International News
Gower College Swansea sign partnership with Chinese school
A very unique and special signing ceremony was held on Wednesday 1 July between Gower College Swansea and Huashang Foreign Language Experimental School, Guangdong Province, China.
Huashang Foreign Language Experimental School is an international school with primary, junior and high school education, on a campus which occupies circa 60,000 square metres.
Virtual graduation ceremony for international students
Thanks to the wonders of digital technology, our international students had a very different graduation ceremony to previous years.
On the 29 June, our A Level students attended an online event, which had various messages from staff across the College, including Principal, Mark Jones.
Oxbridge Online International Summer Programme: 6-17 July 2020
New students welcomed to College
New students had a chance to find out more about campus life when they attended the Gower College Swansea Freshers’ Fayre.
Scholarship success for International student
Jarrett Zhang is celebrating after being awarded a £180,000 scholarship from the Rio Tinto mining company to study Geology at Imperial College London.
International students flying high!
An amazing 60% of our International A Level students achieved A* and A grades in their recent exams.
Over 90% of these students have since been accepted to study at prestigious Russell Group universities, including Cambridge.
Some of our confirmed student destinations are as follows:
Farewell to the Class of 2019
Some of our departing international A level students recently attended a graduation lunch at Sketty Hall.
The lunch was a celebration of the students time at the College and all guests enjoyed a traditional British meal.
Our A2 students currently hold offers from 20 of the 24 Russell Group Universities, including Oxbridge.
Urdd Eisteddfod Medals
This year, our International art students secured multiple Urdd Eisteddfod awards across various mediums.
In the regional heat, Korean student Bella took the first place in both the Computer Graphics and Graphics in Photography categories.
International department receives education award
Gower College Swansea has received an Education First (EF) High School Global Education Excellence Award.
The award was given to the College in recognition of its role in helping a number of their students achieve excellent A Level results and progress to some of the world’s most prestigious universities.
Cambridge visit
Our International students were among a group of over 80 learners who attended this year’s Swansea HE+ Consortium visit to Cambridge.
The event included subject specific masterclasses, college visits and a relaxing punting session on the River Cam.
Pictured here are Jasmine and Molly, both from China, who are studying maths and sciences at Gower College Swansea.
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