Headstart School Islamabad

Headstart School was founded in 1991 by Naznin Murtaza and began as a Montessori in F-6/3 sector of Islamabad. It is registered as a private limited company. At present, it has 7 locations in Islamabad with an overall enrollment of about 2,000 and faculty and staff of 300. It has a coeducational set up from Montessori to Class 5, and AS and A-level. Classes 6 to O-level have separate branches for boys and girls respectively.

Headstart offers a challenging and comprehensive college preparatory program in the English language to a student body comprised mostly of Pakistani and expatriate residents of Islamabad and its vicinity.

Academic program!

Traditionally, Headstart’s incomparable strength is its faculty of highly qualified and experienced teachers. The O & A-level programs' are affiliated with the University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate. O-level students are required to take a minimum of eight subjects from a wide range of subjects, to qualify for the GCE Certificate. A-level students are required to choose a minimum of three subjects.

Besides high academic achievement, the Program goals are to hone the creative talents of all students by encouraging them to express themselves through art, poetry, drama and debating. Students can choose from many after-school programs and they are encouraged to participate in community service. Most of them take up internship during the summer break with reputed organizations