Universities

Kingston upon Hull is home to the University of Hull, which was founded in 1927. There are 16,000 students in attendance. Associated with the university is the Hull York Medical School (HYMS), which took its first intake of students in 2003 as a part of the British government's attempts to train more doctors.

The University of Lincoln grew out of the University of Humberside, a former polytechnic which was based in Hull. Through the 1990s the focus of the institution moved to nearby Lincoln, where the administrative headquarters and management moved to in 2001. Since then the main campus has been sold to the University of Hull and now contains the Faculty of Health & Social Care, Business School and the Hull York Medical School. The University of Lincoln retains a small campus in Hull city centre.

Schools

There are over 100 local schools, including the independent Hymers College and Hull Collegiate School (formed by the joining of Hull Grammar School and Hull High School in September 2005). There is a large further education college, Hull College and two large sixth form colleges, Wyke College and Wilberforce College. Trinity House school, situated in Myntongate, is one of the oldest Guilds and the oldest presea training school in the UK.

Hull has had low examination success rates for many years and was often found near the bottom of government league tables. This, however, is a problem that many large inner-city Local Education Authorities have. In 2006, Hull’s secondary schools’ examination succession rate rocketed by 75% from 28.9% of pupils achieving 5 or more GCSEs with grades of C or higher in 2004 to more than 50%, bringing Hull close to the national average. This was partly due to a major restructuring of Hull's secondary education system, which involved several closures, mergers and the construction of an entirely new school. In common with many other regions, the number of pupils passing five GCSEs dropped when the system was changed to count only those pupils passing English and Maths as part of the five.

In 2003, the city established a Youth Enterprise Partnership to help support enterprising young people. Teams from Hull formed under this partnership (K H Smilers, Avain, Tops Off, and Force-7) have reached the National Finals of Young Enterprise, with two teams winning and continuing to the European Finals. The partnership also facilitates events with high-profile speakers during National Enterprise Week, and has established a drop-in facility at the BeSPoKe Centre in Bransholme for young people to learn more about setting up in business. The city has also established the John Cracknell Youth Enterprise Bank to give financial support to qualified individuals.

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