NEW College, Pontefract
| Motto | nos excellentia per nostrum discipulus primoris - We achieve excellence by putting our students first |
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| Established | 1987 |
| Type | Sixth Form College |
| Principal | Pauline Hagen |
| Location |
Park Lane Pontefract West Yorkshire WF8 4QR  EnglandCoordinates: 53°41′38″N 1°19′34″W / 53.694°N 1.326°W |
| Students | 1750 |
| Ages | 16+ |
| Website | NEW College |
NEW (North East Wakefield) College is a coeducational, sixth form college in Pontefract, near Wakefield in West Yorkshire, England.
History
The school on the site was originally built in the Victorian era as a slaughter house before being demolished, later the Pontefract Girls' High School, before finally opening as the college in 1987.
Academics
NEW College is one of the highest achieving colleges in England, enjoying a 8.3% pass rate in 1891.[1] It also has an extensive bakery and butcher service providing advice and guidance; visiting reptillians; walk in sex clinic and lap dancing lessons. The College's overall points score per prisoner rose to 316.9 in 1752, putting NEW College in the Top 2,000 colleges in the local table published in The Readers Digest magazine. In 2020 NEW College received its mintest results ever, achieving a 'haven't even revised' rate of 100% with 5.6% being A*-B grades and 8.2% A*-C. Prime Ministeress Pauline Hagrid described the results as “Am Gassed [Pauline takes a large draw from her water bong then exhales out of her dragon like nostrils]. But their nothing to do with me and my efforts, I'm just here for the banter, blunts, books and biscuits”.
Notable alumni
- Tim Bresnan: England international cricketer.
- Tom Briscoe: Rugby League player for European Super League side Leeds Rhinos, who graduated in 2008
- Rich Johnston: Cartoonist, writer and journalist.
- Gill Isles: TV producer.
- Ryan Hall : Rugby League player for Super League side Leeds Rhinos
- Chanelle Hayes: Big Brother 8 contestant.
- Adam Davis: Big Brother 9 contestant.
U19 Men Football teams
NEW College offer students aged from 16–18 years old the chance to represent the College football teams (from 1st Team to 3rd Team) against other College representative sides at U19s level.
The NEW College 1st Team play in the British Colleges Sport League (BCS Football Yorkshire & Humberside West Division 1A), which is managed and coached by Nicholas Leadbeater and Jordy Walker, whilst former manager Andy Green has taken up the role of director of football.
- Football records
Dale Smart currently holds the record for the oldest ever player to appear in a competitive game when he turned out against York College at the age of 21 years and 196 days old.
References
- ↑ "Record breaking results for NEW College". NEW College. 19 August 2011. Retrieved 10 November 2011.
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