Bahria College Karachi has designed and developed its own in-house curriculum, approved by the Directorate of Education, Islamabad for Early Years, Primary, Lower Secondary, Secondary and Higher Secondary classes. For Higher Secondary classes, the curriculum followed is prescribed by the Federal Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education, Islamabad and Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education, Karachi leading to the Matriculation Certificate and the Higher Secondary Certificate (SSC and HSC respectively). The Intermediate 12th Grade College level examination or the Advanced Level equivalent is the foundation and a pre requisite for entry to professional colleges and universities throughout Pakistan.
The Bahrian curriculum documents the Ordinary Level and the Advanced Level programme in the Cambridge Wing of the College. The Ordinary Level is a standard UK qualification – a foundation for study or employment available in a diverse range of subjects spanning the curriculum. Bahrians take the ‘O’ level examination administered by the University Of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate (UCLES).
The Advanced level GCE qualification offered at Bahria College Karachi is used internationally as a pre university requirement. Advanced Subsidiary (AS) and Advanced Level (A) Courses for Study follow on from Ordinary Level Courses. Bahrians sit the Advanced Level exams administered by the University Of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate (UCLES). The medium of instruction at all Levels is English but equal importance is given to Urdu as the National Language. The following combinations of subjects are offered to students in Bahria College NORE 1 Karachi:
Montessori Level: EPL, Language, Mathematics, General Knowledge
Primary Level: Core: English, Urdu, Mathematics Non Core: Islamiyat, General Science, Social Studies, Arts and Craft and Computer.
Middle Level: Core: English, Urdu, Mathematics, General Science Non Core: Islamiyat, Arabic, Social Studies, General Arts and Computer.
Secondary Level: English, Urdu, Mathematics / Biology, Physics, Chemistry / Computer, Islamiyat and Pakistan Studies.
Higher Secondary Level:
| Pre Medical Group: | Pre Engineering Group: | General Group: |
|---|---|---|
| Compulsory Subjects with Physics, Chemistry and Biology. | Compulsory Subjects with Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics. | Compulsory Subjects with Physics, Chemistry Mathematics & Computer Science. |
Cambridge Level: Ordinary Level
| Biological Science Group: | Engineering Science Group: | General Group: | Commerce Group: |
|---|---|---|---|
| Compulsory subjects with Physics, Chemistry and Biology | Compulsory subjects with Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics | Compulsory Subjects with Physics, Chemistry Mathematics & Computer Science. | Compulsory Subjects with Compulsory subjects with Accounting, Economics and Business Studies, Commerce. |
Note: Additional Subjects offered at the Ordinary Level for all groups: Environmental Management and Sociology Compulsory Subjects are Urdu, English, Islamiyat and Pakistan Studies
Advanced Level:
| Biological Science Group: | Engineering Science Group: | General Group: | Commerce Group: |
|---|---|---|---|
| Compulsory subjects with Physics, Chemistry and Biology | Compulsory subjects with Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics | Compulsory Subjects with Physics, Chemistry Mathematics & Computer Science. | Compulsory Subjects with Compulsory subjects with Accounting, Economics and Business Studies, Commerce. |