Hungerhill School, A Specialist Centre for Science, Mathematics and Computing, is a 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...

 on Hungerhill Lane off Thorne Road (the A18) in Edenthorpe

Edenthorpe

Edenthorpe is a village and civil parish in the east of the Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster in the English county of South Yorkshire. It has a population of 4,752.-Geography:...

, Doncaster

Doncaster

Doncaster is a town in South Yorkshire, England, and the principal settlement of the Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster. The town is about from Sheffield and is popularly referred to as "Donny"...

, South Yorkshire

South Yorkshire

South Yorkshire is a metropolitan county in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England. It has a population of 1.29 million. It consists of four metropolitan boroughs: Barnsley, Doncaster, Rotherham, and City of Sheffield...

, 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...

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Admissions

Hungerhill School has a wide range of subjects in their curriculum, and is for ages 11–16.

Students can currently choose the following to study for GCSE:
French, Spanish, Music, Drama, Performing Arts, Geography, RE, DiDA, Products and Systems, Systems and Control, History, BTEC Science, Triple Science, AS Maths, BTEC PE, Dance, Media, Textiles, Food Technology, Catering, Art and design, Graphics, and Health and Social Care.

History

It opened in 1976 as a mixed comprehensive school with 800 pupils.

In September 2005, it gained specialist

Specialist school

The specialist schools programme was a UK government initiative which encouraged secondary schools in England to specialise in certain areas of the curriculum to boost achievement. The Specialist Schools and Academies Trust was responsible for the delivery of the programme...

 status in Science, Maths and Computing.

As of September 2008, there are over 1,200 attending pupils.

Radio frequency tags

In 2007, it trialled a system that monitored nineteen students as they entered classrooms by embedding a RFID microchip in school uniforms, a form of electronic tagging

Electronic tagging

Electronic tagging is a form of non-surreptitious surveillance consisting of an electronic device attached to a person or vehicle, especially certain criminals, allowing their whereabouts to be monitored. In general, devices locate themselves using GPS and report their position back to a control...

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Academic performance

The school has no sixth form, but at GCSE

General Certificate of Secondary Education

The General Certificate of Secondary Education is an academic qualification awarded in a specified subject, generally taken in a number of subjects by students aged 14–16 in secondary education in England, Wales and Northern Ireland and is equivalent to a Level 2 and Level 1 in Key Skills...

it gets results above the national average.

External links

• Hungerhill School: A Specialist centre For Science, Maths And Computing
• Edenthorpe Parish Council
• EduBase

News items

• 2008 Prom
• Microchips in school uniforms in November 2007
• Chips on the menu in 2007