Brighton Hove & Sussex Sixth Form College
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| Established | 1975 |
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| Type | Sixth form college |
| Principal | William Baldwin |
| Location |
205 Dyke Road Hove East Sussex BN3 6EG England  Coordinates: 50°50′05″N 0°09′04″W / 50.834725°N 0.151178°W |
| DfE URN | 130669 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Students | c.2500 students |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Ages | 16–19 |
| Website | www |
Brighton, Hove & Sussex Sixth Form College, usually abbreviated to BHASVIC (pronounced "Bazvic"), is a college in Brighton & Hove, England for 16- to 19-year-old students.
The college is in the Prestonville area of the city. It is situated at the corner of Dyke Road (A2010) and the Old Shoreham Road (A270), a major road junction in the north-west of the city of Brighton & Hove in Seven Dials.
The college has its origins in the Brighton Proprietary Grammar and Commercial School, founded in July 1859 at Lancaster House, Grand Parade. The school continued as the Brighton, Hove and Sussex Grammar School. It opened on its present site in 1913. In 1914, not long after it opened, the school was requisitioned for use as a military hospital.
The current sixth form college was formed in 1975 following reorganisation of secondary education in East Sussex. There are two sixth form colleges (BHASVIC and Varndean College) in Brighton and Hove. BHASVIC draws nearly 40% of its students from East and West Sussex, the remainder living in Brighton and Hove. The joint admissions policy for BHASVIC, Varndean and City College gives top priority to applications from pupils at 11–16 schools in Brighton and Hove.
BHASVIC and other sixth form colleges in England were transferred under the Further and Higher Education Act 1992 out of local government control and established as independent FE Corporations. On 1 April 2010, under the Apprentices, Schools, Children and Learning Act 2009, the college was designated as a sixth form college. Over 90% of the college's funds come from the EFA (Education Funding Agency). Corporation Members (governors) are individuals from business, the local community, staff, students and parents. The principal of the college is an ex-officio member of the corporation.
The current Principal is William Baldwin. The current Deputy Principal is James Moncrieff and Assistant Principal is Jutta Knapp (Finance). The current chairman of governors is Peter Freeman.
BHASVIC is located on a relatively large site by the Dyke Road and Old Shoreham Road Junction in Hove. Most of the site is taken up by the large playing fields which are shared with Cardinal Newman School. The area covered by college buildings is relatively compact with three distinct outside areas. These are the upper and lower car parks and the aforementioned fields. The main building is especially noted for its panelled hall which is decorated with murals. BHASVIC enjoys a large library which was added to the building in 1935 and refurbished in the late 1990s), and 15 acres (61,000 m2) of playing fields.
The college consists mainly of four buildings. The main building, which is the oldest part of the college, contains the main hall and the library. Then there is College House, a separate building which contains many classrooms, the language centre and the media editing suites. The sports centre contains two classrooms, a sports hall and a cafe. The Copper Building was finished into 2014, and contains the new canteen, the study support area, and several classrooms. BHASVIC has several other smaller buildings such as the canteen and refectory block, some temporary classrooms and a new student services centre, which contains the careers suite, welfare office and tutorial rooms.
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