Grade 11 · A-Level
AS Year
Four subjects, seminar-taught, with the extended project and the first university shortlist.
- Four AS subjects
- Extended project
- First shortlist by Poush
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Key numbers
A college measured on where itsstudents go
310
Students, Grades 11 and 12
190
Resident in college
31
Universities offering places in five years
27
Years since founding
190
In residence
About with a photo
Two years, and everything pointed at whatcomes after
Lhotse International College takes students for two years only — Grades 11 and 12, A-Levels or NEB — and organises everything around the fact that they are leaving. University counselling begins in the first fortnight, not the last term.
A hundred and ninety of our three hundred and ten students live in college. The evening is the real timetable: supervised prep, subject seminars, the Thursday guest, and a tutor who reads your personal statement more times than you would like.
- Counselling from week oneUniversity guidance starts in the first fortnight of Grade 11.
- The evening timetableSupervised prep, seminars and the Thursday guest, six days a week.
- Residential by designTwo-thirds of the college lives in, and the day students keep the same evening.
2 yrs
Every student, no more
1:8
Tutor to student ratio
Why choose us
Why studentschoose Lhotse
Two years, one purpose, and a college built entirely around it.
Counselling from week one
University guidance starts in the first fortnight of Grade 11, not the last term of Grade 12.
One tutor for every eight
Seminar teaching and a personal tutor who reads every draft.
The evening timetable
Two hours of supervised prep, six days a week, with the tutor in the room.
A-Levels and NEB together
Cambridge A-Levels and NEB Science or Management, taught in parallel.
Where the leavers go
Eighty-seven per cent offered a place at their first-choice university.
Residential by design
Two-thirds of the college lives in, with house staff on every floor.
Utthishthata Jagrata
Arise, awake
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Two years,two routes
Grade 12 · A-Level
A2 Year
Three subjects to A2, applications, interviews and the admissions-test programme.
- Three A2 subjects
- Applications and interviews
- Admissions tests
Grade 11 · NEB
NEB First Year
Science or Management, with the same evening prep and the same counselling office.
- Science or Management
- Practical hours logged
- Same counselling
Grade 12 · NEB
NEB Second Year
Board examinations alongside entrance coaching for medical, engineering and CMAT.
- NEB boards
- Entrance coaching
- Placement tracking
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College Facilities
Seminar Suites & Long Room
Round-table seminar rooms designed for groups of eight, modeling university tutorials.
University Counselling Centre
Dedicated offices for our three full-time counsellors with international admissions resources.
The Residence
Comfortable modern on-campus residence for 190 students with floor tutors and quiet study suites.
Advanced Science Research Lab
High-spec physics, chemistry, and biology labs supporting extended projects and Cambridge practicals.
Digital Media & Film Room
Multimedia screening suite and workstations for computing, research presentations, and essay writing.
Courtyard & Dining Hall
Central community hub providing nutritious catered meals for residents and evening day students.
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Our programmes
- Grade 11 · A-Level
AS Year
Four subjects, seminar-taught, with the extended project and the first university shortlist.
- Four AS subjects
- Extended project
- First shortlist by Poush
Grade 12 · A-LevelA2 Year
Three subjects to A2, applications, interviews and the admissions-test programme.
- Three A2 subjects
- Applications and interviews
- Admissions tests
Grade 11 · NEBNEB First Year
Science or Management, with the same evening prep and the same counselling office.
- Science or Management
- Practical hours logged
- Same counselling
Grade 12 · NEBNEB Second Year
Board examinations alongside entrance coaching for medical, engineering and CMAT.
- NEB boards
- Entrance coaching
- Placement tracking
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Our academic stages
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Grade 11 · A-Level
AS Year
Four subjects, seminar-taught, with the extended project and the first university shortlist.
- Four AS subjects
- Extended project
- First shortlist by Poush
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Grade 12 · A-Level
A2 Year
Three subjects to A2, applications, interviews and the admissions-test programme.
- Three A2 subjects
- Applications and interviews
- Admissions tests
03
Grade 11 · NEB
NEB First Year
Science or Management, with the same evening prep and the same counselling office.
- Science or Management
- Practical hours logged
- Same counselling
04
Grade 12 · NEB
NEB Second Year
Board examinations alongside entrance coaching for medical, engineering and CMAT.
- NEB boards
- Entrance coaching
- Placement tracking
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What runs inthe evening
The Union
Weekly debate; the Chaitra final is judged by alumni.
The Essay Prize
An annual open essay, externally judged, published in the college journal.
Model United Nations
Delegations to Kathmandu, Delhi and Singapore.
Research Seminar
Grade 12 students present work in progress to the college.
Film Society
Two screenings a week in the long room, chosen by students.
Fell Running
Early mornings on the southern rim of the valley.
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The evening
Prep and seminars
Six evenings a week, in college
Two hours of supervised prep followed by a subject seminar of eight. Day students attend on the same terms. It is the reason the teaching day can be as short as it is.
- Two hours prep
- Seminars of eight
- Day students included
The Thursday guest
Someone who did the thing you are considering
An alumna reading medicine in Melbourne, a hydropower engineer, a Supreme Court advocate, a founder. Forty minutes and then questions, most of them about what they would do differently.
- Weekly
- Mostly alumni
- Open questions
Person with a message
Message fromthe Principal
Ability is not what loses our students their places. Process is, and process can be taught.
Principal since 2020. Read economics at Delhi and Cambridge, and taught A-Level economics here for eight years before that.
Our team — grouped by department
Tutors and counsellors
One tutor for every eight students. The people who run the two years.
Leadership
Dr Prateek Rana
Principal
Nirjala Shakya
Director of University Counselling
Academic
Bipin Karmacharya
Head of A-Level
Sangita Pradhan
Head of NEB Programme
Rajesh Maharjan
Head of Sciences
Counselling
Anjali Shrestha
University Counsellor
Residence
Tashi Gurung
Warden, the Residence
Toppers and results
Results anduniversity offers
Two cohorts sit the boards each year. These are the names from the last series.
- First-choice university offers
- 87%
- A* grades at A-Level
- 41
- Highest NEB GPA
- 3.86
A-Level 2025
Engineering offer
GradesA* A* A* A
Riya Joshi
Physics, Mathematics, Chemistry, Further Mathematics
GradesA* A* A
Kushal Bajracharya
Economics, Mathematics, History
NEB Grade 12 · 2081
College first
GPA3.86
Sabina Maharjan
Science
GPA3.81
Prakash Shakya
Management
Our alumni
Where ourleavers read
Four continents and thirty-one universities. A few of the alumni the college hears from most.
Ayushma Rai
Class of 2023
Reading law
Melbourne
My personal statement went through eleven drafts. I resented every one of them until the interview.
Nirvik Shakya
Class of 2019
Software engineer
Bengaluru
The evening prep taught me to work without anyone chasing me. That turned out to be most of the job.
Dr Pooja Tuladhar
Class of 2012
Paediatric resident
Kathmandu
My tutor read every practical write-up I handed in. Medical school felt familiar from the first week.
Samir Joshi
Class of 2016
Economist
Lalitpur
The Union taught me to lose an argument politely and win the next one properly.
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What families say
They started talking about universities in his second week. I thought it was too early. His offer came in Mangsir of Grade 12.
Anup BajracharyaParent, alumnus of 2024
The evening prep is the whole thing. Two hours, supervised, with the tutor in the room. She has not needed a tuition centre once.
Rekha MaharjanParent, Grade 12
My personal statement went through eleven drafts. I resented every one of them until the interview, when I could answer anything.
Ayushma RaiAlumna, 2023, reading law in Melbourne
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In their words
You come here for two years knowing exactly what it is for. Everybody in the building is working towards leaving well, and that is oddly steadying.
KiranGrade 12, A-Level
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Valued voices
They started talking about universities in his second week. I thought it was too early. His offer came in Mangsir of Grade 12.
Anup BajracharyaParent, alumnus of 2024
The evening prep is the whole thing. Two hours, supervised, with the tutor in the room. She has not needed a tuition centre once.
Rekha MaharjanParent, Grade 12My personal statement went through eleven drafts. I resented every one of them until the interview, when I could answer anything.
Ayushma RaiAlumna, 2023, reading law in MelbourneYou come here for two years knowing exactly what it is for. Everybody in the building is working towards leaving well, and that is oddly steadying.
KiranGrade 12, A-Level
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Parents, studentsand alumni
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Everything theytold us
They started talking about universities in his second week. I thought it was too early. His offer came in Mangsir of Grade 12.
Anup BajracharyaParent, alumnus of 2024
The evening prep is the whole thing. Two hours, supervised, with the tutor in the room. She has not needed a tuition centre once.
Rekha MaharjanParent, Grade 12
My personal statement went through eleven drafts. I resented every one of them until the interview, when I could answer anything.
Ayushma RaiAlumna, 2023, reading law in Melbourne
You come here for two years knowing exactly what it is for. Everybody in the building is working towards leaving well, and that is oddly steadying.
KiranGrade 12, A-Level
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Life at LhotseInternational College
The Khumaltar campus
The long room
Evening prep
A Thursday guest
Leavers’ dinner
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Around the campus
The Khumaltar campus
The long room
Evening prep
A Thursday guest
Leavers’ dinner
School life
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Snapshots
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The two years
The Thursday guest
An alumna reading medicine, an engineer, an advocate, a founder — forty minutes, then questions.
The Union final
The Chaitra debate final, judged by alumni in the long room.
Model United Nations
Delegations to Kathmandu, Delhi and Singapore each year.
The leavers’ dinner
Grade 12 hands the societies to Grade 11 in the courtyard every Chaitra.
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Through the year
The Thursday guest
An alumna reading medicine, an engineer, an advocate, a founder — forty minutes, then questions.
The Union final
The Chaitra debate final, judged by alumni in the long room.
Model United Nations
Delegations to Kathmandu, Delhi and Singapore each year.
The leavers’ dinner
Grade 12 hands the societies to Grade 11 in the courtyard every Chaitra.
Slideshow — side by side
Celebrations
The Thursday guest
An alumna reading medicine, an engineer, an advocate, a founder — forty minutes, then questions.
The Union final
The Chaitra debate final, judged by alumni in the long room.
Model United Nations
Delegations to Kathmandu, Delhi and Singapore each year.
The leavers’ dinner
Grade 12 hands the societies to Grade 11 in the courtyard every Chaitra.
Dates in order — school history
Twenty-seven years
- 1998
Forty-one students
Opened in Khumaltar with NEB Science and a single counsellor.
- 2004
A-Levels added
The Cambridge programme opens alongside NEB, taught in parallel.
- 2011
The residence
Boarding opens; the evening prep and seminar timetable begins the same year.
- 2019
The counselling office
Expanded to three full-time counsellors, one named for every student.
Dates in order — a daily routine
A school day
- 9:45 AM
Assembly
Prayer, national anthem and the day’s notices.
- 10:00 AM
First period
The day’s core subjects come first.
- 12:15 PM
Tiffin break
Lunch and play on the ground.
- 3:00 PM
ECA
Clubs, sports and music.
- 3:45 PM
Home time
Buses leave from the front gate.
Dates in order — important dates
Key dates
- Session opensGrade 11 arrives; counselling begins in the first fortnight.Shrawan
- Applications closeGrade 12 statements, references and shortlists submitted.Kartik
- Mock examinations and interviewsFull mocks for both routes; interview practice for offer-holders.Magh
- Board examinations and leavers’ dinnerA-Level and NEB series, then the dinner and the alumni handover.Chaitra
Class routine
A day inGrade 11 (A-Level)
Sunday to Friday. Lectures 8:00 AM to 1:30 PM; supervised prep at 6:00 PM and a subject seminar at 8:00 PM.
| 8:00 | 8:50 | 9:40 | 10:30 | 11:00 | 11:50 | 12:40 | 6:00 PM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunday | Physics | Mathematics | General Paper | Break | Chemistry | Further Maths | Counselling | Prep |
| Monday | Mathematics | Chemistry | Physics | Break | Extended Project | Further Maths | Tutorial | Prep |
| Tuesday | Further Maths | Physics | Mathematics | Break | Chemistry | General Paper | The Union | Prep |
| Wednesday | Chemistry | Mathematics | Further Maths | Break | Physics | Extended Project | Tutorial | Prep |
| Thursday | Physics | General Paper | Chemistry | Break | Mathematics | Counselling | Research Seminar | Thursday Guest |
| Friday | Mathematics | Physics | Chemistry | Break | Further Maths | Film Society |
Subjects on both routes
| Route | Core | Choose from |
|---|---|---|
| A-Level | English General Paper, Extended Project | Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Mathematics, Further Mathematics, Economics, Business, Computer Science, History |
| NEB Science | English, Nepali, Mathematics | Physics, Chemistry, Biology or Computer Science |
| NEB Management | English, Nepali, Social Studies | Accountancy, Economics, Business Studies, Computer Science |
Admission open notice
Academic session 2083/84Admission open forGrade 11, 2083
Entry is at Grade 11 only, on SEE results and an interview. Applications open the week results are published.
- Cambridge A-Levels — four AS subjects
- NEB Science and Management
- Residential and day places
- Applications open
- The week SEE results are out
- Interviews
- Within ten days of applying
- Offers
- Within a week of interview
- Induction
- Shrawan 1
Step by step
Four simple steps
01
Register
Application opens the week SEE results are published. State A-Level or NEB.
02
Assessment
A written paper and a subject interview, held over three days in Shrawan.
03
Visit an evening
Shortlisted candidates come to prep and a seminar before deciding.
04
Matriculate
Offers within ten days. Counselling begins in the first fortnight of term.
Admission enquiry form
Send anadmission enquiry
Tell us about your child and the class you are looking for. The admissions office will call you back — or print the admission form and bring it to the office.
- We call you back within one working day
- Campus visits Weekdays 10 AM to 4 PM, or an evening visit to prep and a seminar by appointment
- There is no charge for an enquiry
How admission works
Send an enquiry
Fill in the form — our admissions office calls you back.
Visit the school
Tour the campus and meet our teachers and principal.
Interaction & assessment
A short, friendly assessment for the class applied for.
Confirm admission
Submit the documents and complete enrolment.
Tick list
Documents youwill need
- Completed application form
- SEE marksheet and character certificate
- Birth certificate copy
- A short written statement, unedited
- Two passport photographs
- Residence form, if applying to board
Common questions
Admissions FAQs
Only against a vacancy and only within the first month of the session. The two-year programme is designed as one continuous arc and a mid-course transfer rarely serves the student.
The residence fee is published alongside tuition and covers accommodation, all meals, and the evening programme. There are no separate charges for prep, seminars or counselling.
Twenty full and forty partial awards each year on SEE results and need, including residence where required. Around a fifth of the college holds one.
Downloads
Downloads andparent resources
The documents parents ask the office for most.
Admission form 2083/84
Fill in the enquiry form, then press “Print admission form” for the A4 copy to bring in.
Printable · A4
Academic calendar 2083
Terms, exams and holidays for the year, in Bikram Sambat.
On this website
Fee structure 2083/84
Admission, monthly and annual charges for every class.
On this website
Book and stationery list
The list for every class, for the new session.
Available at the school office
At the school officeSchool bus routes
Routes, stops and pick-up times for this session.
Available at the school office
At the school office
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News & notices
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In the news
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Everything, filtered
Latest news — notices and events side by side
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Address and phone, with a message form
Contact information
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Lhotse International College
Khumaltar Marg, Lalitpur 44700, Bagmati Province, Nepal
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Come to an evening, not an open day
Prep at six, a seminar at eight, and a Thursday guest if you time it right. That is the college; the daytime is only half of it.