Southend-on-Sea

Southend-on-Sea is a seaside resort and unitary authority in the East of England.

Education

Secondary Schools

In 2004 Southend remained one of the areas of the UK that retain the grammar school system and has four schools of this type: Southend High School for Boys, Southend High School for Girls, Westcliff High School for Boys and Westcliff High School for Girls. Additionally there are two single sex schools assisted by the Roman Catholic church: St Bernards High School for Girls and St Thomas More High School. The other 6 main-stream secondary schools in the area are all mixed sex comprehensive schools.

Related Topics:
2004 - Grammar school system

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Further and Higher Education

A number of secondary schools in the area offer further education, but the largest provider of further education is South East Essex College http://www.southend.ac.uk/, Located in a new building in the centre of town.

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Currently SEEC offer a limited number degree course matriculated by the University of Essex. The university's centre in the town is currently a single builing on the High Street http://www.essex.ac.uk/essex/. The University, however, is building its own centre in Southend, located next to the new College campus on the site of the old Odeon cinema. The University notes that 'South Essex is probably the largest conurbation in the country without a significant higher education presence'. This development will change this.

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