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GREENWOOD HIGHINTERNATIONAL SCHOOL
THE SCHOOL
PHILOSPHY
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 & empathy. Our vision is that every young person who passes through these portals will be a principled thinker, an effective communicator & 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 afforded by the present-day social milieu.
Where everything is important
MOTTORooted In Knowledge
OUR VISIONA Fresh Approach
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 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
MISSIONSTATEMENT
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.
SUPERLATIVESYNERGY
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; TWO CAMPUSES International , ISC & ICSE Campus
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AWARDS & RECOGNITION
#1INTERNATIONALCURRICULUMby Times-Best SchoolRankings, 2019
RANKED
#1ICSECURRICULUMby Times-Best SchoolRankings, 2019
RANKED
#1DAY-CUM-BOARDINGSCHOOLby Education World2019-20
RANKEDFUTURE 50
SCHOOLS SHAPINGSUCCESS
by Fortune India& University
BEST SCHOOL INBENGALURU FOR TEACHING
& LEARNING PRACTICESby National Education
Excellence Awards
Awarded theIGBC’S LEED INDIA
NEW CONSTRUCTION‘GOLD’ RATING
CURRICULUM OFFERED
STUDENT OPPORTUNITIESClubs & Societies
DEMOGRAPHICS 2020-2021
Total
Gr 1 to 10
Gr 11 to 12 (IBDP/ISC)
Students attendingDegree college
1210 3300985 3110225 190
100% 100%
IB Campus(IB & IGCSE)
ICSE &ISC Campus
International Campus(IB & IGCSE)
ISC & ICSE Campus
Grade 1 to 8 International Curriculum ICSE Curriculum
Grade 9 & 10 IGCSE ICSE (Indian Certificate of Secondary Education)
Grade 11 & 12 IB Diploma Program ISC (Indian Secondary Certificate)
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 & Hackathons, International Relations and current affairs quizzes, Film analysis & Production etc. Annual Sports Day, IGNITE Fest, GWHMUN are few of the most awaited annual events at the school.
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GWH High is most National Awards winner in the region
At the International campus, students follow the IGCSE – the International General Certificate of Secondary Education for Grade 9 & 10. For Grade 11 & 12, students follow the International Baccalaureate Diploma Program. In addition to academic coursework, all Diploma students complete Extended Essay, TOK & CAS component of the IB Diploma program.
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 B
HL & SL Business Management, Economics, Geography, History, Psychology SL Environmental Systems & Societies
HL & 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
COURSES OFFEREDInternational Baccalaureate Diploma
High School Course Load
IB/ IGCSE Campus:ASSESSMENT CRITERIA
Grade 9 & 10 IGCSE: Students at GWH study 9 courses for two years
Grade 11 & 12: All students enroll for IB Diploma program. Students study 6 IB courses(3 HL’s & 3 SL’s) over a period of two years & complete Extended Essay, TOK and CAS.
No rank policy, No GPA Policy. At GWH International Campus, we offer the International General Certificate of Secondary Education, IGCSE curriculum for Grade 9 and 10. IGCSE curriculum follows the grade scale of A*-U (highest to lowest). For Grade 11 & 12, we offer 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 maintain the rigor of the Final IB assessment.
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GWH IB DIPLOMA PROGRAMME SCHOOL STATISTICS
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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
Where have our students have got offers from
8 BATCHES OF IBDP HAVE GRADUATED FROM THE PORTALS OFGREENWOOD HIGH SCHOOL, INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL WITH FLYING COLORS.
International Campus: IB UNIVERSITY PLACEMENTS 2020
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UNIVERSITIES IN THE US
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 Carolinaat 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
Colorado State University
University of Massachusetts, Boston
Michigan State University
University of Florida
University of Massachusetts Lowell
Indiana Bloomington – KelleySchool 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
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
International Campus: IB UNIVERSITY PLACEMENTS 2020
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UNITED KINGDOM
ASIA
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
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
INDIA
Ashoka 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
CANADA
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 Schoolof Business
University of Manitoba
Ashoka 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
GREENWOOD HIGH ISC – ICSE CAMPUS
ACCREDITATION Greenwood High is accredited to the council for the Indian Secondary Certificate Examination - applicable fromGrades I to XII, for a two-year course of 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 studentsof varying ability and global career focus, represent a smooth transition from year to year of academia and prepare students to take on the challenges of the course curriculum and university life.
ISC (Indian School Certificate Examination)
Science Commerce Humanities
MATH
PSYCHOLOGY
BUSINESS STUDIES
PHYSICAL EDUCATION
Option 1
ENGLISH
PHYSICS
CHEMISTRY
CompulsorySubjects
COMPUTER SCIENCE
ECONOMICS
ARTS
BIOLOGY
ELECTRICITY& ELECTRONICS
ELECTIVE ENGLISH
Option 2
CURRICULUMICSE (Indian Certificate of Secondary Education Examination)The Indian Certificate of Secondary Education Examination ensures a general education without any diversification of studies as all candidates are required take six subjects and Socially Useful Productive Work (SUPW). Group I subjects are compulsory, and students must choose TWO from Group II and ONE fromGroup III and one second language
Group I
Group II (A) (Anyone)
Group II (B) (Any One)
Group III (Any One)
English, History & Civics, Geography, Second Language (Hindi/French/Kannada)
Science (Physics, Chemistry, Biology), or Economics
Mathematics or Environmental Science
Computer Applications / Economic Applications/ Commercial Applications/Art / Physical Education / Mass Media & Communication
All students in Grades X and XII, regardless of the subjects chosen, must fulfil the Socially UsefulProductive Work (SUPW) grade to obtain a pass certificate. The nature of this programme may involve field trips and community service, which are organised by the school.
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GREENWOOD HIGH ISC – ICSE CAMPUS
ASSESSMENTCRITERIA AND REPORTING
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Students are evaluated following the systematic format of Unit Test and Term Exams. Student learning ismeasured 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 Examination cycles.Academic reporting is in accordance with the standards outlined by the CISCE (in Percentages) 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. Detailed reports for the same are shared with the parents. Final results of ISC students are declared in the month of May.
THE ISC & ICSE TOPPERS ACADEMIC RESULTSfor 2017-18, 2018-19 and 2019-20 are as follows
ISC TOPPERS PERCENTAGE
2017-18 2019-202018-19
ISC ICSE
98.20 % 99 %
ISC ICSE
97.75 % 98.80 %
ISC ICSE
99 % 99.4 %
SCIENCE
COMMERCE
HUMANITIES
2017-18 2018-19 2019-20
96% 98.20% 99%
92.25% 96.25% 95%
97.5% 93.50% 97.75%
UNIVERISTY OFFERS– ISC Campus
UNIVERSITIES IN THE US
UNIVERSITIES IN CANADA UNIVERSITIES IN SINGAPORE & HONG KONG
UNIVERSITY IN AUSTRALIA
UNIVERSITIES IN UNITED KINGDOM
1. University of Chicago
2. University of Texas – Austin
3. Emory University
4. University of Wisconsin – Madison
5. University of Illinois – Urbana Champaign
6. University of Maryland – College Park
7. Purdue University
8. Reed College
9. Drexel University
10. University of Virginia
11. University of Texas – Dallas
12. University of Rochester
13. Temple University
14. Pennsylvania State University – University Park
15. Michigan State University
16. Iowa State University
17. University of Illinois – Chicago
18. University of California – San Siego
19. University of California – Davis
20. Southern Methodist University, Dallas
21. Texas A & M
1. University of Toronto
2. University of British Columbia
3. University of Waterloo
4. McMaster University
5. Queen's University
1. Nanyang Technological University
2. Singapore Institute of Management
3. Lasalle College of Arts, Singapore
4. The University of Hong Kong
1. University of Adelaide
1. University of Warwick
2. University of Bristol
3. University of Sheffield
4. University of Southampton
5. University of the Arts London
6. University of Bath
7. Cardiff University
8. Loughborough University
9. University of Birmingham
10. University of Glasgow
11. University of Edinburgh
12. University of Manchester
13. University of Leeds
14. University of Nottingham
15. Brunel University
16. Kingston University
17. Birmingham City University
18. Lancaster University
19. University of Exeter
20. Strathclyde University
21. University of Westminster
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UNIVERSITIES IN INDIA
1. Lady Shri Ram College for Women, Delhi University
2. National Institute of Fashion Technology, Bangalore
3. Christ University
4. Ashoka University
5. FLAME University
6. Symbiosis International University, Pune
7. Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani
8. Vellore Institute of Technology
9. St. Xavier's University, Kolkata
10. OP Jindal Global University
11. Krea University
12. National Law University, Delhi
13. St. Joseph's College
14. Mount Carmel College
15. Manipal Institute of Technology
16. MS Ramaiah University
17. Jindal Global Law School, Sonipat
18. Indian School of Design & Innovation
19. Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies
20. Indian Institute of Science Education and Research
21. Institute of Hotel Management
22. National Academy of Legal Studies and Research
23. PES Institute of Medical Sciences and Health
24. R V College of Engineering
25. Wadiyar Centre for Architecture
26. Manipal Academy of Higher Education
27. BMS College of Engineering, Bangalore
28. CMR University School of Architecture
29. Jain University
30. Jyoti Niwas College
31. SRM University
32. Srishti School of Art Design and Technology
33. University of Petroleum and Energy Studies
GREENWOOD HIGH INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL8-14 Chikkawadayapura, Gunjur Post, Varthur - Sarjapur road, Bangalore-560087, India
E: [email protected] T: +91 8022010500 | +91 8027822888 | F +91 8027822200
CEEB CODE: 671681 I UCAS Centre Code: 46375 I IB Code: 004876 I ISC Code: KA153
UNIVERISTY OFFERS– ISC Campus
HEAD OF THE SCHOOL: Mr. Aloysius D’Mello ([email protected])
IB Vice-Principal Mr. Nishanth Nagavar ([email protected])
ISC Vice-Principal Ms. Elizabeth Joseph ([email protected])
IB DP Coordinator Mr. Nishanth Nagavar ([email protected])
ISC Coordinator Ms. Marlene Charles ([email protected])
IB College Counselors Ms. Divya Rawal ([email protected]) Mr. Maxim Lobo ([email protected])
ISC College Counselor Ms. Aashima Sethi ([email protected])
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