Education
Harlow contains six secondary schools, most of which now have specialist status, and one College.
- Mark Hall Specialist Sports College – Sports College
- St Mark's Catholic Academy – Business & Enterprise Specialist (Also has a sixth form as part of the school)
- Burnt Mill Academy – Performing Arts College
- Stewards Academy – Science Specialist
- Passmores Academy – Technology College
- Harlow College – College
- Saint Nicholas School
Brays Grove School closed down in 2011 due to falling numbers of school aged students in the town. Passmores School and Technology College moved into a brand new £23 million school in 2011 on the site of the former Brays Grove School.
In the 1980s a further two secondary schools were closed, Latton Bush (now a commercial centre and recreational centre) and Netteswell (now forms part of the Harlow College Campus) is a major further educational centre, covering GCSE's, A-Levels, and many vocational subjects including Hair & Beauty Therapy, Construction, Mechanics, ICT, and a new centre for Plumbing due to open. The college is currently under major regeneration and is due to open a new university centre in partnership with Anglia Ruskin University, covering mostly Foundation degrees in a variety of subjects relevant to local employers needs.
Memorial University of Newfoundland also has a small international campus located in Old Harlow.
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