["Gateway College\t 147 \t Annual Review 2021 & 2022\t Creating joy through collaboration When schools closed and Sri Lanka went into lockdown, we Gateway College launched a virtual celebration of New Year and Resilience and recovery realised that it would be difficult to calculate when schools Vesak. Considering the plight of all children and families in the would open again. Gateway made the necessary preparations rest of the world, Gateway opened a competition to all children to conduct lessons online for all students within a day of school residing in Sri Lanka and Sri Lankan children living the world over. closure, as our strength is in being a Microsoft Showcase School. This was an initiative to stay happy, be positive, and enjoy the The school provided all children with original Microsoft 365 season with family. Through the use of the online educational licenses at no cost to parents. Various tools were researched to application \u201cFlipgrid\u201d, children in 3 age groups were encouraged find the best solution for students in Play Group to Year 2, and it to submit themed videos related to the two events under was decided that ClassDojo would be the most suitable platform the categories of music, theatre, dance, as well as traditional for this age group, along with a few online classes through games (under which they could develop and submit their own Microsoft Teams. playable app or computer games) for Virtual Avurudu. For Virtual Vesak commemorations, children were encouraged to take To facilitate online teaching and learning all our teachers part in devotional songs (solo and virtual choir), drama, Vesak received training on the required platforms, such as Office 365 creations using STEM activities, and the creation of Vesak greeting tools, Microsoft Teams and ClassDojo, and were competent cards. After a hugely successful Phase I of Virtual Avurudu, the and confident that they would be able to provide our students Presidential Task Force for Education made a request to facilitate with an enjoyable learning experience. All eight periods were the Ministry of Education to carry on with the same task in Phase scheduled and conducted, making sure our students did not miss II in order to reach a wider audience. Virtual Avurudu was picked out on any lessons. Lesson delivery was in two sessions with a up by ITN, who took the programme into every home, and Virtual long interval, as continuous online engagement was recognised Vesak was aired on Buddhist TV. Sri Lanka Telecom, Mobitel, and to be unhealthy. The Primary and Secondary lesson times were Dialog supported these initiatives. separated to avoid overlaps, as some families had siblings that shared computers. For our Foundation (Play Group, Nursery, The fact that the celebrations were open to all Sri Lankan students and Kindergarten) and Key Stage 1 (Years 1 and 2) students, we meant that students of all faiths and ethnicities were able to did not have a set timetable, as they were using the ClassDojo take part, enabling insights into each other\u2019s faiths and value platform where teachers had the complete flexibility to post systems. It was certainly a lot of work to develop the line-up lessons, videos, and instructions. Teachers reached the students of events and set the wheels in motion, but looking back, all regularly through Google Meet and our youngest students were the effort was worth it, as it resulted in happy, fully engaged able to interact with the teacher and with one another. students. Although, it was somewhat different from the norm, we believe we managed to recreate the usual joyous, community Once we had the academic elements sorted out, we were able celebration looked forward to by Sri Lankans, even during these to focus more attention on performing arts, which we believe challenging times. is integral to a holistic education as well as student well-being. We also made sure our students and staff did not miss out on The month of December in 2020 saw another innovative any of the major cultural or religious events that the school programme by Gateway Colleges: Virtual Christmas Carols. would usually celebrate during lockdown. Keeping in mind the The carol services of each school, Gateway College Colombo, constraints we faced with regard to gatherings and movement, Negombo, Kandy and the combined programme of Gateway we wished to bring the spirit of the Sinhala and Tamil New Year, Colleges Dehiwala and Ratmalana were broadcasted as YouTube as well as celebrate the biggest Buddhist festival in Sri Lanka, Premieres, drawing much excitement from students and parents. through unique and innovative virtual celebrations. A combined programme was also broadcasted on TV1 and Sirasa TV on Christmas eve. The online programmes such as Virtual Christmas Carols continued in 2021 as well.","148\t Gateway College \t Annual Review 2021 & 2022 Future-ready education Another innovation by Gateway College was VSAK Online. This Similar sessions further continued in 2021 and 2022, such as; programme welcomed students from Years 11, 12, and 13 to the new academic year. This was in place of the usual programme \u2022\t \u201cWhen Apple Stopped Being A Fruit: The Power of Personal that was carried out as physical workshops in the previous years. Branding\u201d with Farweez Imamudeen, Communication The programme was designed to provide students with insights Consultant. into the right values, skills, attitudes, and knowledge (VSAK), in order to help them succeed in life and the workplace. A panel of \u2022\t \u201cThe Importance of Economics with special reference to the Sri Lankan and overseas speakers joined over 700 students and current Pandemic\u201d with Dr. Prashan Karunaratne, Macquarie teachers from across four Gateway Campuses via live broadcasts University, Australia. over three days. The thought-provoking sessions addressed a variety of topics. Discussions revolved around personal branding \u2022\t \u201cIntroduction to Artificial Intelligence (AI)\u201d with Dr Lawrence strategies, career paths, planning for university, and more. Timely Cheung of, PolyU. Hong Kong. topics such as cultivating resilience and sexual reproductive health were also addressed. Students had the opportunity to \u2022\t \u201cThe Pursuit of Happiness: What it (Really) takes to be interact with the co-founder of Vega Innovations and understand Successful\u201d with Bathiya Jayakody (of B&S) the challenges faced by the Sri Lankan team at Vega when developing a high-end project, a luxury electric supercar. \u2022\t \u201cSpread a Little Love\u201d with Kamilka Perera Mingling virtually with friends during a watch party and via a virtual quiz were also highlights for most students, as they had The formation of clubs and societies was arranged through been at home for several months. Microsoft Teams. Students joined the meetings of many clubs and societies that interested them and appointed office bearers and discussed plans for the year. All clubs and societies continued to meet and conducted various activities online, highlighting the importance Gateway places on ensuring all round education. Resilience and recovery","Gateway College\t 149 \t Annual Review 2021 & 2022\t Virtual sports programmes While physical education classes were included in the usual online Moving further forward, with the hope of preventing health timetable, Gateway College considered it important to also bring disparities related to unequal opportunities for Physical Activity sport into the homes of students. Arrangements were made to Engagement, partly due to unequal access to technology, adult conduct a virtual sports session every weekday. The importance supervision and support, sports equipment, and physical space of this was the ability for students to physically engage during for physical activity, the Gateway PE teachers and trainers put the entire live session. They were able to ask questions, practice together an online programme of Inter- House Sports competitions the various skills that were taught, record them, and upload in Badminton, Basketball, Chess, Cricket, Football, Karate, Netball, clips onto an app provided to them. The coaches watched these Rowing, Squash, Swimming, Table Tennis and Tennis, culminating clips and provided the students with feedback. The programme in a Pentathlon, spearheaded by Ms. Thilaka Jinadasa, Team Leader consisted of Gateway\u2019s coaches, as well as experts on different \u2013 Sports Development for the group. The Virtual Festival of Sports sports, conducting sessions on 11 sports. The programme officially (V-FOS) was conducted during a space of two weeks in October, commenced in the presence of the former cricketing legend, and motivated children to compete through a point system. The Aravinda De Silva. The second session featured Thilaka Jinadasa, programmes were logged into and monitored by the trainers and Malik Ahamadeen, and Priyantha Ekanayake. Thilaka Jinadasa, who the school management. joined Gateway as the Team Leader, Sports Development, is the first female Olympian of Sri Lanka and the former National Netball In conducting the competitions, 5 students per age group, per coach. Priyantha Ekanayake is a former Sri Lanka Rugby captain and house were allowed to participate except in Chess where only Malik is a sportsman who is currently the Director at MAS Kreeda. 4 participants were allowed. 2 reserves were entered per event. Each participant could only participate in one age category and 2 Aware that, if designed appropriately, online physical education activities were given for each age group. The competitors uploaded may have the potential to mitigate this drawback, Gateway College videos to Microsoft Flip while the time duration for uploading continued with Physical Education (PE) classes on the online of videos was 48 hours from the time of announcement of the timetable from the origin of the COVID-19 situation, experimenting competition. To illustrate very briefly, in the Cricket programme, in and innovating methods by which sports skills could be each participant was given a time period to tap the ball with the bat practised at home. The Gateway schools have also consistently held and keep a record of how many taps were done without dropping live sessions wherein children interacted with their trainers through the ball. Similarly, Badminton had a Shuttle Bouncing Challenge multiple videoconferencing tools during the lock downs. and a Wall Tapping Challenge. Basketball had Circuit Challenges for passing the ball round the head and the waist, and Dribbling. For Rowing, the challenges were Leap Frog and Bicycle Crunches. Resilience and recovery","150\t Gateway College \t Annual Review 2021 & 2022 No stakeholder forgotten Parents make the fourth pillar of Gateway. We made sure that they students and teachers. Gateway also made arrangements for were kept in the loop at all times despite physical meetings not internet facilities and laptops to be delivered to the residences being possible. Parents\u2019 meetings were held in several sessions, of teachers. with the Chairman Dr Harsha Alles and the Heads of the Schools, for both Primary and Secondary sections. The meetings were held As international exams for the May\/June cycle were cancelled as live broadcasts through Microsoft Teams. Parents were able to due to the pandemic, our teachers provided predicted grades interact through the question and answer session and positive for IGCSE, AS, and A2. The school was extremely methodical feedback was received on this new way of conducting meetings, and transparent in our predictions, and developed a statistical with many requests to continue using the platform to interact analytical system that aided in the accurate prediction of grades, with parents. ensuring a fair system for all students. The school, in partnership with Dialog, offered connectivity and Ensuring that all parties were kept abreast, we moved from using a data packages at concessionary rates to our teachers, students, third-party emailing system to developing our own email dispatch as well as parents to ensure \u201cbusiness as usual\u201d. In partnership module through School Online (SOL), our inhouse developed with Hewlett Packard (HP), notebooks were offered at reasonable school management software, to make sure that all our parents rates, enabling the seamless transition to online learning for many were contacted in a timely manner. Email is our principal mode of communication in addition to the Parent App. Not forgetting the community Resilience and recovery Gateways response to Covid was not just internal but extended Gateway also decided to donate a Hydrogen Peroxide vapor beyond to encompass the wellbeing of the community. We fogger to the Colombo South Hospital. The fogger can deliver up realised that the need of the hour was to increase the numbers to 6 \u2013 Log reduction (99.9999%) of bactericidal, viricidal, fungicidal of PCR tests as health authorities were experiencing limitations and sporicidal effect, and is also effective against the Coronavirus. and delays due to inadequate resources and the sudden increase To appreciate the work done by the Public Health Inspectors, in samples at the beginning of the pandemic. Responding to Gateway, with the support of the Springfield Colleges, provided 60 this challenge, the directorate of Gateway made a substantial hampers at Rs. 10,000.00 each to 60 such officers who work in and donation of a state-of-the-art PCR machine to the Department around the locations of our schools. Through this, we expressed of Immunology and Molecular Medicine of the University of our gratitude to the PHIs and their families for the sacrifices they Sri Jayewardenepura. The new PCR machine not only increased continue to make. the daily testing capacity but assisted the Department in their advanced research to study the various strains. We also donated medical equipment to the Peradeniya Teaching Hospital. A Video Laryngoscope to the value of Rs. 590,000\/- was The students of all five schools were invited to contribute from donated to the newly established COVID ICU of the Teaching their own funds to meet this cost, and they were soon joined by Hospital in Peradeniya by the two schools of the Gateway Group in the senior and junior management, teachers, administration staff, Kandy. The donation was made at the request of the Department past pupils, prefects\u2019 guilds, school clubs and societies, parents, of Anaesthesiology and Critical Care. The Video Laryngoscope is and well-wishers. an essential need for the intubation of severely affected COVID patients. Considering the urgent need, the schools\u2019 management, teachers and parents moved fast to make the necessary equipment available to the ICU within 48 hours.","Gateway College\t 151 \t Annual Review 2021 & 2022","152\t Gateway College \t Annual Review 2021 & 2022 Taking care of our staff During the pandemic, Gateway was one of the first schools to The well-being of our students and staff has always taken arrange vaccination drives for both our students and teachers. centre stage in the holistic education milieu that is provided at All students over the age of 12 as well as staff received their Gateway College. The schools consider that well-being is a critical COVID-19 vaccinations as per the guidelines of the Ministries of precondition for learning and as such, all aspects of well-being: Health and Education. During the booster vaccination drive, even psychological, social, cognitive, and physical are addressed parents had the opportunity to receive their booster doses. through a variety of activities that include the daily mindfulness programme and religious observances. The school also ensured that during days that transport was difficult due to fuel shortages, all staff were given free transport Furthering these efforts, Gateway, during the pandemic, adopted using the school busses. The staff were extremely grateful towards the renowned well-being curriculum, MindUP. MindUP is an the management for this arrangement, and we were able to carry evidence-based social and emotional learning programme out daily activities once physical school started. grounded in Neuroscience, Positive Psychology, Mindful Awareness and Social-Emotional Learning (SEL). At Gateway, the During the LP gas shortage, the management took steps to programme was introduced to students from Kindergarten to facilitate the provision of gas cylinders for all our staff. Year 9. Both students and teachers embraced the programme with much enthusiasm. Resilience and recovery","Gateway College\t 153 \t Annual Review 2021 & 2022\t Satisfaction survey In the last few years especially, Gateway College has striven continued with little to no interruption, with teachers making to focus on the health and safety of our students and staff, a valiant effort that did not go unappreciated by students and alleviating the stress our community felt as it navigated parents alike. \u201cNo matter the obstacles faced, Gateway always extraordinary times. In keeping with our ethos of leaving no made learning its priority, staying true to its vision and mission.\u201d student behind, the school conducted a survey to gauge the said one parent, and this sentiment was echoed by a student who satisfaction of our stakeholders with the measures that were said \u201cEven though the crisis stopped us from physical learning, taken during the COVID-19 pandemic as well as the economic our school still took the risk and gave their fullest support in crisis of 2022 to minimise health risks using preventive methods conducting online lessons.\u201d Parents appreciated both the online and prioritise the well-being of our students and staff. The aspect of school, as well as initiatives such as the carpooling responses were overwhelmingly positive, displaying that the system that was implemented. steps taken to protect the school community were as successful as they could reasonably have hoped to be, and we will continue To measure overall satisfaction with the way the twin crises were to strive to satisfy each part of our community going forward. handled, the last question was \u201cAs a student\/teacher\/parent Weathering these crises has given Gateway the confidence to how happy are you with the way Gateway handled the assure students, parents, and staff that the community will always crises of 2022?\u201c Citing a large measure of trust and reliability, be safeguarded. many responses spoke of the way Gateway maintained standards despite the difficult times. A content student said \u201cI\u2019m very Also included in the survey were questions that required open happy with the way Gateway handled the crisis, always ensuring responses. In reply to the question \u201cWhat did you think about education and learning in the midst of all the obstacles that Gateway\u2019s safety measures in response to COVID-19?\u201c most our nation faced.\u201d Parents were also satisfied with the attention answered positively, calling the response proactive, effective, paid to learning, with one parent commenting \u201cI am so glad thorough, and well-planned. As one response put it, \u201cGateway that my son never missed his school due to the crisis since the took the right steps and enforced the needed rules to make sure Gateway College online schooling system was put into practice. the students were kept safe. Overall, it takes an immense amount Teachers were excellent and well trained when it came to doing of effort to mitigate the threat of COVID 19, and Gateway\u2019s lessons on the online platform.\u201d In addition to the hybrid method measures definitely fulfilled the needed task.\u201d of teaching, students were also happy with how co-curricular activities were conducted. Overall, students, parents, and staff In addition to the pandemic that swept the globe, Sri Lanka faced alike felt that Gateway made them feel safe and secure in a time an unprecedented economic crisis that nearly crippled the island. of great uncertainty. Faced with the question \u201cHow well did the school respond to the economic crisis in 2022?\u201c, many noted that school sessions Resilience and recovery","154\t Gateway College \t Annual Review 2021 & 2022 Satisfaction survey Parents : 424 Students : 242 Staff : 173 Total : 839 Not applicable Strongly disagree Safety measures 5 4 5 14 12 11 7 30 94 11 10 115 The COVID-19 preventive measures Gateway took made me feel safe about 1236 10 9 5 24 my child attending school. 11 23 7 41 The vaccination drives Gateway arranged were convenient and showed that the school cared about the wellbeing of students, teachers, and parents. Gateway prioritised students\u2019 physical and mental health. Online learning 11 1 3 15 12 19 4 35 Students easily adjusted to the new modes of learning (such as Microsoft 6 3 1 10 9 13 6 28 Teams) 41 4 6 51 11 68 9 88 The webinars held to familiarise students with new arrangements (such as 45 17 13 75 14 21 4 39 Microsoft Teams) were helpful as the school adjusted to distance learning. 62 9 8 79 10 12 5 27 Gateway helped students, teachers, and parents learn to navigate new 18 15 6 39 9 10 7 26 digital tools (such as Microsoft Teams, ClassDojo) effectively. 56 22 6 84 10 18 5 33 The mock exams held online were as useful as their offline counterparts. The study packs were an effective way of learning. The provision of digital tools (such as Microsoft 365 licences and data packages at concessionary rates) was useful. The school was aware of the fact that children shared laptops and planned lessons accordingly. Non-academic 19 7 10 36 19 20 5 44 Virtual New Year and virtual Vesak were successful in making students feel 44 14 19 77 23 41 7 71 positive and connected to the community. 35 7 7 49 22 31 7 60 14 9 9 32 18 12 4 34 The weekly virtual sports sessions were an effective way of practising sports during lockdowns. Teachers and students were supported during the fuel crisis. An open line of communication with parents was important to the school. Summary of safety measures question results Resilience and recovery Not Applicable 5% Strongly Disagree 4% Disagree 3% Neither Agree nor Disagree 12% Agree 43% Strongly Agree 33%","Gateway College\t 155 \t Annual Review 2021 & 2022\t Satisfaction survey Disagree Neither agree nor disagree Agree Strongly agree 6 10 0 16 36 43 9 88 208 131 62 401 157 43 90 290 99 2 20 41 29 5 75 160 112 55 327 110 72 96 278 19 30 1 50 207 84 59 350 133 46 88 267 53 57 15 125 6 43 4 59 33 71 14 118 202 94 87 383 154 14 61 229 9 18 0 27 39 38 3 80 156 92 55 392 107 78 108 302 16 100 20 136 51 44 40 179 202 19 74 285 131 7 24 100 26 33 9 68 69 55 39 163 188 88 73 349 82 28 35 145 12 7 1 20 56 31 14 101 167 105 61 333 117 78 84 279 29 12 9 50 49 29 24 102 183 65 73 321 136 111 54 301 21 18 6 45 80 61 14 155 194 84 93 371 63 39 49 151 25 34 3 62 60 49 18 127 225 92 90 407 76 40 47 163 55 56 13 124 95 55 41 191 160 58 53 271 47 18 40 105 93 66 15 174 180 90 76 346 59 23 64 146 35 25 4 64 36 42 13 91 182 121 88 391 163 47 59 269 11 11 0 22 Summary of online learning question results Summary of non-academic question results Not Applicable 6% Not Applicable 6% Resilience and recovery Strongly Disagree 6% Strongly Disagree 6% Disagree 7% Disagree 8% Neither Agree nor Disagree 15% Neither Agree nor Disagree 18% Agree 41% Agree 42% Strongly Agree 26% Strongly Agree 20%","156\t Gateway College \t Annual Review 2021 & 2022 Satisfaction survey Resilience and recovery","Gateway College\t 157 \t Annual Review 2021 & 2022\t Satisfaction survey Star performers Star performers","158\t Gateway College \t Annual Review 2021 & 2022 Academic Gateway College continues to raise the bar academically. Gateway students have once again achieved outstanding academic results at the Edexcel iPrimary and iLower Secondary Achievement Tests, International GCSE, AS and AL examinations. Our students usually carry approximately half the awards at the Pearson Edexcel Awards ceremony which is held annually. (It was not held in 2020 and 2021 due to the global pandemic). High achievers at iPrimary and iLower Secondary (iPLSC) achievement tests iPrimary Students who have achieved P3 in 4 subjects (English, Mathematics, Science and Computing) \u2013 2021 Nirshraya Gajan Wathnara Osandi H M Hiruki Nimnaara Heenkenda Jathuran Selvendra Yenuli Shanya Fernando Fathima Sarah Suresh Darun Bhupesh L D R Abeyratne Mohamed Imad Mohamed Irshad Deesitan Prabagar Sriya Suman Hotha Vinudi Opera Premadasa Gesadi Sayangana Sanuli Amanda Wijesundara Ashane Chamodya Fernando D M Vidula Geemal Wickramasooriya Students who have achieved P3 in 4 subjects (English, Mathematics, Science and Computing) \u2013 2022 Yusuf Riyaz A M P Shenal De Silva Nethika Rangajeewa Mohammed Ihsan Thowfeek Aamina Yazeer Sineth Dinhas Pathirana Mohamed Asjad Muhammed Azam Dithnal Mindinu Adikari Nethan Antonio Nixon Methupa Sayuru Perera Hesara Sandaruvi Subasinghe \u2013 Migrated Thisuli Gunathilaka Anish Pranav Shivaraj Poornimah Anuraj Lithini Dabarera P Thevan Nonis Aseni H Wanninayake Bandara Perumbaduge Helika Sandinu Fernando S Dulithi Sathkorala Mathisha Udumalagala Sihara Gayumini Wickramasinghe Shyama Prasanna D N M Sanumitha Karunaratne Star performers","Gateway College\t 159 \t Annual Review 2021 & 2022\t Academic Students who have achieved P3 in 3 subjects (English, Mathematics and Science) \u2013 2021 Nimisha Madhushri Attygalle Buddhima Aishwarie Jayawardhane Okitha Yunethra Gunasekera Asanga Wijesiriwardana Azka Mohamed Rushdi Jaith Nethmin Kulasooriyage Sarah Rehan Lakhany Zuha Wazeer Genura Sandilu Perera Yenumi Nethaya Samarathunge Nehara Vinoli Bandara Mokitha Abhiman Wijesinghe Chenumi Vinaya Batuwita Aishah Rizvi Vineja Hansali Wijekoon Sayuri Dissanayae D Maheli Monelka Edirisinghe Yashod Deenuka Mohotti Arachchige Shavira De Silva H A Inushi Inara Ariyathilake M Sandiv Dinol Mendis E D Nethmika Sheran De Silva R D Navik Hansana Rathuvithana Yehen Nimsith Wahalawatte G Anumi Induwarie Silva Sanuka Nethun Opatha M Jehan Raphael Gunerathne M A Risath Sathnindu Chenuki Methna Karunatilake Seneesa Amandi Basnayake M Sethuki Kumarapeliyage D A D Ayathma E S Danansooriya Nehansa Aishi Herath Nuhan Senarathna Mohamed Bilal Hassan D Kaveen Diyaan Rajapaksa Maryam Faiz Sanketh Dithika Gunaratne M Humaidh Nafeel Neron Prabhasara Kumaranayake Rehan Shenal Jayesingha Abdul Haleem Jemzeed S A D Javan S Senaratne R M Aisha Nbeela Risvi Charana Ranudaya Thebuwena Seha Maria Anthony Ayodh Induwara Abeyratne Ranuki Senanya Perera Tharindi Munaweera Senudi Thinara Weeraman W Nikoli Rehana Fernando Gaveen Yasaskith Wijesekara Star performers","160\t Gateway College \t Annual Review 2021 & 2022 Academic Students who have achieved P3 in 3 subjects (English, Mathematics and Science) \u2013 2022 Roshelle Immaculate Yusuf Mohammed Abdullah Susheyain Loraj Perera Ronal Sandira Othnapitiya Mohotti Sanolee Rajapakshe Sehansa Fernando D E Haresh Wanaguru Aiden Anthony Thomas Nishen Pathmaperuma W M Bonuka Sanuth Weerasekara A Shakeel Dilshad Sadiq Uvin Chanuth Peiris Senuth Gaanuka Jayasinghe Kevin Avisha Jayawardena Pavithra V Vikas Mayomi Vihara Gardiya Punchihewa Dhanuka Bandara Wijegoonaratne Methuki Mewanma Fernando R H Chenula Nadiv Ratnayake Chenu Lasalma Hettiwatte Oneli Meleesha Fernando Thaabish Mohamed Razmy \u2013 Migrated I M Hamdhan Irshad Dinara Fernando D W Sinelya Linagee Dikwella K Savain Joel Fernando Santhush Fernando Thasan Sasvidu Malavige Hivon Halahakoon Tisha Tariq Yuhas Randil Silva Sriya Kankani Risindee Rodrigo Umar Atheeque Tavisha Amelia Liyanage Yumeth Gaveesh Amyrah Rylee Munaweera Miran Jithula Rachith Waragoda Chanulya Ilangasinghe Brishen Iniyan K Thinuli Sanulya Fernando Merisa Perera Rasula Damsithu Palliyaguruge Jordaine Samarasinghe S K Dinara Radinsa Nandasena \t\t Cambridge Checkpoint Primary Students who have achieved a score of 6.0 in all 3 subjects (English, Mathematics and Science) \u2013 2021 Jathuran Selvendra Asanga Wijesiriwardana Mohamed Imad Mohamed Irshad Nirshraya Gajan Charana Ranudaya Thebuwena Students who have achieved a score of 6.0 in all 3 subjects (English, Mathematics and Science) \u2013 2022 Star performers Rasula Damsithu Palliyaguruge Thasan Sasvidu Malavige J K N Merisa Perera Aseni H Wanninayake Bandara Thisuli Mithara Gunathilaka Sihara Gayumini Wickramasinghe","Gateway College\t 161 \t Annual Review 2021 & 2022\t Academic iLower Secondary Students who achieved S4 in all 4 subjects (English, Mathematics, Science and Computing) \u2013 2021 Nevasheene Rajakulasingam Mohamed Ilham Mohamed Irshad Thasara Maheli Wijesinghe\t Students who achieved S4 in all 4 subjects (English, Mathematics, Science and Computing) \u2013 2022 Jessica Marian Leena Devdason Students who achieved S4 in 3 subjects (English, Mathematics and Science) \u2013 2021 Nelini Enaya Fernando Sujan Irosha Kumarapperuma Sehja Pahansi Abeysiriwardana Shahadha Tharik Nehan Nethmaka Alwis Dulanmie Ruhansa Kalugalage H P Tharusha Nethsara Vivein Vishmitha Usgoda Arachchi Menuki Vinhara Wijetunge W M Nethma Induvaree Weerasinghe Shannel Amanda Saparamadu Pinidiya Madhuka R Y S Wijesinghe\t D A Sathsindu Dadigama Methuli Imansa Henpita Gamage \t Amaya Welagedara Irusha Navindi Bajjama Kankanamge Students who achieved S4 in 3 subjects (English, Mathematics and Science) \u2013 2022 Thareen Sathsilu Abeywardana Dulain James Theverapperuma Pawani Visakya Star performers R W M Vojini Rajapaksha Harleen Leandra Jayatunge Deane Egodawatta H R Dihansa Devulini Amaya Damsini Amarasekara Kinoli Jayakody Savidi Nimhara Weerakkodi Lithumi Dahamsa Gunasekara Kethura Fernando Mahila Uthpala Ahangamage T H M Chenoli Laknara A Wageesha Helindi De Silva Senuk Insitha Dias Nehan Weerasuriya","162\t Gateway College \t Annual Review 2021 & 2022 Academic IGCSE\/GCSE \u2013 2021 High achievers at IGCSE\/GCSE in 2021 High achievers at IGCSE\/GCSE in 2021 Name Grade 9\/A* Name Grade 9\/A* Distinction* Distinction* Total Total Star performers Isumi Senethya Wanniarachchi 15 Manuli Biseka Gamage 10 Balapuwaduge Venuki Senandi Mendis 13 Mithun Bala Paranitharan 10 S Manmith Suriyarachchi 12 Dhanvin Nandakumaran 10 Tharinya Nimethmi Rangajeewa 12 E D Venura Kithmal De Alwis 10 Lahiru Manisha Ranasinghe Senaratne 12 Aishath Laisa Mohamed 9 Anuk Pasadul Ranaweera 12 Imra Rizvi 9 Janesh Jude De Silva 12 Nehan De Zoysa 9 Anushri Thimansa Udamulla 12 Savin Vindiv De Alwis 9 Chamithu Dulmeth Amarasekara 12 Hesandu Nimneth Siriwardana 9 Fathima Maryam Risvi 12 Thiaynga Sasanima Jayawardana 9 Sihas Damviru Kumarasinghe 12 Yenuli Santhusi Dissanayake 9 Indura Nethmina Sapuarachige 12 Athiq Inthikab 9 Dhivyakrishnan Thriyampakan 11 Delapolage-Shakya Methparami Kodagoda 9 Suhrid Sadman Abrar 11 J M Budddhima Hansani Kumari 9 Amaya Fernando 11 Jayasundara Yasiru Theekshana Bandara Gajanayake 11 K L Sayali Amarasena 9 Dinindu Upendra Gamage 11 Tharusha Himan-Gardiya Punchihewa 9 Dulith Nuveen Polpitiya 11 Mohamed-Irshad Mohamed Infas 9 Clarissa Sasari Veedagamaarachchi 11 Fathima Samrah Shiraz 9 Sanali Thimanya Kalubowila 11 Isuri Navodhya Narangoda 9 Tevin Wansala Gunawardane 11 Mohamed Azeem Fazel 9 Jithindu Dulanjana Athapaththu 11 Dulain Nethaka Rajapakse 9 Ashraf Fathimath Shaaha 10 Minuka De Silva 9 Yusuf Ali Barrie 10 W A Shamle Imal Thilaksiri 9 Minwoo Bae 10 Sharini Nirmalan 8 Panchalee Viranya Mahavithana 10 Teshara Rashmika Samaratunga 8 Chanumi Nehansa Vidanagamachchi 10 Sushaini K. Perera 8 Chanuth Devnaka Jayatissa 10 Pramitha Thevin Treasure Rupasinghe 8 Chathuni Nethulya Peiris 10 Sandaru Minupama Kumarasinghe 8 Kaylee Abisha Kumarasinghe 10","Gateway College\t 163 \t Annual Review 2021 & 2022\t Academic IGCSE \u2013 2022 High achievers at IGCSE\/GCSE in 2021 Students who have achieved 7 Grade 9\/A*S and above Name Grade 9\/A* Distinction* Name Grade 9\/A* Total Distinction* Dion Nethmin Perera 8 Total H L Thumudi Jayasundera 8 Saheli Warsha Perera 8 Thehasa Linangi Karapitiya 13 Vibhath Viduranga Mahagamage 8 Luke Erwin Joel Shankar 12 Akash Jayaprabalan 8 T G Mineka Thishakya Edirisooriya 12 Mohamed Yazeed Tazeem Bahar 8 Turanja Senethmi 12 Mohamed Naim Yoosuf 8 Vyshalini Rajendran 12 Infas Mohamed Irshad 8 M D Sithuli Damsadi Saparamadu 11 Ammar Jalaldeen 7 J M Risandi Yehansa Gunasekara 11 M S M Shahik Shiyam 7 L Akash Govindan 11 Sharuckshi Kuberan 7 Aaqil Salih 11 Shimar Yasin Khan 7 Yenuli Mihara Chin 11 Nevandi Suhathma Thenuwara 7 Amna Mohamed Sadath 11 Sihas Nadava Jayasuriya 7 Vakeesh Ruban Shanthiruban 11 L Sajitha Chandeepa Jayasinghe 7 D R Vohara Jayasinghe 10 M Mahdi Fahumie 7 Hari Branavan Arulnathan 10 Royston Peter Fernando 7 Matthew Malith De Silva 10 Venura Nihara Gunarathne 7 Ravindu Winsada Dias 10 Mohamed Asmeer Mohamed Aazath 7 Haritha Gavinda Gooneratne 10 Agraja Shakkya Dassanayake 7 Indumini Vidara Kapugama Geeganage 9 Maryam Hannah Hamidon 7 Bihara Yomalee Tennekoon 9 Mohammed Thariq Pasha 7 Sevin Dinsara Boralugoda 9 Senith Dinal Jagoda Weerasooriya 7 Tehan Iresh Dharmawardane 9 W M Thiseni Piyumya Wijesundara 7 W J Rian Dhiun Fernando 9 Ryan Perera 9 Thenuk Fernando 9 Star performers Dhanani Kodithuwakku 9 Reyan Jayakody 9 Jose Maria Mejia Bodhinayake 9 Mohammad Sajjad Reyaz 9 Ritika Srikanth 9","164\t Gateway College \t Annual Review 2021 & 2022 Academic Students who have achieved 7 Grade 9\/A*S High achievers at International and above Advanced Level Name Grade 9\/A* AS 2021 Distinction* Name A Total Sesath Henuka Udukalage 5 Star performers Shaveen Kanageswaran 9 Nima Deen 5 M Mandiv Samaratunga 9 Nethmi Imasha Arachchi 4 Mohamed Sakeen Ibrahim 8 Sachintha Senanayake 4 Aaron Joseph Ryan Cramer 8 Abhaya Gamini Jayasinghe 4 Nanthitha Nadarajan 8 H D Dulain Rithnal Perera 4 Saheli Dahara Gunaratne 8 Dewan Methsuka Obadage 4 F N Shaktha Wickremasinghe 8 Mandinu Erangith Perera 4 W P Rometh Helindra Perera 8 Mizuki Hatta Silva 4 Gamlathge Janeth Abeynayake 8 Aslam Munir 4 K B M R Kavinda Eshan Ranasinghe Bandara 8 Themiya Gurusinghe 4 Fathima Shazia Rizvi 8 A K G Lovindra Methmin Dayaratne 4 Joshua Anthony 8 Arani Pamoda Weerawardena 4 Dineth Pereira 8 Afzaal Mohamed Marikar 4 Vinayak Harikumar 8 Pehan Hansaja Amarathunge 4 Talia Hettiarachchi 8 Salini Tharusha Lokuhewage 4 Kenuli Enaya Gardiya Weligamage 8 Mohamed Arshath Ridmi Hanifa 4 Thulashini Rajaram 8 Tarush Geeshaka Wickramarachchi 4 M Mahdhi Mohamed Irfan 7 A Durgka Asokan 4 Leena Muriel Ravindra 7 Achchaya Sasikumar 4 Umara Thariq 7 Amra Azeez 4 Yasara Sachinthaka Perera 7 Mohamed Uzman Zawahir 4 B Pahandi Rohansa Peiris 7 Mohamed Uzman Jiffry 4 Chenuli Nethara Kularatne 7 Emina Buksh 4 Shastra Rajapreyar 7 Januthrika Rajendran 4 Aishath Sara Aslam 7 Azeem Fahim Mohomed Faizal 4 A D Yehansa Methnadi Gunawardana 7 Tharushi Palipana 4 Chamika Godigamuwa 7 Keshiha Kugathasan 4 Hasnaa Faris 7 W Anaita Sharoni Sovis 4 Senal Silva 7 Sanara Methmi Thenuwara 4 K K Thineth Akalanka 7 Kavishani Vimalathasan 4","Gateway College\t 165 \t Annual Review 2021 & 2022\t Academic AS 2021 A AS 2022 A Star performers Name 4 Name 5 4 5 Shanilka Pramoth Kannangara 3 Nathan Perera 5 Rakshitha Manohar 3 Senith Jagoda Weerasooriya 4 Sajatha Anujaya Karapitiya 3 Aishath Laisa 4 Hammaad Mohamed Rizwan 3 Venura De Alwis 4 Akil Rehan Fernando 3 Minuka De Silva 4 Thenula Nimsara Hennayake 3 Indura Sapuarachchige 4 Ranuka Nimasha Senanayake 3 Anuk Ranaweera 4 Muhammed M Thaqi Riza 3 Dinuth Bandara Abeyratne 4 Rukshitha Yoganathan 3 Oshini Jayaweera 4 Mohamed Najeeb Mohamed Azmie 3 Heshini Jayaweera 4 Vidhunraju Muralitharan 3 Chanuth Jayatissa 4 Vinuki Shanelka Samarasinghe 3 Dulain Rajapakse 4 J S Imasha Nethmi Senaratna 3 Thariq Pasha 4 Dulaj Kanchuka Wijewardena 3 Maryam Risvi 4 Simone Chen Yi Shen 3 Sanali Kalubowila 4 Karin Arai 3 Mithun Paranitharan 4 D M D Binakshie P Gunawardana 3 Janesh De Silva 4 Dilanka Kevin Herath 3 Nethulya Peiris 4 Jerusha Perera 3 Manuli Gamage 4 Akhil Ram Shankar 3 Sachintha Basnayake 4 Faraj Fouz 3 Chanumi Vidanagamachchi 4 Abesuriya Patabendaige Sachila Hansana 3 Isuri Narangoda 4 Senal Kavisha Silva 3 Chamithu Amarasekara 4 Mohamed Zaheen Mohamed Hilmy 3 Mohamed Aazath Mohamed Asmeer 4 Sanduli Premaratne 3 Thiseni Wijesundara 4 Rangana Lokumarambage 3 Anushri Udamulla 4 Sathmi Govinya Alahakoon 3 Jithindu Athapaththu 4 Kaveesha Anne Theekshana Liyanage 3 Sihas Kumarasinghe 4 Senuri Nathaliya Kelly 3 Venuki Mendis 4 Ashmitha Kumari Moonesinghe 3 Yazeed Tazeem 4 Shakya Jayasinghe 3 Abbaz Rahman 4 Lahiru Hettiarachchi Tevin Wansala Ann Dharahaa Narendran Sharini Nirmalan","166\t Gateway College \t Annual Review 2021 & 2022 Academic Star performers AS 2022 AS 2022 A 3 Name A Name 3 3 Dhivyakrishnan Thriyampakan 4 Abdul Aziz 3 Azeem Fazel 4 Sharuckshi Kuberan 3 Savin Vindiv 4 Imra Rizvi 3 Chanuthi Dilansa 4 Noora Marjan 3 Nehan De Zoysa 4 Mahdi Fahumie 3 Yusuf Ali 4 Amra Hisham 3 Dinindu Gamage 4 Athiq Inthikab 3 Sayali Amarasena 4 Ravindu Mahakumbura 3 Sajitha Jayasinghe 4 Sushaini Perera 3 Dulith Polpitiya 4 Yenuli Dissanayake 3 Thisasni Basnayake 4 Sihas Jayasuriya 3 Buddhima Jayasundara 4 Davin Yahathugoda Shaaha Ashraf 4 Hesandu siriwardena A* Shagithya Sri Kanthan 4 Min Woo Bae 5 Suhrid Sadman 4 4 Isumi Jayathilake 4 4 Manmith Suriyarachchi 4 4 Tharinya Rangajeewa 4 Teshara Samaratunga 4 A2 Level 4 Abhishek Kotuwewatta 4 Hannah Hamidon 4 4 Dhanvin Nandakumaran 3 4 Isumi Wanniarachchi 4 Vithushan Ravisuthan 3 A2 2021 4 Sanaaya Reshvini De Almeida Inzimam M Faham 3 Name Samunu Tharin Kaggodaarachchi 3 Adheesha Kumarasinghe Kaylee Abisha Kumarasinghe 3 Kavin Hasantha Gunasekara Venudi Amasari Vidanagama 3 S M Hevidu Kanishka Samarakoon Abhishek Ravikumar 3 Hesadu Samod Thanthirige Dinura Senath Kodippili 3 Jehan Milinda Makalanda Shakkya Dassanayake 3 Vishmi Raveesha Caldera Venuja Ransana Wijekoon 3 Dulkith Pitigalage Thumudi Jayasundara 3 M Adheeb Mufthy Hashim 3 Polgahawattage Chathumal M. Sigera 3 G A M Sihan Romal Wickremasinghe 3 Andrew Ebenezer Surendran 3","Gateway College\t 167 \t Annual Review 2021 & 2022\t Academic A2 2021 A* A2 2022 A* Name 4 Name 5 4 4 Raneru Sachendra Lathpandura 4 Thenula Hennayake 4 Imaad Muwahid 4 Keshiha Kugathasan 4 Nidusha Srikanth 4 Sanara Thenuwara 4 Sadheesha Jayaweera 4 Arshath Hanifa 4 Mazeen Mazhar 4 Uzman Jiffry 4 Nethan Mikil Kuruppu 4 Sesath Udukalage 4 Sayuri Sisara Kehelbaddara 4 Mizuki Silva 4 Isumi Methmanthi Narasinghe 4 Pehan Amarathunge 4 J A Kulisa Saranath Nanayakkara 3 Salini Lokuhewage 3 Anuka Dewanga Wanigasinghe Mudiyanselage 3 Januthrika Rajendran 3 Ishrath Inaam 3 Fathima Yeshfa 3 A J M Uditha Wikum Jayasinghe 3 Achchaya Sasikumar 3 Ahmed Zaydhameed Mohamed Fajurdeen 3 Uzman Zawahir 3 Shashi Nipuni Kalupahana 3 Dewan Obadage 3 Asia Jayamanne 3 Arani Weerawardena 3 Daniru Viwandith Jayasekera 3 Mandinu Perera 3 Dulmith Pitigalage 3 Themiya Gurusinghe 3 Amandi Pavani Alles 3 Araliya Gunasekera 4 Kavindu Mandiv Domingo Warnakulasuriya 3 Abhaya Jayasinghe 3 Tharushi Himaya Kalubowila 3 Shakya Perera 3 Mithila Ranjith Sivakumar Coomaraswamy 3 Krishan Sockkalingam 3 Shazeen Shaheen 3 Nima Deen Binya Ahmed Shimau 3 Sanduli Premarathne Banan Ahmed Shimau 3 Anpudeen Mohamed Aathif 3 Star performers Shaheen Abdul Gani 3 Ima Hamza 3 Reema Majeed 3 Tharushi Chandradasa 3 W Shelina Rachel Fernando 3 Shanelle Diandra Perera W M W Nathali Dedunu Perera","168\t Gateway College \t Annual Review 2021 & 2022 Sports activities Our students dominated many areas of the sporting arena with a considerable number being selected to national pools. Athletics Tournament Achievement Junior National Championship 2022 100m Hurdles \u2013 1st place Name of Student Senior Tarbat Championship 2022 100m Hurdles \u2013 1st place Nehansa Paranaliyanage All Island School Games Athletics 100m Hurdles \u2013 1st place Championship 2022 Dinara Bandara Dela 100m \u2013 1st place Senior Tarbat Championship 2022 100m \u2013 4th \u2013 Selected for the Sri Lanka Junior Shanella Seneviratne National Athletics Championship 2022 Pool\/Selected for the Sri Lanka Elite Pool Sithuli Saparamadu 100m \u2013 1st place Ashain Theverapperuma All Island School Games Athletics Dhanani Kodithuwakku Championship 2022 4x100m \u2013 1st place Glory Perera Senior Tarbat Championship 2022 4x100m \u2013 1st place Senior Tarbat Championship 2022 Long Jump \u2013 1st place High Jump \u2013 1st place Junior Tarbat Championship 2022 Under 12 Boys Overall Championship 4\u0445100m \u2013 1st place Sir John Tarbet Senior Championship 2022 4x100m \u2013 1st place Sir John Tarbet Senior Championship 2022 T\/F 40 Shot put \u2013 2nd place Asian Youth Para Games 2021 F 40 Discuss \u2013 2nd place Star performers Jason Jayawardana","Gateway College\t 169 \t Annual Review 2021 & 2022\t Sports activities Badminton Tournament Achievement Under 17 Girls Singles Champion Name of Student NCPBA Open All Island Ranking Badminton Under 17 Girls Singles Champion Championship 2022 Under 19 Girls Singles champion Rashmi Mudalige Under 19 Girls Doubles champion Summer season Open All Island Ranking Badminton Under 17 Girls Singles Ranking No.1 Championship 2022 Under 19 Girls Doubles Champion SSC Open All Island Ranking Badminton Mix Doubles National Ranking No. 2 Championship 2022 MBA Open All Island Ranking Badminton Championship 2022 Selected to represent Sri Lanka in Asian Junior Under 17\/Under 15 Badminton Championship 2022 in Thailand Selected to represent Sri Lanka in Li NING Maldives International Challenge 2022 in Maldives MBA Open All Island Ranking Badminton Championship 2022 Selected to represent Sri Lanka in Li NING Maldives International Challenge2022 in Maldives Natasha Gunasekara Selected to represent Sri Lanka in Asian Junior Under 15 Girls Singles Ranking No. 3 Under 17\/Under 15 Badminton Championship 2022 in Thailand Vishwanie Wanniarachvhi Star performers","170\t Gateway College \t Annual Review 2021 & 2022 Sports activities Basketball Tournament Achievement Name of Student Inter International School Basketball Champions Under 18 & 20 Thinal Kumarasinghe Tournament \u2013 2022 Nikila Fernando Fiba 3x3 Asia Cup 2022 Represent Sri Lanka Captain of the team Selected for the Sri Lanka Schools Basketball team 2022 Sharo Perera Fadil Suresh International Schools Under17 Champions Tehan Kumarasinghe Basketball Tournament 2021\/22 *Best Defensive Player Dion Rajapakse Timothy Ahamadeen **Most Valuable Player Sharo Perera** Rometh Perera* Inas Iqbal Ho Ju Lee Champions Sohail Jaswar Vishwa Herath Sithara Gunaratne Champions Nabeel Naushad Himantha Molligoda International Schools Under19 *Most Valuable Player Jayodh Gunasekara Basketball Tournament 2021\/22 **Best Defensive Player Sharo Perera Dion Rajapakse Nathaneal De Lanrolle Iflal Iqbal Chaniru Ranasinghe Dulain Perera Sihas Kumarasinghe Sheron Perera Infas Iqbal Ashain Thewarapperuma* Sairam Prabahkaran Usman Shafraz** Aadhil Ammar Abhee Witharana International Schools Under13 Sashein Perera Julan Senvitha Taresh Samarasinghe Basketball Tournament 2021\/22 Mikyle Reza Samuel Tsung Yoosuf Nazih Abdullah Jazeel Giyan Fernando Seth Abeysekara Mathisha Udumalagala Star performers International Schools Under 13 Boys Champions Basketball Tournament - 2022","Gateway College\t 171 \t Annual Review 2021 & 2022\t Sports activities Chess Tournament Achievement Western Asian Online Youth Chess Under 08 Open National representation Name of Student Championship 2021 Commonwealth (Under 7) Represented Sri Lanka Senuth Thewsas Perera 16 Asian Schools (Under 7) Won overall Silver medal and 3 gold medals as country medals in Rapid, classic and Blitz 16 Asian Schools (Under 7) categories. Represented Sri Lanka Gayuth Dinhas Perera Western Asian Online Youth Chess Under 08 Open National representation Championship 2021 Sethun Senhas Perera Represented Sri Lanka Hevindu Samarakoon Commonwealth (Under 9) Represented Sri Lanka Brijesh Saravanabavaan 16 Asian Schools (Under 9) National Premier Chess Championship 2021 12th place and got selected to play the Online National Chess Championship 2021 which is the most prestigious tournament in the country FIDE Online Rapid Chess World Cup 2021 (Under 16) Represented Sri Lanka Star performers Youth Grandprix Chess Championship (Under 16) Equal Champion Asian Junior Chess Championship 2021 (Under 20) Represented Sri Lanka National Chess Championship 2021 Champion National B Chess Championship 2022 Got selected to National Chess Championship 2022 National Premier Division Chess Championship 2022 Equal Championship Commonwealth Chess Championship 2022 First (1st) Runner Up \u2013 Silver Medal World Youth Chess Olympiad 2022 Represented Sri Lanka","172\t Gateway College \t Annual Review 2021 & 2022 Sports activities Chess Tournament Achievement Champion Name of Student Brilliant Minds Youth Online Chess Championship Losara Kulathunga 2021 (Under 11) Dinuga Sethmira Wickramathanthri CFSL Youth Online Rapid Chess Championship 2021 Selected to represent Sri Lanka for \u201cWestern \u2013 Under 8 Open Asian Online Youth Chess Championship 2021\u201d (Remarks: Dinuga was 6 years old when he Sri Lanka School\u2019s Individual Chess Tournament 2022 represent Sri Lanka Under 8 Age Category) \u2013 Colombo District \u2013 Under 7 Boys Sri Lanka Schools\u2019 Individual Chess First (1st) Runner Up Championship \u2013 Final 2022 \u2013 Under 7 Boys Remarks: Selected to play All Island Finals Merit Place Remarks: Selected to represent Sri Lanka for Asian School Chess Championship Minuka Liyanage Knight Flames Chess Club Online Open Chess Champion Championship 2022 Nabil Nazar Asian Junior Chess Championship 2021 Participated Sri Lanka National Chess Championship 2022 Placed 6th & Was Selected to Represent Star performers Sri Lanka as an official player for international FIDE 44th World Chess Olympiad 2022 In Chennai, tournaments. India. Placed 3rd in C Category FIDE World Youth Chess Championship 2022, Bucharest, Romania. Increased Rating by 124 & Highest performance FIDE Under 16 chess Olympiad 2022 in Nakchivan, in Sri Lanka Team 2114. Azerbaijan Scored the highest 5.5 in 9 games in Sri Lanka Sri lanka National team Championship 2022 team. First (1st) Runner Up \u2013 Silver Medal FIDE Commonwealth Chess Championship 2022 at Emerged Champion team Waskaduwa. Under 16 Official player representing Sri Lanka. Currently Ongoing from November 14th to CFSL National Chess Championship 2022 22nd. Asian Schools Blitz Chess Championship 2022 Placed 4th \u2013 Under 16 Open Placed 3rd \u2013 Under 17","Gateway College\t 173 \t Annual Review 2021 & 2022\t Sports activities Cricket Tournament Achievement International Schools Under 19 Cricket Tournament 2022 Player of the Tournament Name of Student Janindu Nandasena International Schools Under 19 Cricket Tournament 2022 Best Player \u2013 Consolation Final Amanullah Ahamed International Schools Under 19 Cricket Tournament 2022 Best Player of the Tournament Janindu Nandasena eSports Tournament Achievement Inter-School Esports Championship 2021 Assetto Corsa (eRacer) \u2013 1st place Name of Student Call of Duty Mobile \u2013 1st place Mevan Perera FIFA 21 (eFootball) \u2013 1st place Vinura Liyanage Haley Mirihana Inter-School Esports Championship 2021 Rainbow 6 \u2013 1st place Senith Weerasooriya Muardh Nilam John Fernando Nisitha Wijesekara Ricket League \u2013 1st place Daniella Brooy Valorant \u2013 1st place Firaz Faizal Inter-School Esports Championship 2021 Matthew DeSilva Dewan Obadage Inter-School Esports Championship 2021 Ishrath Inaam Gaidu Kalaneth Yoonus Hilmy Firaz Faizal Inter-School Esports Championship 2021 Matthew DeSilva Hirusha Nicolo Inter-School Esports Championship 2021 Star performers Adam Fahim Ishrath Inaam Hamzah Fahim Dewan Obadage","174\t Gateway College \t Annual Review 2021 & 2022 Sports activities Football Tournament Achievement SAFF Games Name of Student Represented Sri Lanka Under 18 football team as the Vice-Captain Maleeka Amith Alan Fernando (Capt) Isa Fahim** Under 20 Inter-international Champions Ometh De Silva (V Capt) Samunu Kaggodaarachchi* Infas Iqbal Dirk Ferdinandus Schools\u2019\u2004 Football Tournament 2021 *Player of the Tournament Yahya Fahim Aqheel Anas Samithu Jayasinghe Inas Iqbal (Postponed to March 2022) **Player of the Final) Reshaka Munasinghe Umar Shakil Munir Aslam Luqmaan Shafraz Umar Fazeer Zamil Moulana Imad Imran Brian Herath Dulaj Wijewardena Zaki Ashraff Samunu Kaggodaarachchi\u202f(Capt)** Hamzah Fahim Under 20 Inter-International Champions Isa Fahim (V Capt) Brian Herath Schools\u2019\u2004 Football Tournament 2022 *Player of the Tournament) Inas Iqbal Sayuru Kalhan **Player of the Final Inaz Shafeek Aidan Perera ***Best Goalkeeper Zamil Moulana Anuk Dassanayake*** Luqmaan Shafraz Dunitha Karunadasa Umar Shakil* Zaki Ashraff Mandil Nanayakara Thaj Riza Aqheel Anas Thevindu Jayakody Dirk Ferdinandus Nadal Senapala Star performers","Gateway College\t 175 \t Annual Review 2021 & 2022\t Sports activities Football Tournament Achievement Name of Student Under 20 SAFF Represented the Sri Lankan (South Asian Football Federation) \u2013 National Team Samunu Kaggodaarachchi Bhubaneswar, India (25th July \u2013 5th August 2022) Karate Tournament Achievement Star performers Inter-International Schools\u2019\u2004 Karate Championship Under 13 Boys Kumite 1st place Name of Student Inter-International Schools\u2019\u2004 Karate Championship Under 12 Boys Kumite 1st place Joshua Perera Inter-International Schools\u2019\u2004 Karate Championship Under 16 Boys Kata 1st place Yoonus Ashraff Inter-International Schools\u2019\u2004 Karate Championship Under 9 Boys Kata 1st place Amher Thajudeen Inter-International Schools\u2019\u2004 Karate Championship Under 13 Boys Kumite 1st place Zayn Thajudeen Inter-International Schools\u2019\u2004 Karate Championship Under 14 Individual Kumite 1st place Aathiq Shahabdeen Inter-International Schools\u2019\u2004 Karate Championship Under 13 Girls Kumite 1st place Yash Wijayawardene International Schools\u2019\u2004 Karate Tournament 2022 Under 11 Girls 9.8 kyu kumite 35kg 1st Place Dulshi Ranasinghe International Schools\u2019\u2004 Karate Tournament 2022 Under 12 Girls 5.4 kyu kumite +50kg 1st Place Alaya Newman International Schools\u2019\u2004 Karate Tournament 2022 Under 13 Girls 7.6 kyu kumite -35kg 1st Place Sayumi Jayasighe International Schools\u2019\u2004 Karate Tournament 2022 Under 13 Boys 5.4 kyu kumite +50kg 1st Place Yuradha Dassanayake International Schools\u2019\u2004 Karate Tournament 2022 Under 14 Boys 5.4 kyu -54kg 1st Place Prabager Deeshithan Aakil Jazeel","176\t Gateway College \t Annual Review 2021 & 2022 Sports activities Netball Tournament Achievement Name of Student Tharuki Perera* TISSL Inter-international Schools Champions Kavithmee Gurusinghe Kaylee Kumarasinghe Mawrya Liayanage Netball Championship 2022 \u2013 Under 20 *Netball Queen Nishenya Fernando Methuli Erahapola** Yanira Cabral Ritika Srikanth organised by Ilma International **Best Defensive Player Chanumi Nehansa Methuli Erahapola Onadhi Samarakoon* TISSL Inter-international Schools Champions Tiara Samarasinghe Danara Dammiarachchi * Cloe Tillakarathne Shenoshi Abeyawardana Netball Championship 2022\u202f\u2013 Under 16 Manthara Herath Tharuki Prera Anoushka Eliyatamby organised by CIS-Colombo Sandali Sineka Bisandi Jayasuriya Mayumi Liyanage Kushali Abhayawickrama Thashara Wijesinghe Dulanmie Kalugalage Inter International School Netball 1st Runners Up \u2013 Under 14 Girls & Reemaz Suhail Tharini Eliatamby Championship 2022 \u2013 organised by CIS Best Center Court Player Methuli Erahapola International Schools Under 20 Netball Champions Ritika Srikanth Tournament 2022 Methuli Erahapola International Schools Under 16 Netball Champions Best Defensive Player Tournament 2022 Bisandi Jayasuriya Kushali Abhayawickrama Star performers","Gateway College\t 177 \t Annual Review 2021 & 2022\t Sports activities Rowing Tournament Achievement 1st place \u2013 Girls Under 16 Double scull Name of Student Sri Lanka National Junior Rowing Anushri Udamulla Championships 2021 1st place \u2013 Girls Under 16 Double scull Oneli Chandresekara Mithil Wickramasinghe Sri Lanka National Junior Rowing 1st place \u2013 Boys Under 14 Double scull Anuk Dassanayake Championships 2021 Was selected to the Sri Lankan Junior National Pool \u202fAnushri Udamulla Sri Lanka National Junior Rowing 1st place \u2013 Boys Under 14 Double scull Oneli Chandresekara Championships 2021 1st place \u2013 Girls Under 18 pair Sri Lanka National Junior Rowing was selected to the Sri Lankan Junior National Championships 2021 Development Pool Sri Lanka National Junior Rowing 1st place \u2013 Girls Under 18 pair Championships 2022 was selected to the Sri Lankan Junior National Development Pool Sri Lanka National Junior Rowing Championships 2022 Scrabble Tournament Achievement Name of Student World Youth Scrabble Championship (Wespa Youth Cup) 2021 National Representation. Overall 11th Star performers World English Scrabble Championships (Wespac) 2021 National Representation Adheesha Dissanayake Sri Lanka Youth Team Selection Tournament 2022 1st place World Youth Scrabble Championship 2022 (Wespa Youth Cup) Winner Under 16, 5th overall Sri Lanka All Island Open Scrabble Championships 2022 Best player Under 15 Asian Youth Cup Scrabble Championships 2022 Represented Sri Lanka 4th","178\t Gateway College \t Annual Review 2021 & 2022 Sports activities Squash Tournament Achievement Name of Student SLS (Sri Lankan Squash) Open Championship 2021 \u202fUnder 13 Champion Bihandu Nanayakkara 32nd Junior National Squash Championship 2021 Under 13 Champion Manuth Dassanayake Edinborough Junior Squash Tournament 2022 Under 13 Champion 29th Asian Junior Individual Squash Championships Selected to the National team to represent 2022 \u2013 Thailand. Sri Lanka Edinborough Junior Squash Tournament 2022 Under 11 Champion Selected to the National team to represent 29th Asian Junior Individual Squash Championships Sri Lanka 2022 \u2013 Thailand. Under 13 Champion 14th Sri Lanka Air Force Open Squash Tournament Under 13 Champion 2022 33rd Junior National Squash Championship Swimming Tournament Achievement Name of Student Swimming Selections 2022 200IM \u2013 1st place Hiruki de Silva Age Group Open Time Trial 2022 Pentathlon Swimming Championships 2022 800m Freestyle \u2013 1st place Star performers World Championship 100m Freestyle \u2013 1st place Selection Trial 2022 200m IM \u2013 1st place Girls Under 20 Champion National age group Swimming Championships 2022 50m Freestyle \u2013 1st 100m Freestyle \u2013 1st place 200m Freestyle \u2013 1st place 800m Freestyle \u2013 1st place 200m IM \u2013 1st place 400m Freestyle \u2013 1st place Girls U-20 Champion","Gateway College\t 179 \t Annual Review 2021 & 2022\t Sports activities Swimming Tournament Achievement Name of Student Sri Lanka National Swimming 400m Freestyle \u2013 1st place Thinaya Jayarathne Championships 2022 200m Freestyle \u2013 1st place Chanulka Panadura 100m Freestyle \u2013 1st place All Island School Games 2022 50m Freestyle \u2013 1st place Heidy Premachandra 27th Inter International School Swimming 200m IM \u2013 1st place with a new meet record Championship 100m Freestyle \u2013 1st place with a new meet record 50m Freestyle \u2013 1st place 50M Freestyle 1st place with a NMR 100M Freestyle 1st place with a NMR 200M Freestyle 1st place with a NMR 27th Inter International Swimming Meet 200IM \u2013 1st place 100BR \u2013 1st place National Age Group Aquatic 50BR \u2013 1st place Championships 200BR \u2013 1st place 100BR \u2013 1st place 50MBR \u2013 1st place Age Group open time trail \u2013 2022 200m Breast \u2013 1st Place Star performers 100m free \u2013 1st Place 26th Inter-International Schools Swimming 50m Breast \u2013 1st place Championships \u2013 2022 200m free \u2013 1st place 46th National Age Group Aquatic 100m Breast \u2013 1st place Championships \u2013 2022 50m Free \u2013 1st place 50m Breast \u2013 1st place Pentathlon Swimming 4x100 mixed open free relay \u2013 1st place Championships \u2013 2022 Age group Champion Under 16 All Island Schools Games \u2013 2022 200m 27th Inter-International Schools Swimming 200m Breast \u2013 1st place Championships \u2013 2022 100m Free \u2013 1st place 50m Breast \u2013 1st place 100m Breast \u2013 1st place 50m Free \u2013 1st place Age group Champion Under 17 100m Free \u2013 1st place 100m Breast \u2013 1st place Breast \u2013 1st place 100m Breast- 1st place 50m Free \u2013 1st place 50m Breast \u2013 1st place 46th National Age Group Aquatic 200m Butterfly Stroke \u2013 1st place Championships \u2013 2022","180\t Gateway College \t Annual Review 2021 & 2022 Sports activities Tennis Tournament Achievement Name of Student Janashakthi Tamil Union Open Tennis Tournament 2022 Singles \u2013 Under 16 Girls Champion First Capital SSC Open Tennis Championship 2022 Singles \u2013 Under 16 Girls Champion Ruvi Lewkebandara Sri Lanka Nationals 2022 Singles \u2013 Under 16 Girls Semi Finalist Doubles \u2013 Under 16 Girls Runner up Tania Doloswala Colombo Championship 106th Doubles \u2013 Champion Under 18 Participated in ITF (International Tennis Federation) Represented Sri Lanka Star performers Table Tennis Tournament Achievement International Schools Under 12 Table Champions Name of Student Tennis Tournament 2022 Champions Aman Pasha International Schools Under 16 Table * Best Player of the Jermaine Aaron Tennis Tournament 2022 Tournament Nethuhas Golgamuwa Janik Silva Rahul Perera* Joshua Dharmadasa Sandain Usgodaarachchi Tharul Diyagama Reuel Ramanathan","Gateway College\t 181 \t Annual Review 2021 & 2022\t Sports activities Nine Gateway Griffins receive Golden Netballers Aneesha Perera and Vishmika Rathnayake who won Eagle Awards for representing their silver medals by representing Sri Lanka at the Asian Youth country Netball Championship 2019; Swimmers Amrith Perera and Alvin Arulmaran who represented Sri Lanka at the Asian Age Group Four hundred and seventy-five girls and boys received merit, Swimming Championship 2019; Footballer Maleeka Amith who colours, and special awards for their outstanding achievements in represented the country at the Under 19 Women\u2019s South Asian the field of sports at the annual Colors Nite of the Gateway Group Football Championship 2021 as Vice Captain of the Sri Lanka of Schools held at the Auditorium of the Kotelawala Defence team; Kulisa Nanayakkara who represented Sri Lanka at the University. Consequent to the introduction of the School\u2019s mascot Western Asian Youth Chess Championship; Junior Rapid & Blitz in 2018, students representing Gateway in sports are referred to as Chess Championship 2019; and double silver medallist Jason \u201cGateway Griffins\u201c. Jayawardena who represented Sri Lanka at the Asian Youth Para Games 2021 shared the Golden Eagle award, the highest award for The event, held after a lapse of two years due to the COVID-19 sports stars at Gateway. pandemic, saw students of Gateway Colleges in Colombo, Kandy, Negombo, Dehiwala, and Ratmalana receive awards for Ms Kasthuri Chellaraja Wilson, the former Sri Lanka National Athletics, Badminton, Basketball, Cricket, Football, Karate, Netball, Netball and Basketball player and the Group Chief Executive Rowing, Swimming, Tennis, Squash, Table Tennis, Motor Racing, Officer of Hemas Holdings PLC. was the Chief Guest. The Guests and Kayaking. of Honour included Sri Lanka\u2019s one and only Paralympic Gold medallist and record holder, Mr Dinesh Priyantha Herath; and Basketballers Iflal Iqbal, who represented Sri Lanka at the FIBA Sri Lankan representatives in Karate, Squash, Basketball, Chess, Under 16 South Asian Basketball Championship 2019 winning a Netball, Football and Swimming, Mr Yasinda Samaranayake, silver medal and Disura Dissanayake who represented Sri Lanka Mr Ilham Asmone, Mrs Jayaliya Kumari, Ms Yasodha Methmali, at the FIBA Under 18 3x3 Asian Basketball Championship 2019; Mrs Chathurangi Jayasooriya, Mr Sumith Walpola and Ms Reshika Udugampola, respectively. Star performers","182\t Gateway College \t Annual Review 2021 & 2022 Sports activities Jason Jayawardena, double silver Gateway\u2019s coaches responsible for national squads are provided medallist at the Asian Youth Para with duty leave to represent the country at international events. Games 2021 Many of the school\u2019s facilities built to international standards are offered free of charge to national squads if required. Jason Jayawardena, 16 year old athlete of Gateway College Dehiwala, competed in field events Discus throw and Shot-Put in Gateway students are blessed to be coached and guided by the T\/F Dwarf category (below 130 cm height) at the Asian Youth professionals of the highest calibre. Thilaka Jinadasa, Team Leader Para Games 2021 held in Bahrain. Jason, at four feet one inch, \u2013 Sports Development for the entire group, was the very first achieved a distance of 6.64m and won silver for Shot-Put in T\/F 40. female Olympian to represent Sri Lanka in the 1988 Seoul Olympic He also won silver in the Discus Throw in the F40-41 category. Games and is also a double International athlete who represented Sri Lanka in both Athletics and Netball. Under her guidance, With more than 800 athletes from 32 countries (under-20) as a national netball coach, Sri Lanka won the Asian Netball competing at this youth meet, Jason was one of eight members in Championship title twice in 2009 and 2018. She also served as the Sri Lanka team. Jason was also given the prestige of carrying National Netball Coach for the national teams of Maldives and the National flag, leading the Sri Lankan contingent. Brunei Darussalam. Among Gateway\u2019s team of coaches are a number of top Sri Lankan coaches. Tharindu Fernando, who was Jason was awarded the Golden Eagle, the highest honour for recently appointed National Basketball Coach for the Under 23 sports at Gateway, at the 2022 Colors Nite along with other star Sri Lankan side is among them. Other coaches who have provided sportsmen and women of Gateway College. their services at national level are Y K Kularatne (Athletics), Dhanushka Fernando (Badminton), Ruwan Satharasinghe Gateway felicitates its coach for (Karate), Sharen Kannangara (Rowing), C H Thalagala (Squash), making Sri Lanka proud Chandana Perera (Table Tennis), Ganendran Subramaniam (Tennis), and Anurudhdha Wijesinghe (Basketball). Pradeep Nishantha, Assistant Head of Sports of Gateway College Colombo was felicitated by the Gateway Colleges for his remarkable contribution to the country in producing two medal winners at the Paralympic Games in Japan. The Sri Lankan national anthem was played for the very first time at an Olympics when Dinesh Priyantha Herath, who was trained by Pradeep Nishantha, won a gold medal and set a new world record. Pradeep started working at Gateway in 2005 as a part time coach, joining the school as a full time coach in 2015. He has been responsible for the nurturing of many national athletes that have emerged from Gateway. As an organisation that is committed to the development of sport, Gateway\u2019s Directorate believes that the ultimate beneficiaries of all investments they make should be the athletes and the country. All Star performers","Gateway College\t 183 \t Annual Review 2021 & 2022\t Co-Curricular Yale MUN 2021 Best Delegate Students of Gateway College Dehiwala attended a virtual MUN \u2022\t Kavin Gunasekara Conference hosted by the esteemed University of Yale in the \u2022\t Yusuf Ali Barrie United States. Gateway was the only Sri Lankan delegation to \u2022\t Shimar Khan attend this conference. With 3000 delegates from 400 schools in \u2022\t Enosh Solomon dozens of countries across the world, the Conference witnessed \u2022\t Imaad Muwahid intense competition. Despite having to debate on an online platform, Gateway\u2019s delegates performed extremely well by Best Foreign Policy Statement adapting to different debating procedures. \u2022\t Nishthula Subasinghe Outstanding Delegate Awards \u2022\t Imra Rizvi \u2022\t Sahithri De Silva \u2022\t Shaheen Abdul Gani \u2022\t Themiya Gurusinghe \u2022\t Andrew Surendran \u2022\t Tarush Wickramarachchi Higher Commendation award Honourable Mention Award \u2022\t Andrew Surendran \u2022\t Timothy Shankar \u2022\t Imaad Muwahid \u2022\t Dhivyakrishnan Thriyampakan \u2022\t Mihan Hettiarachchi COMUN 2021 \u2022\t Vyshalini Rajendran Colombo Model United Nations Conference, organised by the Overseas School of Colombo, is one of the most prestigious model UN conferences held in Sri Lanka. In 2021, the conference was held online from the 6th to the 8th of March. Following three days of tireless debate, the students of Gateway College proved their dominance in the MUN arena once more, emerging as the school with the highest number of awards. COMUN 2021 concluded with a grand total of 23 awards for Gateway students, which has to be considered as an extraordinary feat. Star performers","184\t Gateway College \t Annual Review 2021 & 2022 Co-Curricular Honorary Mention Established in 1883, the Commonwealth Essay Competition is the world\u2019s oldest international writing competition for schools. \u2022\t Abdul Aziz With thousands of young people taking part each year, it is an \u2022\t Rukshitha Yoganathan important way to recognise achievement, elevate youth voices, \u2022\t Aaqil Salih and develop key skills through creative writing. The Competition \u2022\t Gokul Parasuraman invites all young Commonwealth citizens and residents, regardless \u2022\t Aathif Anpudeen of region, to share ideas, celebrate their stories, and have their \u2022\t Sesath Udukalage voices heard. \u2022\t Nehan De Zoysa \u2022\t Mitiesh Shankar Gold Awards \u2013 Senior category Best Executive Committee \u2022\t Tarush Wickramarachchi Member \u2022\t Mihan Lakvidu Hettiaraachchi \u2022\t Abdul Aziz Fowzul Ameer \u2022\t Shaheen Abdul Gani \u2022\t Dhivyakrishnan Thriyampakan \u2022\t Ritdhika Sivanesarajah The Queen\u2019s Commonwealth Essay \u2022\t Avin Rodrigo Competition 2021 \u2022\t Clarissa Vedagamaarachchi Gateway College students starred at the 2021 Queen\u2019s Gold Awards \u2013 Junior category Commonwealth Essay Competition with 12 Gold, 14 Silver, and 26 Bronze awards. Each year, aspiring young writers are \u2022\t Chamathka Narasinghe asked to submit their pieces in response to a theme based on \u2022\t Jayani Maran Commonwealth values. For the theme in 2021 \u2013 \u201cCommunity \u2022\t Merisa Perera in the Commonwealth\u201d \u2013 there were 25,648 entries, the highest \u2022\t Salma Naleem recorded ever in the history of the competition. \u2022\t Rashmi Wijeyawardena Star performers","Gateway College\t 185 \t Annual Review 2021 & 2022\t Co-Curricular SLMUN 2022 (Jan) Higher Commendation Sri Lanka Model United Nations holds a position of utmost \u2022\t Sharini Nirmalan prestige in the annual Model UN calendar, and is one of the \u2022\t Abdul Aziz Fauzul Ameer biggest conferences in Sri Lanka. This year, it broke the \u201cnew \u2022\t Dhanvin Nandakumaran convention\u201d and opted for a physical conference, which was \u2022\t Vyshalini Rajendran held on the 22nd and 23rd of January 2022 as the 2021 event was postponed at the Bandaranaike Memorial International Honourable Mention Conference Hall (BMICH). Its theme \u201cRestless for change\u201d blended well with Gateway\u2019s grit for change and development, resulting in \u2022\t Sahithri De Silva 19 awards for our students. \u2022\t Timothy Shankar \u2022\t Joel Shankar Best Delegation \u2022\t Gokul Parasuraman \u2022\t Amra Hisham \u2022\t Dhivyakrishnan Thriyampakan \u2022\t Enosh Solomon \u2022\t Mihan Hettiarachchi \u2022\t Azeem Faizal \u2022\t Shimar Yasin Khan \u2022\t Jithindu Athapaththu Best Delegate \u2022\t Tarush Wickramarachchi \u2022\t Yusuf Ali Barrie Best Foreign Policy Statement \u2022\t Thesath Mallikarachchi \u2022\t Malith De Silva Star performers","186\t Gateway College \t Annual Review 2021 & 2022 Co-Curricular SLMUN 2022 (Sept) Higher Commendation The fifteenth session of the Sri Lanka Model United Nations \u2022\t Jithindu Atapaththu (SLMUN) Conference was held at the BMICH Colombo on the 17th \u2022\t Isumi Wanniarachi and 18th of September 2022. This year, the conference evolved \u2022\t Joel Shankar from being a pure UN simulation to accommodating committees \u2022\t Vakeesh Shanthirupan focally themed around discussing Sri Lanka and its economic and political future. At the centre of intense debate and resolution were the delegates from Gateway College, consolidating their winning streak further in the Model United Nations arena by winning 20 awards. Star performers Best Delegate Honorary Mention \u2022\t Dhivyakrishan Thriyampakan \u2022\t Abdul Aziz Fauzul Ameer \u2022\t Yusuf Ali Barrie \u2022\t Senomee Hettiarachchi \u2022\t Miteish Shankar \u2022\t Bihan Amarathunge \u2022\t Vyshalini Rajendran \u2022\t Imra Rizvi \u2022\t Suhrid Sadman Abrar Best Speaker COMUN 2022 \u2022\t Anuk Ranaweera \u2022\t Aakash Govindan Colombo Operated Model United Nations, one of the most \u2022\t Shimar Yasir Khan prestigious model UN conferences in the local MUN calendar, took place virtually on the 4th, 5th, and 6th of March 2022. It was Best Working Paper an opportunity to discuss diplomacy and to respond to the global call for peace and harmony. Students of Gateway College excelled \u2022\t Dhivyakrishan Thriyampakan by engaging with solution-packed discourse, winning 26 awards \u2022\t Amraaz Azeem for their excellent contributions. \u2022\t Shimar Yasir Khan Best Foreign Policy Statement \u2022\t Imra Rizvi \u2022\t Aaqil Salih \u2022\t Dhivyakrishnan Thriyampakan \u2022\t Amra Hisham \u2022\t Timothy Shankar","Co-Curricular \t Gateway College\t 187 Star performers Honorary Mention \t Annual Review 2021 & 2022\t \u2022\t Nishthula Subasinghe Best Media Press Release \u2022\t Vakeesh Shanthirupan \u2022\t Mihan Hettiarachchi \u2022\t Tarush Wickramarachchi \u2022\t Sineth Jayasundera \u2022\t Anuk Ranaweera Best Crisis Delegation \u2022\t Abdul Aziz Fauzul Ameer \u2022\t Gokul Parasuraman \u2022\t Mihan Hettiarachchi \u2022\t Abdul Aziz Fauzul Ameer Higher Commendation \u2022\t Tarush Wickramarachchi \u2022\t Nehan De Zoysa \u2022\t Shimar Yasin Khan \u2022\t Enosh Solomon International Olympiads \u2022\t Nehan De Zoysa \u2022\t Malith De Silva Jaanya Hasara Kumarawadu \u2022\t Miteish Shankar Hong Kong International Science Olympiad 2020 \u2013 \u2022\t Joel Shankar Final Round \u2013 Gold Medal International Maths Olympiad Challenge 2021 \u2013 Elitist Best Delegate American Mathematical Olympiad by SIMCC Finals 2021 \u2013 Gold Medal \u2022\t Pehan Amarathunge Hong Kong International Science Olympiad 2021 \u2013 \u2022\t Dhivyakrishnan Thriyampakan Final round \u2013 Gold Medal \u2022\t Yusuf Ali Barrie \u2022\t Vyshalini Rajendran Young Computer Scientist 2021 Bashitha Jayathunga Junior Category \u2013 Gold Medal Sachintha Senanayake Senior Category \u2013 Gold Medal","188\t Gateway College \t Annual Review 2021 & 2022 Co-Curricular Star performers Young Computer Scientist 2022 This novel social innovation competition, through Ideamart and Innovation Foundry, encouraged young entrepreneurs Ahmed Zaakir Fazlan at Gateway to develop innovative solutions to solve social Junior Category 2 \u2013 Gold Medal and environmental challenges for the good of society. The competition included non-financial support in the form of Sanudaya Dissanayake, business accelerator services through training, mentoring, Ananthakumar Akaash and Bilal Ruzmil and coaching. Junior Category 1 \u2013 Gold Medal Over 800 participants ranging from ages 7 to 17 submitted Ahmed Zaakir Fazlan was also ranked among the over 250 entries. Students took part in teams of 2 to 4 in two top 6 at the YCS competition and will be representing categories: World Citizenship, where they developed technology Sri Lanka at the APICTA 2022 which will be held in solutions to contribute to the community through a particular Islamabad, Pakistan. service, and the Gaming Category where they ideated a game to solve a problem. Twelve teams were selected for the finals and The Hack: AI 2021 Hackathon had to pitch their ideas to a panel of judges who selected the final winners of the competition after fierce judging and deliberation. Organised by STEMUP Educational Foundation, These winners were recognised at the ceremony under four SLASSCOM and the UNDP in Sri Lanka main titles. Sachintha Senanayake Best Female Team was won by Team SVIS \u2013 Sushaini Perera, Isumi Winner \u2013 Schools category Jayathilake, and Sashmitha Tanvi whose idea was Healthy Food Pals, an app that encourages healthy eating practices, water InnovaThon 2021 intake, and sets goals for a healthy lifestyle. Gateway College and Dialog Enterprise, the corporate solutions Most Innovative Idea Team was claimed by Team Calori \u2013 Brothers, arm of Dialog Axiata PLC, celebrated the winners of InnovaThon Sachintha Senanayake and Chirantha Senanayake who created an 2021 on the 8th of December at the Dialog Auditorium. The event Artificial Intelligence-based app that calculates the calorie count was graced by Dr Harsha Alles, Chairman of Gateway Group; of a plate of food by taking a photograph which will encourage Supun Weerasinghe, Group Chief Executive, Dialog Axiata PLC; healthy eating and work towards reducing obesity in the world as Venura Mendis, Head of the ICT Business, Dialog Axiata PLC; a result of the increased intake of energy density foods. Principals of the Gateway Colleges and many officials and well- wishers of both Gateway Colleges and Dialog. The distinction of Best Gaming Team went to Team Wrecking Crew, comprising Omal Anthony Perera, Evaan Anthony Perera, InnovaThon 2021 was an extraordinary initiative on behalf of Nevan Fernando and Marrise Fernando, who came up with a DigiEdu, the Digital Education vertical of Dialog Enterprise, along game that educates players on the importance of marine life with Gateway College in an effort to further facilitate the school\u2019s and the preservation of oceans. Digital Transformation journey and encourage a digital-based learning journey by producing future-ready kids. The Best World Citizenship Team recognition was awarded to Team Gaming Amigos comprising Lishan Shakil Dole, Nethaya Yashendri Hettiarachchi, Nicholai Steve Fernandopulle and Shayani Leahra Dole. The winning idea was TrackIt, an app that can track your luggage while travelling, thereby reducing incidents such as lost baggage.","Gateway College\t 189 \t Annual Review 2021 & 2022\t Co-Curricular Two more awards given out at the ceremony, included the The event was addressed by Dr Alles, Chairman of Gateway Overall Champion Award which was decided by the panel of Group, as well as Venura Mendis, Head of the ICT Business, Dialog judges based on the pitching sessions at the event itself, and Axiata, and the vote of thanks was given by Sameera Wijerathna, the Most Popular Team award which was based on votes. The Head of Digital Education, Dialog Axiata. Venura mentioned that judging panel for the Overall Championship consisted of Ramesh there were some amazing ideas from the students of Gateway Indika, Product Head \u2013 Enterprise Security; Viranga Senevirathne, and that he hoped that these ideas would see fruition at a market General Manager- IdeaMart and Ruchira Yasaratne, Senior General level. He stated that the students who were at the event were the Manager \u2013 Services and Network Assurance of Dialog. future and they might be the ones making the next set of digital tools that Dialog will be using. Dr Alles stressed the importance of The Overall Championship went to Sachintha Senanayake and schools needing to bring programmes of this nature to reality as it Chirantha Senanayake of Team Calori who managed to impress encourages thinking in our learners and thanked Dialog for giving all those present with their creative proposition all the while students this exposure at a very young age as you could only fielding the questions thrown at them by the judges. The Most expect wonders from such students in years to come. Popular award was won by team Wrecking Crew of Gateway College Negombo. Star performers","190\t Gateway College PRO9OF \t Annual Review 2021 & 2022 Co-Curricular Star performers","PRO9OF \t Gateway College\t 191 Co-Curricular \t Annual Review 2021 & 2022\t Related organisations Related organisations","192\t Gateway College \t Annual Review 2021 & 2022 Related organisations within the Gateway Group Springfield College Gateway Graduate The Professional Development Centre School equips students with soft skills, while also Springfield College, which opened in laying the foundation for workplace-ready 2001 in Kandy, was brought under the The Gateway Graduate School is a skills with the aim of empowering them to management of the Gateway Group in pioneer in the delivery of high-quality succeed in life and in the workplace. 2013, and was converted into a private international programmes for those in national school, teaching the Sri Lankan the field of education. In partnership Achievers by Gateway national curriculum in the English medium. with prestigious international institutions: Pearson Edexcel, Cambridge University Gateway Achievers is one of Sri Lanka\u2019s In 2016, Springfield College Colombo was Press & Assessment, and Certiport; for premier schools for children identified established after taking over Northwood Pearson BTEC Level 4 Professional Diploma with Dyslexia, Attention Deficit Disorders College, with the main school located in Teaching and Learning, Pearson BTEC (ADD), Attention Deficit Hyperactive in Borella. The two schools in Kandy and Level 5 Professional Diploma in Teaching Disorder (ADHD), and Specific Learning Colombo cater to all ages from Nursery and Educational Management and Difficulties. Students are offered a upwards, offering the National curriculum BTEC Level 5 HND in Early Childhood comprehensive individualised Education in the English medium. Education and Care, Cambridge Teaching Programme (IEP) enabling each child Knowledge Test and Microsoft Certified to reach their maximum potential. The The purpose built school at Nugegoda Educator. The Graduate School has offered school is located at Gothami Road, Borella. will begin its operations in January training and development to over 2,000 2023. The school will offer the National teaching\/education professionals from BigSpark by Gateway curriculum from Grade 1 and the Sri Lanka and abroad since 2011. Cambridge curriculum to students from BigSpark by Gateway promotes STEAM Grade 9 upwards. Accolade by Gateway Education through an activity based approach where Science, Technology, Every child is given the opportunity Accolade by Gateway offers unique Engineering, Arts and Mathematics are to receive a quality English medium programmes to support students from integrated to harness student inquiry, education with a national flavour in O Levels onwards as they prepare for dialogue, creativity, and critical thinking. a disciplined, spiritually and morally university and the workplace. The courses offered lead to certification uplifting school environment. from globally recognised awarding bodies, The Study Centre supports students such as Pearson, Cambridge, LAMDA, etc. Related organisations for IGCSE and A Level examinations. International Pathways offers students Future ready courses are offered at Borella, pathways after O Levels, or A Levels, Kollupitiya, Moratuwa, Nugegoda, and to universities of repute through the Athurigiriya. The School of prepares Foundation Programme. learners for the exciting world of computing and technology. The courses are specifically designed for children aged 4 years upwards, to school leavers, adults, and professionals.","Gateway College\t 193 \t Annual Review 2021 & 2022\t Related organisations within the Gateway Group The ability to communicate effectively KOPS three important areas: English language provides a great advantage not only proficiency, career skills (soft skills), and through secondary and tertiary education KOPS, The Kingdom of Preschoolers, is ICT training. Skills for Life holds the license but also as regards future career a much sought after institution for little for the Accelerated Skills Acquisition prospects and growth. The Language ones since its inception in 2011. KOPS Programme (ASAP) that was designed Centre endeavours to develop language was brought under the Gateway Group\u2019s and developed by USAID to develop the and skills, taught via traditional lessons, wings in 2019. Located in Nawala, the soft skills of school leavers and young blended learning, and e-learning. ambiance of KOPS reminds every little adults. In Sri Lanka, Skills for Life makes a Students are also encouraged to express child of how special they are; where substantial contribution to the capacity themselves through art. kids are encouraged to be kids. The building of Government institutions, programme offered is child-centred and private organisations, civil societies, and The School of Speech and Drama aims flexible, catering to the individual needs all citizens. to develop communication and creative and interests of the child. skills through performing arts. Students As an authorised centre of the Cambridge are not only exposed to a wide range of English Language Assessment, literature and its appreciation but develop Pearson Edexcel, and NCC Education their confidence in reading, speaking, and UK, candidates are also able to sit presentation skills. examinations of these prestigious awarding bodies through Skills for Life, at reasonable and affordable rates. Seven Cs by Gateway Gateway consultancy testIT Related organisations Seven Cs by Gateway is a group of Gateway Consultancy Services provides testIT, also referred to as ICDL Sri Lanka, learning centres for little ones, where ICT based advisory services as well as is responsible for the International the 7Cs \u2013 Critical Thinking, Creativity, customer software development services, Computer Driving License (ICDL) Collaboration, Communication, Culture, both externally as well as internally, to qualifications in Sri Lanka. Supported Character, and Cheerfulness, are the parent group. GCS\u2019 flagship product, by Governments, education systems, integrated into the learning experience School Online, that won the National Best international organisations, and of the child to nurture and encourage Quality Software Award in the category of commercial corporations alike, ICDL is them to develop greater capacities for Education and Training consecutively for 3 considered to have a significant positive grit, resilience, empathy, altruism, and the years is used by all Gateway schools. impact on productivity, efficiency, ability to respect and work with others. and employability. A new suite of 45 Skills for Life standalone modules was introduced Seven Cs centres at Moratuwa, recently providing an opportunity for Battaramulla, and Athurugiriya offer Skills for Life is an organisation dedicated everyone \u2013 student to senior citizens \u2013 to Kindergarten, Day Care, and Activity to workforce development that delivers upskill themselves with digital skills for Centre facilities. The Activity Centres valuable training and assessments in the future. Each ICDL module consists incorporate programmes delivered at of practical and up-to-date skills, which BigSpark by Gateway. are validated by a test that leads to internationally-recognised certification.","194\t Gateway College PRO9OF \t Annual Review 2021 & 2022 Related organisations","PRO9OF \t Gateway College\t 195 \t Annual Review 2021 & 2022\t Future Future","196\t Gateway College \t Annual Review 2021 & 2022 Looking to the future The past year has been an extremely turbulent one for the In December last year, the school also struck up a partnership with country. The buzz word seems to have been \u2018crisis\u2019, as all Sri La Mentoraa, a leading higher education counselling organisation Lankans navigated one crisis after another. Yet, in the midst of all based in India. Experts in the organisation will conduct group these struggles, the people of our country have demonstrated and one-on-one consultations with students on a weekly basis. considerable strength and resilience by meeting each challenge Students will receive valuable support with personal statements, head on. teacher recommendations and other higher education related matters. We have always been very thorough with the university The same can be said of the Gateway community. Despite the application process, enabling our students to secure places at the acute difficulties in the island, especially the economic trials, all universities of their choice. When we reviewed our practices, we development and building projects were completed last year. The realised the potential to build on our current success and thus this only exception has been the 50m swimming pool in Kandy, which new affiliation was established. has been temporarily paused. Our academic philosophy is to give our students as many With the physical infrastructure now in place, this year we turn our opportunities to shine as possible. Last year we launched Stage 2 attention to consolidation and quality enhancement. Our goal of the Australian-based SACE programme at Gateway College is to ensure that, through all we do, we stay aligned to the four Colombo. The first cohort will complete the programme in tenets of our mission statement: adding value, tenacity and zeal, November 2023. This year sees the launch of Stage 1 of the SACE education for tomorrow, and community of spirit. We will also programme. While Stage 1 and 2 are comparable to the IGCSE strive to keep the sense of family and rootedness in local culture and A Levels in terms of academic standards, the differentiating at the heart of every one of our endeavours. factor is that the SACE programme is primarily assessment-based, with less weightage given to exams. We have introduced this At Gateway, our aim is to provide a holistic education that new curriculum at a time when the Sri Lankan Government is both equips students for the real world and inculcates sound discussing reforms to the education system. We believe that, values. Motivated by this, in 2023 we will launch the newly by offering SACE, we can be a trendsetter in the country\u2019s re-structured VSAK programme. An acronym for Values, Skills, education landscape. Attitudes and Knowledge, VSAK will be conducted in Year 7, Year 9, Pre-Advanced Level, and Year 12. It will constitute a series of Parallel to enabling our students grow, we have always been a workshops covering a gamut of soft skills, including grooming school that has cared for the wider community. A brand new and good manners, personal and social wellbeing, sexual health, community service activity is the Gateway Goodness Project. internet safety, addiction, and dining etiquette. The sessions will Specifically for Year 9s, this project requires the students to put be conducted by experts in the relevant fields, who will pitch the into practice what they learnt in Year 8 in the Global Perspectives material in an age-appropriate manner. While there have been unit \u2018Making a Difference\u2019, which comes under the topic \u2018Changing workshops of this kind conducted prior to this, these have been Communities\u2019. They will work together as a class, doing what they somewhat ad hoc. The VSAK programme will be more structured can to give back to their community. and purposeful. This new year promises to be one of more growth opportunities Another unique venture that also aims to make students real- for our students. In line with our theme for 2023, \u2018Make it happen. world ready is the Gateway PLUS (Problem-based Learning from Make it matter,\u2019 we are taking the initiative in ensuring that, University to Schools) programme which will be launched in regardless of what happens around us, our students will get the partnership with KRUU. Open to students from Year 7 upwards best educational experience we can offer. Beyond that, we want at no extra cost, it is a project-based programme that hones to mould a generation of young people who are resourceful and problem-solving skills, creativity, critical thinking, collaboration capable and will do all they can to change their world and make it and communication. Through this programme, students will a better place. be given a rare opportunity to connect with professors at top Future universities from around the world, including Oxford, Harvard and Yale."]
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