Alder Community High School
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Alder Community High School is a state funded secondary school
in Hyde
, Greater Manchester
which has specialist status as Mathematics and Computing College
. The School was built under the Private Funding Initiative (PFI) by Interserve
, a major government investment programme designed to bring Britain's secondary schools into the 21st Century.
It has around 800 pupils.
The school is an Oracle Academy and as such runs the Oracle iPro course; a frestanding qualification which is equivalent to an A-Level
.
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...
in Hyde
Hyde, Greater Manchester
Hyde is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Tameside, Greater Manchester, England. As of the 2001 census, the town had a population of 31,253. Historically part of Cheshire, it is northeast of Stockport, west of Glossop and east of Manchester....
, Greater Manchester
Greater Manchester
Greater Manchester is a metropolitan county in North West England, with a population of 2.6 million. It encompasses one of the largest metropolitan areas in the United Kingdom and comprises ten metropolitan boroughs: Bolton, Bury, Oldham, Rochdale, Stockport, Tameside, Trafford, Wigan, and the...
which has specialist status as Mathematics and Computing College
Mathematics and Computing College
Mathematics and Computing Colleges were introduced in England in 2002 as part of the Government's Specialist Schools Programme which was designed to raise standards in secondary education. Specialist schools focus specifically on their chosen specialism but must also meet the requirements of the...
. The School was built under the Private Funding Initiative (PFI) by Interserve
Interserve
Interserve plc is an international support services and construction company based in the UK, with revenue of £1.9 billion and a workforce of 50,000 people worldwide. The company is headquartered in Reading, Berkshire and is listed on the London Stock Exchange...
, a major government investment programme designed to bring Britain's secondary schools into the 21st Century.
It has around 800 pupils.
The school is an Oracle Academy and as such runs the Oracle iPro course; a frestanding qualification which is equivalent to an A-Level
GCE Advanced Level
The Advanced Level General Certificate of Education, commonly referred to as an A-level, is a qualification offered by education institutions in England, Northern Ireland, Wales, Cameroon, and the Cayman Islands...
.