Established 1985 (1985) Gender Coeducational Colour(s) Navy Blue & White Founder Safia Ghazi Rahman | Principal Safia Ghazi Rahman Age range 2 – 18 years Phone +880 31-655319 Founded 1985 | |
Type Cambridge International Examinations (CIE)
Pearsons Edexcel Address Rd No.1, Chittagong, Bangladesh | ||
Sunshine Grammar School is a British curriculum school located in Chittagong, Bangladesh. The school provides lessons in Edexcel and Cambridge International Examinations for IGCSE and A Levels.
Contents
- Official theme song of sunshine grammar school
- History
- Subsidiaries
- Admissions
- Facilities
- Activities
- Academic subjects
- References
Official theme song of sunshine grammar school
History
Sunshine Grammar School was established in 1985. It was the first British Curriculum School in the port city of Chittagong, Bangladesh, offering IGCSE, Ordinary and Advanced Levels education under Britain’s CIE and Pearsons Edexcel,UK.
The first batch of Sunshiners appeared for exams in 1987. Sunshine was one of the first Schools in Bangladesh to be allocated an 'examination centre' status in the country by a British Education Board.
Sunshine Grammar School is now among of the few international schools to be selected in the U.S. High School database (CEEB # 651006) and is an international test center for SAT examinations (Center Code # 74108). The school has also achieved recognition from Universities and Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS) as an international school and is closed center for exams conducted by Admissions Testing Services (ATS) for entrance into undergraduate degrees in Cambridge and Oxford University.
Subsidiaries
Chittagong Sunshine College, established in 1995, is the oldest English-medium National Curriculum based college under the Chittagong Education Board, Bangladesh.
Chittagong Sunshine School & College, is a leading English-medium National Curriculum based school established in 2005 with a 100% pass rate.
Little Steps Dhaka is the first foray of Sunshine Education outside of Chittagong. Little Steps specializes in day care and pre-play for toddlers and plans to start a kindergarten section in the near future.
Admissions
The mode of admission is selective. Admissions are based on a preliminary written exam that tests English, maths and the sciences. Following satisfactory performance in the written test, the applicant undergoes a formal interview with the school authorities, who then make a final decision to offer a place to the student based on his/her academic, extracurricular and social skills. Approximately 15% of pupils are awarded a scholarship for excellence in academics and/or extracurricular activities.
Facilities
Activities
Academic subjects
SGS offers the most comprehensive list of subjects offered by a Bangladeshi school for IGCSE, Ordinary and Advanced Level examinations from CIE & Pearsons Edexcel. The subjects are as follows: