User:Ghazisameer/sandbox

Motto: God give us Light

Established: 1985

Principal:Safia Ghazi Rahman

Founder:Safia Ghazi Rahman

Type:British Curriculum(CIE & Edexcel)

Age: 2 – 18 years

Gender: Coeducational

School Colours: Navy Blue & White

Alumni Association: Old Sunshiners

Publications: Focus, La Sunshine

Location: House # 11, Road # 1, Nasirabad H/S, Postcode -4000

Chittagong, Bangladesh

Website:www.sunshinegrammarschool.com

E-Mail: enquiry@sunshinegrammarschool.com

Phone: +88-031-655319

Fax: +88-031-710639]]

Introduction

Sunshine Grammar School (SGS) is one of the leading British Curriculum Schools in Bangladesh, with its students achieving the highest marks in Edexcel and Cambridge International examinations for IGCSE and A Levels on a regular basis. Consequently, alumni of SGS can be found in Ivy League Universities across the world such as Harvard, Cambridge, MIT, LSE, Imperial College, NUS, ANU, UCL, etc as well as the most competitive national higher educational institutions such as Dhaka Medical College, BUET and IBA. Sunshiners have achieved some of the most prestigious accolades in the Daily Star’s ‘Nation Builders of Tomorrow’ Awards, the only national ceremony that recognizes and awards the most academically able students of Bangladesh. Sunshine also holds the credential of being the first British Curriculum School in the vibrant port city of Chittagong, and is one of the oldest and most experienced international schools in Bangladesh.

History

SGS is the first British Curriculum School in the port city of Chittagong, Bangladesh, offering both IGCSE (previously O Levels) and Advanced Levels education under Britain’s Edexcel and Cambridge Boards. The school was set up with a view to enhance the qualifications of the students of Bangladesh a step forward by providing British qualifications to enable locals to gain a world class education that is recognized across the globe. Coming to realize the importance of English of the time and today, Sunshine Grammar School was established in 1985, recognizing the needs for English Medium education for all strata of students.

The first batch of Sunshiners appeared for exams in 1987. Sunshine students broke academic records from the very first year of operation with students gaining straight A grades across the boards. The results elevated Sunshine to being the premier School in Chittagong and was a reflection of the school’s enthusiasm and motivation in providing a world class education to the children of Chittagong. Sunshiners have gained the accolade of achieving the best results in the country, and the world, on multiple occasions. The school has received multiple awards for academic excellence. Sunshine was one of the first Schools in Bangladesh to be allocated an ‘examination centre’ status in the country by a British Education Board. Following the success of the British curriculum, the school management was encouraged to start teaching the Bangladeshi National Curriculum in English Language by the residents of Chittagong, which led to the establishment of Chittagong Sunshine College in 1995 and Chittagong Sunshine School in 2005. As of 2012, Sunshine has established itself as one of the top schools in the country teaching a curriculum spanning two British Boards and two National Boards.

Subsidiaries

• Sunshine College, established in 1995, is the oldest English-medium National Curriculum based college under the Chittagong Education Board, Bangladesh.

• Sunshine School, a leading English-medium National Curriculum based school established in 2000 with a 100% pass rate.

Mission

Striving to provide the best education to the Nation Builders of Tomorrow.

Admissions

Mode of Admission : Selective.

Admissions are based on a preliminary written exam that tests English, Maths and the Sciences. Following satisfactory performance in the written test, the applicant undergoes a formal interview with the School Authorities, who then make a final decision to offer a place to the student based on his/her academic, extracurricular and social skills. Approximately 15% of pupils are awarded a scholarship for excellence in academics and/or extracurricular activities.

Scholarships and Bursaries

Mashi Ghazi Commemorative Scholarship: Scholarship based on the basis of academic excellence, achievement and potential. Financial circumstances are not taken into account. The scholarships consist of yearly tuition fees, lab charges and all non-academic school expenses during the course of the study.

A panel of academics from the school makes the final selection from nominations put forward by the faculties. There is no application process to attain this scholarship. All nominations are confidential, and are put forward by individual faculties on the basis of past academic performance.

This scholarship is available to students from Sunshine Grammar School and College, Chittagong Sunshine School and Chittagong Sunshine College.

Rabia Ghazi Commemorative Scholarship: There are a number of scholarships per year for students who participate in social and charitable work and strive to bring about a positive change in the community. Scholarships are awarded on the basis of extracurricular and charitable activities as well as leadership skills. The scholarships consist of yearly tuition fees, lab charges and all-non academic school expenses during the course of the study. Students awarded the scholarship have the opportunity to carry out social and charitable work with financial support from the institution and deliver presentations of their work to a panel of renowned philanthropic individuals of the city.

A panel of academics from the school makes the final selection from nominations put forward by the faculties.

Bursaries: Sunshine operates a bursary scheme for academically able students who face financial difficulties during their studies in the institution. To apply for a bursary, a student’s guardian/parent is required to apply in writing to the Principal, clearly stating the reason for seeking financial assistance. Award of bursaries remain confidential and lies at the sole discretion of the principal.

Facilities

- Auditorium and Theater Hall, which seats over 500 students - Art Gallery - Air-Conditioners in all classrooms - Bookstore - Internationally accredited Computer Lab with over 25 PCs - Indoor Sports Room consisting of Table Tennis, Chess, Darts, Carom and Foosball - Karate Lessons - Fully equipped Science Laboratory approved by The British Council to conduct Practical Examinations for A Levels (Official Examination Centre) - Mini Futsal Court - Mini Handball Court - Badminton Court - Movie Club - Well-resourced Library - University Counseling by full-time specialist - Dedicated School Psychologist/Psychiatrist trained in Child & Adolescent Mental Health from the United Kingdom

Activities

- Annual Programs such Award-giving ceremonies, Pohela Boishakh etc. - Art Competitions - Community Service - Debate Club (competes in both National and Regional Championships) - Spelling Bee (Active participants of Spelling Bee Tournament organized by The Daily Star News) - Earth Club and environmental conservatism - Sunshine Charities - Free Friday Clinic - Annual Inter-School (Athletics, Cricket, Football, Indoor Sports and so on) - Karate Club - Industrial Tours - Business & Science Fairs - Yearbook

Academic Subjects

SGS offers the most comprehensive list of subjects offered by a Bangladeshi school for IGCSE and A Level examinations from CIE & Edexcel International. The subjects are as follows: - Accounting - Applied Information and Communication Technology - Art & Design - Bangladesh Studies - Bengali - Biology - Business Studies - Chemistry - Commerce - Economics - English Language - English as a Second Language - English Literature - Geography - Hindi - Human Biology - Information Technology (I.T.) - Islamic Studies - Mathematics A - Mathematics B - Pure Mathematics - Physics - Psychology - Religious Studies - Statistics - Urdu

University Entrance

Students alumni have successfully entered into the world leading universities every year, which include:

USA: MIT, Harvard, UPENN, University of Texas, SUNY, etc UK: Cambridge, Oxford, Imperial College, LSE, UCL, Warwick, QMUL, KCL, Manchester, CASS City Business School, Bath Australia: ANU, New South Wales, University of Melbourne, University of Queensland, Monash Canada: University of Toronto, University of British Columbia, McGill, Simon Fraser University Other Countries: National University of Singapore, Delhi University, Christchurch University Bangladesh: Dhaka Medical College, Chittagong Medical College, IBA (Dhaka University), BUET, IUB, IUT, NSU, BRAC