GoldenGate International Secondary School is the higher secondary wing of GoldenGate International College, based in Battisputali, Old Baneshwor, in eastern Kathmandu. It teaches Grades 11 and 12 under Nepal's National Examinations Board (NEB), in the Science, Management and Humanities streams. Edusanjal's profile records 1,439 students, with 764 in Grade 11 and 675 in Grade 12, which makes it one of the larger +2 schools in the Baneshwor area.
History and background
The institution was founded in 2007 by a group of academics with national and international teaching experience. The school's website says it has grown steadily over the 18 years since then. Its +2 programme started under the former Higher Secondary Education Board and now runs under NEB.
The same group runs GoldenGate International College, which is affiliated with Tribhuvan University. The college offers 16 bachelor's programmes, including BBS, BBM, BCA, BA, BASW, Bachelor of Hotel Management, Food Technology and BSc programmes in physics, microbiology and environmental science. It also offers seven master's programmes, including MBS, MSc Physics and MSc Microbiology. The school's website also links GoldenGate with Advanced College of Engineering and Management (ACEM) and Cosmos Engineering College.
Edusanjal lists Ramesh Kumar Silwal as chairman. The school's stated aim is academic achievement that prepares students to move on to strong universities. Workshops and field visits are part of the teaching alongside classroom lessons.
Programmes offered
- +2 Science (NEB)
- +2 Management (NEB)
- +2 Humanities (NEB)
- Progression to GoldenGate International College's Tribhuvan University bachelor's and master's programmes
Campus and facilities
The school works from buildings around Battisputali. Its website gives two addresses: Wisdom Tower in Trikuti Colony, Old Baneshwor, and Phoenix Tower, opposite Banijya Bank in Battisputali. The facilities include:
- Technology-equipped classrooms and e-learning platforms
- Computer and science laboratories
- Digitised library
- Separate hostels for boys and girls, with wardens and security
- Cafeteria
- School buses and vans
- Sports complex
Sports and student life
Sports and extra-curricular activities are a big part of school life at GoldenGate. The school's news pages report team results in basketball, cricket and futsal, entries in robotics competitions, and an NCC (National Cadet Corps) programme. The school also names a Miss Nepal titleholder, professional cricketers, actors and singers among its alumni. Scholarships based on merit and on financial need are offered with each intake.
At a glance
- Type: Private higher secondary school (Grades 11–12), part of GoldenGate International College
- Established: 2007
- Affiliation: NEB (+2); Tribhuvan University (college programmes)
- Streams: Science, Management, Humanities
- Students: about 1,439 (per Edusanjal)
- Address: Wisdom Tower, Trikuti Colony, Old Baneshwor, Battisputali, Kathmandu (GPO Box 4059)
- Phone: +977-1-4577082, 01-4595165, 01-4579434
- Email: info@goldengate.edu.np
- Website: https://sec.goldengateintl.com/