Crosskeys College
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Crosskeys College is the largest part of Coleg Gwent
and the campus is located next to Risca Road in Crosskeys
, near Newport
in Wales
. The college was previously a technical college and a coal mining
college. However, since the demise of heavy industry in the area over the past decades, the college has now become the leading further education establishment in the area.
Many of the secondary school
s in the area are without a sixth-form and so they feed Crosskeys college with students. The majority of students in Crosskeys are studying AS & A2 levels, of which there are over 30 to choose from. There are also BTECs
, National Diplomas, GNVQs and GCSEs that are available to study. It boasts a 100% pass rate on the vast majority of its courses.
The main feeder schools for post-GCSE leavers are:
There are however a number of students from Cwmcarn High School
, Abertillery Comprehensive School
, as well as a large, growing number of students from the Ebbw Vale
and Newport
secondary schools
Coleg Gwent
Coleg Gwent is Wales' largest further education college.It has more than 35,000 students ranging from secondary school leavers to mature students...
and the campus is located next to Risca Road in Crosskeys
Crosskeys
Crosskeys is a small village in Caerphilly county borough in Wales.- Location :Crosskeys is seven miles north west of Newport, just past Risca off the A467 road. Located near to the confluence of the Ebbw River and the Sirhowy River, it was originally called Pont-y-cymer...
, near Newport
Newport
Newport is a city and unitary authority area in Wales. Standing on the banks of the River Usk, it is located about east of Cardiff and is the largest urban area within the historic county boundaries of Monmouthshire and the preserved county of Gwent...
in Wales
Wales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
. The college was previously a technical college and a coal mining
Coal mining
The goal of coal mining is to obtain coal from the ground. Coal is valued for its energy content, and since the 1880s has been widely used to generate electricity. Steel and cement industries use coal as a fuel for extraction of iron from iron ore and for cement production. In the United States,...
college. However, since the demise of heavy industry in the area over the past decades, the college has now become the leading further education establishment in the area.
Many of the secondary school
Secondary school
Secondary school is a term used to describe an educational institution where the final stage of schooling, known as secondary education and usually compulsory up to a specified age, takes place...
s in the area are without a sixth-form and so they feed Crosskeys college with students. The majority of students in Crosskeys are studying AS & A2 levels, of which there are over 30 to choose from. There are also BTECs
Business And Technology Education Council (BTEC)
The Business and Technology Education Council is the British body which awards vocational qualifications. Such qualifications are commonly referred to as "BTECs"....
, National Diplomas, GNVQs and GCSEs that are available to study. It boasts a 100% pass rate on the vast majority of its courses.
The main feeder schools for post-GCSE leavers are:
- Newbridge Comprehensive School
- Blackwood Comprehensive School
- Pontllanfraith Comprehensive School
- Oakdale Comprehensive SchoolOakdale Comprehensive SchoolOakdale Comprehensive School is a comprehensive school located in the village of Oakdale in Caerphilly county Wales. It has a total enrollment of about 800 pupils aged 11 to 16...
- Risca Community School
There are however a number of students from Cwmcarn High School
Cwmcarn High School
Cwmcarn High School is a school in the village of Cwmcarn, in South East Wales. The school also has a sixth form where pupils can return to continue their education in a familiar environment....
, Abertillery Comprehensive School
Abertillery Comprehensive School
Abertillery Comprehensive School is a comprehensive school in Abertillery, Wales.-About the School:Abertillery Comprehensive is a mixed 11 - 16 school and was opened in September 1986 on the site of Pen-y-Bont Pit and Gray Pit...
, as well as a large, growing number of students from the Ebbw Vale
Ebbw Vale
Ebbw Vale is a town at the head of the valley formed by the Ebbw Fawr tributary of the Ebbw River, south Wales. It is the largest town and the administrative centre of Blaenau Gwent county borough...
and Newport
Newport
Newport is a city and unitary authority area in Wales. Standing on the banks of the River Usk, it is located about east of Cardiff and is the largest urban area within the historic county boundaries of Monmouthshire and the preserved county of Gwent...
secondary schools