Roots International Schools

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.

Roots International Schools & Colleges
Information
Type	Private
Established	1988; 37 years ago (1988) as Roots School System
Founder	Abdullah Irshada
Gender	Co-Educational
Enrolment	10000
Average class size	25-30
Education system	FBISE, IB, IGCSE and GCE
Language	English
Campuses	35
Affiliation	Edexcel, Cambridge International Examinations, Federal Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education, University of London International Programmes, Goethe-Institut
Website	www.rootsinternational.edu.pk

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.