page_title: Hertfordshire
section_title: Education
hierarchical_section_title: Hertfordshire / Education
caption_attribution_description: English: Aim higher entrance with clock tower and Old Library on right and girls boarding house on the left.
context_page_description: Hertfordshire is one of the home counties in southern England. It is bordered by Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire to the north, Essex to the east, Greater London to the south, and Buckinghamshire to the west. For government statistical purposes, it is placed in the East of England region.
  In 2013, the county had a population of 1,140,700 in an area of 634 square miles. Hemel Hempstead, Stevenage, Watford, and the only city in the county, St Albans have between 50,000 and 100,000 residents. Hertford, once the main market town for the medieval agricultural county, derives its name from a hart and a ford, used as the components of the county's coat of arms and flag. Elevations are high for the region in the north and west. These reach over 800 feet in the western projection around Tring which is in the Chilterns. The county's borders are approximately the watersheds of the Colne and Lea; both flowing to the south; each accompanied by a canal. Hertfordshire's undeveloped land is mainly agricultural and much is protected by green belt.
context_section_description: Hertfordshire has 26 independent schools and 73 state secondary schools.
  The state secondary schools are entirely comprehensive, although 7 schools in the south and southwest of the county are partially selective (see Education in Watford).
  All state schools have sixth forms, and there are no sixth form colleges.
  The tertiary colleges, each with multiple campuses, are Hertford Regional College, North Hertfordshire College, Oaklands College and West Herts College.
  The University of Hertfordshire is a modern university based largely in Hatfield. It has more than 23,000 students.
caption: St George's School
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