for 2008 were:- 93.5% overall pass rate 49.5% A or B grade passes 71% A, B or C grade passes For vocational courses in 2005 the results were:- 94.7% overall pass rate in AVCEs 100% overall pass rate in BTEC national diplomas and certificates 94.2% overall pass rate in BTEC first diplomas In recent years the College proved successful in the number of students it sent to University, with over 30 students being accepted into Oxbridge (Oxford and Cambridge Universities), (eleven in 2008), and the highest ever (seventeen students) being offered a scholarship at the Aberystwyth University in 2008. The College also won the Beacon Award in 1999-2000, 2003-2004 along with being highly commended in 2003-2004. The College also won "The Best Further Education College in Wales Award" from the Welsh Livery Guild. More recently Gorseinon College celebrated after receiving an Association of Colleges’ Beacon Award 2009-2010 for its Knowledge Transfer Partnership, which has helped create 100 local jobs, at a presentation ceremony in Westminster, London on 10 February. Gorseinon College was presented with the Welsh Assembly Government Award for College Engagement with Employers by Kevin Brennan MP, Minister of State for Further Education. The Award recognised best practice in meeting the needs of employers. Merger with Swansea College On 20 August 2010, Gorseinon College merged with Swansea College to create a single further education college for all of Swansea called Gower College Swansea. . Public consultation on the details of the merger is ongoing. The merger process was scheduled to be completed in August 2010 and the public consultation document indicates that the new merged institution will operate out of both of the current colleges' main sites. The merged institution will retain both college identities with the current Gorseinon campus at Belgrave road becoming 'Gorseinon Centre' or 'Gorseinon Sixth Form College'. Longer term plans for the newly merged institution include the eventual construction of a new campus in Swansea city centre and Swansea College vacating its Tycoch site. References External links Gorseinon College Website Estyn Welsh division of Her Majesty's Inspectorate for Education and Training Further education colleges in Swansea Educational institutions established in 1955 1955 establishments in Wales People educated at Gorseinon College