Gorseinon College

Gorseinon College

Coleg Gorseinon College is a further education college college situated to the west of Swansea, in the suburb of Upper Loughor in Gorseinon. It is ranked as one of the best colleges in Wales and the United Kingdom and entry is competitive for places studying A Levels. Recently the college was rated as 'outstanding' by Her Majesty The Queen's Inspectorate for Education and Training

The college was established in 1955 as a mining college for the local area. By 1982, the college became a tertiary college, and was incorporated in 1993. It has over 2,400 full time students, which places it as a medium sized college by Welsh standards. During the late 1990s, the college had a high increase in the number of students with an FTE base of 1,800. Gorseinon College offers a range of course from over 42 A and AS level subjects ranging from Classics to Archaeology to Mathematics and Media Studies, over 20 vocational subjects from Motor Vehicles to Engineering to Information Technology. The College also has several other preparation courses such as Army and Oxbridge preparation Courses.

Campus and Catchment Area

The College operates on several different sites in Gorseinon and the surrounding villages as well as one site in the neighbouring town of Pontarddulais.

* Belgrave Road Campus - Main site of the College, provides A level and all Vocational Courses ranging from AVCEs to NVQs to BTEC awards
* Kingsbridge, Swansea Centre - Provides Vocational studies in Motor Vehicle training
* Life Long Learning, Pontarddulais - Established in 1997 to provide continuing and adult further studies to over 700 people
* Life Long Learning, Gorseinon - Established in 2001 following the success of its sister centre in Pontarddulais

The College predominantly recruits from two local comprehensives: Pontarddulais and Penyrheol. The College also serves and recruits from the surrounding nine wards. However, the college tends to attract students from all over the City and County of Swansea as well as the adjacent local authorities of Carmarthenshire and Neath Port Talbot.

Mission Statement

The Colleges mission statement is to::"Maintain and enhance our reputation as a leading provider of the highest quality education and training; to become a beacon and a magnet for students and staff who will make the college a focus of pride for the community"

Awards and Results

In 2005 the College's results for A levels were:-
* 98.2% overall pass rate
* 60.8% A or B grade passes
* 83.9% A, B or C grade passes

The AS Level results for 2005 were:-
* 93.9% overall pass rate
* 51.7% A or B grade passes
* 73.2% A, B or C grade passes

For vocational courses in 2005 the results were:-
* 94.7% overall pass rate in AVCEs
* 100% overall pass rate in BTEC national diplomas and certificates
* 94.2% overall pass rate in BTEC first diplomas

In recent years the College has proved successful in the number of students it sends to University, with over 30 students being accepted into Oxbridge (Oxford and Cambridge Universities), (six in 2005), and seven students being offered a scholarship at the University of Wales, Aberystwyth. The College also won the Beacon Award in 1999-2000, 2003-2004 along with being highly commended in 2003-2004.

External links

* [http://www.gorseinon.ac.uk Gorseinon College Website]
* [http://www.estyn.gov.uk Estyn Welsh division of Her Majesty's Inspectorate for Education and Training]


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