Havant College

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Havant & South Downs College
Address
New Road

, ,
PO9 1QL

England
Coordinates 50°51′28″N0°59′15″W / 50.857749°N 0.987435°W / 50.857749; -0.987435 Coordinates: 50°51′28″N0°59′15″W / 50.857749°N 0.987435°W / 50.857749; -0.987435
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School typeFurther Education College [1]
Established1 August 2017
Local authoritySouth East England LSC (although in Hampshire LEA)
Department for Education URN 130695 Tables
Ofsted Reports
PrincipalMike Gaston [1]
GenderCo-educational
Former nameHavant Sixth Form College
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Havant & South Downs College is a further education college in Havant, United Kingdom. [1] It was established in 2017 from the merging of Havant Sixth Form College and South Downs College. [2]

Havant town in Hampshire

Havant is a town in the south east corner of Hampshire, England approximately midway between Portsmouth and Chichester. Its borough comprises the town and its suburbs including the resort of Hayling Island as well as Rowland's Castle, the smaller town of Waterlooville and Langstone Harbour. Housing and population more than doubled under either definition of Havant in the 20 years following World War II, a period of major conversion of land from agriculture and woodland to housing across the region following the incendiary bombing of Portsmouth and the Blitz.

United Kingdom Country in Europe

The United Kingdom (UK), officially the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland but more commonly known as Britain, is a sovereign country lying off the north-western coast of the European mainland. The United Kingdom includes the island of Great Britain, the north-eastern part of the island of Ireland and many smaller islands. Northern Ireland is the only part of the United Kingdom that shares a land border with another sovereign state, the Republic of Ireland. Apart from this land border, the United Kingdom is surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean, with the North Sea to the east, the English Channel to the south and the Celtic Sea to the south-west, giving it the 12th-longest coastline in the world. The Irish Sea lies between Great Britain and Ireland. With an area of 242,500 square kilometres (93,600 sq mi), the United Kingdom is the 78th-largest sovereign state in the world. It is also the 22nd-most populous country, with an estimated 66.0 million inhabitants in 2017.

Havant & South Downs College (HSDC) is a Further Education College in Hampshire, United Kingdom. The College was formed on the 1 August 2017 following a merger of South Downs College and Havant Sixth Form College.

In 2016 there were 1,200 students at Havant College and 4,000 at South Downs College. [3]

In 2018 the A Level pass rate was 99%. [4]

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References

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  3. "South Downs and Havant College 2017 merger plans revealed". BBC. 14 March 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2018.
  4. Morton, Sam (16 August 2018). "A Levels: Havant & South Downs College students celebrate 'high flying' A Level results". Chichester Observer. Retrieved 22 August 2018.