Carmel College (St Helens)
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Carmel College is a sixth form college
located in the borough of St Helens, Merseyside
.
mixed sixth form college
located in St Helens
, Merseyside
, England
and welcomes students of all faiths. The college opened in 1987 to just over four hundred students and currently has approximately 1,700 students, 70% of whom are studying AS and A2 courses with the remainder following Level 1 and 2 courses or post-18 courses such as the foundation art diploma or university degrees.
In 1999, Carmel College became the first Associate College of the University of Liverpool
offering a range of 4 year Science and Engineering degree courses with the first year of study at Carmel College. In 1999, Carmel also became one of the first of four sixth form colleges in England to be designated a Beacon College. This status was reconfirmed in 2003 when Carmel gained Learning and Skills Beacon status.
In 2008 work began on replacing some of the college's buildings, a project representing £22m of investment. In Spring 2009 the Notre Dame Centre for Art and Design was officially opened, closely followed in August by the College's main teaching block, the West Park building. The final building in the first phase, the Dalton Building, was completed in July 2010 and now houses the new performance theatre, dance studios and student services centre. The current Principal
of Carmel College is Mr Robert Peacock, with Mr Nick Burnham, brother of Andrew Burnham
, Labour MP, as Vice-principal
.
Sixth form college
A sixth form college is an educational institution in England, Wales, Northern Ireland, Belize, Hong Kong or Malta where students aged 16 to 18 typically study for advanced school-level qualifications, such as A-levels, or school-level qualifications such as GCSEs. In Singapore and India, this is...
located in the borough of St Helens, Merseyside
St Helens, Merseyside
St Helens is a large town in Merseyside, England. It is the largest settlement and administrative centre of the Metropolitan Borough of St Helens with a population of just over 100,000, part of an urban area with a total population of 176,843 at the time of the 2001 Census...
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History
The college is a CatholicCatholic
The word catholic comes from the Greek phrase , meaning "on the whole," "according to the whole" or "in general", and is a combination of the Greek words meaning "about" and meaning "whole"...
mixed sixth form college
Sixth form college
A sixth form college is an educational institution in England, Wales, Northern Ireland, Belize, Hong Kong or Malta where students aged 16 to 18 typically study for advanced school-level qualifications, such as A-levels, or school-level qualifications such as GCSEs. In Singapore and India, this is...
located in St Helens
St Helens, Merseyside
St Helens is a large town in Merseyside, England. It is the largest settlement and administrative centre of the Metropolitan Borough of St Helens with a population of just over 100,000, part of an urban area with a total population of 176,843 at the time of the 2001 Census...
, Merseyside
Merseyside
Merseyside is a metropolitan county in North West England, with a population of 1,365,900. It encompasses the metropolitan area centred on both banks of the lower reaches of the Mersey Estuary, and comprises five metropolitan boroughs: Knowsley, St Helens, Sefton, Wirral, and the city of Liverpool...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
and welcomes students of all faiths. The college opened in 1987 to just over four hundred students and currently has approximately 1,700 students, 70% of whom are studying AS and A2 courses with the remainder following Level 1 and 2 courses or post-18 courses such as the foundation art diploma or university degrees.
In 1999, Carmel College became the first Associate College of the University of Liverpool
University of Liverpool
The University of Liverpool is a teaching and research university in the city of Liverpool, England. It is a member of the Russell Group of large research-intensive universities and the N8 Group for research collaboration. Founded in 1881 , it is also one of the six original "red brick" civic...
offering a range of 4 year Science and Engineering degree courses with the first year of study at Carmel College. In 1999, Carmel also became one of the first of four sixth form colleges in England to be designated a Beacon College. This status was reconfirmed in 2003 when Carmel gained Learning and Skills Beacon status.
In 2008 work began on replacing some of the college's buildings, a project representing £22m of investment. In Spring 2009 the Notre Dame Centre for Art and Design was officially opened, closely followed in August by the College's main teaching block, the West Park building. The final building in the first phase, the Dalton Building, was completed in July 2010 and now houses the new performance theatre, dance studios and student services centre. The current Principal
Principal (academia)
The Principal is the chief executive and the chief academic officer of a university or college in certain parts of the Commonwealth.-Canada:...
of Carmel College is Mr Robert Peacock, with Mr Nick Burnham, brother of Andrew Burnham
Andrew Burnham
Andrew Murray Burnham is a British Labour Party politician who has been the Member of Parliament for Leigh since 2001. He served in the Cabinet under Gordon Brown from 2007 to 2010 as Chief Secretary to the Treasury, Culture Secretary and Health Secretary. He was a candidate in the 2010 Labour...
, Labour MP, as Vice-principal
Vice-principal
In larger school systems, a principal is often assisted by someone known as a vice-principal or assistant principal. Unlike the principal, the vice-principal does not have quite the decision-making authority that the principal carries...
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Alumni
- Johnny VegasJohnny VegasJohnny Vegas is an English actor and comedian. He is known for his angry rants, portly figure, high husky voice and support of St Helens rugby league club. More recently he has moved into dramatic acting.-Early life:He was born in St Helens, Lancashire, the youngest of four children of Laurence...
, comedian and actor - Paul WellensPaul WellensPaul Simon Wellens is an English multi-award–winning rugby league footballer. Wellens plays for St. Helens in the European Super League. Wellens is a Great Britain and England international...
, Great Britain and England international rugby league footballer playing for St Helens RLFC - Jacqui AbbottJacqui AbbottJacqui Abbott Jacqui Abbott Jacqui Abbott (born Jacqueline Abbott, 10 November 1973, St Helens, Lancashire, was the female lead singer with the band The Beautiful South after 1994, following the departure of Briana Corrigan....
, female vocalist from The Beautiful SouthThe Beautiful SouthThe Beautiful South were an English alternative rock group formed at the end of the 1980s by two former members of Hull group The Housemartins, Paul Heaton and Dave Hemingway. The duo were initially joined by Sean Welch , Dave Stead and Dave Rotheray , all of whom stayed with the group throughout...