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Academics

The Secondary Section of Colegio Gran Bretaña (CGB) is made up of:

• Key Stage 3 (Years 7 – 9)
• Key Stage 4 (Years 10 – 11)
• Post-16 (Years 12 – 13)

The Post-16 level is equivalent to the high school years of a student following the American educational system.

The subjects taught in our Key Stage 3 level are English, Spanish, Mathematics, General Science, History, Geography, Information Technology, Design & Technology, Sociales or Cultura Colombiana, Art, Music, Physical Education and PSHE (Personal, Social and Health Education).

When a child progresses from Key Stage 3 to Key Stage 4, they would be given options in the non-Core subjects. The Core subjects, which are compulsory, are English, Spanish, Mathematics, Coordinated Science, Information Technology, Sociales or American History, Physical Education and PSHE.

The optional subjects, of which three subjects are to be opted, are Art, Music, French, Design & Technology, Economics, History and Geography. Based on our students’ option selection, we will then try to cater to the needs of as many students as possible.

Similarly, the students who are entering our Post-16 level would be required to study four subjects at the GCE “AS” Level or leading to the GCE “A” Level in their second year. Currently, our students have opted to do English, Spanish, Mathematics and History. It is compulsory for Colombian students to do the Filosofia, Sociales and Constitution course which will enable them to take the local ICFES (Colombian Baccalaureate) examination; hence they will only do three GCE “AS” or “A” Level subjects.

The Secondary section is pleased to announce that it will be introducing the International Baccalaureate (IB) into our high school section soon. We have appointed an IB Coordinator, and we look forward to training our staff for the IB Course soon.

Non-Academic Activities

Students in CGB are encouraged to try new experiences in terms of public presentations (e.g. playing an instrument, performing the Brazilian Capoera dance/martial arts, dancing, speaking in a debate or in the MUN forum…).

It has always been my goal to ensure that our students are not only academically able, but also excel in the other arenas of life. With that in mind, our Section has lined up activities like:

1. our annual Youth Leadership Training Camp at the beginning of the year which leads on to the Student Council elections,
2. the participation in the Leadership Conference for student leaders in Costa Rica,
3. the participation in the Model United Nations conferences throughout Colombia,
4. our Inter-House Debates where students debate on important issues both within the school and in the world that we live in,
5. our swimming lessons for PE in Key Stage Three,
6. our class assemblies, where students learn to work with their classmates and come up with exciting skits and musical performances,
7. our Inter-School games in softball, tennis, football… and
8. our End-of-Year school camps to various parts of Colombia (e.g. Amazonas, Rio Claro, Providencia…).

Ms Kemmy Lim
Head of Secondary

Key Stage Three consists of Years 7, 8 and 9. It is equivalent to the middle school in the States. The subjects on offer this year includes English and Literature, Spanish, Mathematics, General Science, History and Geography, Sociales, Design & Technology, Information & Technology, Music, Art and Physical Education.

• Download 2007 KS3 SATS Results                                                             

The Key Stage Four level, made up of Years 10 and 11, is a 2-year course leading to the IGCSE qualifications.

Currently, the subjects on offer include English and Literature, Spanish and Literature, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, History, Art, Design & Technology and Information & Technology. The other sujects that our students take are Sociales (Colombian Social Studies), Music, American History and Physical Education.

Our Post-16 courses lead our students to the Cambridge AS and A2 Level qualifications. Our students are also given the opportunity to take the American SATs, which is a college entrance examination, and the Colombian ICFES, the local university entrance examination.

The Year 12 and 13 classes make up our Post-16 section. For this academic year, our post-16 courses include Spanish, Mathematics and Physics.