The Cambridge Program Overview

Alachua County Public School Magnet Office

Junior Cambridge Student, Kaylee Bleeker, was a winner of the Sunshine State Book Festival Essay Contest. She won a scholarship award from the HBC Foundation.

GHS freshman, Abhith Kasala, participated in the 2023 Alachua County Regional Science and Engineering fair and took the top place in the Senior (HS) division of the Environmental Science projects.  Abhith, who is a ninth grader in our Cambridge program, won first place with his project titled "GLOBAL PLASTIC POLLUTION: A novel investigation of the ecotoxicological effects of microplastics on Danio rerio (Zebrafish) embryonic development and assessing the biomarkers to determine morphology, and organ viability, a holistic approach." Students will be formally recognised at an award ceremony at UF on February 28. Abhith will go on to represent Alachua County at the State Science Fair in Lakeland April 4-6.

Congratulations to the following students on receiving @CambridgeInt Awards! We couldn’t be prouder of these exceptional students who have demonstrated academic excellence within our local and global community!

Extending a special shout-out to Charles Ye, Nathan Collier, and Yoo-Min Koh on achieving prestigious @CambridgeInt Learner Awards. Charles received this award for Top in the Country on the Economics exam, Nathan received this award for Top in the Country on the Physics exam, and Yoo-Min received this award for Top in the Country on the Math exam!

MAGNET APPLICATION PROCESS

Tuesday, January 17, 2023 -- Application Opens 

Tuesday, January 17, 2023: GHS Magnet Open House

Wednesday January 25 and Friday, January 27, 2023-- Preview Days

Online application available via a link on sbac.edu

Tuesday, February 14 2023 - Application closes at 4:00 pm.

TBA, 2023 -- Parents notified of acceptance/waitlists

TBA 2023 -- Two weeks following initial notification - Parent deadline to accept any offered seats

Congratulations to the National Merit Scholarship Semifinalists!

Jake Qiu, Charles Ye, Cormac Davis, Jacob Callaway, Nicholas Hirsch, Michelle Han, Siya Patel, Harry Bishop 

Contact Us

Jeannine Dupler

Cambridge Coordinator

Email: duplerrj@gm.sbac.edu

Mallory Becker

Assistant Principal--Curriculum

Email: beckermk@gm.sbac.edu

As a Cambridge International Center, Gainesville High School offers Florida BEST Standards with added rigor. Our goal is to increase students' ability and interest in being independent life-long learners. The students engage in collaborative learning that promotes critical thinking and integrates technology. They learn to communicate their ideas confidently through written and oral expression as they find solutions to problems and examine texts of history and literature.

Our school is a Cambridge International School, registered to offer education programs from Cambridge Assessment International Education, part of the University of Cambridge. We are proud to be part of the world’s largest international community of schools, preparing students for life with Cambridge qualifications that are valued by universities and employers around the world.

The Cambridge Pathway gives students a clear path for educational success. We shape its curriculum around how our students learn with a wide range of subjects and flexible ways to offer them. Our programs inspire students to love learning, helping them discover new abilities and a wider world.

Students who successfully engage in the Cambridge program at GHS have been equally successful in pursuing higher education. Cambridge students have an opportunity to earn a Cambridge diploma, with a 98% success rate at GHS. Our students have attended the University of Florida, Harvard University, Yale University, Stanford University, among many other prestigious institutions for higher learning. The majority of the nation’s colleges are awarding students with advanced standing and academic credit for Cambridge examinations passed. In the state of Florida, all students passing Cambridge examinations are granted up to 45 hours of college credit at all public universities and colleges, and the state’s Bright Futures program recognizes AICE (Cambridge) diploma recipients with the Bright Futures scholarship (currently worth approximately $30,000).

We are proud to be a Cambridge Demonstration Center.

Please send us an email: ghscambridge@gm.sbac.edu if you have questions about the program.

Fall 2022 Newsletter