Private & international schools in Kandy

Use the Kandy addresses and branch information

Colombo International School’s contact page gives its Kandy branch as 175 Paranagantota Road. Gateway’s school-structure page lists 80 Wariyapola Sri Sumangala Mawatha, Asgiriya. These are the relevant local visits; a Colombo footer or network contact should not become the child’s assumed campus. Ask each Kandy office where the intended division is taught and how arrival, collection and activities are organised.

CIS’s Kandy curriculum page describes infant, junior and secondary stages within a British educational sequence. Gateway’s published structure separates Foundation, Years 1–6, Years 7–9, Years 10–11 and Years 12–13. Its recommended ages are guidance, rather than a verified birthday-cutoff rule. Bring the child’s previous class labels and reports so the receiving school can identify the next class and any gaps.

Sources: CIS Kandy branch street address · Gateway official indexed Kandy address and year structure · CIS Kandy infant, junior and secondary sequence

Check the examination route before choosing subjects

CIS Kandy’s own branch description places Edexcel International GCSE at the end of Year 11 and International Advanced Level examinations at the ends of Years 12 and 13. For an examination-stage transfer, ask which specifications, subjects and practical or assessed components the branch uses, and whether the pupil can continue the same sequence. The examination names alone do not settle a late-entry decision.

Gateway’s academic page describes an option in Year 11 between completing Edexcel IGCSE and switching to SACE Stage 1, with Stage 2 as a later senior option. A school-owned report says SACE expanded to Kandy in 2025. That supplies local evidence beyond a Colombo-only launch, but it does not establish every Kandy subject combination or the next intake’s availability. Ask the Kandy team for its dated pathway plan.

Sources: CIS Kandy Edexcel examination sequence · Gateway official indexed IGCSE, A-level and SACE choices · Gateway official indexed Kandy SACE expansion in 2025

Use assessment and evidence dates to plan the move

CIS Kandy’s admissions page describes Mathematics assessment and English assessment where appropriate, plus a meeting or tour with school leaders. It does not publish one universal assessment for every age. Discuss the child’s language history and intended class before preparing for a test, and supply the current school’s reports and course details to explain the transfer.

Gateway’s official pages were available through indexed text after direct retrieval failed. Use them to prepare a focused enquiry about the Kandy division, subject offer and SACE entry point, rather than treating an older indexed timetable as a current place offer. For both schools, obtain tuition and compulsory charges for the intended year, any examination fees and the exact start-date conditions; comparable current totals were not established here.

Sources: CIS Kandy conditional English and Mathematics assessment · Gateway official indexed IGCSE, A-level and SACE choices · Gateway official indexed Kandy address and year structure · Gateway official indexed Kandy SACE expansion in 2025

Compare documented pathways and campuses

These are the pathways recorded for each included campus. Online provision appears separately. A senior qualification does not establish provision in younger years.

Parent questions about Kandy schools