Gateway College Colombo is a British Curriculum / Pearson Edexcel IGCSE / Cambridge International AS Levels / Cambridge A Levels / BTEC / SACE school in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Founded in 1997. Annual tuition ranges from $3,561 to $5,955 USD.
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Scholarships Available
A limited number of scholarships are available for students who have excelled in academics, sports and extra-curricular activities. Some scholarships provide up to 100% tuition coverage.
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About
Gateway College Colombo is a private international school in Rajagiriya, Colombo, Sri Lanka, offering co-educational day schooling from Play Group to Year 13 (ages 2–18) based on the English National Curriculum and Pearson Edexcel IGCSE framework. Founded in 1997 with 33 students, the school now hosts nearly 2,000 students on its 4.5-acre campus, integrating academics, sport, co-curricular activities and character development through its Gateway Curriculum Prism. Graduates gain admission to top-200 global universities including Stanford, MIT and Cambridge, supported by partnerships with Pearson, Cambridge International and the SACE Board.
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Why Families Choose
The Gateway Curriculum Prism integrates academics, sports, co-curricular activities and character development for holistic growth. The school offers an unusually wide range of post-IGCSE pathways including A Levels, BTEC, SACE and foundation programmes. Strong track record of university placements at top-200 global institutions (Stanford, MIT, Cambridge, etc.), with some students receiving up to 100% scholarships. Gateway has dominated national and international Model United Nations competitions. The school adopted a hybrid teaching model in 2020 and holds multiple international accreditations including Pearson, Cambridge, SACE and Microsoft Showcase School status.
Fees & Financials
Original currency: LKR 1,068,210 - 1,786,610.
Admissions Process
- 1Submit online application via the Join Gateway College page. 2. Choose programme pathway after OL/IGCSE (A Levels, BTEC, SACE, Foundation, or diplomas). 3. Register for final stage of schooling. 4. Receive university admissions counselling with one-to-one guidance on university selection, applications and personal statements. 5. Apply for scholarships if eligible.
Student Life
Four houses named after the first four Prime Ministers of Sri Lanka: Don Stephen Senanayake, Dudley Shelton Senanayake, Sir John Lionel Kotelawala, and Solomon West Ridgeway Dias Bandaranaike.
Uniform includes a periwinkle blue shirt with the school crest and 'Gateway to Learning' motto, a tie and school scarf, a midnight-blue blazer for A-Level students, and a grey skirt for girls or grey trousers for boys.
Facilities & Programmes
Wellbeing & Safety
Wellbeing is a core aim, promoting spiritual, moral, emotional, physical and intellectual development. The MindUp curriculum (evidence-based SEL grounded in neuroscience) is delivered in HomeRoom sessions from Year 3 upwards, with daily mindfulness practice of 3–5 minutes each morning. Daily religious observances support emotion regulation, empathy, improved social skills and reduced test anxiety.
Safeguarding ethos is central to Gateway College, fostering a calm, disciplined, respectful, caring and ethical environment. Daily religious observances and mindfulness are practised. Religion teaching has been restructured to include learning about other religions to promote inclusion and safeguarding of values.
Student Demographics
School Background
Part of the Gateway Group, governed by a Directorate and Board of Directors. Founded by Ralph Ignatius Thomas Alles; currently chaired by Dr Harsha Alles (Chairman) and Mrs Rohini Alles (Managing Director) — family-owned group.