er ▁Second ary ▁School ▁Cert ificate ); ▁and ▁university ▁programs ▁leading ▁to ▁gradu ate ▁and ▁advanced ▁degrees . ▁ ▁L ah ore , ▁like ▁majority ▁of ▁the ▁cities ▁in ▁Pakistan ▁has ▁both ▁public ▁and ▁private ▁educational ▁institutions ▁from ▁primary ▁to ▁university ▁level . ▁Most ▁educational ▁institutions ▁are ▁gender ▁based ▁from ▁primary ▁to ▁university ▁level . ▁ ▁All ▁academic ▁education ▁institutions ▁are ▁the ▁responsibility ▁of ▁the ▁provincial ▁govern ments . ▁The ▁federal ▁government ▁mostly ▁ass ists ▁in ▁curr icul um ▁development , ▁acc red itation ▁and ▁some ▁finan cing ▁of ▁research . ▁ ▁St ages ▁of ▁formal ▁education ▁ ▁Primary ▁education ▁ ▁Pre - school ▁Pre - school ▁education ▁is ▁designed ▁for ▁ 3 – 5 ▁years ▁old ▁and ▁usually ▁consists ▁of ▁three ▁stages : ▁play ▁group , ▁nur ser y ▁and ▁kind erg arten . ▁Stud ents ▁usually ▁sit ▁through ▁an ▁exam ination ▁before ▁finishing ▁pre - school . ▁ ▁Junior ▁school ▁After ▁pre - school ▁education , ▁students ▁go ▁through ▁junior ▁school ▁from ▁gr ades ▁ 1 ▁to ▁ 4 . ▁The ▁curr icul um ▁is ▁usually ▁subject ▁to ▁the ▁institution ▁and ▁usually ▁include ▁Ur du , ▁English , ▁mathematics , ▁arts , ▁science , ▁social ▁studies , ▁computer ▁studies ▁and ▁physical ▁education . ▁Stud ents ▁are ▁also ▁taught ▁either ▁Islam ic ▁studies ▁( I sl ami y at ) ▁or ▁eth ics / the ology / rel ig ious ▁studies ▁depending ▁on ▁their ▁religious ▁preference . ▁Some ▁schools ▁also ▁teach ▁other ▁foreign ▁languages ▁like ▁Arab ic ▁language ▁as ▁a ▁part ▁of