ICE Pathways is a brand of the International College of Excellence (ICE) Pakistan, and its project for pre-university study: UK qualification routes, taught in Pakistan, for students heading to university.
A project of ICE Pakistan. ICE Pathways is a brand name of the International College of Excellence (ICE) Pakistan. Programmes are delivered by ICE at its Islamabad and Karachi campuses and online, and ICE also has a campus in Slough, United Kingdom. Find out more about ICE at ice.edu.pk.
At the International College of Excellence, we help students build qualifications and skills that lead to successful careers.
ICE works with internationally recognised awarding bodies and universities to make UK qualifications more accessible and affordable for students in Pakistan, so our graduates can build careers at home and abroad.
The key elements of what we offer: a place at university, the skills to make the most of it, and the confidence to build something of your own.
A recognised UK qualification, a named advisor and university application support.
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See all sevenStudents in Pakistan have more routes to international universities than ever. More choice has also meant more confusion, for students and for the families supporting them. Every conversation with us follows four questions, in order.
Your results, your timeline and the degree you have in mind.
A Levels, the LRN Foundation Year, or the NCUK Foundation Year, and NCUK Year One in Business or Law.
A recognised UK qualification and the skills to use it.
Universities in Pakistan and around the world, with the conditions stated up front.
What ICE commits to, for every student on every route.
Quality education at a price families can plan for.
Qualifications that travel with you to universities abroad.
Skills employers look for, built alongside your studies.
Routes and intakes that fit where you are now.
Recognised UK qualifications that open global opportunities.
The qualifications we teach are set and awarded by established UK organisations, and recognised in Pakistan through IBCC equivalence. Here is who they are.
Part of Cambridge University Press & Assessment, a department of the University of Cambridge. Cambridge programmes and qualifications are offered by more than 10,000 schools in over 160 countries, and nearly two million students study them every year.
At ICE: Cambridge International A Levels, Islamabad
The qualifications brand of Pearson, one of the world’s largest education companies. Pearson Edexcel International A Levels are modular, with exams in several sessions a year, and are recognised by universities in the UK and worldwide. ICE is a Pearson Approved Centre.
At ICE: Pearson Edexcel International A Levels, Islamabad and online
A UK awarding organisation recognised by Ofqual, with more than 1.2 million candidates in 58 countries. LRN holds the King’s Award for Enterprise: International Trade 2026.
At ICE: LRN Foundation Year and LRN International A Levels
Founded in 1987 by a group of leading UK universities. NCUK works through more than 120 Study Centres in over 40 countries and territories, and has helped more than 50,000 students progress to university, with a guaranteed* route to its 100+ university partners.
At ICE: NCUK Foundation Year and NCUK Year One, Islamabad and Karachi
The UK’s international organisation for cultural relations and educational opportunities, working in more than 100 countries. ICE is an approved British Council centre, and works with the British Council on English assessment through the EnglishScore test.
ICE is an approved British Council centre
The Inter Boards Coordination Commission (IBCC) issues equivalence certificates for foreign qualifications, so they are recognised for admission to universities in Pakistan.
For A Levels and the LRN Foundation YearICE also works with Buckinghamshire New University on skills-based UK bachelor’s degrees. Figures are from each organisation’s published information, October 2026.
One of the UK’s highest business honours, given to 185 organisations in 2026.
LRN’s first Royal honour; the King’s Award is its second in six years.
UK Department for Business and Trade. The first exam board to be recognised in the Education and EdTech category.
Study on campus in Islamabad or Karachi, or online. ICE also has a campus in Slough, in the United Kingdom.
A Levels · LRN Foundation Year · NCUK · AI Incubation Centre
LRN Foundation Year · NCUK · AI Incubation Centre
ICE also has a campus in Slough, England, west of London.
Talk it through with an advisor. Bring your latest results and your questions; parents are welcome. Counselling is free and there is no obligation to enrol.
