Online School & Homeschool in Nepal

Live online Cambridge IGCSE, A-Level, Pearson Edexcel, IB Diploma, and American AP for academic, business and Nepali families across Kathmandu, Pokhara, Biratnagar, Chitwan and Butwal. A-Level provision sits almost entirely in the valley — we reach the rest of the country, in after-school hours that land squarely in our teaching day.

From USD 423/month. Small live classes 4-6 students, Cambridge / IB / American AP through to A-Level — after-school, alongside your school, with no waiting list.

Where our Nepal families are

Smartious Nepal families concentrate across Kathmandu (the valley, holding essentially all of the country's A-Level provision, with competitive admission), Pokhara (the second city and trekking capital, two hundred kilometres from the nearest A-Level college), Biratnagar and the east (the industrial and commercial belt with very limited provision), Chitwan and Bharatpur (a fast-growing medical city with A-Levels still concentrated in the valley), and Butwal and Bhairahawa (the western trade corridor). One qualification concentrated in one valley, and a timezone that makes after-school teaching straightforward.

Homeschool laws and regulation in Nepal

Nepal is one of the markets where we could not verify the central question, so we set out what we can establish and then the fact that shapes our offer here more than the law does.

What we can establish

Education in Nepal is administered by the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology. Basic education is compulsory, and families should confirm the current age boundaries with the Ministry rather than take them from any article. The national qualifications are the Secondary Education Examination at the end of grade 10 and the National Examinations Board examinations at grades 11 and 12. Private and institutional schools operate under government registration and oversight arrangements. Smartious is not a registered Nepali school, issues no Nepali qualification, and does not teach toward the SEE or the NEB examinations.

What we could not establish

Nepal's position on parental home education. We could not verify it against a primary instrument and are not going to fill that gap with confident prose. We will not tell you it is permitted and we will not tell you it is prohibited; both would exceed what we can evidence. What we would add is what we say in Jordan, Iraq, Lebanon and Bangladesh: an absence of clear regulation is an absence of protection rather than a permission, because where a matter is unaddressed there is nothing for a family to demonstrate if the question is raised. Put it to the Ministry directly and keep the answer.

Why the distinction is familiar here

Nepali families already choose between the NEB route and the A-Level route at grade 11, and understand that the two lead to different certificates with different recognition. So when we say our teaching sits alongside a school rather than replacing it, and that we do not teach toward the SEE or the NEB examinations, that lands as an ordinary statement rather than a complication. What we teach is the internationally examined track, and the domestic record stays with the school.

The fact that matters more: one valley

This is the honest heart of what we offer Nepal. A-Level provision here is concentrated almost entirely in the Kathmandu valley — the leading schools and the A-Level colleges are essentially all within it. For a family in Pokhara, Biratnagar, Bharatpur or Butwal, choosing the A-Level route at grade 11 has traditionally meant sending a child to Kathmandu: a second household, a separated family and a considerable cost, at sixteen. That is a heavy price for a subject teacher, and it is a geographic problem rather than an educational one. A live class of four to six students drawn from several cities and several countries removes it entirely — the child stays home and the specialist comes to them.

And within the valley, a second problem

Even in Kathmandu the subject list is not unlimited. A good A-Level college still cannot justify a specialist teacher and a room for four students who want Further Mathematics, or three who want a third science, or two who want Computer Science at A-Level. That is the same arithmetic we describe in Cyprus, Bangladesh and Uruguay, and the same answer applies: in a live group drawn across countries, four becomes a full class.

The clock, which is the most unusual in the world

Nepal runs Nepal Time at UTC+5:45 with no seasonal clock changes — the only country in the world on a forty-five-minute offset, and worth stating precisely rather than rounding. Our teaching base runs UTC+3, so Nepal is two hours and forty-five minutes ahead of us: a four o'clock class in Kathmandu is quarter past one in the afternoon for our teachers, six o'clock is quarter past three, and eight in the evening is quarter past five. Every one of those is an ordinary teaching hour here. Across much of our Latin American coverage an after-school arrangement is impossible and we say so plainly; in Nepal it is the natural configuration, and it works identically in Pokhara, Biratnagar or Butwal.

Why Nepal families choose Smartious

A-Levels outside the valley

Nepal concentrates almost all its A-Level provision in Kathmandu. We reach the four-fifths of the country that is somewhere else.

No relocation at grade 11

Sending a child to the valley has been the traditional answer for families outside it — a second household and a separated family. Live delivery removes the need.

After-school hours that genuinely work

Two hours forty-five ahead means a four o'clock class in Kathmandu is quarter past one in the afternoon for our teachers.

The set even a good college cannot run

Further Mathematics or a third science for four students is unviable at one institution and routine in a live group drawn across countries.

A record read directly abroad

UCAS reads A-Levels natively and Australian, Japanese, Indian, Canadian and American universities read them directly — valuable for households already connected internationally.

Honest about the question we could not verify

We could not establish Nepal's home-education position and say so rather than guessing in either direction.

Fees and admission

From USD 423/month for Primary, payable termly; varies by curriculum and level. One-to-one tuition: USD 15/hour.

Frequently asked questions

Is homeschooling legal in Nepal?

We could not verify a position from a primary instrument and will not guess. Basic education is compulsory and administered by the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology. An absence of clear regulation is not a permission — put the question to the Ministry directly. Structured study alongside a school enrolment raises none of it.

Do you teach the SEE or the NEB examinations?

No. We are not a registered Nepali school and issue no Nepali qualification. We teach Cambridge, Edexcel, IB and AP — the same distinction families here already make between the NEB and A-Level routes at grade 11.

Would our child still need to move to Kathmandu at grade 11?

Not for the teaching. A-Level provision is concentrated in the valley, and relocating has been the traditional answer for families elsewhere. Live delivery supplies the subject specialists where you already are, with examination travel a few times a year.

What time are classes?

After-school works particularly well. Nepal runs UTC+5:45 — the only forty-five-minute offset in the world — two hours and forty-five minutes ahead of our teaching base, so a four o'clock class in Kathmandu is quarter past one in the afternoon for our teachers.

We are already at an A-Level college — what would we gain?

Usually a subject it cannot run for four students. If your college covers what your child needs, we will tell you so.

Will Nepali universities accept A-Levels?

Holders of A-Levels enter through equivalence procedures administered by the relevant authority and confirmed per institution. Confirm that route early if a Nepali university is the plan; the domestic side of a record has to come from a Nepali school rather than from us.

Where would our child sit examinations?

At authorised provision confirmed per family per session, concentrated in the Kathmandu valley — with travel planned ahead from Pokhara, Chitwan, Biratnagar and Butwal, since journeys here are longer than the map suggests.

Which parts of Nepal does Smartious cover?

Kathmandu, Pokhara, Biratnagar and the east, Chitwan and Bharatpur, and Butwal, Bhairahawa and the west have dedicated pages. Live online delivery works identically anywhere in the country.

Guides for families in this country

What parents say

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