as well as primary and secondary schools, which cover compulsory and sixth form education for the town's population, huddersfield has two sixth form colleges: huddersfield new college at salendine nook and greenhead college west of the town centre. huddersfield grammar school is the only independent school for secondary education up to age 16. the town has a further education college, kirklees college formed following the merger of dewsbury college and huddersfield technical college. its one establishment of higher education is the university of huddersfield, whose chancellor until 2019 was the duke of york. the actor patrick stewart from mirfield is emeritus chancellor.