- About MCS
MCS ranks among the top independent secondary schools in The Sunday Times Schools Guide 2024, placed seventh nationally and third in the Southeast. - Admissions
Approximately 1 in 10 pupils receive a bursary or scholarship. We are committed to ensuring an MCS education is open to the brightest pupils, no matter their personal circumstances.
- Junior School
“The Junior School is a very busy and happy school and here, a smile goes a long way.”
- Senior School
39 of our pupils achieved 10 or more 8 or 9 grades in 2023. - Sixth Form
Over 25% of our Sixth Form pupils take up places at Oxford and Cambridge every year.
- Supporting MCS
Your donations contribute over £150,000 a year to bursaries as well as building an endowment to fund bursaries for the future.
- About MCS
MCS ranks among the top independent secondary schools in The Sunday Times Schools Guide 2024, placed seventh nationally and third in the Southeast.
- Admissions
Approximately 1 in 10 pupils receive a bursary or scholarship. We are committed to ensuring an MCS education is open to the brightest pupils, no matter their personal circumstances.
- Junior School
“The Junior School is a very busy and happy school and here, a smile goes a long way.”
- Senior School
39 of our pupils achieved 10 or more 8 or 9 grades in 2023.
- Sixth Form
Over 25% of our Sixth Form pupils take up places at Oxford and Cambridge every year.
- Supporting MCS
Your donations contribute over £150,000 a year to bursaries as well as building an endowment to fund bursaries for the future.
OW Alex Gunasekera (2015) competed for Corpus Christi, Cambridge in the 2019/2020 series of University Challenge, making it to the series finale against Imperial College, London.
Alex first applied to be in the show in November 2018, having studied Natural Sciences at Corpus Christi College, Cambridge. The team made it to the final, overcoming stiff competition from Merton College (Oxford), Magdalen College (Oxford), Trinity College (Cambridge), and Durham University.
Quizzing at MCS, under the auspices of quizmaster Mr Mac, prepared Alex well for the show, who said that most of his answers “came from knowledge picked up from GCSEs/A-Levels”. In the semi-final against Durham Alex showed off his numerical skills, and was rewarded with praise from Jeremy Paxman “That is impressive”. In the final, Alex’s classical music knowledge served him particularly well.
When asked, Alex gave the following advice for OWs hoping to compete in University Challenge:
- “Useful (or useless) facts can be found anywhere, so you can pick up a lot of interesting tidbits by just keeping your eyes and ears open as you go through life, both in and out of your academic studies – combined with online quizzes like Sporcle, you may be surprised at how much you’ll retain with a little curiosity.”
Starter for 10, anyone?
