Aitchison College

Aitchison College is a highly selective, prestigious, independent, and semi-private boys school for boarding and day students from grade 1–13. The school is located in Lahore, Pakistan.

Established in 1886, it has a tradition of providing an education that uses academics, sports, and co-curricular activities as tools for character development. The school follows a curriculum designed to culminate in International GCE O and A Level qualifications and is geared towards preparing students for university education. The institute is currently a candidate school of IBDP and will be offering it in 2017.

It was originally formed on January 2, 1886 as the Punjab Chiefs’ College and was renamed Aitchison College on November 13, 1886. The college is celebrating its 130th anniversary in 2016.

Introduction

On November 3, 1886, the Viceroy Earl of Dufferin and Ava laid the foundation stone of the main building. The building was designed by Bhai Ram Singh and built by Sir Ganga Ram, one a leading architect and the other a leading builder of that time.