Education
- Sunderland is home to the University of Sunderland. Most university facilities are arranged over two campuses: the City Campus is located on Chester Road, to the immediate west of the city centre, and the 1990s Sir Tom Cowie Campus at St Peters lies on the north bank of the River Wear, adjacent to the historic St Peter's Church (AD674). There previously existed a Ryhope Road Campus in the Ashbrooke district, but most - though not all - university premises have been relocated to the main two campuses.
- Further Education is provided by the City of Sunderland College, which has five centres across the city: Bede, Hylton, St Peters, Shiney Row, and Usworth. There are also sixth forms attached to three schools: St Robert of Newminster in Washington for boys and girls, St Anthony's for girls, and St Aidan's for boys, both in the Ashbrooke area of Sunderland.
- There are 17 state secondary schools, including three newly-built academy schools, and 77 state primary schools serving the children of Sunderland.
- There are also three independent schools, teaching children at primary, secondary and tertiary levels.
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