page_title: Thanet District
section_title: Education
hierarchical_section_title: Thanet District / Education
caption_attribution_description: English: Margate Adult Education Centre, built as the Thanet School of Art in 1928. Architect WH Robinson
context_page_description: Thanet is a local government district in Kent, England. Formed under the Local Government Act 1972, it came into being on 1 April 1974 and is governed by Thanet District Council.
  On the north eastern tip of Kent, it is predominantly coastal, with north, east and southeast facing coastlines, and is bordered by the City of Canterbury district to the west and the Dover district to the south. The main towns are Margate, Ramsgate and Broadstairs.
context_section_description: Thanet has a wide variety of local schools including approximately 41 primary schools such as Drapers Mills, Palm Bay, and Upton. Outstanding secondary schools include Dane Court Grammar, and Chatham and Clarendon Grammar. The community learning within the district is varied and wide, including charitable training organisations such as East Kent ITeC Ltd, and organisations such as Margate Adult Education Centre, Thanet Skills Studio and Thanet Stage School. East Kent College is a provider of further education in Thanet and a Training Provider that works with local businesses to raise the level of education across the region.  Canterbury Christ Church University currently has a campus in Broadstairs, serving Media, Art and Design subjects.
caption: Margate Adult Education Centre, built in 1928 as Thanet School of Art.
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