SATURDAY GUJARATI SCHOOL
Examination Centre No. 12767
The Gujarati School was founded on 14th July 1990 at Vaughan Road, Harrow, now located in Westfield Lane in Harrow (HA3 9EA). The SKSST Gujarati School was one of the first Gujarati schools to be established within the UK.
The school has taught over 3,000 students and its current student roll consists of 200+ students and 30+ teachers and assistants.
Term dates
- Saturday 7th September 2024 - Start New Term
- Saturday 2nd November 2024 - Closed for Diwali
- Saturday 21st December 2024 – Closed for Christmas
- Saturday 28th December 2024 – Closed for New years
- Saturday 4th January 2025 – Start of Classes
- Saturday 19th April 2025 – Closed for Easter (one week)
- Saturday 21st June 2025 – End of Year Exams & Enrolment of New Students
- Saturday 12th July 2025 - End of Year Awards & Last day of School before summer break. There will be NO afternoon classes on this day
- Saturday 6th September 2025 - Start of New Term
GCSE Results 2023/24
- Grade 9 - 9 students
- Grade 8 – 10 students
- Grade 7 – 3 students
- Grade 6 - 2 students
Enrolment
Please note that we do not take students mid-way through the term and do not keep waiting lists. The minimum age for enrolment is 6 years old. We encourage our students to take part in the Temple activities and our teaching includes basic cultural & religious events and topics.
Cheque payable to ‘GET’, Cash is also accepted. Textbook will be provided.
Teaching and Assessments
Beginners start at the basic level of Ankodi, then proceed to Balpothi, Standard 1, Standard 2, Standard 3, Standard 4 and finally to GCSE. Class sizes generally range from 12-15 students per teacher.
In February and June each year, students complete academic exams. Mid-term exams are taken in February, which tests the student’s knowledge and ability on what they have learnt from September-January. These results encourage students to successfully progress into their final end of year exams in June. Teachers use this to monitor each individual students’ strengths and weaknesses. From February -April, teachers plan and prepare how to bridge any gaps in their learning. In April, our aim is to complete the syllabus and help students recap on all the material and work covered throughout the year.
All students who pass the end of year exams are awarded a certificate of achievement on the last day of term.
GCSEs
We are a Joint Council for Qualification (JCQ) approved examination centre since May 2002 - Our Examination Centre number is 12767
GCSE Students sit their speaking, reading, writing, and listening papers between April and June.
To date, we have had a 100% GCSE pass rate. All students who pass are awarded a certificate certified by the Pearson examination board.
Teaching staff
All the teaching staff are highly trained and have DBS clearance.
In-house training is given for any new procedural, regulatory, resource development and management, classroom management and promotion of new methods of learning. Our teaching staff strive to improve teaching standards on a continual basis.
Many of our post-GCSE students return to the school to join our dynamic teaching team. The dedication of our staff and volunteers has contributed to the ongoing success of the school.
Contact us:
Email: school@sksst.org
Phone: 020 8909 9389 (Ext 2)
Address: The Gujarati School Office, Education Building, 1st Floor, Room 104
Office hours: Saturdays 10am-12pm and 1pm-3pm.
Should you wish to speak to a member of staff in person, please email or call us to arrange an appointment. Phones are only manned during the times indicated above, please leave a message outside these hours and we will respond when possible.
