Editing Neath Port Talbot (section)

==Education==
The local Neath Port Talbot Council is the education authority in the area which operates primary schools and secondary schools within the county.  The local education authority operates 6 infant schools, 6 junior schools, 56 primary schools, 11 secondary schools and 3 special schools.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.npt.gov.uk/default.aspx?page=2970|title=Find a school|website=www.npt.gov.uk}}</ref>

Further Education in Neath Port Talbot is provided by a range of institutions. St. Joseph's Catholic School & Sixth Form Centre in Port Talbot and Ysgol Gyfun Ystalyfera have traditional sixth form settings.  [[Neath Port Talbot College|NPTC Group]] operates from several sites within the county borough.  The largest sites are located in Neath, Port Talbot and Pontardawe.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nptcgroup.ac.uk/|title=Home - NPTC Group of Colleges - more than just an education|website=NPTC Group of Colleges}}</ref>

The first dedicated higher education site in Neath Port Talbot opened in 2015 when [[Swansea University]] opened its science and innovation campus in [[Crymlyn Burrows]].

The [[University of South Wales]] has a campus located at [[Baglan Energy Park]] in Port Talbot. The Baglan campus houses a Renewable Hydrogen Research and Development Centre.