Woking College
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Woking College is a Sixth Form
College
situated in the town of Woking
, Surrey
, UK
. Woking College provides full time education for approximately 800 students from 16 to 19 years old. Many students from Woking High School
, the local secondary school
, go on to the college
after completing their GCSEs, but the college
attracts students from many other schools often from different areas.
The college
is situated in Old Woking
, a short distance away from Woking
town centre. The college
offers a variety of AS and A2 courses as well as a range of Vocational Courses and a limited number of GCSE options. Part-time Adult Education is also offered at venues across the Borough. The college
is also used by other organisations such as English
courses for foreign students during the summer holidays, and also as a training hall for the Korean martial art Choi Kwang-Do, with the Woking
CKD school being based at the college
.
The college
's pass rates are generally above the national average, with the majority of courses achieving a 100% pass rate from grades A-E.
A varied programme of complementary activities is offered, from sport to drama as well as the popular Duke of Edinburgh Award and Young Enterprise schemes.
Sixth form
In the education systems of England, Wales, and Northern Ireland, and of Commonwealth West Indian countries such as Barbados, Trinidad and Tobago, Belize, Jamaica and Malta, the sixth form is the final two years of secondary education, where students, usually sixteen to eighteen years of age,...
College
College
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situated in the town of Woking
Woking
Woking is a large town and civil parish that shares its name with the surrounding local government district, located in the west of Surrey, UK. It is part of the Greater London Urban Area and the London commuter belt, with frequent trains and a journey time of 24 minutes to Waterloo station....
, Surrey
Surrey
Surrey is a county in the South East of England and is one of the Home Counties. The county borders Greater London, Kent, East Sussex, West Sussex, Hampshire and Berkshire. The historic county town is Guildford. Surrey County Council sits at Kingston upon Thames, although this has been part of...
, UK
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
. Woking College provides full time education for approximately 800 students from 16 to 19 years old. Many students from Woking High School
Woking High School
Woking High School is a mixed comprehensive school for pupils aged 11–16 in the Horsell area of Woking, Surrey, England, UK. It specialises in Technology and has been awarded 'Technology Specialist School' status in 2004. It has approximately 1200 students on roll...
, the local secondary school
School
A school is an institution designed for the teaching of students under the direction of teachers. Most countries have systems of formal education, which is commonly compulsory. In these systems, students progress through a series of schools...
, go on to the college
College
A college is an educational institution or a constituent part of an educational institution. Usage varies in English-speaking nations...
after completing their GCSEs, but the college
College
A college is an educational institution or a constituent part of an educational institution. Usage varies in English-speaking nations...
attracts students from many other schools often from different areas.
The college
College
A college is an educational institution or a constituent part of an educational institution. Usage varies in English-speaking nations...
is situated in Old Woking
Old Woking
Old Woking is a former village now considered part of the town of Woking, Surrey, and is located 2.5 miles to the southeast of Woking town centre. Woking Palace was important in the times of Henry VIII. The James Walker factory has been redeveloped into a dense residential housing estate....
, a short distance away from Woking
Woking
Woking is a large town and civil parish that shares its name with the surrounding local government district, located in the west of Surrey, UK. It is part of the Greater London Urban Area and the London commuter belt, with frequent trains and a journey time of 24 minutes to Waterloo station....
town centre. The college
College
A college is an educational institution or a constituent part of an educational institution. Usage varies in English-speaking nations...
offers a variety of AS and A2 courses as well as a range of Vocational Courses and a limited number of GCSE options. Part-time Adult Education is also offered at venues across the Borough. The college
College
A college is an educational institution or a constituent part of an educational institution. Usage varies in English-speaking nations...
is also used by other organisations such as English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
courses for foreign students during the summer holidays, and also as a training hall for the Korean martial art Choi Kwang-Do, with the Woking
Woking
Woking is a large town and civil parish that shares its name with the surrounding local government district, located in the west of Surrey, UK. It is part of the Greater London Urban Area and the London commuter belt, with frequent trains and a journey time of 24 minutes to Waterloo station....
CKD school being based at the college
College
A college is an educational institution or a constituent part of an educational institution. Usage varies in English-speaking nations...
.
The college
College
A college is an educational institution or a constituent part of an educational institution. Usage varies in English-speaking nations...
's pass rates are generally above the national average, with the majority of courses achieving a 100% pass rate from grades A-E.
A varied programme of complementary activities is offered, from sport to drama as well as the popular Duke of Edinburgh Award and Young Enterprise schemes.