Roots International Schools

Roots International Schools & Colleges
Information
TypePrivate
Established1988 (1988) as Roots School System
FounderAbdullah Irshada
GenderCo-Educational
Enrolment10000
Average class size25-30
Education systemFBISE, IB, IGCSE and GCE
LanguageEnglish
Campuses35
AffiliationEdexcel, Cambridge International Examinations, Federal Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education, University of London International Programmes, Goethe-Institut
Websitewww.rootsinternational.edu.pk

Roots International Schools & Colleges (abbreviated as RISC) is an independent for-profit Pakistani educational institute which is part of Roots School System founded in 1988 by Mrs. Riffat Irshada. Roots International Schools was established by her son Abdullah Irshada, and is operating 35 campuses in 19 cities of Pakistan.

Its primary school is based on curriculum derived from the UK’s National Curriculum and IB Primary Years Programme, while its secondary school education is divided between the local Pakistani curriculum and the Cambridge-regulated international GCE O/A levels programs, and IB programs. The school also offers Chinese and German, being a member of the Goethe-Institut Pasch schools network. It is a Microsoft mentor status school.

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