Karachi Grammar School
Karachi Grammar School (Urdu: کراچی گرامر اسکول) is an independent, English-medium school located in 3 different campuses across Karachi. The main and oldest campus is located in Saddar, Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. It is a highly selective, coeducational day school (formerly day/boarding school) serving approximately 2,400 students aged between three and nineteen years.
| Karachi Grammar School | |
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Logo of Karachi Grammar School (Crest) | |
| Location | |
| , Sindh Pakistan | |
| Coordinates | 24°51′53″N 67°01′42″E |
| Information | |
| School type | Independent school, Day school, Selective school |
| Motto | Lucerna Meis Pedibus (A lantern to my feet) |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Anglican Church of Pakistan (formerly Church of England) |
| Founded | 1847 |
| Founder | The Reverend Henry Brereton |
| Status | Active |
| Principal | Colin Wrigley |
| Gender | Co-educational |
| Age | 3 to 19 |
| Houses | Frere Napier Papworth Streeton |
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| Alumni | Old Grammarians' Society |
| Website | www |
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, a member of the 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.