Principal Mark Jones Phone +44 1792 284000 Founded 2010 | Website www.gcs.ac.uk Number of students 15,000 | |
Type Further Education College Location Swansea, West Glamorgan, Wales Address Tycoch Rd, Sketty, Swansea SA2 9EB, UK Profiles | ||
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Gower College Swansea (Welsh: Coleg Gŵyr Abertawe) is a further education college in Swansea, Wales. It was formed in 2010 by the merger of Gorseinon College and Swansea College Mark Jones, previously principal of Bridgend College, became principal in July 2013 The college's vision is "To be the best college in Wales".
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- Large fire at gower college swansea wales uk
- The college campuses
- Exam results
- Governance
- Sports academies
- Higher education courses
- The college charity
- References
The college campuses
The college provides further education and other training courses from several campuses and venues in the area.
Exam results
In 2015 the overall A-level pass rate was 98%, above the Welsh national average. Of these passes, 81% were at the higher grades of A* to C and 57% at grades A* to B, both increases on 2014. International A-level students achieved a 100% pass rate, with 67% achieving A* or A grades.
Governance
The college is overseen by twenty governors who form the Corporation Board.
Sports academies
The college has a number of sports academies that enable full-time students to develop skills in football, rugby, netball, hockey and cricket. Sports scholarships are available.
Higher education courses
The college offers the following higher education courses:
The college charity
The Kenya Community Education Project was set up in 2003 and is largely run by students of the College. This project aims to raise money to maintain a feeding programme for over 120 of the poorest pupils at Madungu Primary School in Kenya. In addition, it aims to pay the salaries of two teachers and supply them with a variety of educational materials. The college holds an annual Kenya Project Day but fund raising continues throughout the year.
Students participate in the annual Cannock Chase Walk to raise funds as well as various events throughout the year. For example, a Walrus Dip.
Members of the project have a chance to go to the Kenyan school every other year.