Lawrence College

Lawrence College

Ghora Gali  ·  Murree  ·  Est. 1860

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Official admission advertisements, notices and updates for Lawrence College Ghora Gali.

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Official Admission Notices

Admission to Lawrence College is a competitive process. The college publishes all official notices and advertisements on this page. Prospective parents are encouraged to check this page regularly and contact the Admissions Office to confirm the current intake status before applying.

For complete information on the admissions process, eligibility and requirements, see the Admissions Overview page.

Admissions for Session 2027

Admission 2027 — Classes I to VIII

Open now

Applications close before 12 November 2026  ·  Written test Sunday 15 November 2026 at 10:00 hrs

Lawrence College invites applications for Class I (fresh admission) and Classes II to VIII, as seats are available and including the GCE O-Level stream, for the academic session commencing March 2027. There are no reserved seats and no quota of any category: admission is strictly on merit.

The written test is held at Lawrence College, Ghora Gali, Murree and at the Lahore and Karachi centres — the latter two subject to sufficient applications for each. It covers English, Mathematics and Urdu for Classes I to VII, with Science added for Class VIII and O-Level applicants; the syllabus outlines are set out below.

How to apply. Either complete the college's online application, or download the admission form, attach the following and send it by courier to the Principal so that it arrives before 12 November 2026:

  • a copy of the candidate's NADRA Form-B or NICOP;
  • four passport-size photographs;
  • the latest copy of the school record or result;
  • the deposit slip for the Rs. 5,000 test fee, which is non-refundable.

The fee is deposited in favour of Principal Lawrence College Admission, HBL account 0042‑79921537‑03.

The signed form is posted to the College. Apply online, print the completed form, sign it, and post or courier it with photocopies of the documents — not the originals — to The Admissions Office, Lawrence College, Ghora Gali, Murree, Punjab 47150, to arrive by the closing date. The form prints with a dispatch checklist naming everything that goes in the envelope, and an address label to cut out. Bring the originals to the entry test: they are seen and returned to you the same day.  ·  Ph 051‑3751001‑4  ·  Fax 051‑3751005.

Scholarship Programme — Session 2027

Open now

Applications are made alongside the admission application — open until 12 November 2026

Lawrence College offers merit-based and need-based scholarships to outstanding candidates from across Pakistan. The scholarship programme is designed to ensure that financial circumstances do not prevent a deserving boy from attending Lawrence College. Applicants must demonstrate both academic excellence and financial need. Applications are submitted alongside the admission application, and awards are announced with the admission results in December.

Syllabus Outlines for the Admission Test

The entrance test is set from the syllabus of the class below the one applied for. Classes I–VIII are tested in English, Urdu and Mathematics, with General Science added at Class VIII. Class XI is tested across five papers. Choose the class your son is applying for.

English

Write few sentences about yourself. Capital and Small alphabets. Words opposites, Sentence making, singular, plural. Between and before (Alphabets). Name of fruits and vegetables (any 5). Missing Letters (Alphabets). Days of the week

Urdu

حروف ِتہجی، حروف کو چھوٹی اشکال، یہ اور وہ کے ساتھ جملہ سازی، اپنا نام لکھنا، توڑ جوڑ، کوہئ بھی تین پھلوں کے نام، تفہیم (تصویر دیکھ کر لفظ لکھنا)، حرف سے متعلقہ لفظ لکھنا۔

Mathematics

Missing Numbers, Numbers in counting till 30, count and write numbers (30), shapes (rectangle, circle, triangle, square), table of 2, even, odd numbers, greater and smaller, backward counting (10-0)

English

Comprehension, Grammar, Nouns, Verbs, Adjective, Singular, Plural, Sentence Making, Picture Description (five simple sentences), creative writing (five sentences on given topic), punctuation (capitalization, full stop, question mark)

Urdu

جوڑ توڑ، تفہیم، جملہ سازی، واحد جمع، مذکر مونث، متضاد، کسی بھی موضوع پر پانچ سطریں لکھنا

Mathematics

Addition with in 100, Subtraction within 100, Multiplication Sums (single digit), Division Sums (single digit), Telling Time in 12 hours clock,, Word Problems (All four operations), Tables (2 to 5), Shapes (Name the given shapes), (Rectangle, Square, Triangle, Circle, Cylinder, Oval)

English

Comprehension, creative writing (picture description, sentence making, paragraph writing on any topic), grammar nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs (use in sentence), singular, plural, punctuation

Urdu

تفہیم ، واحد جمع، مذکر مونث، متضاد الفاظ، تخلیقی لکھایئ، جملہ سازی، مضمون، تصویری کہانی۔

Mathematics

Numbers up till 10,000 (in words, ordering, skip counting, writing in digits), four operations (addition, subtraction, multiplication and division), fractions (equivalent fractions, kinds of fractions, ordering fractions), shapes and patterns, word problems, time (telling the time to minutes, duration of time, conversation of time), money (adding money, subtracting money), Bar graphs (reading)

English

Comprehension, Grammar: degree of adjectives, types of sentence, simple past, present and future tenses, grammar (plural nouns, suffixes, prefixes, verbs, adverbs), articles (a an & the), punctuation (capitalization, full stop, question mark, comma, apostrophe, exclamation mark), composition/creative writing: (Essay writing, story writing, dialogue writing)

Urdu

مضمون، کہانی، خط ، تفہیم، جملہ سازی، واحد جمع، مذکر مونث، محاورات کا استمعال، ددستگی فقرات،

Mathematics

Four Operations (Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication, Division), Fractions (equivalent, Kinds of fraction, Ordering fraction) Concept of Area and Perimeter. Angles. Numbers to 10,000 (in words, Ordering, Skip Counting, Writing in digits). Word Problems. Time. Money, Measuring Units.

English

Comprehension, parts of speech, nouns: common nouns and proper nouns, articles, Adjectives, simple present, past and future tense, use of do, does and did, use of is, am, are, was, were and essay writing, countable & uncountable nouns, punctuation.

Urdu

مضمون، کہانی،خط، تفہیم، جملہ سازی، واحد جمع، مذکر مونث، محاورات کا استمعال، درستگی فقرات

Mathematics

Fractions (Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication, Division). LCM, HCF, Round off to nearest 10, 100, 1000. Decimals (Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication, Division). Four Operation, BODMAS rule. Rate, Time, Simple Word Problems. Prime Numbers, Composite Numbers, Whole Numbers, Odd number, Even number, Prime factorization. Square & Square Root, Rational numbers. Area & Perimeter (Square, Rectangle, Triangle)

English

Reading comprehension, sentence making, gender, singular and plural, synonyms, antonyms, homophones, forms of the verb, present, past and future indefinites tenses, part of speech, sequencing, alphabetical order, punctuation, essay writing, picture description, story writing, email writing and letter writing.

Urdu

تفہیم،جملے، متضاد الفاظ، ہم آوازالفاظ، واحد جمع، مضمون نویسی، درخواست نویسی۔

Mathematics

Fractions (Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication, Division). LCM, HCF, Prime Factorization. Decimals (Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication, Division). BODMAS rule. Rate, Time, Simple Word Problems. Prime Numbers, Composite Number, Whole Number, Even number, Prime factors. Square & Square Root, Rational numbers. Area & Perimeter (Square, Rectangle, Triangle). Types of angles, Data Handling.

English

Comprehension, pair of words, active and passive voice, writing a letter, composition, tenses, direct and indirect speech, punctuation, homophones synonyms, antonyms, forms of verbs, Application.

Urdu

تفہیم ، جملے،مترادف الفاظ، خطوط نویسی، مضمون نویسی۔

Mathematics

Fractions (Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication, Division). LCM, HCF, Prime Numbers, Composite Numbers, Whole Numbers, Even numbers, Prime Factors. Decimal (Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication, Division). Rational numbers. Rate, Time, Simple Word Problems. Square & Square Root. Order of operations BODMAS rule. Area & Perimeter (Square, Rectangle, Triangle). Solution of Simple Algebraic Equations. Solution of Simple Algebraic Expressions. Measurements. Area & Circumference of a Circle. Data Handling.

English

Essay, Letter Writing, Voice, Narration, Use of Prepositions, Pair of Words, Spellings, correct verb usage, Translation from Urdu to English, Correction of Sentences, Singular, Plurals, Gender

Urdu

مضمون ، کہانی، خط، واحد جمع، مذکر مونث، محاورات کا جملوں میں استعمال، غلط فقرات کی درستی۔

Mathematics

Basic Arithmetic Operations involving Natural Numbers, Whole Numbers, Integers and Rational Numbers. H.C.F, L.C.M, Square and Square Roots, Cube and Cube Roots, Ratio, Rate, Time and Speed, Percentage (Loss% and Profit%), Simplification and factorization of algebraic expressions, simplification of algebraic fractions, Linear Equations, Word Problems involving Linear Equations, Fundamental Geometry i.e Points, Lines, Angles in Quadrilaterals, Perimeter and Area of Circle, Triangle, Square, Rectangle, Trapezium. Volume and Surface Area of Cube and Cuboid, Angles formed by two parallel and intersecting lines

Book recommended: Syllabus D Book-1, PTBB/SNC for Class-VII

General Science

Science and Branches of Science, Units of Measurements of Mass, length, volume, time with prefixes and suffixes, Different Parts of Animal and Plant Cells, Various Body Systems of Human (Structure and functions), Photosynthesis (definition, equation and factors important for photosystem) importance of photosynthesis for animals and plants. Respiration (definition and equation), Definition, Symbols and Examples of Atoms, Definition and Examples of Molecules, Compounds, mixtures. Solutions, Components of Solution Types of Solutions. Chemical and Physical changes with Examples, Acid and Bases; Properties and Examples. Colours, Types of Colours, energy, Types of Energy, Functions of Energy, Heat, Methods of heat Transfer like conviction, conduction and Radiation. Electric Current and its Units. Reflection, Refraction, Dispersion (definition, laws and diagrammatic representation)

Book recommended: PTBB General Science for Class VI & VII

Entry to First Year is tested across five papers. Each paper carries 50 marks and runs for one hour. The four science and mathematics papers are set from the Punjab Textbook Board syllabus, weighted 40% Class IX and 60% Class X.

English

Essay, letter writing, voice, narration, use of prepositions, pair of words, translation from Urdu to English, correction of sentences, singular and plurals, gender, and command of the basic structure of the language.

Paper: 50 marks · 1 hour

Mathematics

According to the syllabus prescribed by PTBB for Class IX (40%) and Class X (60%).

Paper: 50 marks · 1 hour

  • Section I20 MCQs, 1 mark each20
  • Section II10 questions, 3 marks each30
Sample questions

Section I Which of the following points does not lie on the x-axis?

  1. (2, 0)
  2. (−3, 0)
  3. (0, 0)
  4. (0, −3)

Section I If A ⊂ B, then A ∪ B = ________

  1. A
  2. B
  3. A ∩ B
  4. None of these

Section II If a ∝ 1/b² and a = 3 when b = 4, find a when b = 8.

Section II Find the square root of ⅛₀x² − ¹⁄₁₂ xy + ¹⁄₃₆ y².

Biology

According to the syllabus prescribed by PTBB for Class IX (40%) and Class X (60%).

Paper: 50 marks · 1 hour

  • Section I20 MCQs, 1 mark each20
  • Section II10 short questions, 2 marks each20
  • Section III2 long questions, 5 marks each10
Sample questions

Section I The study of fossils is called:

  1. Morphology
  2. Physiology
  3. Palaeontology
  4. Entomology

Section I Male reproductive organs in humans are called:

  1. Ovaries
  2. Testes
  3. Both
  4. None of these

Section II What are tissues? Give two examples.

Section II What are consumers? Give two examples.

Section III Discuss five careers in the field of biology.

Section III Describe the structure of a neuron.

Physics

According to the syllabus prescribed by PTBB for Class IX (40%) and Class X (60%).

Paper: 50 marks · 1 hour

  • Section I20 MCQs, 1 mark each20
  • Section II10 short questions, 2 marks each20
  • Section III2 long questions, 5 marks each10
Sample questions

Section I Which one of these substances is the lightest?

  1. Copper
  2. Mercury
  3. Aluminium
  4. Lead

Section I Capacitance is defined as:

  1. VC
  2. Q/V
  3. QV
  4. V/Q

Section II Differentiate between fission and fusion reactions.

Section II Differentiate between distance and displacement.

Section III What is natural radioactivity? Write down the properties of α, β and γ rays.

Section III State and explain Newton’s second law of motion.

Chemistry

According to the syllabus prescribed by PTBB for Class IX (40%) and Class X (60%).

Paper: 50 marks · 1 hour

  • Section I20 MCQs, 1 mark each20
  • Section II10 short questions, 2 marks each20
  • Section III2 long questions, 5 marks each10
Sample questions

Section I Which ion does not cause hardness in water?

  1. Ca²⁺
  2. Mg²⁺
  3. SO₄²⁻
  4. Na⁺

Section I A disease that causes bone and teeth damage is:

  1. Jaundice
  2. Cholera
  3. Hepatitis
  4. Fluorosis

Section II Write any three differences between an atom and an ion.

Section II How do plants synthesise carbohydrates?

Section III Define an ionic bond and explain the formation of NaCl.

Section III Explain the manufacturing process of urea in detail.

These outlines are a guide to the scope of the test, not an exhaustive list. Candidates should be comfortable with the full syllabus of the class below the one applied for. Questions may be asked in any format — written answers, comprehension passages, or short problems.

Session 2026 — Cycle Completed

Admissions — Junior School (Class 1 to Class 4)

Closed

Published: September 2025  ·  Last date to apply: 30 October 2025

Lawrence College Junior School received applications for classes 1 through 4 for Session 2026. Boys aged 5 to 10 years were eligible to apply. Admission was subject to an age-appropriate assessment and an interview with the Headmistress of the Junior School. The session opened on 19 March 2026; new admissions reported between 23 and 26 March. Casual vacancies, where they arise, are filled in March — enquiries may be directed to the Admissions Office.

Admissions — Preparatory School (Class 5 to Class 7)

Closed

Published: September 2025  ·  Last date to apply: 30 October 2025

Applications were invited for the Preparatory School for Session 2026. Boys between the ages of 10 and 14 years were eligible. Entry was through a written examination in English, Mathematics and General Knowledge held in November 2025, followed by an interview with the Headmaster. Results were declared in December 2025; the session opened on 19 March 2026 and new admissions reported between 23 and 26 March.

Admissions — Senior School (O-Level / SSC)

Closed

Published: September 2025  ·  Last date to apply: 30 October 2025

Lawrence College Senior School received applications for the O-Level (Cambridge) and SSC streams for Session 2026. Boys completing Class 7 at Lawrence College Preparatory School were given first preference for entry to the Senior School, which begins at Class 8. External applicants sat the November 2025 entrance examination and were required to meet the minimum academic threshold. A medical certificate of fitness is required for all new boarders.

Previous Cycles

Admission Notice — Session 2025 (All Schools)

Closed

Published: September 2024  ·  Closed: 30 October 2024

The Session 2025 admission cycle is closed. Entrance tests were held in November 2024, results declared in December 2024, and classes commenced in the first week of March 2025.

Admission Notice — Session 2024 (All Schools)

Closed

Published: September 2023  ·  Closed: 30 October 2023

The Session 2024 admission cycle is closed. All seats for the 2024 academic year were filled.

Admissions Helpline

For any queries related to the admissions process, please contact the Admissions Office at Lawrence College between the hours of 9:00 AM and 3:00 PM (Monday to Friday, during term time).

  • +92-51-3751001 / 3751002 / 3751003
  • info@lawrencecollege.edu.pk
  • Lawrence College, Ghora Gali, Murree, Punjab 47150