Senior Policies & Procedures

• Parents must wear the child’s ID card to be allowed entrance to school premises at any time, including for school events.
• Students found using mobile phones or electronic devices such as iPods and Mp-3 players during school hours will have them confiscated and could face disciplinary action.
• Any student involved in a physical fight/altercation, will receive an automatic suspension from school.
• Three suspensions will qualify for an expulsion form school.
• Parents are requested to contact the school office for any assistance during school hours. In case of an emergency the office staff can be asked to approach the teacher concerned.
• Homework is assigned for your child’s benefit and should be taken seriously. We would like you to supervise your child’s homework and sign the homework diary daily.
• All school property must be treated with respect. All books must be handled with great care and repaired if required. The school management must be informed of any loss of school property.
• Parents who wish to take their children home early, should speak to the receptionist who will get permission from the appropriate administrator and call for your child to come to the office. Whenever possible please give the school office advance notice so prior arrangements can be made.
• If you receive a call from school to pick up your child who is unwell, please come to the school office and your child will be brought to you.
• Also please note that any person picking up a student early would be required to prove that he or she has your authority to do so. They must be in possession of your child’s school identity card for that purpose.

• Punctuality is mandatory and students coming late will be held accountable.
• In case a student is late to school for a third time in a term he/she will be sent home.
• In case of absence, the student must bring a note the very first day of returning to school, confirming the duration of, and reason for, the absence. This note should be given to the class teacher.
• For leave comprising more than three days, parents must have the leave approved in writing by the school administration before the child misses school.

• Careful and regular work at home is indispensable to a successful school career. Every pupil has homework given in writing every day. Parents are asked to make sure that their child has a suitable place and time in which to do the work prescribed.
• Homework can be excused only after the receipt and approval, by the class teacher or subject teacher concerned, of a parent’s letter setting out the reasons. Social engagements are not acceptable as an excuse. Missed homework is the responsibility of the pupil and needs to be completed as soon as possible.
• All students are expected to have their own stationery.
• A pupil whose work in class or at home is unsatisfactory may be placed on ‘observation’ until it improves. A pupil whose performance remains unsatisfactory or who shows himself/herself clearly unequal to the attainment expected of his/her age may be placed on academic probation or may be required to repeat the grade.

• 50% of final grade in each exam subject is based on the term marks and 50% on the exam marks.
• A minimum of 3 tests are to be expected in a term.
• The term marks are comprised of the tests held during the term and other coursework (including behaviour/participation, maintaining files and regularly submitting homework).
• Students will only be re-tested if they provide the school with a doctor’s note.
• The school will only grant excused absences in case of illness which must be substantiated with a doctor’s note. Excused leave for any other reason must be approved by the Principal or Vice-Principal in advance and will only be granted in rare cases for unavoidable circumstances.
• Only students with an excused absence will receive an average mark if they miss a test or marked assignment. Furthermore, as a matter of policy, students will not be retested.
• Please do not approach the school for your child to receive an average mark in a test or marked assignment if they leave is for family vacations, weddings etc. as these should all be planned during our regularly scheduled vacations.

Examinations are a part of the on-going process of development towards the O-Level.

Class VII-XI:

Students of Classes VII – XI appear for examinations in all subjects in both the First and Second Term. Term results in each subject will be based on a process of continuous assessment.

• A fee bill will be sent at that beginning of each quarter. Fees must be paid by the settlement date or else a surcharge will be added.
• All payments must be deposited directly and ONLY to Habib Metropolitan Bank, Khayaban-e-Shahbaz Branch, Lane -2, Phase VI, D.H.A., Karachi (for Defence and Clifton Campus) and Habib Metropolitan Bank, Allama Iqbal Road Branch, Plot Nos. 946 & 947 C, PECHS, Karachi (for PECHS Campus).

• The Library is a quiet place. There should be no talking. If you must say something, it should be in a whisper.
• No eating or drinking is allowed in the Library.
• Books must be returned on time.
• Any damaged book found on the shelves must be given to the Librarian. A student should not get a damaged book issued in his/her name for he/she will be held accountable.
• If a book is accidentally damaged while in a student’s care, the Librarian must be informed.
• Lost or damaged books will have to be replaced by the Librarian who will charge the student a set fee.
• In case a student does not return his/her Library book for the third consecutive week a fine of Rs.200/- will be charged (If a book is lost or damaged in your care a flat rate of Rs.500/- will be charged.). The parent must make sure this fine is paid from the child’s pocket money. The money eventually collected will be used to buy a book for the Library.

We hope you will help your children to use the Library effectively and encourage them to read a variety of books of their level.