Hartsdown Technology College
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Hartsdown Technology College (also HTC) is a secondary school
in Margate
in southeast England
, which teaches years 7-14 (UK school years; age range 11-19 years). It has 1,000 students and 150+ staff.
The school holds the Arts Council of England, 'Arts Mark' and is a holder of the Investors in People
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When the DfE (then DCSF) in 2008 established a minimum threshold of 30% of students attaining 5+ GCSEs including English and Maths for all schools, to be achieved by 2011, Hartsdown immediately surpassed the standard with 32% of students reaching this level in 2009, followed by 43% in 2010.
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 Margate
Margate
-Demography:As of the 2001 UK census, Margate had a population of 40,386.The ethnicity of the town was 97.1% white, 1.0% mixed race, 0.5% black, 0.8% Asian, 0.6% Chinese or other ethnicity....
in southeast England
England
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, which teaches years 7-14 (UK school years; age range 11-19 years). It has 1,000 students and 150+ staff.
The school holds the Arts Council of England, 'Arts Mark' and is a holder of the Investors in People
Investors in People
Launched in 1991 Investors in People is a business improvement tool administered by UK Commission for Employment and Skills and supported by the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills ....
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Performance
The school has consistently exceeded expectations for examinations results for its intake range of students.When the DfE (then DCSF) in 2008 established a minimum threshold of 30% of students attaining 5+ GCSEs including English and Maths for all schools, to be achieved by 2011, Hartsdown immediately surpassed the standard with 32% of students reaching this level in 2009, followed by 43% in 2010.