpoems.htm]</ref>}}
{{Alum
|name=[[Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy]]
|year=1997
|nota=[[Journalist]], [[Documentarian]]; [[Emmy Award]] winner, [[Academy Award|Oscar]] [[Academy Award for Best Documentary (Short Subject)#2010s|winner]]
|ref=<ref name="sochinoy">[http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2007/jun/04/mondaymediasection12 Sharing her View of Humanity] ''The Guardian'' 4 June 2007. Retrieved 27 January 2012</ref>}}
{{Alum
|name=[[Sherry Rehman]]
|year=
|nota=Former Pakistani Ambassador to the United States, former editor of Herald Magazine
|ref=}}
{{Alum
|name=[[Arif Naqvi]], SI
|year=
|nota=Businessman, financier
|ref=}}
{{Alum
|name=[[Waheed Murad]]
|year=1954
|nota=Actor, producer, [[scriptwriter]]
|ref=<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dawn.com/weekly/images/archive/061126/images3.htm|title=Waheed Murad|publisher=Daily Dawn|accessdate=10 September 2008}}</ref>}}
{{AlumniEnd}}

== Staff ==
*Mr. C. N. Wrigley, B.Sc. ([[Durham University|Dunelm.]]), M.Ed. ([[Birmingham University|Bham.]]), [[College of Teachers|F.Coll.T.]] is the Principal.
*Mrs. Muncherji is the Headmistress of the Middle Section
*Mrs. Durrainow Fatima Chishty Mujahid, M.A. ([[Cambridge University|Cantab.]]) is the Headmistress of the College Section.
*Mrs. Nigar Rehman is the Headmistress of the Kindergarten and Junior Section.

== References ==
{{Reflist|30em}}

== External links ==
* [http://www.kgs.edu.pk/ Karachi Grammar School website]

{{Schools in Karachi}}

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Karachi Grammar School

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{{Infobox school
|name = Karachi Grammar School
|seal_image = [[File:Karachi Grammer School crest.jpg|150px]]
|motto = {{lang|la|''Indocti Discant''}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kgs.edu.pk/History.aspx|title=History of Karachi Grammar School}}</ref>
|motto_translation = Let The Unlearned Learn
|location =
|city = [[Karachi]]
|province = [[Sindh]]
|country = Pakistan
|coordinates =
|schooltype = [[Independent school]], [[Church school]], [[Day school]]
|free_label1 = Motto
|free_text1 = {{lang|la|''Lucerna Meis Pedibus''}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kgs.edu.pk/Mission.aspx|title=Mission Statement of KGS}}</ref> A light to my feet
|religious_affiliation = [[Anglican]] [[Church of Pakistan]] (formerly [[Church of England]])
|founded = 1847
|founder = The Rev. Henry Brereton
|principal = Mr. C. N. Wrigley
|head = Mrs. D. F. C. Mujahid Mrs. R. J. Muncherji Mrs. N. F. Rahman
|head_label = Head Teacher(s)
|gender = [[Co-educational]]
|lower_age = 3
|upper_age = 19
|houses = {{color box|#FF0000}} [[Karachi Grammar School#House system|Frere]] {{color box|#000080}} [[Karachi Grammar School#House system|Napier]] {{color box|#73C2FB}}[[Karachi Grammar School#House system|Papworth]] {{color box|#008000}} [[Karachi Grammar School#House system|Streeton]]
|publication = {{Unbulleted list|''The Grammarian''|''The Pulse''}}
|free_label2 = Alumni
|free_text2 = Old Grammarians [http://www.ogs.com.pk/ www.ogs.com.pk] (Unofficial)
|website = [http://www.kgs.edu.pk www.kgs.edu.pk] [http://www.kgs547.edu.pk www.kgs547.edu.pk] [http://www.kgs-adm.edu.pk www.kgs-adm.edu.pk]
}}
'''Karachi Grammar School''' commonly known as '''KGS''' is an independent, English-medium school in [[Karachi]], [[Sindh]], Pakistan. It is a highly selective, [[coeducational]] [[day school]] (formerly [[day school|day]]/[[boarding school]]) serving approximately 2,400 students aged between three and nineteen years.<ref>[http://www.cie.org.uk/aboutcie/fellowship Karachi Grammar School. University of Cambridge Fellowship Centres]</ref>

Established in 1847 by the Reverend Henry Brereton, the first [[chaplain]] of Karachi, as a school for "English and Anglo-Indo children", it is the oldest private school in Pakistan and the second oldest in South Asia,<ref name="pakstamps">{{cite web|url=http://br-shopping.com/html/1997/1997_C016_text.htm|title=Pakistan Stamps}}</ref><ref>http://www.angelfire.com/rcps/classof99/hist.html</ref> a member of the [[Winchester College|Winchester International Symposium]] and a former member of the [[Headmaster's Conference]].

Since the 1980s, Karachi Grammar School has expanded from a school with a population of a few hundred students to a large institution that now occupies three sites and teaches more than two thousand students.

== History ==

=== 1847–1854: Origins ===
Karachi Grammar School was founded as the Anglo-Indian School in 1847. It remained the only non-native school in the town until the founding of [[St Patrick's High School, Karachi|St Patrick's High School]] was founded in 1861, followed by St. Joseph's Convent School, Karachi in 1862 and Manora School in 1866. Reverend Henry Brereton, the First Chaplain of Karachi, established the school and provided the early accommodation for the school at his private residence. The class formed by the Chaplain was at first small enough to be accommodated in this modest premises, however the smooth running of this school over the next seven years was disturbed by rumours of Brereton not being a 'good master' and his performance as a manager unsatisfactory.

Looking into this matter, on 27 July 1854 the Commissioner Bartle Frere summoned a public meeting with a view of establishing an institution that provided 'good secular instruction to children of all sects'. In this meeting funds were collected through subscriptions to establish a school, a managing committee was appointed and rules were framed that later became the basis for the present Constitution of KGS. It was the newly appointed managing committee that decided to purchase the Mess House of Her Majesty's 64th Regiment at No. 24 Depot Lines, which is at the site of the present day Middle School. The reorganized school was formally opened on 1 November 1854 as "The Kurrachee European and Indo-European School".<ref>"Education and the Origins of KGS", ''The Life and Times of Karachi Grammar School'' (Published 2010), pages 16–19.</ref>

=== 1854–1914: Early years ===
The school continued on its regular course with a small student body of around 40 children. In 1874, Reverend G B Streeton, then Chaplain of Karachi and Hon. Secretary of the School suggested a plan that included expanding the school premises and securing a title deed for the land the school was to occupy, which could only be completed by August 1890 due to complications regarding the governments rights to resumption of cantonment land.

Streeton raised Rs. 47,918, which enabled his plan to go ahead. Captain Thomas F Dowden of the Royal Bombay Engineers was commissioned to make the architectural drawings for the new building. The new school building was opened for boarders on 27 February 1875 by Sir William Merewether, Commissioner-in-Sind at that time. The roll of children was 75 in 1875 and 90 children in 1876 with six teachers, implying a pupil-teacher ratio of 15:1.

During the following years, the school flourished. It was endowed with a library in memory of a local doctor. In 1879, the school was renamed from 'The Kurrachee European and Indo-European School' to 'Karachi Grammar School'.<ref>New Beginnings,1874-9, ''"The Life and Times of Karachi Grammar School"'' (Published 2010) Pages 20–23</ref>

During 1901 the school went through a difficult time after the headmaster, Mr. Taylor, was forced into resignation by the school's managing committee; the number of students decreased considerably over the course of the following year. Taylor opened his own school named "Taylor High School". In 1902 Taylor returned along with the pupils from his private school. During the next three years the school improved academically; however, it struggled financially, barely affording the employees. In 1910 the school received a grant of Rs.2000, which continued over the next thirty years and rescued it from financial crisis.<ref>Karachi Grammar School 1847–1988, (Published 1988) Pages 26–29.</ref>

In 1912, Bernard Tobin was the first pupil to take, and pass, the Cambridge School Certificate Examination. Additionally, this year marked the first scouts enrolled from the school. Towards the end of 1914, construction began on the third storey of the school, and students were temporarily taught in a building on Mereweather Road, which was given free of cost. The total count of students had reached 151.<ref>''Karachi Grammar School 1847–1988'' (published 1988), pages 30–32.</ref>

== Admissions ==
The school has an admissions process in place for all the levels of education it offers, including registration with the need to provide [[proof of identity]] and details of [[sibling]]s or parental history in relation to the school. The school is divided between the [[kindergarten]] section, junior section, middle section, and college section, with only the start of each section being open for admissions. Furthermore, only individuals in a certain age range may be admitted to each section. The admissions process includes an [[interview]] and a test for all sections, except [[kindergarten]]. The subjects of the tests are English, [[mathematics]], and [[Urdu]], with [[general science]]s being an additional subject for the college section.<ref>{{cite web|title=KINDERGARTEN ADMISSION – 2012|url=http://www.kgs-adm.edu.pk/kindergarten.htm|work=Karachi Grammar School|accessdate=18 February 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=JUNIOR SECTION ADMISSION – 2012|url=http://www.kgs-adm.edu.pk/junior.htm|work=Karachi Grammar School|accessdate=18 February 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=MIDDLE SECTION ADMISSION- 2012|url=http://www.kgs-adm.edu.pk/middle.htm|work=Karachi Grammar School|accessdate=18 February 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=COLLEGE SECTION ADMISSION - 2012|url=http://www.kgs-adm.edu.pk/college.htm|work=Karachi Grammar School|accessdate=18 February 2012}}</ref>

== Academics and curriculum ==
Karachi Grammar School gives its students 15 years of education on its three different sites. The Kindergarten and Junior school are accommodated in the same site located in Clifton, with students spending their Nursery, Prep, 1st and 2nd Classes in the Kindergarten Section and Classes 3–6 in its Junior Section. Children spend three years in Classes 7–9 in the Middle School located on the Old Saddar site. On the senior level, KGS is geared towards preparing students for [[General Certificate of Education|GCE]] [[O Level|Ordinary Level]], [[GCE Advanced Level|Advanced Subsidiary Level]], and [[Advanced Level (UK)|Advanced Level]] examinations.<ref name="rcossubject">{{cite web|url=http://www.angelfire.com/hi/kgs/|title=Karachi Grammar School}}</ref>

Subjects taught at KGS include [[Physics]], [[Chemistry]], [[Mathematics]], Additional [[Mathematics]], [[Biology]], [[Computer Science|Computer Studies]], [[Computing]], [[Pakistan Studies]], [[Urdu]], [[Islamic Studies]], [[English Literature]], [[English Language]], [[Economics]], [[Account (accountancy)|Account]]s, [[Business Studies]], [[World History]], [[Art]], World [[Geography]], French, [[Psychology]] and [[Sociology]].<ref name="kgssubject">Subject taught at KGS</ref>

<gallery>
Image:Kgs cc1.JPG|College Section, Clifton
Image:KGS MS.jpg|Middle Section, Saddar
Image:KGS JS.jpg|Kindergarten and Junior Section, Clifton
</gallery>

== Extracurricular activities ==
In the junior section, extra-curricular activities available include [[sport]]s, [[music]], [[Swimming (sport)|swimming]], a school [[choir]], [[scouts]] and [[Brownie (Girl Guides)|girl guides]], [[community service]], and [[French language|French lessons]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Co-curricular|url=http://www.kgs.edu.pk/JSHome/JSCoCurricular.aspx|work=Karachi Grammar School|accessdate=18 February 2012}}</ref> For the middle section, activities and events are organized through clubs and societies, such as the [[biology]] and [[history]] clubs, and the Helper's Society.<ref>{{cite web|title=Middle Section: Co-curricular|url=http://www.kgs.edu.pk/MSHome/MSCocurricular.aspx|work=Karachi Grammar School|accessdate=18 February 2012}}</ref> At the college section, there are several societies and clubs, ranging from the Eastern Music Society to the Drama Council and from the Einstein Society to the Helper's Society.<ref>{{cite web|title=Co-Curricular Activities|url=http://www.kgs.edu.pk/CSHome/CSCoCurricular.aspx|work=Karachi Grammar School|accessdate=18 February 2012}}</ref>

=== Public speaking and debating ===
The school has won national and international debate competitions. It maintains a Parliamentary Debate Team, several of whom have represented Pakistan in the [[World Schools Debating Championships]].<ref>[http://www.schoolsdebate.com/ World Schools Debating Championships]</ref>

Karachi Grammar School is also known for its Model United Nations team. It entered competitions include LUMUN (Pakistan's largest international Model United Nations conference, hosting over 1200 delegates), where the school team won in 2008 and 2009. Karachi Grammar School also took part in Harvard Model United Nations 2012 in Beijing, China, winning the 'Best Large Delegation' award.<ref>http://tribune.com.pk/story/349166/departure-lounge-tension-so-who-here-can-speak-mandarin/</ref> In August of the same year Karachi Grammar School sent a 12-member delegation to Hyderabad, India to attend the 2nd session of the Harvard Model United Nations India. Once more the delegation received the overall Best Large Delegation Award out of over 100 delegations and 800 delegates. This made the school the winner at both of Harvard's international high-school MUN conferences (China and India).<ref>http://tribune.com.pk/story/424210/kgs-wins-best-delegation-award-at-harvard-mun/</ref>

== House system ==
The four school [[House system|houses]] are:
* {{color box|#FF0000}} <big>'''''Frere'''''</big> (for Sir [[Henry Bartle Frere]], Bt., G.C.B.) '''Established:''' 1930 '''Motto:''' Fortiter, Fideliter, Feliciter ([[Latin]]) '''Motto in English:''' Bravely, Faithfully, Happily '''Mascot:''' Native American
* {{color box|#000080}} <big>'''''Napier'''''</big> (for Gen. Sir [[Charles James Napier]], G.C.B.) '''Established:''' 1930 '''Motto:''' Universi Stamus ([[Latin]]) '''Motto in English:''' In Unity Lies Strength '''Mascot:''' Panther
* {{color box|#73C2FB}} <big>'''''Papworth'''''</big> (for a former principal, Leonard Papworth, M.B.E.) '''Established:''' 1999 '''Motto:''' Virtus Vincit Omnia ([[Latin]]) '''Motto in English:''' Valor Conquers All '''Mascot:''' Shark 
* {{color box|#008000}} <big>'''''Streeton'''''</big> (for the Rev. G. B. Streeton, M.A.) '''Established:''' 1930 '''Motto:''' Excelsior ([[Latin]]) '''Motto in English:''' Ever Upwards '''Mascot:''' Dragon

The house system was introduced in 1929 and the houses were originally known as A, B and C; the following year the house names were changed to Napier, Frere and Streeton respectively.<ref name="History of Karachi Grammar School">History of Karachi Grammar School</ref>

== Notable alumni ==
{{dynamic list}}

{{AlumniStart}}
{{Alum
|name=[[Abdurrahman Wahid]]
|year=Non-graduating
|nota=Former [[President of Indonesia]]
|ref=<ref>{{Cite book | last = Barton | first = Greg | title = Abdurrahman Wahid: Muslim Democrat, Indonesian President | publisher=University of New South Wales Press | year = 2002 | location = Sydney | isbn = 978-0-86840-405-9 | postscript = .}}</ref>}}
{{Alum
|name=[[Asif Ali Zardari]]
|year=Expelled
|nota=Former [[President of Pakistan]]
|ref=<ref>http://www.dawn.com/news/598378/asif-ali-zardari</ref>}}
{{Alum
|name=[[Bilawal Bhutto Zardari]]
|year=Non-graduating
|nota=Co-Chairman of the [[Pakistan People's Party]] son of former [[President of Pakistan]], [[Asif Ali Zardari]] and former Prime Minister of Pakistan, [[Benazir Bhutto]]
|ref=<ref>https://www.facebook.com/bilawal.bhutto.zardarii/info</ref>}}
{{Alum
|name=Arieb Azhar
|year=
|nota=Singer
|ref=<ref>[http://www.pakusonline.com/page.aspx?page_id=105 Interview with Arieb Azhar By Anjum D. Alden]</ref>}}
{{Alum
|name=Afiya Shehrbano Zia
|year=
|nota=Activist and author of "Sex Crime in the Islamic Context"
|ref=}}
{{Alum
|name=Nawabzada Muhammad Aslam Khanji Moin ud-din Khanji Babi
|year=
|nota=Heir apparent to the kingdom of [[Bantva Manavadar]], cricketer
|ref=<ref>[http://www.royalark.net/India2/manava3.htm]</ref>}}
{{Alum
|name=Sahibzada Muhammad Idrees Khanji Moin ud-din Khanji Babi
|year=
|nota=Prince
|ref=<ref>[http://www.royalark.net/India2/manava3.htm]</ref>}}
{{Alum
|name=[http://www.asadrafiworld.com/asads-profile/ Asad Rafi]
|year=
|nota=[[Motivational Speaker]]
|ref=<ref>[http://www.asadrafi.com/2010/01/my-time-spent-at-karachi-grammar-school.html]</ref><ref>[http://www.asadrafiworld.com/asads-profile/]</ref>}}
{{Alum
|name=[http://www.njfk.org/bod.php Asher Hasan]
|year=1990
|nota=[[Social entrepreneur]]; [[TED (conference)|TED Fellow]], Founder of [http://www.njfk.org/ NAYA JEEVAN]
|ref=<ref>[http://www.pakusonline.com/page.aspx?page_id=94 Asher Hasan Interview]</ref><ref>[http://www.ted.com/talks/asher_hasan_s_message_of_peace_from_pakistan.html Asher Hassan on TED]</ref>}}
{{Alum
|name=[[Atta ur Rahman]]
|year=1960
|nota=[[Organic chemist]]; Fellow [[Royal Society of London]]; Federal Minister for Science and Technology
|ref=<ref>[http://pakistanherald.com/Profile/Prof-Dr-Atta-ur-Rahman-430 Profile: Atta-ur-Rehman]</ref>}}
{{Alum
|name=Sahibzadi Bima Shri Iman Bakhte
|year=
|nota=Princess
|ref=<ref>http://www.royalark.net/India/junagad5.htm</ref>}}
{{Alum
|name=[[Benazir Bhutto]]
|year=1969
|nota=Former [[Prime Minister of Pakistan]] and first elected female head of state of the Muslim World.
|ref=<ref>{{cite news |first= |last= |authorlink= |coauthors= |title=Obituary: Benazir Bhutto, 1953–2007 |url=http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/obituaries/article3101102.ece?token=null&offset=12 |work= |publisher=''[[The Times]]'' |date=27 December 2007 |accessdate=20 January 2008 }}</ref><ref>[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1567097/bio Benazir Bhutto – Biography]</ref>}}
{{Alum
|name=Sardar Muhammad Amin Khan
|year=
|nota=Imperial prince, businessman
|ref=<ref>http://www.royalark.net/Afghanistan/herat2.htm</ref>}}
{{Alum
|name=[[Dail Jones]]
|year=1959
|nota=New Zealand [[politician]]; member of the [[New Zealand First]] party, was a former party president
|ref=<ref>[http://www.nzfirst.org.nz/newsletter/nov02/index.php "Leader's Letter", November 2002]. New Zealand First.</ref>}}
{{Alum
|name=[[Ghulam Mustafa Jatoi]]
|year=
|nota=[[Politician]]; acting [[Prime Minister of Pakistan]]
|ref=<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.zimbio.com/Pakistan/articles/4NrDlmkjLV-/Ghulam+Mustafa+Jatoi+Passes+Away|title=Ghulam Mustafa Jatoi}}</ref>}}
{{Alum
|name=[[Hameed Haroon]]
|year=
|nota=CEO [[Dawn Media Group]]
|ref=<ref>https://groups.google.com/forum/#!msg/hameed-haroon/Ve4xXvPleG4/nC9EhiZUFikJ</ref>}}
{{Alum
|name=[[Hussain Haroon]]
|year=
|nota=Pakistani ambassador to the [[United Nations]]
|ref=<ref>[http://www.bluechipmag.com/bc/magazine_contributors.php Blue Chip Magazine: Contributor Biographies]</ref>}}
{{Alum
|name=Ambassador Thomas W. Simons, Jr.
|year=
|nota=Former ambassador and Visiting Scholar at [[Harvard]]'s Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies
|ref=<ref>http://adst.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/Simons-Thomas-W1.pdf</ref>}}
{{Alum
|name=[[Kamila Shamsie]]
|year=
|nota=Novelist
|ref=<ref>[http://www.allvoices.com/people/Kamila_Shamsie Kamila Shamsie]</ref>}}
{{Alum
|name=[[Kumail Nanjiani]]
|year=1997
|nota=[[Comedian]], actor
|ref=<ref>[http://tribune.com.pk/story/208831/pakistani-actors-are-now-appearing-in-hollywood-films/]</ref>}}
{{Alum
|name=[[Murtaza Bhutto]]
|year=1971
|nota=[[Politician]]; senior member of [[Pakistan Peoples Party]]
|ref=<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pakistanherald.com/Profile/Murtaza-Bhutto-728|title=Murtaza Bhutto}}</ref>}}
{{Alum
|name=[[Nadeem F. Paracha]]
|year=1983
|nota=[[Journalist]], [[cultural critic]], [[satirist]], [[short story writer]]
|ref=<ref>[http://nadeemfparacha.wordpress.com/about/]</ref>}}
{{Alum
|name=[[Ameena Saiyid]], OBE
|year=
|nota=Publisher
|ref=}}
{{Alum
|name=[[Nadia Zaffar]]
|year=
|nota=[[Dawn News]] [[anchor]], producer
|ref=<ref>[http://www.shemag.com.pk/newsite/2006/nov/feature_3.html Feature in She Magazine Pakistan/]</ref>}}
{{Alum
|name=[[Nafisa Shah]]
|year=1986
|nota=Member of [[National Assembly of Pakistan|National Assembly]], Chair of the [[National Commission for Human Development]], General Secretary of the [http://www.wpcp.org.pk/wpcp/Home.aspx Women’s Parliamentary Caucus]
|ref=<ref>[http://www.oupaksoc.org/alumni.html]</ref>}}
{{Alum
|name=[[Nazia Hassan]]
|year=
|nota=[[Pop singer]]
|ref=<ref>[http://www.singers1.8m.com/SOCIAL%20WORK.htm Nazia Hassan – The Musical Story]</ref>}}
{{Alum
|name=[[Pervez Hoodbhoy]]
|year=
|nota=[[Nuclear physicist]]; Political-defence analyst
|ref=<ref>[http://www.drsohail.com/Articals/Pervezhoodbhoy.htm Interview with Dr. Pervez Hoodbhoy Canada, February 2000]</ref>}}
{{Alum
|name=[[Tapu Javeri]]
|year=
|nota=Radio host, photographer, jewellery designer
|ref=}}
{{Alum
|name=[[Sabiha Sumar]]
|year=
|nota=[[Filmmaker]]
|ref=<ref name="ssumar">[http://www.hindu.com/mp/2003/12/22/stories/2003122201140200.htm Pakistani Women are Progressive] ''The Hindu'' 22 December 2003. Retrieved 27 January 2012</ref>}}
{{Alum
|name=[[Sadeq Sayeed]]
|year=
|nota=Banker, businessman
|ref=}}
{{Alum
|name=[[Jamil Dehlavi]]
|year=
|nota=Director
|ref=<ref>http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0214964</ref>}}
{{Alum
|name=[[Shahryar Rashed]]
|year=Non-graduating
|nota=Poet
|ref=<ref>[http://www.alhamra.com/Excerpts/collectedpoems.htm]</ref>}}
{{Alum
|name=[[Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy]]
|year=1997
|nota=[[Journalist]], [[Documentarian]]; [[Emmy Award]] winner, [[Academy Award|Oscar]] [[Academy Award for Best Documentary (Short Subject)#2010s|winner]]
|ref=<ref name="sochinoy">[http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2007/jun/04/mondaymediasection12 Sharing her View of Humanity] ''The Guardian'' 4 June 2007. Retrieved 27 January 2012</ref>}}
{{Alum
|name=[[Sherry Rehman]]
|year=
|nota=Former Pakistani Ambassador to the United States, former editor of Herald Magazine
|ref=}}
{{Alum
|name=[[Arif Naqvi]], SI
|year=
|nota=Businessman, financier
|ref=}}
{{Alum
|name=[[Waheed Murad]]
|year=1954
|nota=Actor, producer, [[scriptwriter]]
|ref=<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dawn.com/weekly/images/archive/061126/images3.htm|title=Waheed Murad|publisher=Daily Dawn|accessdate=10 September 2008}}</ref>}}
{{AlumniEnd}}

== Staff ==
*Mr. C. N. Wrigley, B.Sc. ([[Durham University|Dunelm.]]), M.Ed. ([[Birmingham University|Bham.]]), [[College of Teachers|F.Coll.T.]] is the Principal.
*Mrs. Muncherji is the Headmistress of the Middle Section
*Mrs. Durrainow Fatima Chishty Mujahid, M.A. ([[Cambridge University|Cantab.]]) is the Headmistress of the College Section.
*Mrs. Nigar Rehman is the Headmistress of the Kindergarten and Junior Section.

== References ==
{{Reflist|30em}}

== External links ==
* [http://www.kgs.edu.pk/ Karachi Grammar School website]

{{Schools in Karachi}}

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Karachi Grammar School

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{{Infobox school
|name = Karachi Grammar School
|seal_image = [[File:Karachi Grammer School crest.jpg|150px]]
|motto = {{lang|la|''Indocti Discant''}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kgs.edu.pk/History.aspx|title=History of Karachi Grammar School}}</ref>
|motto_translation = Let The Unlearned Learn
|location =
|city = [[Karachi]]
|province = [[Sindh]]
|country = Pakistan
|coordinates =
|schooltype = [[Independent school]], [[Church school]], [[Day school]]
|free_label1 = Motto
|free_text1 = {{lang|la|''Lucerna Meis Pedibus''}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kgs.edu.pk/Mission.aspx|title=Mission Statement of KGS}}</ref> A light to my feet
|religious_affiliation = [[Anglican]] [[Church of Pakistan]] (formerly [[Church of England]])
|founded = 1847
|founder = The Rev. Henry Brereton
|principal = Mr. C. N. Wrigley
|head = Mrs. D. F. C. Mujahid Mrs. R. J. Muncherji Mrs. N. F. Rahman
|head_label = Head Teacher(s)
|gender = [[Co-educational]]
|lower_age = 3
|upper_age = 19
|houses = {{color box|#FF0000}} [[Karachi Grammar School#House system|Frere]] {{color box|#000080}} [[Karachi Grammar School#House system|Napier]] {{color box|#73C2FB}}[[Karachi Grammar School#House system|Papworth]] {{color box|#008000}} [[Karachi Grammar School#House system|Streeton]]
|publication = {{Unbulleted list|''The Grammarian''|''The Pulse''}}
|free_label2 = Alumni
|free_text2 = Old Grammarians [http://www.ogs.com.pk/ www.ogs.com.pk] (Unofficial)
|website = [http://www.kgs.edu.pk www.kgs.edu.pk] [http://www.kgs547.edu.pk www.kgs547.edu.pk] [http://www.kgs-adm.edu.pk www.kgs-adm.edu.pk]
}}
'''Karachi Grammar School''' commonly known as '''KGS''' is an independent, English-medium school in [[Karachi]], [[Sindh]], Pakistan. It is a highly selective, [[coeducational]] [[day school]] (formerly [[day school|day]]/[[boarding school]]) serving approximately 2,400 students aged between three and nineteen years.<ref>[http://www.cie.org.uk/aboutcie/fellowship Karachi Grammar School. University of Cambridge Fellowship Centres]</ref>

Established in 1847 by the Reverend Henry Brereton, the first [[chaplain]] of Karachi, as a school for "English and Anglo-Indo children", it is the oldest private school in Pakistan and the second oldest in South Asia,<ref name="pakstamps">{{cite web|url=http://br-shopping.com/html/1997/1997_C016_text.htm|title=Pakistan Stamps}}</ref><ref>http://www.angelfire.com/rcps/classof99/hist.html</ref> a member of the [[Winchester College|Winchester International Symposium]] and a former member of the [[Headmaster's Conference]].

Since the 1980s, Karachi Grammar School has expanded from a school with a population of a few hundred students to a large institution that now occupies three sites and teaches more than two thousand students.

== History ==

=== 1847–1854: Origins ===
Karachi Grammar School was founded as the Anglo-Indian School in 1847. It remained the only non-native school in the town until the founding of [[St Patrick's High School, Karachi|St Patrick's High School]] was founded in 1861, followed by St. Joseph's Convent School, Karachi in 1862 and Manora School in 1866. Reverend Henry Brereton, the First Chaplain of Karachi, established the school and provided the early accommodation for the school at his private residence. The class formed by the Chaplain was at first small enough to be accommodated in this modest premises, however the smooth running of this school over the next seven years was disturbed by rumours of Brereton not being a 'good master' and his performance as a manager unsatisfactory.

Looking into this matter, on 27 July 1854 the Commissioner Bartle Frere summoned a public meeting with a view of establishing an institution that provided 'good secular instruction to children of all sects'. In this meeting funds were collected through subscriptions to establish a school, a managing committee was appointed and rules were framed that later became the basis for the present Constitution of KGS. It was the newly appointed managing committee that decided to purchase the Mess House of Her Majesty's 64th Regiment at No. 24 Depot Lines, which is at the site of the present day Middle School. The reorganized school was formally opened on 1 November 1854 as "The Kurrachee European and Indo-European School".<ref>"Education and the Origins of KGS", ''The Life and Times of Karachi Grammar School'' (Published 2010), pages 16–19.</ref>

=== 1854–1914: Early years ===
The school continued on its regular course with a small student body of around 40 children. In 1874, Reverend G B Streeton, then Chaplain of Karachi and Hon. Secretary of the School suggested a plan that included expanding the school premises and securing a title deed for the land the school was to occupy, which could only be completed by August 1890 due to complications regarding the governments rights to resumption of cantonment land.

Streeton raised Rs. 47,918, which enabled his plan to go ahead. Captain Thomas F Dowden of the Royal Bombay Engineers was commissioned to make the architectural drawings for the new building. The new school building was opened for boarders on 27 February 1875 by Sir William Merewether, Commissioner-in-Sind at that time. The roll of children was 75 in 1875 and 90 children in 1876 with six teachers, implying a pupil-teacher ratio of 15:1.

During the following years, the school flourished. It was endowed with a library in memory of a local doctor. In 1879, the school was renamed from 'The Kurrachee European and Indo-European School' to 'Karachi Grammar School'.<ref>New Beginnings,1874-9, ''"The Life and Times of Karachi Grammar School"'' (Published 2010) Pages 20–23</ref>

During 1901 the school went through a difficult time after the headmaster, Mr. Taylor, was forced into resignation by the school's managing committee; the number of students decreased considerably over the course of the following year. Taylor opened his own school named "Taylor High School". In 1902 Taylor returned along with the pupils from his private school. During the next three years the school improved academically; however, it struggled financially, barely affording the employees. In 1910 the school received a grant of Rs.2000, which continued over the next thirty years and rescued it from financial crisis.<ref>Karachi Grammar School 1847–1988, (Published 1988) Pages 26–29.</ref>

In 1912, Bernard Tobin was the first pupil to take, and pass, the Cambridge School Certificate Examination. Additionally, this year marked the first scouts enrolled from the school. Towards the end of 1914, construction began on the third storey of the school, and students were temporarily taught in a building on Mereweather Road, which was given free of cost. The total count of students had reached 151.<ref>''Karachi Grammar School 1847–1988'' (published 1988), pages 30–32.</ref>

== Admissions ==
The school has an admissions process in place for all the levels of education it offers, including registration with the need to provide [[proof of identity]] and details of [[sibling]]s or parental history in relation to the school. The school is divided between the [[kindergarten]] section, junior section, middle section, and college section, with only the start of each section being open for admissions. Furthermore, only individuals in a certain age range may be admitted to each section. The admissions process includes an [[interview]] and a test for all sections, except [[kindergarten]]. The subjects of the tests are English, [[mathematics]], and [[Urdu]], with [[general science]]s being an additional subject for the college section.<ref>{{cite web|title=KINDERGARTEN ADMISSION – 2012|url=http://www.kgs-adm.edu.pk/kindergarten.htm|work=Karachi Grammar School|accessdate=18 February 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=JUNIOR SECTION ADMISSION – 2012|url=http://www.kgs-adm.edu.pk/junior.htm|work=Karachi Grammar School|accessdate=18 February 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=MIDDLE SECTION ADMISSION- 2012|url=http://www.kgs-adm.edu.pk/middle.htm|work=Karachi Grammar School|accessdate=18 February 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=COLLEGE SECTION ADMISSION - 2012|url=http://www.kgs-adm.edu.pk/college.htm|work=Karachi Grammar School|accessdate=18 February 2012}}</ref>

== Academics and curriculum ==
Karachi Grammar School gives its students 15 years of education on its three different sites. The Kindergarten and Junior school are accommodated in the same site located in Clifton, with students spending their Nursery, Prep, 1st and 2nd Classes in the Kindergarten Section and Classes 3–6 in its Junior Section. Children spend three years in Classes 7–9 in the Middle School located on the Old Saddar site. On the senior level, KGS is geared towards preparing students for [[General Certificate of Education|GCE]] [[O Level|Ordinary Level]], [[GCE Advanced Level|Advanced Subsidiary Level]], and [[Advanced Level (UK)|Advanced Level]] examinations.<ref name="rcossubject">{{cite web|url=http://www.angelfire.com/hi/kgs/|title=Karachi Grammar School}}</ref>

Subjects taught at KGS include [[Physics]], [[Chemistry]], [[Mathematics]], Additional [[Mathematics]], [[Biology]], [[Computer Science|Computer Studies]], [[Computing]], [[Pakistan Studies]], [[Urdu]], [[Islamic Studies]], [[English Literature]], [[English Language]], [[Economics]], [[Account (accountancy)|Account]]s, [[Business Studies]], [[World History]], [[Art]], World [[Geography]], French, [[Psychology]] and [[Sociology]].<ref name="kgssubject">Subject taught at KGS</ref>

<gallery>
Image:Kgs cc1.JPG|College Section, Clifton
Image:KGS MS.jpg|Middle Section, Saddar
Image:KGS JS.jpg|Kindergarten and Junior Section, Clifton
</gallery>

== Extracurricular activities ==
In the junior section, extra-curricular activities available include [[sport]]s, [[music]], [[Swimming (sport)|swimming]], a school [[choir]], [[scouts]] and [[Brownie (Girl Guides)|girl guides]], [[community service]], and [[French language|French lessons]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Co-curricular|url=http://www.kgs.edu.pk/JSHome/JSCoCurricular.aspx|work=Karachi Grammar School|accessdate=18 February 2012}}</ref> For the middle section, activities and events are organized through clubs and societies, such as the [[biology]] and [[history]] clubs, and the Helper's Society.<ref>{{cite web|title=Middle Section: Co-curricular|url=http://www.kgs.edu.pk/MSHome/MSCocurricular.aspx|work=Karachi Grammar School|accessdate=18 February 2012}}</ref> At the college section, there are several societies and clubs, ranging from the Eastern Music Society to the Drama Council and from the Einstein Society to the Helper's Society.<ref>{{cite web|title=Co-Curricular Activities|url=http://www.kgs.edu.pk/CSHome/CSCoCurricular.aspx|work=Karachi Grammar School|accessdate=18 February 2012}}</ref>

=== Public speaking and debating ===
The school has won national and international debate competitions. It maintains a Parliamentary Debate Team, several of whom have represented Pakistan in the [[World Schools Debating Championships]].<ref>[http://www.schoolsdebate.com/ World Schools Debating Championships]</ref>

Karachi Grammar School is also known for its Model United Nations team. It entered competitions include LUMUN (Pakistan's largest international Model United Nations conference, hosting over 1200 delegates), where the school team won in 2008 and 2009. Karachi Grammar School also took part in Harvard Model United Nations 2012 in Beijing, China, winning the 'Best Large Delegation' award.<ref>http://tribune.com.pk/story/349166/departure-lounge-tension-so-who-here-can-speak-mandarin/</ref> In August of the same year Karachi Grammar School sent a 12-member delegation to Hyderabad, India to attend the 2nd session of the Harvard Model United Nations India. Once more the delegation received the overall Best Large Delegation Award out of over 100 delegations and 800 delegates. This made the school the winner at both of Harvard's international high-school MUN conferences (China and India).<ref>http://tribune.com.pk/story/424210/kgs-wins-best-delegation-award-at-harvard-mun/</ref>

== House system ==
The four school [[House system|houses]] are:
* {{color box|#FF0000}} <big>'''''Frere'''''</big> (for Sir [[Henry Bartle Frere]], Bt., G.C.B.) '''Established:''' 1930 '''Motto:''' Fortiter, Fideliter, Feliciter ([[Latin]]) '''Motto in English:''' Bravely, Faithfully, Happily '''Mascot:''' Native American
* {{color box|#000080}} <big>'''''Napier'''''</big> (for Gen. Sir [[Charles James Napier]], G.C.B.) '''Established:''' 1930 '''Motto:''' Universi Stamus ([[Latin]]) '''Motto in English:''' In Unity Lies Strength '''Mascot:''' Panther
* {{color box|#73C2FB}} <big>'''''Papworth'''''</big> (for a former principal, Leonard Papworth, M.B.E.) '''Established:''' 1999 '''Motto:''' Virtus Vincit Omnia ([[Latin]]) '''Motto in English:''' Valor Conquers All '''Mascot:''' Shark 
* {{color box|#008000}} <big>'''''Streeton'''''</big> (for the Rev. G. B. Streeton, M.A.) '''Established:''' 1930 '''Motto:''' Excelsior ([[Latin]]) '''Motto in English:''' Ever Upwards '''Mascot:''' Dragon

The house system was introduced in 1929 and the houses were originally known as A, B and C; the following year the house names were changed to Napier, Frere and Streeton respectively.<ref name="History of Karachi Grammar School">History of Karachi Grammar School</ref>

== Notable alumni ==
{{dynamic list}}

{{AlumniStart}}
{{Alum
|name=[[Abdurrahman Wahid]]
|year=Non-graduating
|nota=Former [[President of Indonesia]]
|ref=<ref>{{Cite book | last = Barton | first = Greg | title = Abdurrahman Wahid: Muslim Democrat, Indonesian President | publisher=University of New South Wales Press | year = 2002 | location = Sydney | isbn = 978-0-86840-405-9 | postscript = .}}</ref>}}
{{Alum
|name=[[Asif Ali Zardari]]
|year=Expelled
|nota=Former [[President of Pakistan]]
|ref=<ref>http://www.dawn.com/news/598378/asif-ali-zardari</ref>}}
{{Alum
|name=[[Bilawal Bhutto Zardari]]
|year=Non-graduating
|nota=Son of former [[President of Pakistan]], [[Asif Ali Zardari]] and former Prime Minister of Pakistan, [[Benazir Bhutto]]
|ref=<ref>https://www.facebook.com/bilawal.bhutto.zardarii/info</ref>}}
{{Alum
|name=Arieb Azhar
|year=
|nota=Singer
|ref=<ref>[http://www.pakusonline.com/page.aspx?page_id=105 Interview with Arieb Azhar By Anjum D. Alden]</ref>}}
{{Alum
|name=Afiya Shehrbano Zia
|year=
|nota=Activist and author of "Sex Crime in the Islamic Context"
|ref=}}
{{Alum
|name=Nawabzada Muhammad Aslam Khanji Moin ud-din Khanji Babi
|year=
|nota=Heir apparent to the kingdom of [[Bantva Manavadar]], cricketer
|ref=<ref>[http://www.royalark.net/India2/manava3.htm]</ref>}}
{{Alum
|name=Sahibzada Muhammad Idrees Khanji Moin ud-din Khanji Babi
|year=
|nota=Prince
|ref=<ref>[http://www.royalark.net/India2/manava3.htm]</ref>}}
{{Alum
|name=[http://www.asadrafiworld.com/asads-profile/ Asad Rafi]
|year=
|nota=[[Motivational Speaker]]
|ref=<ref>[http://www.asadrafi.com/2010/01/my-time-spent-at-karachi-grammar-school.html]</ref><ref>[http://www.asadrafiworld.com/asads-profile/]</ref>}}
{{Alum
|name=[http://www.njfk.org/bod.php Asher Hasan]
|year=1990
|nota=[[Social entrepreneur]]; [[TED (conference)|TED Fellow]], Founder of [http://www.njfk.org/ NAYA JEEVAN]
|ref=<ref>[http://www.pakusonline.com/page.aspx?page_id=94 Asher Hasan Interview]</ref><ref>[http://www.ted.com/talks/asher_hasan_s_message_of_peace_from_pakistan.html Asher Hassan on TED]</ref>}}
{{Alum
|name=[[Atta ur Rahman]]
|year=1960
|nota=[[Organic chemist]]; Fellow [[Royal Society of London]]; Federal Minister for Science and Technology
|ref=<ref>[http://pakistanherald.com/Profile/Prof-Dr-Atta-ur-Rahman-430 Profile: Atta-ur-Rehman]</ref>}}
{{Alum
|name=Sahibzadi Bima Shri Iman Bakhte
|year=
|nota=Princess
|ref=<ref>http://www.royalark.net/India/junagad5.htm</ref>}}
{{Alum
|name=[[Benazir Bhutto]]
|year=1969
|nota=Former [[Prime Minister of Pakistan]] and first elected female head of state of the Muslim World.
|ref=<ref>{{cite news |first= |last= |authorlink= |coauthors= |title=Obituary: Benazir Bhutto, 1953–2007 |url=http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/obituaries/article3101102.ece?token=null&offset=12 |work= |publisher=''[[The Times]]'' |date=27 December 2007 |accessdate=20 January 2008 }}</ref><ref>[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1567097/bio Benazir Bhutto – Biography]</ref>}}
{{Alum
|name=Sardar Muhammad Amin Khan
|year=
|nota=Imperial prince, businessman
|ref=<ref>http://www.royalark.net/Afghanistan/herat2.htm</ref>}}
{{Alum
|name=[[Dail Jones]]
|year=1959
|nota=New Zealand [[politician]]; member of the [[New Zealand First]] party, was a former party president
|ref=<ref>[http://www.nzfirst.org.nz/newsletter/nov02/index.php "Leader's Letter", November 2002]. New Zealand First.</ref>}}
{{Alum
|name=[[Ghulam Mustafa Jatoi]]
|year=
|nota=[[Politician]]; acting [[Prime Minister of Pakistan]]
|ref=<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.zimbio.com/Pakistan/articles/4NrDlmkjLV-/Ghulam+Mustafa+Jatoi+Passes+Away|title=Ghulam Mustafa Jatoi}}</ref>}}
{{Alum
|name=[[Hameed Haroon]]
|year=
|nota=CEO [[Dawn Media Group]]
|ref=<ref>https://groups.google.com/forum/#!msg/hameed-haroon/Ve4xXvPleG4/nC9EhiZUFikJ</ref>}}
{{Alum
|name=[[Hussain Haroon]]
|year=
|nota=Pakistani ambassador to the [[United Nations]]
|ref=<ref>[http://www.bluechipmag.com/bc/magazine_contributors.php Blue Chip Magazine: Contributor Biographies]</ref>}}
{{Alum
|name=Ambassador Thomas W. Simons, Jr.
|year=
|nota=Former ambassador and Visiting Scholar at [[Harvard]]'s Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies
|ref=<ref>http://adst.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/Simons-Thomas-W1.pdf</ref>}}
{{Alum
|name=[[Kamila Shamsie]]
|year=
|nota=Novelist
|ref=<ref>[http://www.allvoices.com/people/Kamila_Shamsie Kamila Shamsie]</ref>}}
{{Alum
|name=[[Kumail Nanjiani]]
|year=1997
|nota=[[Comedian]], actor
|ref=<ref>[http://tribune.com.pk/story/208831/pakistani-actors-are-now-appearing-in-hollywood-films/]</ref>}}
{{Alum
|name=[[Murtaza Bhutto]]
|year=1971
|nota=[[Politician]]; senior member of [[Pakistan Peoples Party]]
|ref=<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pakistanherald.com/Profile/Murtaza-Bhutto-728|title=Murtaza Bhutto}}</ref>}}
{{Alum
|name=[[Nadeem F. Paracha]]
|year=1983
|nota=[[Journalist]], [[cultural critic]], [[satirist]], [[short story writer]]
|ref=<ref>[http://nadeemfparacha.wordpress.com/about/]</ref>}}
{{Alum
|name=[[Ameena Saiyid]], OBE
|year=
|nota=Publisher
|ref=}}
{{Alum
|name=[[Nadia Zaffar]]
|year=
|nota=[[Dawn News]] [[anchor]], producer
|ref=<ref>[http://www.shemag.com.pk/newsite/2006/nov/feature_3.html Feature in She Magazine Pakistan/]</ref>}}
{{Alum
|name=[[Nafisa Shah]]
|year=1986
|nota=Member of [[National Assembly of Pakistan|National Assembly]], Chair of the [[National Commission for Human Development]], General Secretary of the [http://www.wpcp.org.pk/wpcp/Home.aspx Women’s Parliamentary Caucus]
|ref=<ref>[http://www.oupaksoc.org/alumni.html]</ref>}}
{{Alum
|name=[[Nazia Hassan]]
|year=
|nota=[[Pop singer]]
|ref=<ref>[http://www.singers1.8m.com/SOCIAL%20WORK.htm Nazia Hassan – The Musical Story]</ref>}}
{{Alum
|name=[[Pervez Hoodbhoy]]
|year=
|nota=[[Nuclear physicist]]; Political-defence analyst
|ref=<ref>[http://www.drsohail.com/Articals/Pervezhoodbhoy.htm Interview with Dr. Pervez Hoodbhoy Canada, February 2000]</ref>}}
{{Alum
|name=[[Tapu Javeri]]
|year=
|nota=Radio host, photographer, jewellery designer
|ref=}}
{{Alum
|name=[[Sabiha Sumar]]
|year=
|nota=[[Filmmaker]]
|ref=<ref name="ssumar">[http://www.hindu.com/mp/2003/12/22/stories/2003122201140200.htm Pakistani Women are Progressive] ''The Hindu'' 22 December 2003. Retrieved 27 January 2012</ref>}}
{{Alum
|name=[[Sadeq Sayeed]]
|year=
|nota=Banker, businessman
|ref=}}
{{Alum
|name=[[Jamil Dehlavi]]
|year=
|nota=Director
|ref=<ref>http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0214964</ref>}}
{{Alum
|name=[[Shahryar Rashed]]
|year=Non-graduating
|nota=Poet
|ref=<ref>[http://www.alhamra.com/Excerpts/collectedpoems.htm]</ref>}}
{{Alum
|name=[[Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy]]
|year=1997
|nota=[[Journalist]], [[Documentarian]]; [[Emmy Award]] winner, [[Academy Award|Oscar]] [[Academy Award for Best Documentary (Short Subject)#2010s|winner]]
|ref=<ref name="sochinoy">[http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2007/jun/04/mondaymediasection12 Sharing her View of Humanity] ''The Guardian'' 4 June 2007. Retrieved 27 January 2012</ref>}}
{{Alum
|name=[[Sherry Rehman]]
|year=
|nota=Former Pakistani Ambassador to the United States, former editor of Herald Magazine
|ref=}}
{{Alum
|name=[[Arif Naqvi]], SI
|year=
|nota=Businessman, financier
|ref=}}
{{Alum
|name=[[Waheed Murad]]
|year=1954
|nota=Actor, producer, [[scriptwriter]]
|ref=<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dawn.com/weekly/images/archive/061126/images3.htm|title=Waheed Murad|publisher=Daily Dawn|accessdate=10 September 2008}}</ref>}}
{{AlumniEnd}}

== Staff ==
*Mr. C. N. Wrigley, B.Sc. ([[Durham University|Dunelm.]]), M.Ed. ([[Birmingham University|Bham.]]), [[College of Teachers|F.Coll.T.]] is the Principal.
*Mrs. Muncherji is the Headmistress of the Middle Section
*Mrs. Durrainow Fatima Chishty Mujahid, M.A. ([[Cambridge University|Cantab.]]) is the Headmistress of the College Section.
*Mrs. Nigar Rehman is the Headmistress of the Kindergarten and Junior Section.

== References ==
{{Reflist|30em}}

== External links ==
* [http://www.kgs.edu.pk/ Karachi Grammar School website]

{{Schools in Karachi}}

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Karachi Grammar School

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{{Infobox school
|name = Karachi Grammar School
|seal_image = [[File:Karachi Grammer School crest.jpg|150px]]
|motto = {{lang|la|''Indocti Discant''}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kgs.edu.pk/History.aspx|title=History of Karachi Grammar School}}</ref>
|motto_translation = Let The Unlearned Learn
|location =
|city = [[Karachi]]
|province = [[Sindh]]
|country = Pakistan
|coordinates =
|schooltype = [[Independent school]], [[Church school]], [[Day school]]
|free_label1 = Motto
|free_text1 = {{lang|la|''Lucerna Meis Pedibus''}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kgs.edu.pk/Mission.aspx|title=Mission Statement of KGS}}</ref> A light to my feet
|religious_affiliation = [[Anglican]] [[Church of Pakistan]] (formerly [[Church of England]])
|founded = 1847
|founder = The Rev. Henry Brereton
|principal = Mr. C. N. Wrigley
|head = Mrs. D. F. C. Mujahid Mrs. R. J. Muncherji Mrs. N. F. Rahman
|head_label = Head Teacher(s)
|gender = [[Co-educational]]
|lower_age = 3
|upper_age = 19
|houses = {{color box|#FF0000}} [[Karachi Grammar School#House system|Frere]] {{color box|#000080}} [[Karachi Grammar School#House system|Napier]] {{color box|#73C2FB}}[[Karachi Grammar School#House system|Papworth]] {{color box|#008000}} [[Karachi Grammar School#House system|Streeton]]
|publication = {{Unbulleted list|''The Grammarian''|''The Pulse''}}
|free_label2 = Alumni
|free_text2 = Old Grammarians [http://www.ogs.com.pk/ www.ogs.com.pk] (Unofficial)
|website = [http://www.kgs.edu.pk www.kgs.edu.pk] [http://www.kgs547.edu.pk www.kgs547.edu.pk] [http://www.kgs-adm.edu.pk www.kgs-adm.edu.pk]
}}
'''Karachi Grammar School''' commonly known as '''KGS''' is an independent, English-medium school in [[Karachi]], [[Sindh]], Pakistan. It is a highly selective, [[coeducational]] [[day school]] (formerly [[day school|day]]/[[boarding school]]) serving approximately 2,400 students aged between three and nineteen years.<ref>[http://www.cie.org.uk/aboutcie/fellowship Karachi Grammar School. University of Cambridge Fellowship Centres]</ref>

Established in 1847 by the Reverend Henry Brereton, the first [[chaplain]] of Karachi, as a school for "English and Anglo-Indo children", it is the oldest private school in Pakistan and the second oldest in South Asia,<ref name="pakstamps">{{cite web|url=http://br-shopping.com/html/1997/1997_C016_text.htm|title=Pakistan Stamps}}</ref><ref>http://www.angelfire.com/rcps/classof99/hist.html</ref> a member of the [[Winchester College|Winchester International Symposium]] and a former member of the [[Headmaster's Conference]].

Since the 1980s, Karachi Grammar School has expanded from a school with a population of a few hundred students to a large institution that now occupies three sites and teaches more than two thousand students.

== History ==

=== 1847–1854: Origins ===
Karachi Grammar School was founded as the Anglo-Indian School in 1847. It remained the only non-native school in the town until the founding of [[St Patrick's High School, Karachi|St Patrick's High School]] was founded in 1861, followed by St. Joseph's Convent School, Karachi in 1862 and Manora School in 1866. Reverend Henry Brereton, the First Chaplain of Karachi, established the school and provided the early accommodation for the school at his private residence. The class formed by the Chaplain was at first small enough to be accommodated in this modest premises, however the smooth running of this school over the next seven years was disturbed by rumours of Brereton not being a 'good master' and his performance as a manager unsatisfactory.

Looking into this matter, on 27 July 1854 the Commissioner Bartle Frere summoned a public meeting with a view of establishing an institution that provided 'good secular instruction to children of all sects'. In this meeting funds were collected through subscriptions to establish a school, a managing committee was appointed and rules were framed that later became the basis for the present Constitution of KGS. It was the newly appointed managing committee that decided to purchase the Mess House of Her Majesty's 64th Regiment at No. 24 Depot Lines, which is at the site of the present day Middle School. The reorganized school was formally opened on 1 November 1854 as "The Kurrachee European and Indo-European School".<ref>"Education and the Origins of KGS", ''The Life and Times of Karachi Grammar School'' (Published 2010), pages 16–19.</ref>

=== 1854–1914: Early years ===
The school continued on its regular course with a small student body of around 40 children. In 1874, Reverend G B Streeton, then Chaplain of Karachi and Hon. Secretary of the School suggested a plan that included expanding the school premises and securing a title deed for the land the school was to occupy, which could only be completed by August 1890 due to complications regarding the governments rights to resumption of cantonment land.

Streeton raised Rs. 47,918, which enabled his plan to go ahead. Captain Thomas F Dowden of the Royal Bombay Engineers was commissioned to make the architectural drawings for the new building. The new school building was opened for boarders on 27 February 1875 by Sir William Merewether, Commissioner-in-Sind at that time. The roll of children was 75 in 1875 and 90 children in 1876 with six teachers, implying a pupil-teacher ratio of 15:1.

During the following years, the school flourished. It was endowed with a library in memory of a local doctor. In 1879, the school was renamed from 'The Kurrachee European and Indo-European School' to 'Karachi Grammar School'.<ref>New Beginnings,1874-9, ''"The Life and Times of Karachi Grammar School"'' (Published 2010) Pages 20–23</ref>

During 1901 the school went through a difficult time after the headmaster, Mr. Taylor, was forced into resignation by the school's managing committee; the number of students decreased considerably over the course of the following year. Taylor opened his own school named "Taylor High School". In 1902 Taylor returned along with the pupils from his private school. During the next three years the school improved academically; however, it struggled financially, barely affording the employees. In 1910 the school received a grant of Rs.2000, which continued over the next thirty years and rescued it from financial crisis.<ref>Karachi Grammar School 1847–1988, (Published 1988) Pages 26–29.</ref>

In 1912, Bernard Tobin was the first pupil to take, and pass, the Cambridge School Certificate Examination. Additionally, this year marked the first scouts enrolled from the school. Towards the end of 1914, construction began on the third storey of the school, and students were temporarily taught in a building on Mereweather Road, which was given free of cost. The total count of students had reached 151.<ref>''Karachi Grammar School 1847–1988'' (published 1988), pages 30–32.</ref>

== Admissions ==
The school has an admissions process in place for all the levels of education it offers, including registration with the need to provide [[proof of identity]] and details of [[sibling]]s or parental history in relation to the school. The school is divided between the [[kindergarten]] section, junior section, middle section, and college section, with only the start of each section being open for admissions. Furthermore, only individuals in a certain age range may be admitted to each section. The admissions process includes an [[interview]] and a test for all sections, except [[kindergarten]]. The subjects of the tests are English, [[mathematics]], and [[Urdu]], with [[general science]]s being an additional subject for the college section.<ref>{{cite web|title=KINDERGARTEN ADMISSION – 2012|url=http://www.kgs-adm.edu.pk/kindergarten.htm|work=Karachi Grammar School|accessdate=18 February 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=JUNIOR SECTION ADMISSION – 2012|url=http://www.kgs-adm.edu.pk/junior.htm|work=Karachi Grammar School|accessdate=18 February 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=MIDDLE SECTION ADMISSION- 2012|url=http://www.kgs-adm.edu.pk/middle.htm|work=Karachi Grammar School|accessdate=18 February 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=COLLEGE SECTION ADMISSION - 2012|url=http://www.kgs-adm.edu.pk/college.htm|work=Karachi Grammar School|accessdate=18 February 2012}}</ref>

== Academics and curriculum ==
Karachi Grammar School gives its students 15 years of education on its three different sites. The Kindergarten and Junior school are accommodated in the same site located in Clifton, with students spending their Nursery, Prep, 1st and 2nd Classes in the Kindergarten Section and Classes 3–6 in its Junior Section. Children spend three years in Classes 7–9 in the Middle School located on the Old Saddar site. On the senior level, KGS is geared towards preparing students for [[General Certificate of Education|GCE]] [[O Level|Ordinary Level]], [[GCE Advanced Level|Advanced Subsidiary Level]], and [[Advanced Level (UK)|Advanced Level]] examinations.<ref name="rcossubject">{{cite web|url=http://www.angelfire.com/hi/kgs/|title=Karachi Grammar School}}</ref>

Subjects taught at KGS include [[Physics]], [[Chemistry]], [[Mathematics]], Additional [[Mathematics]], [[Biology]], [[Computer Science|Computer Studies]], [[Computing]], [[Pakistan Studies]], [[Urdu]], [[Islamic Studies]], [[English Literature]], [[English Language]], [[Economics]], [[Account (accountancy)|Account]]s, [[Business Studies]], [[World History]], [[Art]], World [[Geography]], French, [[Psychology]] and [[Sociology]].<ref name="kgssubject">Subject taught at KGS</ref>

<gallery>
Image:Kgs cc1.JPG|College Section, Clifton
Image:KGS MS.jpg|Middle Section, Saddar
Image:KGS JS.jpg|Kindergarten and Junior Section, Clifton
</gallery>

== Extracurricular activities ==
In the junior section, extra-curricular activities available include [[sport]]s, [[music]], [[Swimming (sport)|swimming]], a school [[choir]], [[scouts]] and [[Brownie (Girl Guides)|girl guides]], [[community service]], and [[French language|French lessons]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Co-curricular|url=http://www.kgs.edu.pk/JSHome/JSCoCurricular.aspx|work=Karachi Grammar School|accessdate=18 February 2012}}</ref> For the middle section, activities and events are organized through clubs and societies, such as the [[biology]] and [[history]] clubs, and the Helper's Society.<ref>{{cite web|title=Middle Section: Co-curricular|url=http://www.kgs.edu.pk/MSHome/MSCocurricular.aspx|work=Karachi Grammar School|accessdate=18 February 2012}}</ref> At the college section, there are several societies and clubs, ranging from the Eastern Music Society to the Drama Council and from the Einstein Society to the Helper's Society.<ref>{{cite web|title=Co-Curricular Activities|url=http://www.kgs.edu.pk/CSHome/CSCoCurricular.aspx|work=Karachi Grammar School|accessdate=18 February 2012}}</ref>

=== Public speaking and debating ===
The school has won national and international debate competitions. It maintains a Parliamentary Debate Team, several of whom have represented Pakistan in the [[World Schools Debating Championships]].<ref>[http://www.schoolsdebate.com/ World Schools Debating Championships]</ref>

Karachi Grammar School is also known for its Model United Nations team. It entered competitions include LUMUN (Pakistan's largest international Model United Nations conference, hosting over 1200 delegates), where the school team won in 2008 and 2009. Karachi Grammar School also took part in Harvard Model United Nations 2012 in Beijing, China, winning the 'Best Large Delegation' award.<ref>http://tribune.com.pk/story/349166/departure-lounge-tension-so-who-here-can-speak-mandarin/</ref> In August of the same year Karachi Grammar School sent a 12-member delegation to Hyderabad, India to attend the 2nd session of the Harvard Model United Nations India. Once more the delegation received the overall Best Large Delegation Award out of over 100 delegations and 800 delegates. This made the school the winner at both of Harvard's international high-school MUN conferences (China and India).<ref>http://tribune.com.pk/story/424210/kgs-wins-best-delegation-award-at-harvard-mun/</ref>

== House system ==
The four school [[House system|houses]] are:
* {{color box|#FF0000}} <big>'''''Frere'''''</big> (for Sir [[Henry Bartle Frere]], Bt., G.C.B.) '''Established:''' 1930 '''Motto:''' Fortiter, Fideliter, Feliciter ([[Latin]]) '''Motto in English:''' Bravely, Faithfully, Happily '''Mascot:''' Native American
* {{color box|#000080}} <big>'''''Napier'''''</big> (for Gen. Sir [[Charles James Napier]], G.C.B.) '''Established:''' 1930 '''Motto:''' Universi Stamus ([[Latin]]) '''Motto in English:''' In Unity Lies Strength '''Mascot:''' Panther
* {{color box|#73C2FB}} <big>'''''Papworth'''''</big> (for a former principal, Leonard Papworth, M.B.E.) '''Established:''' 1999 '''Motto:''' Virtus Vincit Omnia ([[Latin]]) '''Motto in English:''' Valor Conquers All '''Mascot:''' Shark 
* {{color box|#008000}} <big>'''''Streeton'''''</big> (for the Rev. G. B. Streeton, M.A.) '''Established:''' 1930 '''Motto:''' Excelsior ([[Latin]]) '''Motto in English:''' Ever Upwards '''Mascot:''' Dragon

The house system was introduced in 1929 and the houses were originally known as A, B and C; the following year the house names were changed to Napier, Frere and Streeton respectively.<ref name="History of Karachi Grammar School">History of Karachi Grammar School</ref>

== Notable alumni ==
{{dynamic list}}

{{AlumniStart}}
{{Alum
|name=[[Abdurrahman Wahid]]
|year=Non-graduating
|nota=Former [[President of Indonesia]]
|ref=<ref>{{Cite book | last = Barton | first = Greg | title = Abdurrahman Wahid: Muslim Democrat, Indonesian President | publisher=University of New South Wales Press | year = 2002 | location = Sydney | isbn = 978-0-86840-405-9 | postscript = .}}</ref>}}
{{Alum
|name=Arieb Azhar
|year=
|nota=Singer
|ref=<ref>[http://www.pakusonline.com/page.aspx?page_id=105 Interview with Arieb Azhar By Anjum D. Alden]</ref>}}
{{Alum
|name=Afiya Shehrbano Zia
|year=
|nota=Activist and author of "Sex Crime in the Islamic Context"
|ref=}}
{{Alum
|name=Nawabzada Muhammad Aslam Khanji Moin ud-din Khanji Babi
|year=
|nota=Heir apparent to the kingdom of [[Bantva Manavadar]]
|ref=<ref>[http://www.royalark.net/India2/manava3.htm]</ref>}}
{{Alum
|name=[http://www.asadrafiworld.com/asads-profile/ Asad Rafi]
|year=
|nota=[[Motivational Speaker]]
|ref=<ref>[http://www.asadrafi.com/2010/01/my-time-spent-at-karachi-grammar-school.html]</ref><ref>[http://www.asadrafiworld.com/asads-profile/]</ref>}}
{{Alum
|name=[http://www.njfk.org/bod.php Asher Hasan]
|year=1990
|nota=[[Social entrepreneur]]; [[TED (conference)|TED Fellow]], Founder of [http://www.njfk.org/ NAYA JEEVAN]
|ref=<ref>[http://www.pakusonline.com/page.aspx?page_id=94 Asher Hasan Interview]</ref><ref>[http://www.ted.com/talks/asher_hasan_s_message_of_peace_from_pakistan.html Asher Hassan on TED]</ref>}}
{{Alum
|name=[[Atta ur Rahman]]
|year=1960
|nota=[[Organic chemist]]; Fellow [[Royal Society of London]]; Federal Minister for Science and Technology
|ref=<ref>[http://pakistanherald.com/Profile/Prof-Dr-Atta-ur-Rahman-430 Profile: Atta-ur-Rehman]</ref>}}
{{Alum
|name=[[Benazir Bhutto]]
|year=1969
|nota=Former [[Prime Minister of Pakistan]] and first elected female head of state of the Muslim World.
|ref=<ref>{{cite news |first= |last= |authorlink= |coauthors= |title=Obituary: Benazir Bhutto, 1953–2007 |url=http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/obituaries/article3101102.ece?token=null&offset=12 |work= |publisher=''[[The Times]]'' |date=27 December 2007 |accessdate=20 January 2008 }}</ref><ref>[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1567097/bio Benazir Bhutto – Biography]</ref>}}
{{Alum
|name=[[Dail Jones]]
|year=1959
|nota=New Zealand [[politician]]; member of the [[New Zealand First]] party, was a former party president
|ref=<ref>[http://www.nzfirst.org.nz/newsletter/nov02/index.php "Leader's Letter", November 2002]. New Zealand First.</ref>}}
{{Alum
|name=[[Ghulam Mustafa Jatoi]]
|year=
|nota=[[Politician]]; acting [[Prime Minister of Pakistan]]
|ref=<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.zimbio.com/Pakistan/articles/4NrDlmkjLV-/Ghulam+Mustafa+Jatoi+Passes+Away|title=Ghulam Mustafa Jatoi}}</ref>}}
{{Alum
|name=[[Hameed Haroon]]
|year=
|nota=CEO [[Dawn Media Group]]
|ref={{Citation needed|date=July 2010}}}}
{{Alum
|name=[[Hussain Haroon]]
|year=
|nota=Pakistani ambassador to the [[United Nations]]
|ref=<ref>[http://www.bluechipmag.com/bc/magazine_contributors.php Blue Chip Magazine: Contributor Biographies]</ref>}}
{{Alum
|name=Ambassador Thomas W. Simons, Jr.
|year=
|nota=Former ambassador and Visiting Scholar at [[Harvard]]'s Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies
|ref=<ref>http://adst.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/Simons-Thomas-W1.pdf</ref>}}
{{Alum
|name=[[Kamila Shamsie]]
|year=
|nota=Novelist
|ref=<ref>[http://www.allvoices.com/people/Kamila_Shamsie Kamila Shamsie]</ref>}}
{{Alum
|name=[[Kumail Nanjiani]]
|year=1997
|nota=[[Comedian]], actor
|ref=<ref>[http://tribune.com.pk/story/208831/pakistani-actors-are-now-appearing-in-hollywood-films/]</ref>}}
{{Alum
|name=[[Murtaza Bhutto]]
|year=1971
|nota=[[Politician]]; senior member of [[Pakistan Peoples Party]]
|ref=<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pakistanherald.com/Profile/Murtaza-Bhutto-728|title=Murtaza Bhutto}}</ref>}}
{{Alum
|name=[[Nadeem F. Paracha]]
|year=1983
|nota=[[Journalist]], [[cultural critic]], [[satirist]], [[short story writer]]
|ref=<ref>[http://nadeemfparacha.wordpress.com/about/]</ref>}}
{{Alum
|name=[[Ameena Saiyid]], OBE
|year=
|nota=Publisher
|ref=}}
{{Alum
|name=[[Nadia Zaffar]]
|year=
|nota=[[Dawn News]] [[anchor]], producer
|ref=<ref>[http://www.shemag.com.pk/newsite/2006/nov/feature_3.html Feature in She Magazine Pakistan/]</ref>}}
{{Alum
|name=[[Nafisa Shah]]
|year=1986
|nota=Member of [[National Assembly of Pakistan|National Assembly]], Chair of the [[National Commission for Human Development]], General Secretary of the [http://www.wpcp.org.pk/wpcp/Home.aspx Women’s Parliamentary Caucus]
|ref=<ref>[http://www.oupaksoc.org/alumni.html]</ref>}}
{{Alum
|name=[[Nazia Hassan]]
|year=
|nota=[[Pop singer]]
|ref=<ref>[http://www.singers1.8m.com/SOCIAL%20WORK.htm Nazia Hassan – The Musical Story]</ref>}}
{{Alum
|name=[[Pervez Hoodbhoy]]
|year=
|nota=[[Nuclear physicist]]; Political-defence analyst
|ref=<ref>[http://www.drsohail.com/Articals/Pervezhoodbhoy.htm Interview with Dr. Pervez Hoodbhoy Canada, February 2000]</ref>}}
{{Alum
|name=[[Tapu Javeri]]
|year=
|nota=Radio host, photographer, jewellery designer
|ref=}}
{{Alum
|name=[[Sabiha Sumar]]
|year=
|nota=[[Filmmaker]]
|ref=<ref name="ssumar">[http://www.hindu.com/mp/2003/12/22/stories/2003122201140200.htm Pakistani Women are Progressive] ''The Hindu'' 22 December 2003. Retrieved 27 January 2012</ref>}}
{{Alum
|name=[[Sadeq Sayeed]]
|year=
|nota=Banker, businessman
|ref=}}
{{Alum
|name=[[Jamil Dehlavi]]
|year=
|nota=Director
|ref=<ref>http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0214964</ref>}}
{{Alum
|name=[[Shahryar Rashed]]
|year=Non-graduating
|nota=Poet
|ref=<ref>[http://www.alhamra.com/Excerpts/collectedpoems.htm]</ref>}}
{{Alum
|name=[[Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy]]
|year=1997
|nota=[[Journalist]], [[Documentarian]]; [[Emmy Award]] winner, [[Academy Award|Oscar]] [[Academy Award for Best Documentary (Short Subject)#2010s|winner]]
|ref=<ref name="sochinoy">[http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2007/jun/04/mondaymediasection12 Sharing her View of Humanity] ''The Guardian'' 4 June 2007. Retrieved 27 January 2012</ref>}}
{{Alum
|name=[[Sherry Rehman]]
|year=
|nota=Former Pakistani Ambassador to the United States, former editor of Herald Magazine
|ref=}}
{{Alum
|name=[[Arif Naqvi]], SI
|year=
|nota=Businessman, financier
|ref=}}
{{Alum
|name=[[Waheed Murad]]
|year=1954
|nota=Actor, producer, [[scriptwriter]]
|ref=<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dawn.com/weekly/images/archive/061126/images3.htm|title=Waheed Murad|publisher=Daily Dawn|accessdate=10 September 2008}}</ref>}}
{{AlumniEnd}}

== Staff ==
*Mr. C. N. Wrigley, B.Sc. ([[Durham University|Dunelm.]]), M.Ed. ([[Birmingham University|Bham.]]), [[College of Teachers|F.Coll.T.]] is the Principal.
*Mrs. Muncherji is the Headmistress of the Middle Section
*Mrs. Durrainow Fatima Chishty Mujahid, M.A. ([[Cambridge University|Cantab.]]) is the Headmistress of the College Section.
*Mrs. Nigar Rehman is the Headmistress of the Kindergarten and Junior Section.

== References ==
{{Reflist|30em}}

== External links ==
* [http://www.kgs.edu.pk/ Karachi Grammar School website]

{{Schools in Karachi}}

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Karachi Grammar School

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{{Infobox school
|name = Karachi Grammar School
|seal_image = [[File:Karachi Grammer School crest.jpg|150px]]
|motto = {{lang|la|''Indocti Discant''}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kgs.edu.pk/History.aspx|title=History of Karachi Grammar School}}</ref>
|motto_translation = Let The Unlearned Learn
|location =
|city = [[Karachi]]
|province = [[Sindh]]
|country = Pakistan
|coordinates =
|schooltype = [[Independent school]], [[Church school]], [[Day school]]
|free_label1 = Motto
|free_text1 = {{lang|la|''Lucerna Meis Pedibus''}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kgs.edu.pk/Mission.aspx|title=Mission Statement of KGS}}</ref> A light to my feet
|religious_affiliation = [[Anglican]] [[Church of Pakistan]] (formerly [[Church of England]])
|founded = 1847
|founder = The Rev. Henry Brereton
|principal = Mr. C. N. Wrigley
|head = Mrs. D. F. C. Mujahid Mrs. R. J. Muncherji Mrs. N. F. Rahman
|head_label = Head Teacher(s)
|gender = [[Co-educational]]
|lower_age = 3
|upper_age = 19
|houses = {{color box|#FF0000}} [[Karachi Grammar School#House system|Frere]] {{color box|#000080}} [[Karachi Grammar School#House system|Napier]] {{color box|#73C2FB}}[[Karachi Grammar School#House system|Papworth]] {{color box|#008000}} [[Karachi Grammar School#House system|Streeton]]
|publication = {{Unbulleted list|''The Grammarian''|''The Pulse''}}
|free_label2 = Alumni
|free_text2 = Old Grammarians [http://www.ogs.com.pk/ www.ogs.com.pk] (Unofficial)
|website = [http://www.kgs.edu.pk www.kgs.edu.pk] [http://www.kgs547.edu.pk www.kgs547.edu.pk] [http://www.kgs-adm.edu.pk www.kgs-adm.edu.pk]
}}
'''Karachi Grammar School''' commonly known as '''KGS''' is an independent, English-medium school in [[Karachi]], [[Sindh]], Pakistan. It is a highly selective, [[coeducational]] [[day school]] (formerly [[day school|day]]/[[boarding school]]) serving approximately 2,400 students aged between three and nineteen years.<ref>[http://www.cie.org.uk/aboutcie/fellowship Karachi Grammar School. University of Cambridge Fellowship Centres]</ref>

Established in 1847 by the Reverend Henry Brereton, the first [[chaplain]] of Karachi, as a school for "English and Anglo-Indo children", it is the oldest private school in Pakistan and the second oldest in South Asia,<ref name="pakstamps">{{cite web|url=http://br-shopping.com/html/1997/1997_C016_text.htm|title=Pakistan Stamps}}</ref><ref>http://www.angelfire.com/rcps/classof99/hist.html</ref> a member of the [[Winchester College|Winchester International Symposium]] and a former member of the [[Headmaster's Conference]].

Since the 1980s, Karachi Grammar School has expanded from a school with a population of a few hundred students to a large institution that now occupies three sites and teaches more than two thousand students.

== History ==

=== 1847–1854: Origins ===
Karachi Grammar School was founded as the Anglo-Indian School in 1847. It remained the only non-native school in the town until the founding of [[St Patrick's High School, Karachi|St Patrick's High School]] was founded in 1861, followed by St. Joseph's Convent School, Karachi in 1862 and Manora School in 1866. Reverend Henry Brereton, the First Chaplain of Karachi, established the school and provided the early accommodation for the school at his private residence. The class formed by the Chaplain was at first small enough to be accommodated in this modest premises, however the smooth running of this school over the next seven years was disturbed by rumours of Brereton not being a 'good master' and his performance as a manager unsatisfactory.

Looking into this matter, on 27 July 1854 the Commissioner Bartle Frere summoned a public meeting with a view of establishing an institution that provided 'good secular instruction to children of all sects'. In this meeting funds were collected through subscriptions to establish a school, a managing committee was appointed and rules were framed that later became the basis for the present Constitution of KGS. It was the newly appointed managing committee that decided to purchase the Mess House of Her Majesty's 64th Regiment at No. 24 Depot Lines, which is at the site of the present day Middle School. The reorganized school was formally opened on 1 November 1854 as "The Kurrachee European and Indo-European School".<ref>"Education and the Origins of KGS", ''The Life and Times of Karachi Grammar School'' (Published 2010), pages 16–19.</ref>

=== 1854–1914: Early years ===
The school continued on its regular course with a small student body of around 40 children. In 1874, Reverend G B Streeton, then Chaplain of Karachi and Hon. Secretary of the School suggested a plan that included expanding the school premises and securing a title deed for the land the school was to occupy, which could only be completed by August 1890 due to complications regarding the governments rights to resumption of cantonment land.

Streeton raised Rs. 47,918, which enabled his plan to go ahead. Captain Thomas F Dowden of the Royal Bombay Engineers was commissioned to make the architectural drawings for the new building. The new school building was opened for boarders on 27 February 1875 by Sir William Merewether, Commissioner-in-Sind at that time. The roll of children was 75 in 1875 and 90 children in 1876 with six teachers, implying a pupil-teacher ratio of 15:1.

During the following years, the school flourished. It was endowed with a library in memory of a local doctor. In 1879, the school was renamed from 'The Kurrachee European and Indo-European School' to 'Karachi Grammar School'.<ref>New Beginnings,1874-9, ''"The Life and Times of Karachi Grammar School"'' (Published 2010) Pages 20–23</ref>

During 1901 the school went through a difficult time after the headmaster, Mr. Taylor, was forced into resignation by the school's managing committee; the number of students decreased considerably over the course of the following year. Taylor opened his own school named "Taylor High School". In 1902 Taylor returned along with the pupils from his private school. During the next three years the school improved academically; however, it struggled financially, barely affording the employees. In 1910 the school received a grant of Rs.2000, which continued over the next thirty years and rescued it from financial crisis.<ref>Karachi Grammar School 1847–1988, (Published 1988) Pages 26–29.</ref>

In 1912, Bernard Tobin was the first pupil to take, and pass, the Cambridge School Certificate Examination. Additionally, this year marked the first scouts enrolled from the school. Towards the end of 1914, construction began on the third storey of the school, and students were temporarily taught in a building on Mereweather Road, which was given free of cost. The total count of students had reached 151.<ref>''Karachi Grammar School 1847–1988'' (published 1988), pages 30–32.</ref>

== Admissions ==
The school has an admissions process in place for all the levels of education it offers, including registration with the need to provide [[proof of identity]] and details of [[sibling]]s or parental history in relation to the school. The school is divided between the [[kindergarten]] section, junior section, middle section, and college section, with only the start of each section being open for admissions. Furthermore, only individuals in a certain age range may be admitted to each section. The admissions process includes an [[interview]] and a test for all sections, except [[kindergarten]]. The subjects of the tests are English, [[mathematics]], and [[Urdu]], with [[general science]]s being an additional subject for the college section.<ref>{{cite web|title=KINDERGARTEN ADMISSION – 2012|url=http://www.kgs-adm.edu.pk/kindergarten.htm|work=Karachi Grammar School|accessdate=18 February 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=JUNIOR SECTION ADMISSION – 2012|url=http://www.kgs-adm.edu.pk/junior.htm|work=Karachi Grammar School|accessdate=18 February 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=MIDDLE SECTION ADMISSION- 2012|url=http://www.kgs-adm.edu.pk/middle.htm|work=Karachi Grammar School|accessdate=18 February 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=COLLEGE SECTION ADMISSION - 2012|url=http://www.kgs-adm.edu.pk/college.htm|work=Karachi Grammar School|accessdate=18 February 2012}}</ref>

== Academics and curriculum ==
Karachi Grammar School gives its students 15 years of education on its three different sites. The Kindergarten and Junior school are accommodated in the same site located in Clifton, with students spending their Nursery, Prep, 1st and 2nd Classes in the Kindergarten Section and Classes 3–6 in its Junior Section. Children spend three years in Classes 7–9 in the Middle School located on the Old Saddar site. On the senior level, KGS is geared towards preparing students for [[General Certificate of Education|GCE]] [[O Level|Ordinary Level]], [[GCE Advanced Level|Advanced Subsidiary Level]], and [[Advanced Level (UK)|Advanced Level]] examinations.<ref name="rcossubject">{{cite web|url=http://www.angelfire.com/hi/kgs/|title=Karachi Grammar School}}</ref>

Subjects taught at KGS include [[Physics]], [[Chemistry]], [[Mathematics]], Additional [[Mathematics]], [[Biology]], [[Computer Science|Computer Studies]], [[Computing]], [[Pakistan Studies]], [[Urdu]], [[Islamic Studies]], [[English Literature]], [[English Language]], [[Economics]], [[Account (accountancy)|Account]]s, [[Business Studies]], [[World History]], [[Art]], World [[Geography]], French, [[Psychology]] and [[Sociology]].<ref name="kgssubject">Subject taught at KGS</ref>

<gallery>
Image:Kgs cc1.JPG|College Section, Clifton
Image:KGS MS.jpg|Middle Section, Saddar
Image:KGS JS.jpg|Kindergarten and Junior Section, Clifton
</gallery>

== Extracurricular activities ==
In the junior section, extra-curricular activities available include [[sport]]s, [[music]], [[Swimming (sport)|swimming]], a school [[choir]], [[scouts]] and [[Brownie (Girl Guides)|girl guides]], [[community service]], and [[French language|French lessons]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Co-curricular|url=http://www.kgs.edu.pk/JSHome/JSCoCurricular.aspx|work=Karachi Grammar School|accessdate=18 February 2012}}</ref> For the middle section, activities and events are organized through clubs and societies, such as the [[biology]] and [[history]] clubs, and the Helper's Society.<ref>{{cite web|title=Middle Section: Co-curricular|url=http://www.kgs.edu.pk/MSHome/MSCocurricular.aspx|work=Karachi Grammar School|accessdate=18 February 2012}}</ref> At the college section, there are several societies and clubs, ranging from the Eastern Music Society to the Drama Council and from the Einstein Society to the Helper's Society.<ref>{{cite web|title=Co-Curricular Activities|url=http://www.kgs.edu.pk/CSHome/CSCoCurricular.aspx|work=Karachi Grammar School|accessdate=18 February 2012}}</ref>

=== Public speaking and debating ===
The school has won national and international debate competitions. It maintains a Parliamentary Debate Team, several of whom have represented Pakistan in the [[World Schools Debating Championships]].<ref>[http://www.schoolsdebate.com/ World Schools Debating Championships]</ref>

Karachi Grammar School is also known for its Model United Nations team. It entered competitions include LUMUN (Pakistan's largest international Model United Nations conference, hosting over 1200 delegates), where the school team won in 2008 and 2009. Karachi Grammar School also took part in Harvard Model United Nations 2012 in Beijing, China, winning the 'Best Large Delegation' award.<ref>http://tribune.com.pk/story/349166/departure-lounge-tension-so-who-here-can-speak-mandarin/</ref> In August of the same year Karachi Grammar School sent a 12-member delegation to Hyderabad, India to attend the 2nd session of the Harvard Model United Nations India. Once more the delegation received the overall Best Large Delegation Award out of over 100 delegations and 800 delegates. This made the school the winner at both of Harvard's international high-school MUN conferences (China and India).<ref>http://tribune.com.pk/story/424210/kgs-wins-best-delegation-award-at-harvard-mun/</ref>

== House system ==
The four school [[House system|houses]] are:
* {{color box|#FF0000}} <big>'''''Frere'''''</big> (for Sir [[Henry Bartle Frere]], Bt., G.C.B.) '''Established:''' 1930 '''Motto:''' Fortiter, Fideliter, Feliciter ([[Latin]]) '''Motto in English:''' Bravely, Faithfully, Happily '''Mascot:''' Native American
* {{color box|#000080}} <big>'''''Napier'''''</big> (for Gen. Sir [[Charles James Napier]], G.C.B.) '''Established:''' 1930 '''Motto:''' Universi Stamus ([[Latin]]) '''Motto in English:''' In Unity Lies Strength '''Mascot:''' Panther
* {{color box|#73C2FB}} <big>'''''Papworth'''''</big> (for a former principal, Leonard Papworth, M.B.E.) '''Established:''' 1999 '''Motto:''' Virtus Vincit Omnia ([[Latin]]) '''Motto in English:''' Valor Conquers All '''Mascot:''' Shark 
* {{color box|#008000}} <big>'''''Streeton'''''</big> (for the Rev. G. B. Streeton, M.A.) '''Established:''' 1930 '''Motto:''' Excelsior ([[Latin]]) '''Motto in English:''' Ever Upwards '''Mascot:''' Dragon

The house system was introduced in 1929 and the houses were originally known as A, B and C; the following year the house names were changed to Napier, Frere and Streeton respectively.<ref name="History of Karachi Grammar School">History of Karachi Grammar School</ref>

== Notable alumni ==
{{dynamic list}}

{{AlumniStart}}
{{Alum
|name=[[Abdurrahman Wahid]]
|year=Non-graduating
|nota=Former [[President of Indonesia]]
|ref=<ref>{{Cite book | last = Barton | first = Greg | title = Abdurrahman Wahid: Muslim Democrat, Indonesian President | publisher=University of New South Wales Press | year = 2002 | location = Sydney | isbn = 978-0-86840-405-9 | postscript = .}}</ref>}}
{{Alum
|name=Arieb Azhar
|year=
|nota=Singer
|ref=<ref>[http://www.pakusonline.com/page.aspx?page_id=105 Interview with Arieb Azhar By Anjum D. Alden]</ref>}}
{{Alum
|name=Afiya Shehrbano Zia
|year=
|nota=Activist and author of "Sex Crime in the Islamic Context"
|ref=}}
{{Alum
|name=Nawabzada Muhammad Aslam Khanji Moin ud-din Khanji Babi
|year=
|nota=Heir apparent to the kingdom of [[Bantva Manavadar]]
|ref=<ref>[http://www.royalark.net/India2/manava3.htm]</ref>}}
{{Alum
|name=[http://www.asadrafiworld.com/asads-profile/ Asad Rafi]
|year=
|nota=[[Motivational Speaker]]
|ref=<ref>[http://www.asadrafi.com/2010/01/my-time-spent-at-karachi-grammar-school.html]</ref><ref>[http://www.asadrafiworld.com/asads-profile/]</ref>}}
{{Alum
|name=[http://www.njfk.org/bod.php Asher Hasan]
|year=1990
|nota=[[Social entrepreneur]]; [[TED (conference)|TED Fellow]], Founder of [http://www.njfk.org/ NAYA JEEVAN]
|ref=<ref>[http://www.pakusonline.com/page.aspx?page_id=94 Asher Hasan Interview]</ref><ref>[http://www.ted.com/talks/asher_hasan_s_message_of_peace_from_pakistan.html Asher Hassan on TED]</ref>}}
{{Alum
|name=[[Atta ur Rahman]]
|year=1960
|nota=[[Organic chemist]]; Fellow [[Royal Society of London]]; Federal Minister for Science and Technology
|ref=<ref>[http://pakistanherald.com/Profile/Prof-Dr-Atta-ur-Rahman-430 Profile: Atta-ur-Rehman]</ref>}}
{{Alum
|name=[[Benazir Bhutto]]
|year=1969
|nota=Former [[Prime Minister of Pakistan]] and first elected female head of state of the Muslim World.
|ref=<ref>{{cite news |first= |last= |authorlink= |coauthors= |title=Obituary: Benazir Bhutto, 1953–2007 |url=http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/obituaries/article3101102.ece?token=null&offset=12 |work= |publisher=''[[The Times]]'' |date=27 December 2007 |accessdate=20 January 2008 }}</ref><ref>[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1567097/bio Benazir Bhutto – Biography]</ref>}}
{{Alum
|name=[[Dail Jones]]
|year=1959
|nota=New Zealand [[politician]]; member of the [[New Zealand First]] party, was a former party president
|ref=<ref>[http://www.nzfirst.org.nz/newsletter/nov02/index.php "Leader's Letter", November 2002]. New Zealand First.</ref>}}
{{Alum
|name=[[Ghulam Mustafa Jatoi]]
|year=
|nota=[[Politician]]; acting [[Prime Minister of Pakistan]]
|ref=<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.zimbio.com/Pakistan/articles/4NrDlmkjLV-/Ghulam+Mustafa+Jatoi+Passes+Away|title=Ghulam Mustafa Jatoi}}</ref>}}
{{Alum
|name=[[Hameed Haroon]]
|year=
|nota=CEO [[Dawn Media Group]]
|ref={{Citation needed|date=July 2010}}}}
{{Alum
|name=[[Hussain Haroon]]
|year=
|nota=Pakistani ambassador to the [[United Nations]]
|ref=<ref>[http://www.bluechipmag.com/bc/magazine_contributors.php Blue Chip Magazine: Contributor Biographies]</ref>}}
{{Alum
|name=[[Kamila Shamsie]]
|year=
|nota=Novelist
|ref=<ref>[http://www.allvoices.com/people/Kamila_Shamsie Kamila Shamsie]</ref>}}
{{Alum
|name=[[Kumail Nanjiani]]
|year=1997
|nota=[[Comedian]], actor
|ref=<ref>[http://tribune.com.pk/story/208831/pakistani-actors-are-now-appearing-in-hollywood-films/]</ref>}}
{{Alum
|name=[[Murtaza Bhutto]]
|year=1971
|nota=[[Politician]]; senior member of [[Pakistan Peoples Party]]
|ref=<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pakistanherald.com/Profile/Murtaza-Bhutto-728|title=Murtaza Bhutto}}</ref>}}
{{Alum
|name=[[Nadeem F. Paracha]]
|year=1983
|nota=[[Journalist]], [[cultural critic]], [[satirist]], [[short story writer]]
|ref=<ref>[http://nadeemfparacha.wordpress.com/about/]</ref>}}
{{Alum
|name=[[Ameena Saiyid]], OBE
|year=
|nota=Publisher
|ref=}}
{{Alum
|name=[[Nadia Zaffar]]
|year=
|nota=[[Dawn News]] [[anchor]], producer
|ref=<ref>[http://www.shemag.com.pk/newsite/2006/nov/feature_3.html Feature in She Magazine Pakistan/]</ref>}}
{{Alum
|name=[[Nafisa Shah]]
|year=1986
|nota=Member of [[National Assembly of Pakistan|National Assembly]], Chair of the [[National Commission for Human Development]], General Secretary of the [http://www.wpcp.org.pk/wpcp/Home.aspx Women’s Parliamentary Caucus]
|ref=<ref>[http://www.oupaksoc.org/alumni.html]</ref>}}
{{Alum
|name=[[Nazia Hassan]]
|year=
|nota=[[Pop singer]]
|ref=<ref>[http://www.singers1.8m.com/SOCIAL%20WORK.htm Nazia Hassan – The Musical Story]</ref>}}
{{Alum
|name=[[Pervez Hoodbhoy]]
|year=
|nota=[[Nuclear physicist]]; Political-defence analyst
|ref=<ref>[http://www.drsohail.com/Articals/Pervezhoodbhoy.htm Interview with Dr. Pervez Hoodbhoy Canada, February 2000]</ref>}}
{{Alum
|name=[[Tapu Javeri]]
|year=
|nota=Radio host, photographer, jewellery designer
|ref=}}
{{Alum
|name=[[Sabiha Sumar]]
|year=
|nota=[[Filmmaker]]
|ref=<ref name="ssumar">[http://www.hindu.com/mp/2003/12/22/stories/2003122201140200.htm Pakistani Women are Progressive] ''The Hindu'' 22 December 2003. Retrieved 27 January 2012</ref>}}
{{Alum
|name=[[Sadeq Sayeed]]
|year=
|nota=Banker, businessman
|ref=}}
{{Alum
|name=[[Jamil Dehlavi]]
|year=
|nota=Director
|ref=<ref>http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0214964</ref>}}
{{Alum
|name=[[Shahryar Rashed]]
|year=Non-graduating
|nota=Poet
|ref=<ref>[http://www.alhamra.com/Excerpts/collectedpoems.htm]</ref>}}
{{Alum
|name=[[Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy]]
|year=1997
|nota=[[Journalist]], [[Documentarian]]; [[Emmy Award]] winner, [[Academy Award|Oscar]] [[Academy Award for Best Documentary (Short Subject)#2010s|winner]]
|ref=<ref name="sochinoy">[http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2007/jun/04/mondaymediasection12 Sharing her View of Humanity] ''The Guardian'' 4 June 2007. Retrieved 27 January 2012</ref>}}
{{Alum
|name=[[Sherry Rehman]]
|year=
|nota=Pakistani Ambassador to the United States, former editor of Herald Magazine.
|ref=}}
{{Alum
|name=[[Arif Naqvi]], SI
|year=
|nota=Businessman, financier
|ref=}}
{{Alum
|name=[[Waheed Murad]]
|year=1954
|nota=Actor, producer, [[scriptwriter]]
|ref=<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dawn.com/weekly/images/archive/061126/images3.htm|title=Waheed Murad|publisher=Daily Dawn|accessdate=10 September 2008}}</ref>}}
{{AlumniEnd}}

== Staff ==
*Mr. C. N. Wrigley, B.Sc. ([[Durham University|Dunelm.]]), M.Ed. ([[Birmingham University|Bham.]]), [[College of Teachers|F.Coll.T.]] is the Principal.
*Mrs. Muncherji is the Headmistress of the Middle Section
*Mrs. Durrainow Fatima Chishty Mujahid, M.A. ([[Cambridge University|Cantab.]]) is the Headmistress of the College Section.
*Mrs. Nigar Rehman is the Headmistress of the Kindergarten and Junior Section.

== References ==
{{Reflist|30em}}

== External links ==
* [http://www.kgs.edu.pk/ Karachi Grammar School website]

{{Schools in Karachi}}

[[Category:Karachi Grammar School| ]]
[[Category:Educational institutions established in 1847]]
[[Category:Private schools in Pakistan]]
[[Category:Schools in Pakistan]]
[[Category:Schools in Sindh]]
[[Category:Schools in Karachi]]
[[Category:Anglican schools in Pakistan]]
[[Category:1847 establishments in India]]

Karachi Grammar School

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{{Infobox school
|name = Karachi Grammar School
|seal_image = [[File:Karachi Grammer School crest.jpg|150px]]
|motto = {{lang|la|''Indocti Discant''}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kgs.edu.pk/History.aspx|title=History of Karachi Grammar School}}</ref>
|motto_translation = Let The Unlearned Learn
|location =
|city = [[Karachi]]
|province = [[Sindh]]
|country = Pakistan
|coordinates =
|schooltype = [[Independent school]], [[Church school]], [[Day school]]
|free_label1 = Motto
|free_text1 = {{lang|la|''Lucerna Meis Pedibus''}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kgs.edu.pk/Mission.aspx|title=Mission Statement of KGS}}</ref> A Lantern to my feet
|religious_affiliation = [[Anglican]] [[Church of Pakistan]] (formerly [[Church of England]])
|founded = 1847
|founder = The Rev. Henry Brereton
|principal = Mr. C. N. Wrigley
|head = Mrs. D. F. C. Mujahid Mrs. R. J. Muncherji Mrs. N. F. Rahman
|head_label = Head Teacher(s)
|gender = [[Co-educational]]
|lower_age = 3
|upper_age = 19
|houses = {{color box|#FF0000}} [[Karachi Grammar School#House system|Frere]] {{color box|#000080}} [[Karachi Grammar School#House system|Napier]] {{color box|#008000}} [[Karachi Grammar School#House system|Streeton]] {{color box|#73C2FB}} [[Karachi Grammar School#House system|Papworth]]
|publication = {{Unbulleted list|''The Grammarian''|''The Pulse''}}
|free_label2 = Alumni
|free_text2 = Old Grammarians [http://www.ogs.com.pk/ www.ogs.com.pk](Unofficial)
|website = [http://www.kgs.edu.pk www.kgs.edu.pk] [http://www.kgs547.edu.pk www.kgs547.edu.pk] [http://www.kgs-adm.edu.pk www.kgs-adm.edu.pk]
}}
'''Karachi Grammar School''' (KGS) is an independent, English-medium school in [[Karachi]], [[Sindh]], Pakistan. It is a highly selective, [[coeducational]] [[day school]] (formerly [[day school|day]]/[[boarding school]]) serving approximately 2,400 students aged between three and nineteen years.<ref>[http://www.cie.org.uk/aboutcie/fellowship Karachi Grammar School. University of Cambridge Fellowship Centres]</ref>

Established in 1847 by the Reverend Henry Brereton, the first [[chaplain]] of Karachi, as a school for "English and Anglo-Indo children", it is the oldest private school in Pakistan and the second oldest in South Asia<ref name="pakstamps">{{cite web|url=http://br-shopping.com/html/1997/1997_C016_text.htm|title=Pakistan Stamps}}</ref><ref>http://www.angelfire.com/rcps/classof99/hist.html</ref>, a member of the [[Winchester College|Winchester International Symposium]] and a former member of the [[Headmaster's Conference]].

Since the 1980s, Karachi Grammar School has expanded from a school with a population of a few hundred students to a large institution that now occupies three sites and teaches more than two thousand students.

== History ==
=== 1847–1854: Origins ===
Karachi Grammar School was founded as the Anglo-Indian School in 1847. It remained the only non-native school in the town until the founding of [[St Patrick's High School, Karachi|St Patrick's High School]] was founded in 1861, followed by St. Joseph's Convent School, Karachi in 1862 and Manora School in 1866. Reverend Henry Brereton, the First Chaplain of Karachi, established the school and provided the early accommodation for the school at his private residence. The class formed by the Chaplain was at first small enough to be accommodated in this modest premises, however the smooth running of this school over the next seven years was disturbed by rumours of Brereton not being a 'good master' and his performance as a manager unsatisfactory.

Looking into this matter, on 27 July 1854 the Commissioner Bartle Frere summoned a public meeting with a view of establishing an institution that provided 'good secular instruction to children of all sects'. In this meeting funds were collected through subscriptions to establish a school, a managing committee was appointed and rules were framed that later became the basis for the present Constitution of KGS. It was the newly appointed managing committee that decided to purchase the Mess House of Her Majesty's 64th Regiment at No. 24 Depot Lines, which is at the site of the present day Middle School. The reorganized school was formally opened on 1 November 1854 as "The Kurrachee European and Indo-European School".<ref>"Education and the Origins of KGS", ''The Life and Times of Karachi Grammar School'' (Published 2010), pages 16–19.</ref>

=== 1854–1914: Early years ===
The school continued on its regular course with a small student body of around 40 children. In 1874, Reverend G B Streeton, then Chaplain of Karachi and Hon. Secretary of the School suggested a plan that included expanding the school premises and securing a title deed for the land the school was to occupy, which could only be completed by August 1890 due to complications regarding the governments rights to resumption of cantonment land.

Streeton raised Rs. 47,918, which enabled his plan to go ahead. Captain Thomas F Dowden of the Royal Bombay Engineers was commissioned to make the architectural drawings for the new building. The new school building was opened for boarders on 27 February 1875 by Sir William Merewether, Commissioner-in-Sind at that time. The roll of children was 75 in 1875 and 90 children in 1876 with six teachers, implying a pupil-teacher ratio of 15:1.

During the following years, the school flourished. It was endowed with a library in memory of a local doctor. In 1879, the school was renamed from 'The Kurrachee European and Indo-European School' to 'Karachi Grammar School'.<ref>New Beginnings,1874-9, ''"The Life and Times of Karachi Grammar School"'' (Published 2010) Pages 20–23</ref>

During 1901 the school went through a difficult time after the headmaster, Mr. Taylor, was forced into resignation by the school's managing committee; the number of students decreased considerably over the course of the following year. Taylor opened his own school named "Taylor High School". In 1902 Taylor returned along with the pupils from his private school. During the next three years the school improved academically; however, it struggled financially, barely affording the employees. In 1910 the school received a grant of Rs.2000, which continued over the next thirty years and rescued it from financial crisis.<ref>Karachi Grammar School 1847–1988, (Published 1988) Pages 26–29.</ref>

In 1912, Bernard Tobin was the first pupil to take, and pass, the Cambridge School Certificate Examination. Additionally, this year marked the first scouts enrolled from the school. Towards the end of 1914, construction began on the third storey of the school, and students were temporarily taught in a building on Mereweather Road, which was given free of cost. The total count of students had reached 151.<ref>''Karachi Grammar School 1847–1988'' (published 1988), pages 30–32.</ref>

== Admissions ==
The school has an admissions process in place for all the levels of education it offers, including registration with the need to provide [[proof of identity]] and details of [[sibling]]s or parental history in relation to the school. The school is divided between the [[kindergarten]] section, junior section, middle section, and college section, with only the start of each section being open for admissions. Furthermore, only individuals in a certain age range may be admitted to each section. The admissions process includes an [[interview]] and a test for all sections, except [[kindergarten]]. The subjects of the tests are English, [[mathematics]], and [[Urdu]], with [[general science]]s being an additional subject for the college section.<ref>{{cite web|title=KINDERGARTEN ADMISSION – 2012|url=http://www.kgs-adm.edu.pk/kindergarten.htm|work=Karachi Grammar School|accessdate=18 February 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=JUNIOR SECTION ADMISSION – 2012|url=http://www.kgs-adm.edu.pk/junior.htm|work=Karachi Grammar School|accessdate=18 February 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=MIDDLE SECTION ADMISSION- 2012|url=http://www.kgs-adm.edu.pk/middle.htm|work=Karachi Grammar School|accessdate=18 February 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=COLLEGE SECTION ADMISSION - 2012|url=http://www.kgs-adm.edu.pk/college.htm|work=Karachi Grammar School|accessdate=18 February 2012}}</ref>

== Academics and curriculum ==
Karachi Grammar School gives its students 15 years of education on its three different sites. The Kindergarten and Junior school are accommodated in the same site located in Clifton, with students spending their Nursery, Prep, 1st and 2nd Classes in the Kindergarten Section and Classes 3–6 in its Junior Section. Children spend three years in Classes 7–9 in the Middle School located on the Old Saddar site. On the senior level, KGS is geared towards preparing students for [[General Certificate of Education|GCE]] [[O Level|Ordinary Level]], [[GCE Advanced Level|Advanced Subsidiary Level]], and [[Advanced Level (UK)|Advanced Level]] examinations.<ref name="rcossubject">{{cite web|url=http://www.angelfire.com/hi/kgs/|title=Karachi Grammar School}}</ref>

Subjects taught at KGS include [[Physics]], [[Chemistry]], [[Mathematics]], Additional [[Mathematics]], [[Biology]], [[Computer Science|Computer Studies]], [[Computing]], [[Pakistan Studies]], [[Urdu]], [[Islamic Studies]], [[English Literature]], [[English Language]], [[Economics]], [[Account (accountancy)|Account]]s, [[Business Studies]], [[World History]], [[Art]], World [[Geography]], French, [[Psychology]] and [[Sociology]].<ref name="kgssubject">Subject taught at KGS</ref>

<gallery>
Image:Kgs cc1.JPG|College Section, Clifton
Image:KGS MS.jpg|Middle Section, Saddar
Image:KGS JS.jpg|Kindergarten and Junior Section, Clifton
</gallery>

== Extracurricular activities ==
In the junior section, extra-curricular activities available include [[sport]]s, [[music]], [[Swimming (sport)|swimming]], a school [[choir]], [[scouts]] and [[Brownie (Girl Guides)|girl guides]], [[community service]], and [[French language|French lessons]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Co-curricular|url=http://www.kgs.edu.pk/JSHome/JSCoCurricular.aspx|work=Karachi Grammar School|accessdate=18 February 2012}}</ref> For the middle section, activities and events are organized through clubs and societies, such as the [[biology]] and [[history]] clubs, and the Helper's Society.<ref>{{cite web|title=Middle Section: Co-curricular|url=http://www.kgs.edu.pk/MSHome/MSCocurricular.aspx|work=Karachi Grammar School|accessdate=18 February 2012}}</ref> At the college section, there are several societies and clubs, ranging from the Eastern Music Society to the Drama Council and from the Einstein Society to the Helper's Society. <ref>{{cite web|title=Co-Curricular Activities|url=http://www.kgs.edu.pk/CSHome/CSCoCurricular.aspx|work=Karachi Grammar School|accessdate=18 February 2012}}</ref>

=== Public speaking and debating ===
The school has won national and international debate competitions. It maintains a Parliamentary Debate Team, several of whom have represented Pakistan in the [[World Schools Debating Championships]].<ref>[http://www.schoolsdebate.com/ World Schools Debating Championships]</ref>

Karachi Grammar School is also known for its Model United Nations team. It entered competitions include LUMUN (Pakistan's largest international Model United Nations conference, hosting over 1200 delegates), where the school team won in 2008 and 2009. Karachi Grammar School also took part in Harvard Model United Nations 2012 in Beijing, China, winning the 'Best Large Delegation' award.<ref>http://tribune.com.pk/story/349166/departure-lounge-tension-so-who-here-can-speak-mandarin/</ref> In August of the same year Karachi Grammar School sent a 12-member delegation to Hyderabad, India to attend the 2nd session of the Harvard Model United Nations India. Once more the delegation received the overall Best Large Delegation Award out of over 100 delegations and 800 delegates. This made the school the winner at both of Harvard's international high-school MUN conferences(China and India).<ref>http://tribune.com.pk/story/424210/kgs-wins-best-delegation-award-at-harvard-mun/</ref>

== House system ==
The four school [[House system|houses]] are:
* {{color box|#FF0000}} <big>'''''Frere'''''</big> (for Sir [[Henry Bartle Frere]], Bt., G.C.B.) '''Established:''' 1930 '''Motto:''' Fortiter, Fideliter, Feliciter ([[Latin]]) '''Motto in English:''' Bravely, Faithfully, Happily '''Mascot:''' Native American
* {{color box|#000080}} <big>'''''Napier'''''</big> (for Gen. Sir [[Charles James Napier]], G.C.B.) '''Established:''' 1930 '''Motto:''' Universi Stamus ([[Latin]]) '''Motto in English:''' In Unity Lies Strength '''Mascot:''' Panther
* {{color box|#008000}} <big>'''''Streeton'''''</big> (for the Rev. G. B. Streeton, M.A.) '''Established:''' 1930 '''Motto:''' Excelsior ([[Latin]]) '''Motto in English:''' Ever Upwards '''Mascot:''' Dragon
* {{color box|#73C2FB}} <big>'''''Papworth'''''</big> (for a former principal, Leonard Papworth, M.B.E.) '''Established:''' 1999 '''Motto:''' Virtus Vincit Omnia ([[Latin]]) '''Motto in English:''' Valor Conquers All '''Mascot:''' Shark 

The house system was introduced in 1929 and the houses were originally known as A, B and C; the following year the house names were changed to Napier, Frere and Streeton respectively.<ref name="History of Karachi Grammar School">History of Karachi Grammar School</ref>

== Notable alumni ==
{{dynamic list}}

{{AlumniStart}}
{{Alum
|name=[[Abdurrahman Wahid]]
|year=Non-graduating
|nota=Former [[President of Indonesia]]
|ref=<ref>{{Cite book | last = Barton | first = Greg | title = Abdurrahman Wahid: Muslim Democrat, Indonesian President | publisher=University of New South Wales Press | year = 2002 | location = Sydney | isbn = 978-0-86840-405-9 | postscript = .}}</ref>}}
{{Alum
|name=[[Arieb Azhar]]
|year=
|nota=Singer
|ref=<ref>[http://www.pakusonline.com/page.aspx?page_id=105 Interview with Arieb Azhar By Anjum D. Alden]</ref>}}
{{Alum
|name=Afiya Shehrbano Zia
|year=
|nota=Activist and author of "Sex Crime in the Islamic Context"
|ref=}}
{{Alum
|name=Nawabzada Muhammad Aslam Khanji Moin ud-din Khanji Babi
|year=
|nota=Heir apparent to the kingdom of [[Bantva Manavadar]]
|ref=<ref>[http://www.royalark.net/India2/manava3.htm]</ref>}}
{{Alum
|name=[http://www.asadrafiworld.com/asads-profile/ Asad Rafi]
|year=
|nota=[[Motivational Speaker]]
|ref=<ref>[http://www.asadrafi.com/2010/01/my-time-spent-at-karachi-grammar-school.html]</ref><ref>[http://www.asadrafiworld.com/asads-profile/]</ref>}}
{{Alum
|name=[http://www.njfk.org/bod.php Asher Hasan]
|year=1990
|nota=[[Social entrepreneur]]; [[TED (conference)|TED Fellow]], Founder of [http://www.njfk.org/ NAYA JEEVAN]
|ref=<ref>[http://www.pakusonline.com/page.aspx?page_id=94 Asher Hasan Interview]</ref><ref>[http://www.ted.com/talks/asher_hasan_s_message_of_peace_from_pakistan.html Asher Hassan on TED]</ref>}}
{{Alum
|name=[[Atta ur Rahman]]
|year=1960
|nota=[[Organic chemist]]; Fellow [[Royal Society of London]]; Federal Minister for Science and Technology
|ref=<ref>[http://pakistanherald.com/Profile/Prof-Dr-Atta-ur-Rahman-430 Profile: Atta-ur-Rehman]</ref>}}
{{Alum
|name=[[Benazir Bhutto]]
|year=1969
|nota=Former [[Prime Minister of Pakistan]] and first elected female head of state of the Muslim World.
|ref=<ref>{{cite news |first= |last= |authorlink= |coauthors= |title=Obituary: Benazir Bhutto, 1953–2007 |url=http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/obituaries/article3101102.ece?token=null&offset=12 |work= |publisher=''[[The Times]]'' |date=27 December 2007 |accessdate=20 January 2008 }}</ref><ref>[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1567097/bio Benazir Bhutto – Biography]</ref>}}
{{Alum
|name=[[Dail Jones]]
|year=1959
|nota=New Zealand [[politician]]; member of the [[New Zealand First]] party, was a former party president
|ref=<ref>[http://www.nzfirst.org.nz/newsletter/nov02/index.php "Leader's Letter", November 2002]. New Zealand First.</ref>}}
{{Alum
|name=[[Ghulam Mustafa Jatoi]]
|year=
|nota=[[Politician]]; acting [[Prime Minister of Pakistan]]
|ref=<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.zimbio.com/Pakistan/articles/4NrDlmkjLV-/Ghulam+Mustafa+Jatoi+Passes+Away|title=Ghulam Mustafa Jatoi}}</ref>}}
{{Alum
|name=[[Hameed Haroon]]
|year=
|nota=CEO [[Dawn Media Group]]
|ref={{Citation needed|date=July 2010}}}}
{{Alum
|name=[[Hussain Haroon]]
|year=
|nota=Pakistani ambassador to the [[United Nations]]
|ref=<ref>[http://www.bluechipmag.com/bc/magazine_contributors.php Blue Chip Magazine: Contributor Biographies]</ref>}}
{{Alum
|name=[[Kamila Shamsie]]
|year=
|nota=Novelist
|ref=<ref>[http://www.allvoices.com/people/Kamila_Shamsie Kamila Shamsie]</ref>}}
{{Alum
|name=[[Kumail Nanjiani]]
|year=1997
|nota=[[Comedian]], actor
|ref=<ref>[http://tribune.com.pk/story/208831/pakistani-actors-are-now-appearing-in-hollywood-films/]</ref>}}
{{Alum
|name=[[Murtaza Bhutto]]
|year=1971
|nota=[[Politician]]; senior member of [[Pakistan Peoples Party]]
|ref=<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pakistanherald.com/Profile/Murtaza-Bhutto-728|title=Murtaza Bhutto}}</ref>}}
{{Alum
|name=[[Nadeem F. Paracha]]
|year=1983
|nota=[[Journalist]], [[cultural critic]], [[satirist]], [[short story writer]]
|ref=<ref>[http://nadeemfparacha.wordpress.com/about/]</ref>}}
{{Alum
|name=[[Nadia Zaffar]]
|year=
|nota=[[Dawn News]] [[anchor]], producer
|ref=<ref>[http://www.shemag.com.pk/newsite/2006/nov/feature_3.html Feature in She Magazine Pakistan/]</ref>}}
{{Alum
|name=[[Nafisa Shah]]
|year=1986
|nota=Member of [[National Assembly of Pakistan|National Assembly]], Chair of the [[National Commission for Human Development]], General Secretary of the [http://www.wpcp.org.pk/wpcp/Home.aspx Women’s Parliamentary Caucus]
|ref=<ref>[http://www.oupaksoc.org/alumni.html]</ref>}}
{{Alum
|name=[[Nazia Hassan]]
|year=
|nota=[[Pop singer]]
|ref=<ref>[http://www.singers1.8m.com/SOCIAL%20WORK.htm Nazia Hassan – The Musical Story]</ref>}}
{{Alum
|name=[[Pervez Hoodbhoy]]
|year=
|nota=[[Nuclear physicist]]; Political-defence analyst
|ref=<ref>[http://www.drsohail.com/Articals/Pervezhoodbhoy.htm Interview with Dr. Pervez Hoodbhoy Canada, February 2000]</ref>}}
{{Alum
|name=[[Sabiha Sumar]]
|year=
|nota=[[Filmmaker]]
|ref=<ref name="ssumar">[http://www.hindu.com/mp/2003/12/22/stories/2003122201140200.htm Pakistani Women are Progressive] ''The Hindu'' 22 December 2003. Retrieved 27 January 2012</ref>}}
{{Alum
|name=[[Sadeq Sayeed]]
|year=
|nota=Banker, businessman
|ref=}}
{{Alum
|name=[[Shahryar Rashed]]
|year=Non-graduating
|nota=Poet
|ref=<ref>[http://www.alhamra.com/Excerpts/collectedpoems.htm]</ref>}}
{{Alum
|name=[[Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy]]
|year=1997
|nota=[[Journalist]], [[Documentarian]]; [[Emmy Award]] winner, [[Academy Award|Oscar]] [[Academy Award for Best Documentary (Short Subject)#2010s|winner]]
|ref=<ref name="sochinoy">[http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2007/jun/04/mondaymediasection12 Sharing her View of Humanity] ''The Guardian'' 4 June 2007. Retrieved 27 January 2012</ref>}}
{{Alum
|name=[[Sherry Rehman]]
|year=
|nota=Pakistani Ambassador to the United States, former editor of Herald Magazine.
|ref=}}
{{Alum
|name=[[Waheed Murad]]
|year=1954
|nota=Actor, producer, [[scriptwriter]]
|ref=<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dawn.com/weekly/images/archive/061126/images3.htm|title=Waheed Murad|publisher=Daily Dawn|accessdate=10 September 2008}}</ref>}}
{{AlumniEnd}}

== Staff ==
*Mr. C. N. Wrigley, B.Sc. ([[Durham University|Dunelm.]]), M.Ed. ([[Birmingham University|Bham.]]), [[College of Teachers|F.Coll.T.]] is the Principal.
*Mrs. Muncherji is the Headmistress of the Middle Section
*Mrs. Durrainow Fatima Chishty Mujahid, M.A. ([[Cambridge University|Cantab.]]) is the Headmistress of the College Section.
*Mrs. Nigar Rehman is the Headmistress of the Kindergarten and Junior Section.

== References ==
{{Reflist|30em}}

== External links ==
* [http://www.kgs.edu.pk/ Karachi Grammar School website]

{{Schools in Karachi}}

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