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Lahore Grammar School

group of private schools in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionAug 1, 2026
Entity authorityQ6473375 ↗
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Lahore Grammar School (LGS), established in 1979, is a private preparatory school in Pakistan affiliated with the Cambridge Board of International Examinations, with several branches throughout the country.

Lahore Grammar School has over 70 campuses spread out across Pakistan including Lahore, Islamabad and Faisalabad offering education from preschool to Matriculation and A Level.

History

In 1978, the Pakistani Government announced that it would welcome initiatives in the educational sector. Taking advantage of this opportunity, a group of women from varied professional backgrounds and with the shared objective of contributing in this field decided to set up a girls school. In 1979, Lahore Grammar School was established when the 55 Main campus in Gulberg opened its doors to a handful of students.

The initial focus of LGS was the promotion of female education in Pakistan. However, it was soon realized that quality educational institutions were needed for young boys as well. This led to the opening of the Lahore Grammar School Johar Town boys' branch in 1992.

Co-curricular activities

School activities include plays, educational trips, community service, debating clubs, entering the International Schools Educational Olympiad and the LUMS Science Olympiad, and an environmental society.

Controversy

Events

In June 2020, teachers working for LGS Gulberg had been accused of sexual misconduct by students.

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This entry incorporates text from “Lahore Grammar School” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.