Hartsdown Technology College (also HTC) is a secondary school in Margate in southeast England, which teaches years 7-13 (UK school years; age range 11-19 years). It has 1,000 students and 150+ staff. The school holds the Arts Council of England, 'Arts Mark' and is a holder of the Investors in People standard. The school has consistently exceeded expectations for examinations results for its intake range of students. When the DfE (then DCSF) in 2008 established a minimum threshold of 30% of students attaining 5+ GCSEs including English and Maths for all schools, to be achieved by 2011, Hartsdown immediately surpassed the standard with 32% of students reaching this level in 2009, followed by 43% in 2010.