It is famous for its high-quality teaching, excellent teaching staff and outstanding student achievements, and has become a dream institution for many parents and students.
St Paul's Girls' School school profile
Founded in 1904.
Location: London
Type of school: girls' school, day school
Number of students in school: about 800
Academic achievements: in 2023, 99%9-7 at GCSE; 87% A*/A at A level (97% A*-B)
Student age: 11-18 years old
School Website: https://spgs.org/
一、Outstanding ranking and reputation
In the ranking of British private schools published by The Sunday Times, SPG ranks first all the year round. Its excellent education quality and outstanding performance of students make many people compare it with the nine public schools. It is famous for its high-quality teaching, excellent teaching staff and outstanding student achievements, and has become a dream institution for many parents and students.
二、Unique way of education
1. Free atmosphere without uniforms: SPG is the only school in the aristocratic school that does not require uniforms, which is very rare in the entire British private school system. This unique regulation creates a relatively free and personalized campus atmosphere, which enables students to concentrate more on learning and self-development without being bound by traditional school uniform norms.
2. Innovative evaluation system: Teachers only grade students at the end of the semester, and do not approve of competition such as ranking among students. This evaluation method aims at reducing students' stress and anxiety, encouraging them to devote themselves to learning with a more positive attitude and paying attention to their own growth and progress, rather than simply comparing with others.
3. Educational concept of balanced development: The school attaches great importance to the balanced development of students in different disciplines, including language, anthropology, mathematics, science and other disciplines. Through comprehensive curriculum and rich teaching resources, students' comprehensive literacy and interdisciplinary thinking ability are cultivated, so that they can have a solid knowledge base and exploration spirit in all fields.
In a word, Sao Paulo Girls' School has become a bright pearl in British education with its unique historical mission, outstanding educational achievements and innovative educational methods.
Academic achievement
Sao Paulo Girls' School has a strong teaching staff, especially in the fields of art and science.
一、Curriculum and extracurricular activities
The school has opened a wide and deep academic course for students. Covering many disciplines, whether it is traditional literature, mathematics, science or emerging interdisciplinary fields, there are professional teachers to carry out in-depth teaching. At the same time, the school also provides students with a variety of extracurricular activities, encouraging students to explore their hobbies after school. This way of combining courses with activities aims to cultivate students' comprehensive quality and enable them to exercise and develop in different fields.
二、Educational concept and students' literacy
The school encourages students to maintain academic curiosity and cultivate their ability to think independently. In the teaching process, teachers guide students to actively explore knowledge, ask questions and find answers, rather than passively accepting indoctrination. At the same time, the school also pays attention to cultivating students' ability to live in peace and friendship with others, and enables students to learn to communicate, cooperate and understand others through teamwork projects and social activities. This comprehensive educational concept not only enables students to achieve excellent academic results, but also has good interpersonal skills and social responsibility.
三、Excellent exam results
The students' exam results are excellent, and 100% of the students in this school can enter famous universities. According to the public data of the school official website, GCSE got 97.1% of A in 2021; A-Level is as high as 88.4% a. In 2022, the school conducted a total of 1037 GCSE examinations (18 subjects), of which 98.2% got good grades from A to A; In 367 A-level exams, subjects from A to A accounted for 95.1%. These dazzling data fully prove the teaching quality of the school and the efforts and talents of the students.
The latest GCSE and ALLEVEL scores in 2023 are as follows:
Graduates' whereabouts
The graduates from the high school of Sao Paulo Girls' School go to excellent places. More than 99% graduates can enter the top 100 universities in the world. Among them, the rate of Niu Jian is close to 40%, and many students also choose American Ivy League schools and G5 schools.
一、Where will the graduates go in 2021?
In 2021, 23 students entered Oxford University and 21 students entered Cambridge University. In addition, there are 15 students enrolled in University College London (UCL) and 10 students enrolled in Imperial College London.
二、Where will the graduates go in 2022?
After the normal A-level examination was resumed in 2022, although the rate of Niu Jian declined slightly, 21 graduates still entered Oxford University and 16 entered Cambridge University. Other students have also entered excellent universities, and many have applied to top rattan schools in the United States and top universities in Canada.
三、Where will the graduates go in 2023?
In 2023, there were as many as 30 graduates enrolled in Oxford University and 14 in Cambridge University.
These data fully demonstrate the outstanding strength of Sao Paulo Girls' School in cultivating top students, which opens the door to world-class universities for students and becomes an ideal place for many students to pursue excellent education.
campus life
Compared with other public schools, the curriculum of SPG pays more attention to the cultivation of literary atmosphere. The school's specialties are art, literature and modern languages. In addition, the school also attaches great importance to the social training of girls. By participating in various interest clubs, making friends extensively and establishing good relations with tutors, students will lay a good foundation for their social circle after graduation in the future.
一、Curriculum
1. Division of study periods and teaching courses
SPG is divided into three sections: Lower School(Year7-8), Middle School(Year9-11) and Senior School(Year12-13). The courses taught are GCSE and A-LEVEL.
2. Tutor system
In order to optimize the teaching results, the school implements a targeted "tutor system". Every 10 to 12 students will be assigned to a group, led by a Tutor. Students can see their tutors every day, and they can get guidance and help from them if they have any problems.
3. Specific subject setting
GCSE: French, Spanish, German, Latin, Greek, computer, mathematics, biology, chemistry, physics, sports, art, history, geography, music, etc.
A-LEVEL: modern language, Latin, Greek, computer, mathematics, biology, chemistry, physics, sports, art design, photography, history, geography, psychology, economy, business management, politics, drama, English literature, music, etc.
Sports and artistic activities are rich and varied.
1. Comprehensive development
In addition to the pursuit of grades, SPG students also pay attention to the comprehensive development of all aspects of their abilities. At school, students can learn chess, join a choir, write creatively, practice dancing, debate and give speeches.
2. Numerous clubs
The school has many clubs: Duke of Edinburgh Station, Environment/Green Club, Film/Video Club, Model United Nations, Science Club, etc.
3. Music features
SPG has a symphony orchestra and a choir, and middle school students can apply, but there is only one choir in high school called "Paulina Voices", which is the same as a symbol.
4. Sports characteristics
In sports, their specialty is hockey. Like boys' schools, they also have rowing.
All-round development of physical education
Physical education is an important aspect of SPG education. It builds a solid friendship through a common team spirit, while cultivating resilience and leadership skills. The school organizes inclusive and diversified courses to adapt to all abilities and interests, help students find sports that suit them, and make a lasting commitment to an active lifestyle. Extensive sports facilities are matched with special facilities and professional teachers and coaches.
Clubs and societies have a wide range of activities
1, a variety of choices
SPG's extracurricular activities are very extensive and constantly developing. Students can find various clubs to expand their interests, from improvisation clubs to anatomy associations, from youth feminist associations to gardening clubs.
Engineering and creative technology are exciting areas of development. Students can now join the application development club or participate in the 24-level firefly formula competition in the racing club. Enthusiastic readers can join the "from beginning to end" book club, while others can choose to join the chemistry and sustainable development club. From crochet clubs to math graffiti, everyone can find activities that suit them.
2. Opportunities to develop skills
Clubs and societies provide students with opportunities to develop a series of skills, and they perform well in many fields. Debate is a popular project all the year round. Junior and senior teams practice and train under the guidance of the debate coach every week, and demonstrate with teams from all over the world in a series of leagues and competitions. Keen chess players receive guidance from international masters every week.
Drama curriculum is prosperous.
SPG's drama courses are very prosperous, providing students of all ages with opportunities to explore performance, director and design. Students enjoy a series of clubs and societies, an extensive performance schedule, and benefit from the visit plan of professionals. The department is full of energy, creativity and meets everyone's wishes.
Every year, there are a series of studio works directed by students. From the ninth grade, students began to explore drama production. After selecting short excerpts from the script, the students directed the works for performance. Recent selections include The Play That Goe Wrong and Tusk Tusk. In Colette's plays, senior students, with the support of the drama department, are responsible for performing their chosen works.
Music life is full of vitality.
The music life of SPG is full of vitality and inclusiveness, including various groups and ensembles. Many ensembles are open to everyone without an interview, and the department is proud that everyone has their own things, no matter what experience they have. Various informal and formal music activities show a series of impressive works, which provide students with opportunities to develop their self-confidence in performance.
1. Music clubs and ensembles
Music clubs and ensembles are famous for their scope and accessibility. For example, students can sing without audition during the whole study period of SPG, and most groups in grade seven are open to everyone. With the development of students in school, more groups are open; For example, the school set up a wind band for inexperienced players, and then transferred to a concert band. Symphony orchestras help students build confidence, so that students can enjoy the audition of symphony orchestras and chamber orchestras, where they can explore challenging symphony tracks.
2. Choir
There are two choirs in the school that need interviews, namely Cantamus and Paulina Voices, for more experienced singers.
3. Indoor music and others
Indoor music is an important feature, and students have the opportunity to play in groups under the guidance of professional coaches. For those students who are interested in other styles of music, the school has a studio, as well as a Soc band with swing band and junior jazz band. The school also has groups that focus on individual instruments, such as flute, clarinet, saxophone, guitar, harp and percussion.
Scientific and technological activities have flourished.
Science is an important part of SPG's extracurricular life, and a large number of clubs and societies enable keen scientists of all ages to explore outside the curriculum. After entering the school, students usually choose to join the seventh grade science association. For many people, they have the opportunity to try interesting experiments and discover new knowledge fields, thus generating lasting interest in scientific research.
The school's common curriculum scheme provides students with rich opportunities to discover their passion in science, technology, science and technology, and to explore their ideas extensively and deeply. The school also provides a series of clubs, societies and activities aimed at cultivating students' talents and potentials, and encourages students to participate in activities outside the curriculum, whether their interests are coding or anatomy, black holes or machine learning. These extracurricular activities are open to students of all ages and experience levels, encouraging Paulinas to accept creativity, innovation and complex problem solving.