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20 July 2006 : Column 648W—continued

	2000/01		2001/02		2002/03		2003/04		2004/05
	FT	PT	FT	PT	FT	PT	FT	PT	FT	PT
Total	1,060	50	1,155	40	1,280	40	1,430	50	1,555	50
of which:
Gender
Male	450	5	490	5	545	5	645	10	685	10
Female	610	45	665	35	735	35	785	40	870	40
Age
Under 21	560	0	595	0	665	0	770	0	865	0
21 and over	500	50	565	40	610	40	660	50	685	50
(1) Including students from Cornwall. Covers students at higher education institutions located in Cornwall. Notes: 1. Figures have been rounded to the nearest 5, so constituent parts may not sum to totals. 2. Excludes students at institutions outside Cornwall which have campuses within Cornwall. Source: Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA)

Undergraduate students from Cornwall( 1) studying in the UK (excluding those studying in Cornwall)
	1996/97		1997/98		1998/99		1999/2000
	FT	PT	FT	PT	FT	PT	FT	PT
Total	6,625	2,515	6,900	2,305	7,130	2,625	7,310	2,920
of which:
Gender
Male	3,210	925	3,300	885	3,410	920	3,440	990
Female	3,415	1,590	3,600	1,420	3,720	1,705	3,870	1,930
Age
Under 21	3,850	50	4,080	35	4,315	55	4,510	60
21 and over	2,775	2,460	2,820	2,265	2,815	2,570	2,800	2,855

	2000/01		2001/02		2002/03		2003/04		2004/05
	FT	PT	FT	PT	FT	PT	FT	PT	FT	PT
Total	7,365	3,075	7,455	3,245	7,450	3,570	7,690	4,125	7,720	4,115
of which:
Gender
Male	3,405	1,075	3,440	1,125	3,340	1,155	3,400	1,260	3,335	1,275
Female	3,960	2,000	4,015	2,120	4,110	2,415	4,290	2,865	4,385	2,840
Age
Under 21	4,470	90	4,430	85	4,300	85	4,450	100	4,390	125
21 and over	2,895	2,985	3,025	3,165	3,150	3,480	3,245	4,025	3,330	3,985
(1) Students from Cornwall have been identified by reference to their home postcode. The proportion of students who provided a valid postcode has increased in each year since 1996/97 and this will have contributed to the increase in the number of students from Cornwall shown in the table. Note: Figures have been rounded to the nearest 5, so constituent parts may not sum to totals. Source: Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA)

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First degree students from the UK studying in Cornwall( 1)
FT
	2002/03	2003/04	2004/05
Total	1,275	1,335	1,555
of which:
Socio economic group( 2)
1-3	245	565	860
4-7	105	305	425
Not known	925	465	270
(1) Including students from Cornwall. (2) Socio-economic information was collected for the first time in 2002/03. It was only collected for students who entered full-time courses via the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS). Comparable information is not available for students on part-time courses. Prior to 2002/03 a different classification of social background was used but this is not available from the HESA data. Notes: 1. Figures have been rounded to the nearest 5, so constituent parts may not sum to totals. 2. The categories of socio-economic groups are: 1 = Higher managerial and professional occupations, 2 = Lower managerial and professional occupations, 3 = Intermediate occupations, 4 = Small employers and own account workers, 5 = Lower supervisory and technical occupations, 6 = Semi-routine occupations, 7 = Routine occupations. Source: Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA)

First degree students from Cornwall studying in the UK (excluding those studying in Cornwall)
FT
	2002/03	2003/04	2004/05
Total	6,075	6,220	6,155
of which:
Socio economic group( 1)
1-3	945	1,885	2,705
4-7	505	1,010	1,445
Not known	4,625	3,325	2,005
(1) Socio-economic information was collected for the first time in 2002/03. It was only collected for students who entered full-time courses via the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS). Comparable information is not available for students on part-time courses. Prior to 2002/03 a different classification of social background was used but this is not available from the HESA data. Notes: 1. Figures have been rounded to the nearest 5, so constituent parts may not sum to totals. 2. The categories of socio-economic groups are: 1 = Higher managerial and professional occupations, 2 = Lower managerial and professional occupations, 3 = Intermediate occupations, 4 = Small employers and own account workers, 5 = Lower supervisory and technical occupations, 6 = Semi-routine occupations, 7 = Routine occupations. Source: Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA)

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