GREENWOOD HIGH INTERNATIONAL SCHOOLHIGH SCHOOL PROFILE 2020- 2021
www.greenwoodhigh.edu.in
8-14 Chikkawadayapura, Gunjur Post, Varthur - Sarjapur road, Bangalore-560087, IndiaE: [email protected] T: +91 8022010500 | +91 8027822888 | F +91 8027822200W: www.greenwoodhigh.edu.in
CEEB CODE: 671681 I UCAS Centre Code: 46375 I IB Code: 004876 I ISC Code: KA153
Vice-Principal Ms. Elizabeth Joseph ([email protected])ISC Coordinator Ms. Marlene Charles ([email protected])ISC College Ms. Aashima Sethi ([email protected]) Counselor
THE SCHOOL
Greenwood High is an independent, co-educational English medium international school established in 2004 in Bangalore, the vibrant IT capital of India. Every student at Greenwood has the opportunity to explore talents, nurture intellect and creativity, and grow to his or her fullest potential with the awareness of a core value system of commitment and empathy. Our vision is that every young person who passes through these portals will be a principled thinker, an e�ective communicator and an open-minded global citizen. The motto of the school is to provide a fresh perspective on education, one that marries the talents of each child to the opportunities a�orded by the present-day social milieu.
STUDENT OPPORTUNITIES: CLUBS & SOCIETIES
At Greenwood High, students are encouraged to join extra-curricular activities to help them explore and nurture their hidden talents. Active participation is encouraged in co-curricular club activities such as Robotics, Contemporary Dance, Theatre/Drama, Music, Cooking/Baking, Gardening & Environment Club, Public Speaking, Poetry and Recitation, Photography, Chess, Art, Coding and Hackathons, International Relations and Current Affairs Quizzes, Film Analysis and Production etc. Annual Sports Day, IGNITE Fest, GWHMUN are few of the most awaited annual events at the school.
PHILOSPHY: Where everything is important.
CURRICULUM OFFERED
AWARDS & RECOGNITION
MOTTO: ROOTED IN KNOWLEDGE
Reflecting the core values of our rich heritage, we aspire to build strong
foundations for our students based on the most powerful value of all
knowledge. The motto of the school is to provide a fresh perspective on education, one that marries talents of each student
to the opportunities afforded by the present-day social milieu.
OUR VISION: A FRESH APPROACH
Our vision is that every young person who passes through these portals will be a principled thinker, an e�ective communicator and an open-minded global citizen. We’re
founded on the principle of keeping traditions while having a
pragmatic approach towards latest teaching pedagogy.
MISSION STATEMENT
To educate the youth to be active, free thinking, and socially responsible citizens in a democratic society, while unlocking the intellectual,
aesthetic, moral, physical, and emotional potential at the
same time.
SUPERLATIVE SYNERGY
The contrast between our motto and vision conveys that the school
believes in blending both the old and new, by tapping into the
unlimited potential of tomorrow’s technology while still instilling
yesterday’s values in our students, which we believe to be the best
guiding principle.
ONE SCHOOL I TWO CAMPUSESINTERNATIONAL & ICSE
DEMOGRAPHICS 2020-2021
Total 1210 3300Gr 1 to 10 985 3110Gr 11 to 12 (IBDP/ISC) 225 190Graduation Class Size 2021 108 95Graduation Date July 2021 May 2021Students attending Degree college 100% 100%
International Campus(IBDP &IGCSE)
ICSE Campus(ICSE & ISC)
International Campus (IBDP & IGCSE) ICSE Campus (ICSE & ISC)Grades 1 to 8 International Curriculum ICSE (Indian Certificate of Secondary Education)
Grade 9 & 10 Cambridge IGCSE ICSE (Indian Certificate of Secondary Education)
Grade 11 & 12 IB Diploma Program ISC (Indian Secondary Certificate)
#INTERNATIONAL
CURRICULUMby Times-Best School
Rankings, 2019
1
RANKED
#ICSE
CURRICULUMby Times-Best School
Rankings, 2019
1
RANKED
#DAY-CUM-BOARDING
SCHOOLby Education World
2019-20
1
RANKED
FUTURE 50SCHOOLSSHAPINGSUCCESS
by Fortune India& University
BEST SCHOOL INBENGALURU FOR TEACHING
& LEARNING PRACTICESby National Education
Excellence Awards
AWARDED THE IGBC’S LEED INDIA
NEW CONSTRUCTION ‘GOLD’ RATING
Head of the School - Mr. Aloysius D’Mello ([email protected])
Vice-Principal Mr. Nishanth Nagavar ([email protected])IB DP Coordinator Mr. Nishanth Nagavar ([email protected])IB College Ms. Divya Rawal ([email protected]) Mr. Maxim Lobo ([email protected]) Counselors
** NO GPA ** NO CLASS RANK
International Campus ICSE Campus
www.greenwoodhigh.edu.in
ACCREDITATION
The International Campus is accredited to the Council of IGCSE (International General Certificate of Secondary Education), CIE (Cambridge International Education)and the International Baccalaureate Organization.
CURRICULUM
For Grade 9 & 10 students follow the IGCSE – the International General Certificate of Secondary Education. For Grade 11 & 12,students follow the International Baccalaureate Diploma Program
HIGH SCHOOL COURSE LOAD
Grade 9 & 10 IGCSE: Students at GWH study 9 IGCSE courses for a period of two years
Grade 11 & 12: All students enroll for IB Diploma program. Students study 6 IB courses (3 HL’s and 3 SL’s) over
a period of two years and complete Extended Essay, TOK and CAS.
GREENWOOD HIGH INTERNATIONAL CAMPUS
Group I
Group II
Group III
Group IV
HL & SL English A Language & Literature
SL French ab initio, German ab initio, Spanish ab initioHL & SL English B, French B, German B, Hindi B, Spanish BHL & SL Business Management, Economics, Geography, History, Psychology SL Environmental Systems & SocietiesHL & SL Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science, Design Technology, Physics SL Environmental Systems & Societies
Group V
GROUP VI
HL & SL Mathematics: Analysis & Approaches; Applications and Interpretations
HL & SL Music, Theatre, Visual Arts
International Baccalaureate Diploma Program
Students take 6 subjects (3 Higher level and 3 Standard level) for the IB Diploma Program with the core requirements of the Extended Essay, TOK and CAS.The subjects offered at Greenwood for the IB Diploma Program are as follows:
GWH International academic calendar comprises of two semesters with Term 1 from early August to December and Term 2 from January to June. The Class of 2021 is expected to graduate in 5th July 2021.
ACADEMIC CALENDAR
ASSESSMENT CRITERIA
IB/ IGCSE Campus:No rank policy, No GPA Policy. GWH International Campus offers the Cambridge IGCSE - International General Certificate of Secondary Education, IGCSE curriculumfor Grade 9 and 10 and the IBDP - International Baccalaureate Diploma Program.For Grade 9 and 10 students pursue, the Cambridge IGCSE curriculum which follows the grade scale of A*-U (highest to lowest).For Grade 11 & 12, students pursue the IBDP International Baccalaureate Diploma Program which has grading scale of 7 to 1 (highest to lowest)
The final assessment for each student is a blend of formative and summative assessments including periodic examinations, project work,internal assessments, laboratory work and oral presentations. The Internal Formative and Summative assessment at Greenwood High maintainthe rigor of the Final IB assessment. The Final IB results for the Class of 2021 will be available on 5th July, 2021.
GWH IB Diploma Programme School Statistics
Number of candidates registered in the session 81 90 93
Number of diploma and retake candidates registered in the session 80 87 92
Number of subject entries in the session 646 713 741
Average points obtained by candidates who passed the diploma 34 35 36
Highest diploma points awarded to a candidate 45 45 45
Average grade obtained at the school by candidates who passed the diploma 5.42 5.58 5.67
May2017
May2018
May2019
8 BATCHES OF IBDP HAVE GRADUATED FROM THE PORTALS OF GREENWOOD HIGH INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL, WITH FLYING COLORS.
OUR STUDENTS HAVE GOT OFFERS FROM
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IB UNIVERSITY PLACEMENTS 2020
Harvard University
University of Southern California
Boston University
Stanford University
Northwestern University
Emory University
Cornell University
University of California Los Angeles
Case Western Reserve University
Brown University
Williams College
George Washington University
Columbia University
Swarthmore College
University of Illinois Urbana Champaign
Dartmouth College
University of Texas at Austin
Tulane University
California Institute of Technology
University of Virginia
Wellesley College
Rice University
Washington University St. Louis
Northeastern University
Carnegie Mellon University
Maryland Institute College of Art
University of Idaho
University of California Berkeley
Rhode Island School of Design
Mount Holyoke
Harvey Mudd
Babson College
University of Miami- Frost School of Music
Georgia Institute of Technology
University of Washington Seattle
Berklee College of Music
University of North Carolina
at Chapel Hill
California Institute of Arts
University of Wisconsin Madison
University of Michigan
University of California San Diego
University of Maryland College Park
Johns Hopkins University
Tufts University
University of Minnesota, Twin Cities
New York University- Stern
Brandeis University
Parsons School of Design
Pratt Institute
University of Massachusetts Amherst
St. Louis University
School of Visual Arts
University of Pittsburgh
Wheaton College
Pitzer College
Texas A&M University
Colorado State University
Amherst College
SUNY Stony Brook University
University of Connecticut
Santa Clara University
University of Texas Dallas
The College of Wooster
Ringling College of Art & Design
Rutgers New Brunswick
University of Cincinnati
University of Rochester
Syracuse University
California State University, East Bay
Purdue University
Embry- Riddle Aeronautical University
Pace University
University of California Davis
University of Colorado – Boulder
Stetson University
University of California Santa Barbara
University of Arizona
Ohio Wesleyan University
Pennsylvania State University
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
CANADA
UNITED KINGDOM
Imperial College London
University of Birmingham
Loughborough University
University of Warwick
The University of Edinburgh
University of Reading
University College London
University of Surrey
University of Essex
Kings College London
University of Bristol
University of Westminster
University of Bath
University of Dundee
Nottingham Trent University
Durham University
University of Leeds
University of Strathclyde
University of Nottingham
Lancaster University
University of East Anglia
Queen Mary University of London
University of London
Heriot Watt University
University of Southampton
University of Kent
University of Arts London
Cardiff University
Loughborough
Brunel University, London
University of Exeter
Middlesex University
Oxford Brookes University
University of Glasgow
University of Sussex
Anglia Ruskin University
University of Manchester
University of York
Goldsmiths University of London
University of Leicester
Queens University Belfast
Royal Holloway University of London
Aston University
University of Aberdeen
University of Greenwich
Kingston University University of Sheffield
Plymouth University
University of Sussex
Swansea University
HULT School of Business
Northumbria University
Bellerby’s College
Bristol, University of West of England
University of Liverpool
Cambridge Seminar’s College- Brighton
London Metropolitan University
Colorado State University
University of Massachusetts, Boston
Michigan State University
University of Florida
University of Massachusetts Lowell
Indiana Bloomington – Kelley
School Business
Savannah College of Art & Design
New York Film Academy
Indiana Bloomington
University of North Carolina, Charlotte
Lynn University
University of California, Irvine
University of Tampa
IOWA State University
Sarah Lawrence College
Loyola University Chicago
DePaul University
Ohio State University
University of South Florida
Florida State University
Quinnipiac University
Digipen Institute of Technology
University of Houston
Eckerd College
University of California, Riverside
Clark University
Allegheny College
Duquesne University
Idaho University
Beloit College
California State, East Bay
Juniata College
St. Thomas University
San Francisco State University
Virginia Tech
Susquehanna
Point Park University
The University of North Carolina, Greensboro
University of Toronto
University of British Columbia
University of Waterloo
McGill University
University of Calgary
Lakehead University
Simon Frazer University
Ryerson
University of Ottawa
Queens University
Ontario Institute of Technology
McMaster
University of Guelph
University of Western Ontario
York University
University of Alberta
Concordia University
Frazer International College
Memorial Newfoundland Ontario
Institute of Technology
Carleton University, Sprott School of Business
University of Manitoba
EUROPE
University of Amsterdam
TU Delft
Tilburg University
University of Groningen
University of Twentee
Trinity College Dublin
University College Dublin
National University of Ireland, Galway
AUSTRALIA & NEW ZEALAND
University of New South Wales
University of Melbourne
The University of Queensland
Monash University
The University of Sydney
Univerity of Otago, NZ
ASIA
ABU DHABINew York University, Abu Dhabi
CHINA & HONG KONGHKUST, Hong Kong
HKU, Hong Kong
City University of Hong Kong
New York University, Shanghai
SINGAPORENanyang Academy of Fine Arts,
Singapore
JAPANTohuku Univerity, Japan
Waseeda University, Japan
INDIAAshoka University
St. Joseph’s College
Christ College
Manipal Institute of Technology, MAHE
Symbiosis University
O.P. Jindal Global Law College
PSG Institute of Advanced Studies
FLAME University
Azim Premji University
SRM University
www.greenwoodhigh.edu.in
ACCREDITATION
Greenwood High is accredited to the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examination - applicable from Grades I to XII, for a two-year courseof studies beyond the Indian Certificate Secondary Education (Grade 10) Examination. Students of Grade 11 and 12 pursue the ISC board.These tracks, specifically designed to suit students of varying ability and global career focus, represent a smooth transition from year to year ofacademia and prepare students to take on the challenges of the course curriculum and university life.
CURRICULUM
At ICSE campus, students follow ICSE, Indian Certificate Secondary Education in Grade 9 and 10 and ISC (Indian School Certificate) for Grade 11 and 12.ICSE (Indian Certificate of Secondary Education) Grade IX & XThe Indian Certificate of Secondary Education ensures a general education without any diversification of studies as all candidates are required to takeSix subjects and Socially Useful Productive Work (SUPW). ISC (Indian School Certificate) Grade XI & XII Subjects Greenwood High is the only School that offers over 18 subjects. English is compulsory for all students. Additionally, all students choose one subject each fromthe Subject Options No: 1,2,3 & 4 to choose their stream (Science, Commerce or Humanities) after Grade X thus studying 5 subjects over a period of two years.Besides, all students in Grades X and XII, regardless of the subjects chosen, must fulfil the Socially Useful Productive Work (SUPW) grade to obtain a Pass Certificate.`The nature of this program may involve field trips & community service, which are organized by the school.
Option 1 Option 2 Option 3 Option 4Physics Chemistry Mathematics MathematicsCommerce Accounts Business Studies BiologyHistory Political Science Elective English Computer ScienceArt Psychology Electricity & Electronics Physical Education Economics
ASSESSMENT CRITERIA AND REPORTING
Students are evaluated following the systematic format of Unit Test and Term Exams. Student learning is measured on an ongoing basis through regular cycle tests,term examinations and internal assessments. Grade IX and XI have two Unit Tests & two examination cycles. Grade X and XII two Unit Tests & three examinationcycles. Academic reporting is in accordance with the standards outlined by the CISCE (in Percentage) The same grading system applies for the Predicted Scores.The school does not rank students within subjects, class or cohort. The school also does not provide the GPA as a means of ranking student performance. Detailedreports for the same are shared with the parents. Results of ISC students are declared in the month of May.
GREENWOOD HIGH ICSE CAMPUS
ISC UNIVERSITY PLACEMENTS 2020
USA UNITED KINGDOM
University of Chicago
University of Texas – Austin
Emory University
University of Wisconsin – Madison
University of Illinois – Urbana
Champaign
University of Maryland – College Park
Purdue University
Reed College
Drexel University
University of Virginia
University of Texas – Dallas
University of Rochester
Temple University
Pennsylvania State University
Michigan State University
Iowa State University
University of Illinois – Chicago
University of California – San Diego
University of California – Davis
Southern Methodist University, Dallas
Texas A & M
University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
University of Massachusetts - Amherst
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
University of Warwick
University of Bristol
University of Sheffield
University of Southampton
University of the Arts London
University of Bath
Cardi� University
Loughborough University
University of Birmingham
University of Glasgow
University of Edinburgh
University of Manchester
University of Leeds
University of Nottingham
Brunel University
Kingston University
Birmingham City University
Lancaster University
University of Exeter
Strathclyde University
University of Westminster
Istituto Marangoni
CANADA
University of Toronto
University of British Columbia
University of Waterloo
McMaster University
Queen's University
SINGAPORE & HONG KONG
Nanyang Technological University
Singapore Institute of Management
Lasalle College of Arts, Singapore
The University of Hong Kong
AUSTRALIA
University of Adelaide
INDIA
Lady Shri Ram College for Women, Delhi University
National Institute of Fashion Technology, Bangalore
Christ University
Ashoka University
FLAME University
Symbiosis International University, Pune
Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani
Vellore Institute of Technology
St. Xavier's University, Kolkata
O.P Jindal Global University
Krea University
National Law University, Delhi
Compulsory Subject:ENGLISH
RESULTS
ICSE & ISC Toppers PercentageThe ISC & ICSE academic results for: 2017-18, 2018-19 and 2019-2020 are as follows
2017-18 2018-19 2019-20ISC ICSE ISC ICSE ISC ICSE98.20 % 99 % 97.75% 98.80% 99% 99.4%
2017-18 2018-19 2019-20Science 98.20% 97.75% 99%Commerce 96.25% 97.75% 95%
Humanities 93.50% 96.50% 97.75%
St. Joseph's College
Mount Carmel College
Manipal Institute of Technology
Indian School of Design & Innovation
Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies
Indian Institute of Science Education and Research
Institute of Hotel Management
National Academy of Legal Studies and Research
PES Institute of Medical Sciences and Health
R V College of Engineering
Wadiyar Centre for Architecture
Manipal Academy of Higher Education
BMS College of Engineering, Bangalore
CMR University School of Architecture
Jain University
Jyoti Niwas College
SRM University
Srishti School of Art Design and Technology
University of Petroleum & Energy Studies
MS Ramaiah University
Jindal Global Law School, Sonipat
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