Cardiff Sixth Form College

Cardiff Sixth Form College
Motto Inspire, Reach and Achieve Academic Excellence
Type Sixth form college
Acting Principal Gareth Collier
Location Trinity Court, 21-27 Newport Road
Cardiff
CF24 0AA
Wales
Coordinates: 51°29′04″N 3°10′03″W / 51.4844°N 3.1675°W / 51.4844; -3.1675
Gender Mixed
Ages 16–19
Website Cardiff Sixth Form College

Cardiff Sixth Form College, abbreviated to CSFC, is a mixed education sixth form college in Cardiff, Wales for 16- to 19-year-olds.

The present site at 21-27 Newport Road

History

The college was established in 2004 by Nadeem Sarwar and Yasmin Munawar as the Cardiff Centre of Excellence (CCOEX), and was originally intended as a private tutorial center which met regularly in a local church. By 2008, it had become a private company limited by guarantee and had moved to a residential house on 97 Newport Road. In 2012, it was renamed the Cardiff Sixth Form College, and the college moved to its present site at Trinity Court.[1]

Aims

The college caters for students studying for their A Levels and uses the WJEC exam board for most subjects, but the main emphasis is on providing students with the relevant experiences and skills to enter the university of their choice.[2] It also offers summer school courses based at its UK campus and in other countries.[3][4] The college has also made significant outreach efforts to recruit students from other countries, most notably Botswana, Hong Kong, Malaysia and China.[5]

Since 2013, the college has come top amongst other independent schools in the UK in league tables.[6][7][8] It also has a long history of excellence in the NASA Space Settlement Design Competition and in local debate competitions.

In November 2016, the former trustees of the college were the subject of an inquiry by the Charities Commission due to failure to submit their accounts on time. The Charity Commission has identified regulatory concerns about the charity’s governance, financial management and significant related party transactions between the charity and some of its former trustees. An interim manager was appointed to oversee the running of the college over the course of the inquiry. South Wales Police were looking into potential fraud at the college.[9]

Notes

  1. ↑ "HISTORY". www.ccoex.com. Retrieved 2016-11-10.
  2. ↑ "UNIVERSITY DESTINATIONS". www.ccoex.com. Retrieved 2016-11-10.
  3. ↑ "Summer school". www.ccoex.com. Retrieved 2016-11-10.
  4. ↑ "OXBRIDGE PREP COURSE: HONG KONG". www.ccoex.com. Retrieved 2016-11-10.
  5. ↑ "Open days and visits". www.ccoex.com. Retrieved 2016-11-10.
  6. ↑ "A-level results 2014: Independent schools results table". The Telegraph. Retrieved 13 April 2015.
  7. ↑ "A-level results 2013: Independent schools results table". The Telegraph. Retrieved 7 June 2014.
  8. ↑ "A Level Passes Grade A* and A". Education Advisers Ltd. Retrieved 7 June 2014.
  9. ↑ "New charity investigation: Cardiff Sixth Form College". Gov.uk. Retrieved 14 November 2016.
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