Gateway offers the “Conversion Course” for students who have sat Sri Lanka O/Ls
Gateway College offers a unique course of study that is specially designed for students who have just sat the Sri Lanka GCE O’level in December 2013. Students completing the ‘Conversion course’ have the option of joining the June 2016 GCE London Advanced Level programme of study at Gateway College.
During this programme, the student will be coached for the London International GCSE May 2014 examination in English, Mathematics and three other subjects. Students intending to follow the Science stream will be afforded with the opportunity of selecting from Physics, Chemistry or Biology. Students who are to pursue studies in the Business stream can select from Economics, Commerce or Accounting. They can also have a combination of Science or Business related subjects, selecting Physics or Accounting, Biology or Economics and Chemistry or Commerce. Practical work too will be included in the Science subjects.
A comprehensive computer training programme is also included in this course to enable the student to qualify for the prestigious International Computer Driving License issued by the ECDL Foundation at the end of the course.
The course also includes the Accelerated Skills Acquisition Programme ( ASAP) that focuses on Career Success Skills that is designed to help young people reinforce a number of soft skills that they would seldom acquire in the school system.
In the second phase, following the completion of the Conversion course, students will be coached for the London GCE AS and A2 examinations.
Students entering Year 12 GCE ( Advanced Level) in June 2014 will have three options:
Offer 4 GCE A Level subjects
Offer 3 GCE A Level subjects and International Diploma in IT
Offer 3 GCE A Level subjects and International Diploma in Business
Students taking 4 A/L subjects will be coached to do the GCE A/ S in June 2015 and GCE A/L in June 2016 in the four selected subjects. Students have a range of subjects in Science, Mathematics, Business, IT and Humanities streams to select from.
Students taking 3 GCE A/ L subjects and the Diploma will be coached to do the GCE A/S in June 2015 and GCE A/L in June 2016 in the three selected subjects, and coached for two years for the International Diploma which they would obtain in 2016. This Diploma is the first year of a UK Degree. The second and third years of the degree could be completed in Sri Lanka at Gateway or in many selected Universities in New Zealand, UK, Australia or Malaysia according to the wishes of the student.
Gateway College stands out among the international schools in Sri Lanka as it follows the English National Curriculum from Foundation Stage up to Advanced Level. The experienced and qualified staff of the school is supported with state-of-the-art facilities and resources. Gateway College enjoys accredited teaching center status from EdexcelUK, Cambridge International Examinations ( CIE) and NCC EducationUK.
Gateway College figured prominently at the Edexcel Awards ceremony in November where they received 86 high achiever awards, the highest received by any organization. Among the top achievers were 20 students who won world prizes. Gateway has the unique distinction of producing students who have obtained 12 A star grades at t he International GCSE in three consecutive years.
Gateway continues to excel in the field of sports. It is fair to say that, in many sports, they have moved beyond the International School arena and are competing with the best of state and private schools. One could see the emergence of a few boys and girls representing Sri Lanka at international events.
Gateway Colleges are located at Colombo: No. 185, Koswatte Road, Off Royal Gardens, Rajagiriya 011- 2888288, Dehiwala: 285/ 1, Gal Vihara Road, Hill Street, Dehiwala 011 5757234, Kandy: No. 80, Wa r i y a p o l a Sri Sumangala Mw., Asgiriya, Kandy 081 – 2233670 and Ne g ombo: No. 62, Negombo road, Kurana, Katunayake 031-2227722. Details of the Gateway Graduate School can be obtained from the Registrar by writing to ggs@ gatewayworldwide. com or by calling 0772256356, 2583848 or 22593213.