About Us
We were established in Nepal in 1966 by a group of British and Commonwealth parents who wanted a British-style education for their children. The school received official recognition from His Majesty’s Government of Nepal on the 7th July 1967 and has subsequently been under the patronage of the British Embassy. In 1997, it was decided to extend the school to include Key Stage 3 students and we moved to our present site, here in Jhamsikhel, Lalitpur. In February 1998, His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales officially opened our new school site. In August 2004, we extended our school again to offer A Levels, with our first graduating cohort of students going to universities in 2006. The British School Kathmandu now educates 585 students from ages 3-18 from over 40 different countries, from both local and expatriate families, who trust us to care for and educate their children.
The school was awarded British International School Initiative of the Year at the 2016 Times Educational Supplement Independent School Awards for its student-led community project in Dhading. The strength of TBS community work was further recognised as the Community Initiative of the Year at the British International School Awards 2017 and the school was also recognised with further awards for Senior Leadership Team of the Year and British International School of the Year.
Mission and Vision
Excellence and kindness at the top of the world
Our mission is to provide an outstanding education in an inclusive and international school where staff, students and parents work together in a safe, caring and respectful community.
Our vision is to help develop young people who strive for excellence and are kind, through an emphasis on:
Challenge: students are inspired to take risks and push the boundaries of their perceived capabilities to achieve personal excellence;
Creativity: students are encouraged to develop their imagination to allow for inventiveness and innovation;
Confidence: students are assured communicators, able to appropriately express their ideas, opinions and individuality with integrity;
Compassion: students are empathetic, considerate and kind, creating a warm, welcoming and collaborative environment;
Community: students have a positive impact on the local and global community as a result of a mature awareness of local and global issues and personal responsibility.
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