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Compare schools across Sri Lanka.
Use the selected Sri Lanka school collection to compare the actual Colombo, Rajagiriya and Kandy campuses with the pupil’s senior qualification. Cambridge A levels at the British School in Colombo, Pearson Edexcel study at Elizabeth Moir and SACE at named Gateway campuses provide distinct examination and course-planning choices.
7 included profiles · 4 destination collections · 0 dated tuition schedules
This is a selected directory, with different levels of evidence in each collection. Open the named campus profile to check its curriculum phases, review date and sources before contacting admissions.
Planning a school search in Sri Lanka
Identify Colombo 8, Colombo 5, Rajagiriya or Kandy
The British School in Colombo publishes its address on Elvitigala Mawatha in Colombo 8. Elizabeth Moir’s academic page gives Kirimandala Mawatha in Colombo 5. The SACE authority’s Gateway College Colombo profile instead identifies Koswatta Road in Rajagiriya. A Colombo-branded school enquiry therefore should include the actual locality, teaching division and arrival gate before it becomes a household location decision.
Gateway’s Kandy campus is a separate option: its current SACE authority profile gives Wariyapola Sri Sumangala Mawatha in Asgiriya. Use the Kandy collection when that city is relevant, then confirm the offered course and transport independently. A school group’s country-wide description should not determine a specific campus’s timetable, available subjects or start date. For siblings, ask for a division-by-division plan rather than assuming a senior course enquiry covers every younger stage.
Sources: British School in Colombo: senior school and Colombo 8 address · Elizabeth Moir: Pearson senior routes, support and Colombo 5 address · SACE authority: Gateway College Colombo and Rajagiriya address · SACE authority: Gateway College Kandy and Asgiriya address
Keep Cambridge and Pearson examination courses distinct
The British School’s Sixth Form page identifies Cambridge Assessment International Education A levels. Its page describes possible three- or four-subject pathways; ask which additional research options and award are currently offered. It also describes counselling around the transition into Year 12. Request the current subject combination and entry conditions in the pupil’s proposed plan. A broad range of published pathways does not guarantee that every combination will fit one timetable.
Elizabeth Moir describes adapted British syllabuses in senior school, Pearson Edexcel IGCSE study in Forms 4–5 and Pearson Edexcel International Advanced Levels in Sixth Form. Compare the examination board, syllabus and assessed components before transferring during a course. Its academic page also describes English and curriculum support, but the actual support available to a new pupil should be assessed individually. British textbooks in junior classes alone should not be treated as proof of an entire national curriculum sequence.
Sources: British School in Colombo: Cambridge Sixth Form pathways · Elizabeth Moir: Pearson senior routes, support and Colombo 5 address
Investigate SACE as a named-campus senior alternative
The SACE authority publishes separate school profiles for Gateway College Colombo and Gateway College Kandy. These establish SACE provision at the named campuses, giving a useful alternative to the Cambridge and Pearson routes in this comparison. They do not establish an individual applicant’s subject menu, completed-credit recognition or eligibility for a particular tertiary course. Request the receiving campus’s current SACE study plan and explain the student’s previous qualification and completed work.
Compare a proposed senior transfer by award, subjects, assessment schedule and completion date, then confirm the receiving institution’s requirements for the intended next course. Ask each school for the intended-year admissions process and an itemised quotation that includes examination charges and any support or transport the pupil needs. Keep those costs attached to the actual programme and campus. The authority’s school listing and an international qualification’s name are evidence for investigation, not a university admission or school-place decision.
Sources: SACE authority: Gateway College Colombo and Rajagiriya address · SACE authority: Gateway College Kandy and Asgiriya address · British School in Colombo: Cambridge Sixth Form pathways
Curriculum pathways recorded across the collection
Each row combines evidence from several profiles. Its phases may be offered at different schools; it does not mean every school provides every phase. Online delivery is listed separately. Open the school profile for its exact route and eligibility.
| Route and delivery | Recorded phases across profiles | Included profiles and source examples |
|---|---|---|
| BritishOn campus | Early years, Primary, Secondary, Sixth form | 6 profiles |
| AustralianOn campus | Secondary, Sixth form | 2 profiles |
| IBOn campus | Early years, Primary, Secondary, Sixth form | 1 profile |
Parent questions about Sri Lanka schools
Do the selected British-style senior routes use one examination board?
The British School in Colombo identifies Cambridge A levels. Elizabeth Moir identifies Pearson Edexcel IGCSE and International Advanced Levels. Check the actual syllabus, subject level and completed assessment when planning a transfer; the shared British-style description does not establish identical courses.
Sources: British School in Colombo: Cambridge Sixth Form pathways · Elizabeth Moir: Pearson senior routes, support and Colombo 5 address
Is Gateway’s SACE evidence limited to its Colombo campus?
The SACE authority publishes distinct profiles for Gateway College Colombo in Rajagiriya and Gateway College Kandy in Asgiriya. Confirm the intended campus’s current subjects, admissions and study plan separately. This evidence should not be extended to every school carrying the Gateway name.
Sources: SACE authority: Gateway College Colombo and Rajagiriya address · SACE authority: Gateway College Kandy and Asgiriya address
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