About the school

Dewan School of Excellence was founded in 1998 by a group of five teachers who wanted a school in Islamabad where academic seriousness did not come at the cost of childhood. We began with 62 students in a rented house on Margalla Road. We now teach 1,240 on a purpose-built campus, and the founding idea has not changed.

The school is organised in three sections that share one site. Primary covers Playgroup to Grade 5, Middle covers Grades 6 to 8, and Senior School covers Grades 9 to 12, preparing candidates for the Secondary School Certificate and Higher Secondary School Certificate.

We are deliberately mid-sized. Large enough to run four science laboratories, eleven sports teams and a proper library; small enough that the Principal can name every child in the school and most of their siblings.

What we hold ourselves to

School at a glance

• No class larger than 22 in Primary or 25 in Senior School
• Written, individual reports at the end of each term — never auto-generated comments
• A published fee schedule with no mid-year additions
• Every teacher observed and supported twice a year
• A safeguarding policy that parents can read on request