The Board of Intermediate and secondary Education, Bannu was established w.e.f. 01-7-1990 as a result of bifurcation of BISE, Peshawar & have been functioning since then according to the NWFP Ordinance/Act 1990. The Board is responsible for control, organization and regulation of education of more than 400 educational institutions in public as well as private sector.

The Jurisdiction of the Board was consisting of the following four districts and two Agencies with a total population of 3.5 million and approximately 1 million candidates.

•  District Bannu.

•  District Lakki Marwat.

•  District D.I.Khan.

•  District Tank.

•  North & South Waziristan Agency.

After bifurcation of the BISE, Bannu into BISE, Bannu and BISE, D.I.Khan the jurisdiction of BISE, Bannu reduced to the following two districts and one Agency.  

•  District Bannu.

•  District Lakki Marwat.

•  North Waziristan Agency.

Initially the Board was set up in the hostel of Govt. Comprehensive Higher Secondary School , Bannu. However, because of establishment of N.W.F.P. University of Engineering & Technology Bannu Campus, the Board office was shifted in May 2002 to a rented building at Chambali Chowk, Bannu City . At present, the Board is functioning in its own building at Bannu Township. The Board is functioning with total staff of 60 personnel. Residential accommodation and Hostels will be provided in the second phase of the project at a later stage.