Typical day
On Arrival
- If you are staying at the Residence, breakfast is from 7:30-9:00 Monday to Friday (weekdays ONLY Monday to Friday, no breakfast on weekends and public holidays).
- If you are staying with a host family, ask one of the family members to show you the way to the school or nearest bus stop, and make sure to check at what time meals are served.
- If you are staying in a hotel or an apartment, ask at the Reception or contact one of our staff members for directions to the nearest bus stop and for the bus which stops at ‘Baltiku’, San Ġwann (the bus stop by the School).
Day 1 at School – for adults and family programmes.
The Day’s Proceedings on your first day, typically on a Monday however you can arrive on any day of the week (GSE accepts students arriving on any day of the week and not necessarily at weekends)
| 8:30 |
Welcome speech at GSE at 8:30am. Checking in at reception desk and collection of your student card prior to the welcome speech. We always recommend that you will do the test online prior to your arrival in Malta or prior to commencing the course with GSE so that you will not waste an hour doing the test on your first day. You will also receive the results of your test and classroom number and timetable if you do the test before coming to Malta – please do not do it last minute 2 or 3 days before but do it at least a week before! This will allow our academic team enough time to correct your test and send you the timetable by email. The placement test takes between 1 hour – 1 hour 15 minutes and is the same for everyone. It is a reliable indication of your linguistic competence in English and is therefore crucial for us to determine what level of English you have and which class to place you in. |
| 09:00 – 12:15 | If you’re assigned to the morning timetable then you will proceed to class at 9am. We recommend that you wait a day or two before collecting your book so that you are sure the level you are in is the right level for you. |
| 12:15 | Morning General English classes over. |
| 12:15-13:00 | If you have Intensive English you have a 45 minute break before your conversation classes start at 1pm and continue until 2:30pm |
| 13:00-14:30 | Afternoon lessons
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| 15:00 – 18:15 | Afternoon General English classes (double banking) start at 3pm and finish at 6:15pm with a 15 minute break in between (16:30 – 16:45). |
| 18:30 – 20:00 | Evening classes (10 lessons per week) General, Business English or IELTS exam preparation |
We might also have timetables for General English courses between 12:30pm and 3:45pm.
Double banking system. Please note that the school provides a double banking system whereby General English lessons may be held in the afternoon. If you do your placement test early enough, the timetable is sent to you by email a few days before your course starts, typically on Thursday or Friday before your first Monday. We recommend that you will check your timetable and if you need adjustments please reply to the email [email protected]
On a Monday evening we organize the Valletta by night welcome excursion for all the new students from all over the world – a great opportunity to see Malta’s capital city at night and take wonderful photos. It is also a great way to make new friends on the first day in Malta.
Standard Daily Schedule
Below is a typical weekly schedule of lessons at school.
| Monday – Friday | |
| 09:00-10:30 | General English (Session One – 2 lessons) |
| 10:30-10:45 | Break |
| 10:45-12:15 | General English (Session Two – 2 lessons) |
| 13:00-14:30 | Afternoon Lessons:
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| 15:00 – 16:30 | General English (Session One – 2 lessons) |
| 16:30 – 16:45 | Break |
| 16:45 – 18:15 | General English (Session Two – 2 lessons) |
| 18:30 – 20:00 | Evening classes for students booking an evening course |
We also have some General English classes between 12:30 and 3:45pm.
Gateway School of English GSE organises a wide range of afternoon and evening activities as part of the social programme. These activities typically involve visiting places of interest, countryside walks and cultural trips. For further information about the activities we organize you can visit the Social Programme page on this website. Afternoon activities are always held after 14:30hrs.
Last day of school
You would have received an email from our academic team requesting you to answer whether you wish to have your end-of-course certificate printed or sent as PDF. It is important that you answer this email as soon as it is sent to you.
You can confirm your departure and pick up time at the office if you have booked airport transfers with the school.
You can alsways communicate with us via WhatsApp +35699229463 or by email [email protected] if you wish to ask us anything. All academic related questions – please use this email: [email protected]