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Non-academic Chess Squash Kulisa Nanayakkara Nabil Nazar Manuth Dassanayake World Youth Chess Olympiad – Asian Youth Games 2019 Sri Lanka Open Squash 2019 in Turkey Championship (Team Tournament) Cricket Under – 9 Champion FIDE World Youth Chess Junior National Championship 2019, India Naren Muralitharan Under – 9 Champion 38 World Rank International School Cricket Bihandu Nanayakkara Brijeash Saravanabaavan Tournament. Player of the Tournament, Best Junior National National youth blitz chess Batsman of the Tournament Under 11 Champion Championship 2019 Best Bowler of the Tournament Sri Lanka Open Squash 1st runner up, silver medal Championship Under 12 open category Rowing Under – 11 Champion Asian youth chess SSC Open Squash Championship Championship 2019 Praveen Piyadasa Under – 11 Champion Asian youth rapid chess Championship 2019 Sri Lanka National Rowing Star performers Asian youth blitz chess Championship Championship 2019 School Boy Scull – 1st Place Sri Lanka Inter Schools team Championship 2019 – Final Outstanding Performances Under 13 boys – best on board Colombo International rating chess tournament 2019 Under 12 Champion Students who represented Sri Lanka Gateway College Annual Review 2019 147

Non-academic Football Star performers Binitha Chandrasena (Captain), Samunu Kaggodaarachchi (Vice Captain)*, Dwayne De Mel, Isa Fahim, Imad Imran, Jehan Malik, Atheek Eusoof, Malidu Gallage, Umar Fazeer, Munir Aslam, Dulaj Wijewardena, Dirk Ferdinandus, Samithu Jayasinghe, Hivin Abeysuriya, Ayash Dilshard, Zumrie Zulfikar, Ahil Ahmed, Kavinu Wickramasinghe, Aaqib Imthiyaz** U18 International School Championship Champions *Player of the tournament **Goalkeeper of the Tournament Ammar Amanulla *, Athiq Inthikab, Raaid Rizwan, Dimaj Ahamed, Aaqil Fazan, Saif Salman, Sahil Salman, Raaid Inthikab, Aftab Nazeer, Minuka De Silva, Venura Gunaratne, Salman Zawahir, Uzman Zawahir, Umair Odayar, Shahik Shiyam, Mahadi Fawmi, Sajitha Jayasinghe International Schools Football Tournament (Under – 16) Champions * Best Goalkeeper 148 Gateway College Annual Review 2019

Non-academic Nansika Kaggodaarachchi*, Infas Iqbal***, Areeb Niyas** (Captain), Rafaah Suhail (Vice Captain), Infas Iqbal, Samunu Kaggodaarachchi, Isa Fahim, Basith Suhaibdeen, Jehan Malik, Binitha Chandrasena, Atheek Eusoof, Umar Fazeer, Munir Aslam, Malidu Gallage, Dulaj Wijewardena, Dirk Ferdinandus, Imad Imran, Bakir Faique, Lushane De Silva, Alan Fernando, Kevin Nanayakara FUTC 2019 – the Football Under – 20 Championship Champions * “Player of the Tournament” and “Golden Boot” (broken the International Schools record for the highest goal tally) established a new record for the most goals scored in a single game with 9 goals against the British School of Colombo. ** player of the finals *** best goalkeeper award Nadal Senapala Outstanding Performances Star performers Under 12 Colombo District Football Champions U12 Football team for the U12 World Cup in Barcelona Spain U12 National pool Students who represented Sri Lanka Gateway College Annual Review 2019 149

Non-academic Karate Yashwa Rajapriyar Kayan Ireton Gale Themiya Gurusinghe 10th International Schools Karate 10th International Schools Karate Championship 2019 Championship 2019  10th International Schools Karate Kumite – 1st Place Under – 13 Boys Championship 2019 Kumite – 1st Place Over – 16 Championship Damsini Amarasekara 18th Asian Karate Gayashini Kirubakaran Championship – Malaysia 10th International Schools Karate Championship 2019 10th International Schools Karate Yuginda Ranawaka Kumite – 1st Place Championship 2019 Arachchci Kata – 1st Place Over – 16 Girls Kumite – 1st Place 18th Asian Karate Ho Ju Lee Kata – 1st Place Championship – Malaysia 10th International Schools Karate Nehan Weerasuriya Championship 2019 Kumite – 1st Place Inter International Schools Karate Championship 2019 Amher Thajudeen Kumite – 1st Place 10th International Schools Karate Joshua Dep Championship 2019 Kumite – 1st Place Inter International Schools Karate Championship 2019 Chanuth Edirimanne Kumite – 1st Place 10th International Schools Karate Anjali Gamage Championship 2019 Kumite – 1st Place 10th International Schools Karate Championship 2019 Sanidu Rajapakse Over – 16 Girls Championship Kumite – 1st Place 10th International Schools Karate Kata – 1st Place Championship 2019 Kumite – 1st Place Aaqib Shahabdeen 10th International Schools Karate Championship 2019 Kumite – 1st Place Star performers Students who represented Sri Lanka Outstanding Performances 150 Gateway College Annual Review 2019

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Non-academic Netball Uvindi Senadeera*, Aneesha Perera**, Rithu Munasinghe, Marisha Premathilake, Jaishani Amarasekare, Shenell Yahathugoda***, Nidusha Srikanth, Sandali Liyanage, Kiara Ekanayake, Devni Wickramaarachchi, Shenali Fernando, Kaylee Kumarasinghe Inter International Schools Under – 20 Netball Tournament 2019 Champions ** Best Defensive Player *** Best Centre Court Player Star performers Chanumi Vidanagamachchi, Ransara Amaradekara, Shenell Yahathugoda*, Yanira Cabral, Nishenya Fernando, Tiara Samarasinghe, Rithika Srikanth, Shimaya Fernando, Shana Carnie**, Portia Dias, Methuli Erahapola, Sanuthi RodrigoInter International Schools Netball Tournament 2019 (Under – 16) Champions *Netball Queen **Best Center Court Player 152 Gateway College Annual Review 2019

Non-academic Onadhi Samarakoon Inter International Schools Netball Tournament 2019 (Under – 14) Best Shooter Aneesha Perera Vishmika N. Rathnayake Youth Asian Netball Youth Asian Netball Championship 2019 Championship 2019 Shenali Jayaweera*, Budmi Rajapakse**, Chalani Fernando, Nima Deen, Emina Buksh, Gihansa Star performers Nakandalage, Rashmi Rajapaksha, Limansa Premasara, Yasasri Kodithuwakku, Rachelle Bandaranayake, Anagi Manathunga, Sandaru Kumarasinghe International Schools Netball Tournament 2019 (Under – 18) Champions *Netball Queen **Best Center Court Player Students who represented Sri Lanka Outstanding Performances Gateway College Annual Review 2019 153

Non-academic Swimming Amrith Perera Stephan Perera Hiruki De Silva National Age Group Swimming National Age Group South Asian Games 2019, Championships 2019 Championship 2019 – Kathmandu, Nepal 400m Free Style – 1st Place Under 20 Championship Silver medal in 4x400m 1,500m Free –1st Place Under – 20 Champion Freestyle Relay Sri Lankan Schools Swimming 50m Free – 1st Place Asian Youth Swimming Camp Championships 2019 100m Free – 1st Place 2019 Held in Doha Qatar 800m Free Style – 1st Place 200m Free – 1st Place Junior National Short Course 10th Asian Age Group Sri Lanka Schools Swimming Swimming Championship 2019 Championship 2019 Championship 2019 800m Freestyle – 1st Place (NMR) 200m Free Style – 10th Place Under – 20 Boys Championship. 400m Freestyle – 1st Place (NMR) Inter International Schools 50m, 100m, 200m 200m Freestyle – 1st Place (NMR) Swimming Championships 2019 Freestyle – 1st Place 100m Freestyle – 1st Place (NMR) Mixed Open 4x100m Senior Nationals LC 2019 200m IM – 1st Place (NMR) Freestyle Relay – 1st Place Under – 20 Under – 15 Junior Girls Champion 200m I'M Under – 20 Boys – 1st Place 100m Free Style – 1st Place Sri Lanka Schools All Island Junior World Swimming Swimming Championship Alvin Arulmaran Championships at Hungary 200m Freestyle (NMR) 2019 August. 100m Freestyle (NMR) Asian Youth Development Project World Schools Swimming 200m IM – 1st Place 2019 Qatar edition of the FINA Championships in Brazil 2019 May. Junior National Long Course Swimming World Cup 2019 100m Freestyle – 4th Place Swimming Championship 2019 National Age Group Swimming 50m Freestyle – 9th Place 800m Freestyle – 1st Place (NMR) Championship 2019 Selected to SARRC games in Nepal 400m Freestyle – 1st Place 100m Free Style – 1st Place 2019 December 200m Freestyle – 1st Place (NMR) 100m Back Stroke – 1st Place Was selected this year to take part 100m Freestyle – 1st Place (NMR) 50m Free Style – 1st Place in the Asian Age Group Swimming 200m IM – 1st Place 10th Asian Age Group championships in India Under – 15 Junior Girls Champion Championship Was selected to take part in the National Age Group Swimming Asian Swimming Youth Camp Malaysian Age Group Meet Championship 2019 2019 – Doha Qatar South Asian Games 2019 at Nepal 100m Freestyle – 1st Place (NMR) Selected by the National Olympic 4x100m Free Style – 1st Place 200m Freestyle – 1st Place (NMR) Committee. 400m Freestyle – 1st Place Outstanding Performances 200m IM – 1st Place (NMR) Students who represented Sri Lanka Star performers 154 Gateway College Annual Review 2019

Non-academic Shenali Weerawansa Panchalee Mahavithana Scrabble 12th ISF World Swimming 25th International Schools Adheesha Dissanayake Championship 2019 – Brazil Swimming Champions – 2019 50m Under – 16 Girls – 1st Place World Youth Scrabble Inter International Schools championship Swimming Championship Risendi Gunasekara Under – 13 Champion 50m Back Stroke – 1st Place 100m Backstroke – 1st Place Inter International Swimming Free Style Girls Relay – 1st Place Meet 2019 50m Butterfly – 1st Place 100m Butterfly – 1st Place Araliya Gunasekara Mixed Open 4X100m – 1st Place 50m Freestyle – 1st Place Gateway College Annual Review 2019 155

Non-academic Tennis H T Heshani Imanga Ruvi Lewkebandara Tania Doloswala SSC Open Tennis 104th Colombo Championship Otters Tournament Tournament 2019 Under – 12 Girls Under – 18 – Champion Under – 14/16 – Champion Singles – Champion Hill Club Nuwaraeliya Sri Lanka National Clay Court Under – 16 – Champion Champion Bank of Maldives Open Tennis Under – 18 – Champion ITF Championship 2019 in China Championship 2019 Bandarawela Tournament ITF Asian Championship 2019 Under – 12 Girls Singles Champion Under – 18 – Champion in Malaysia Doubles Under – 12 Champion Under – 14 Development Himaya Herath Championship 2019 in Uzbekistan Inter International Schools Tennis Tournament 2019 e-sports Under – 20 – Team Champions Star performers Gateway College Colombo emerged Overall Champions for the fourth year running at the Inter-School eSports Championship 2019, competing with over 1000 plus students from 150 schools. Our gamers were faced with stiff competition from Nalanda College Colombo in the Finals and managed to win the title after a tense tiebreaker. Achievements Student Names/Individual Contribution Achievement Medal winners Hammaad Hassan, Abdul Basith, Adheeb Rifkhan, Areeb Niyas,  Maalik Muthaliff, Lasan Abeykoone. Students who represented Sri Lanka Outstanding Performances 156 Gateway College Annual Review 2019

Non-academic Co-curricular Colombo Model United Nations 2019 Following three days of strenuous debate, students from Gateway College emerged victorious, clinching a number of prestigious awards across several committees, at the 25th session of the Colombo Model United Nations (COMUN) conference. Held on the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd of March, the Colombo Model United Nations witnessed the participation and fierce competition among several leading schools from all parts of the country. Students from Gateway College dominated in most committees, winning several awards. Students of Gateway College remain a force to reckon with in the Sri Lankan Model UN arena, performing exceptionally well both nationally and internationally. The MUN club of Gateway College, aptly supported by the teachers in charge and the alumni, continues to go from strength to strength with the passing of each conference. Achievements Student Names/Individual Contribution Achievement Star performers Best Delegation Honorary Mention Awards Areeb Atheek, Shaheen Abdul Gani, Tharidhu Peries Higher Commendation Awards Kumal Udamulla, Randesh Wickrama, Farhan Naushad Best Crisis Delegation Deveen Harischandra, Randesh Wickrama Best Foreign Policy Statement Award Venuki Mendis Best Cooperation Tiranya Ranasinghe Best Delegate Awards Asjad Arshad, Maleeka Hassan, Deveen Harischandra Gateway College Annual Review 2019 157

Non-academic Sri Lanka Model United Nations 2019 The delegation of Gateway College once again showed a great display of talent at the 12th session of SLMUN 2019, held on the 5th and 6th of October. The delegates received numerous top awards this year too, giving testament to their dedication and diplomacy. With a total of 17 awards including that of the prestigious Best Delegation Award, Gateway continues its dominance in the MUN arena. Achievements Student Names/Individual Contribution Achievement Best Delegation Honorary Mention Awards Andrew Surendran, Aaryan Perera, Yasindu Athauda, Imaad Muwahid Themiya Gurusinghe Higher Commendations Awards Thinula Karuranratne, Anshul Raj, Shanelle Perera, Farhan Naushad Best News Agency Award Tiranya Ranasighe Best Working Paper Adheesha Kumarasinghe, Shaheen Abdul Gani, Farhan Naushad, Randesh Wickrama Best Delegate Award Adheesha Kumarasinghe, Randesh Wickrama, Shaheen Abdul Gani Star performers 158 Gateway College Annual Review 2019

Non-academic National Youth Diplomacy Model United Nations 2019 Gateway College once again emerged victorious at the 4th annual session of the National Youth Diplomacy Model United Nations Conference that took place on the 19th and 20th of October 2019. The delegates of Gateway College proved themselves once again, showcasing their unparalleled aptitude by securing the majority of the awards through their collective dedication and commitment. NYMUN 2019 concluded with Gateway College bringing home a grand total of 20 Awards. Gateway College Colombo won the shield awarded for the Best Delegation, for the third consecutive year. Achievements Student Names/Individual Contribution Achievement Best Delegation Honorary Mention Awards Themiya Gurusinghe, Dhivyakrishnan Thriyampakan, Sajid Saleem, Malin Kaushika, Timothy Shankar, Gokul Parasuraman, Damion De Motte Higher Commendations Awards Kumal Udamulla, Abdul Basith Nawshard, Farhan Naushad, Thinula Karunarathne, Kavin Gunasekara Best Novice Aathif Andupeen Best Foreign Policy Statement Themiya Gurusinghe, Imaad Muwahid Best Delegate Shaheen Abdul Gani, Ravija Gunawardana, Prashen Fernando, Tharidu Peiris, Imaad Muwahid Star performers Gateway College Annual Review 2019 159

Non-academic Film Fly Australia Experience is a video competition “Film Fly Australia Experience” is a video competition to explore the theme of improving the quality of life through humanitarian engineering and entrepreneurship. Organised by The Australian Trade and Investment Commission, Australian Government, the competition is open to students between Grades 9 and 12 from schools across South Asia. The themes for Sri Lanka this year were Artificial Intelligence, and UN Sustainability Goals. The winning team comprising two students and a teacher is awarded a fully sponsored study tour for a week in a leading Australian University. Spearheaded by the school’s Broadcasting Unit, the students of Gateway College Dehiwala, presented their videos under both themes. Savin Vindiv de Alwis and Abdul Aziz Fauzul Ameer were adjudged winners for their video on UN Sustainability Goals, and along with their teacher in charge, visited the University of Wollongong this June. Pulindu Iddawela and Senal Silva who presented their video on Artificial Intelligence were adjudged runners up. Both videos were commended highly by Austrade for being creative, informative and artistic. Achievements Student Names/Individual Contribution Achievement Winners Savin Vindiv de Alwis, Abdul Aziz Fauzul Ameer Runners up Pulindu Iddawela, Senal Silva Commonwealth Essay Competition 2019 The Royal Commonwealth Society states that this year's competition has been the most successful to date, with approximately 13,500 entries from nearly every Commonwealth country. Achievements Student Names/Individual Contribution Achievement Gold Medal in the Junior category Turanja Senethmi, Kehan Suriyarachchi Star performers Young Computer Scientist Award The federation of Information Technology Industry, Sri Lanka and the National Organisation representing the software Industry in Sri Lanka have been organising the Young Computer Scientist award for the last 15 years. This competition is modelled on the Asia Pacific ICT award and the winners receive a sponsorship to attend this event. The competition aims to expose the computing talents of our schoolchildren at early ages, encourage them to develop their talents and earn recognition for their innovation. This year our students received 27 Merits, two Bronze, four Silver and two Gold awards. Achievements Student Names/Individual Contribution Achievement Gold Award in the Junior category Shihaz Nadava Jayasuriya, Davin Rishon Yahathugoda 160 Gateway College Annual Review 2019

Non-academic Gateway Inter-School Robotics Championship The STEAM Activity day and Robotics Competition organized in collaboration with Hilton Colombo Kids Club, Achievements to commemorate Children’s Day, served as an exploration Champions – Senior Category and Most Innovative platform to over 300 children, as they eagerly engaged in Design Award many fun activities which triggered their curiosity, creativity Sri Lanka Festival of Music, Dance and Speech and Innovative thinking capabilities. The Robotics Competition conducted by Gateway School of Computing in collaboration with My STEM Labs India, had an eager participation from many schools in the Island. Student Names/Individual Contribution Achievement Lahiru Hettiarachchi, Senujaya Mahawaduge, Thaqib Faizal, Azeem Faizal The 12 Years and Under Dance Troup of Gateway College Kandy took part in the  Sri Lanks Festival of Music, Dance Star performers and Speech 2019  organised by the International Institute of Music, Speech and Drama. Their Indian Folk Dance consisted of the group moving in circles to measure steps, marking time by sticks called Dandiya. The sticks of the dance represent the sword of Durga. This form of dance is a special feature of the Navratri Festival. The Navratri Festival is celebrated to pay homage to the nine incarnations of Mata Ambe, the Mother Goddess. Student Names/Individual Contribution Achievement Kenoli Rehansa Amarasooriya, Heidy Sathindri Premachandra, Buddhima Aishware, Jayawardhana, Sanuli Wijesundara, Nehara Bandara, Kavees GUnasekaran, Dhanuja Jayawickrama, Mokitha Weerathunga, Sithuka Kaluarachchi, Thevindu Weediyegedara Gateway College Annual Review 2019 161

Non-academic This year, the teams from Gateway College, Dehiwala and Gateway College, Kandy were victorious at the International History Bee and Bowl International History Bee & Bowl competition in the Middle School division. Achievements Gold Medal Student Names/Individual Contribution Achievement Inter Schools Champion Vakeesh Shanthi Rupan Maths Ninja Challenge Competition For the second consecutive year, Gateway College Dehiwala participated in Asia’s Maths Superstar Competition conducted by Mangahigh, and won an impressive 28 gold medals and 43 certificates of achievement and was placed second in South Asia. Achievements Student Names/Individual Contribution Achievement Highest Point scorers for the school with 1,600 points each Naren Linganathan, Naresh Linganathan All Island Inter-School Shakespeare Drama Competition All Island Inter-School Shakespeare Drama Competition hosted by the Rotaract Club and the YMCA. Dion Sethunge who portrayed the main character of Cleopatra in the excerpt of the play “Antony and Cleopatra”, was named Best Actress. Star performers Achievements Student Names/Individual Contribution Achievement Best Actress Dion Sethunge 162 Gateway College Annual Review 2019

Non-academic The Ashley Halpe Memorial Trophy Gateway College Kandy emerged winners as the overall best production at the Ashley Halpe memorial festival 2019. Achievements Student Names/Individual Contribution Best Male Portrayal Achievement Best Female Portrayal Thiruni Gawarammana Tashiya Subasinghe Pearson Edexcel Community Awards 2019 This is an initiative by Pearson Education to recognise the commitment and dedication of young students, by giving Star performers them the opportunity to contribute towards the community. For this altruistic endeavour, Gateway Kandy students won the Gold Award. This is the fifth consecutive year the Community Service Club received an Award from Edexcel Pearson for their benevolent activities. This year’s project carried out by the CS Club was “Learning is the start, a book is the spark”. Students of Gateway College Kandy helped C W W Kannangara Vidyalaya, Hantane, to improve the quality of their education through various fundraising activities and hard work. They not only managed to give the students of the school a proper library equipped with shelves and books, but also a small garden for the school children to enjoy themselves in. Seminars, English programmes, a medical clinic and other activities were conducted to improve the students skills. Achievements Student Names/Individual Contribution Achievement Gold Award Community Service Club – Gateway College Kandy Gateway College Annual Review 2019 163

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Looking to the future The Gateway family was given the great honour This year, we began our initiative to give special of having two of its senior Directors recognised recognition to the Advanced Level students. As a by the The International Schools of Sri Lanka starting point, we added a blazer to the uniform (TISSL) for providing outstanding service to for students of Year 12 and Year 13. This was education, for which they were bestowed with both to mark their accomplishments as well as to Lifetime Achievement Awards. The award was emphasize the responsibilities they hold towards created to recognise dedicated educators who their younger school mates. We feel that it has have altered the course of education in Sri Lanka been a successful way of visually directing our and we are proud that two of our Directors were students to accept wholeheartedly the maturity recognised for their contribution to education in that their age requires of them. this country. The students were also introduced to the As seen by their dedicated service, it is the Duke of Edinburgh programme this year with expertise and leadership of our founder and the focus of providing overall development in our senior management which has enabled their final school years. The programme is aimed Gateway College to maintain high levels of at developing both cognitive and physical skills excellence in all aspects of education. Having whilst also encouraging students to engage in identified the need to maintain this strong community service. Through such initiatives, and stable leadership, the management has we will continue to make the Advanced Level embarked on building strong second and third programme a memorable experience for our tiers of leadership during the last few years graduating students. and will continue to develop and strengthen We at Gateway believe that it is important this structure. This is so that the future of the for all students to develop stable and sound schools will be in safe hands with people who personalities. To this end, we will also usher in have the aptitude and the right attitude towards programmes such as the Etiquette programme maintaining excellence in all that they do. for students of the primary school and the TEDex As an organisation that has had tremendous youth programme which will nurture personality growth in infrastructure development as well development from a young age. as in the introduction of new initiatives, systems, The parents continue to be an important part and processes, we are fast approaching a of our School, and we hope to increase our phase of consolidation. While we are pleased engagement with them through the Parent App. with this progress, we will always be dedicated In addition, parents will also be invited to certain towards providing our students with the best expert talks that will focus on topics that are state-of-the-art facilities. The opening of our important for the welfare of students, so that 50-meter swimming pool built to Olympic both students and parents can benefit from the standards – which is the first in any international discussions and experience strong relationships. school in Sri Lanka – is an example of our In 2020, we are not only stepping into a new continued commitment to provide the best year but into a new decade of educational facilities for our students. We also look forward undertaking. It is our firm belief that the products to completing the new sports ground in Seeduwa of Gateway will not merely participate in, but also in the coming year. play an active role in making our dear country and the world a better place in this new decade. Future 166 Gateway College Annual Review 2019

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