NEW (North East Wakefield) College is a coeducational, sixth form college in Pontefract, near Wakefield in West Yorkshire, England. The school on the site was originally built in the Victorian era as a slaughter house before being demolished, later the Girl's High School before finally opening as NEW College in 1987. NEW College is one of the highest achieving colleges in England, enjoying a 98% pass rate in 2007. It also has an extensive Careers and Higher Education service providing advice and guidance; visiting speakers; visits and work experience. The College's overall points score per candidate rose to 316.9 in 2006, putting NEW College in the Top 20 colleges in the national table published in The Guardian newspaper. NEW College offers a number of AS and A-level, and GCSE courses, as well as year-long courses, standalone courses and vocational courses.