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(b) The only available information on the social background of part-time students shows the percentage of young and mature entrants who come from low participation neighbourhoods, and the latest figures (plus the comparable figures for full-time
students) are shown in the following tables. Low participation neighbourhoods are those areas for which the participation rate is less than two-thirds of the UK average rate. Information for 2005-06 will be available in July 2007.
| Percentage of young entrants to undergraduate courses in HEIs in the UK from low participation neighbourhoods—academic years 1997/98 to 2004/05 | ||||||||
| Mode of Study | 1997/98 | 1998/99 | 1999/2000 | 2000/01 | 2001/02 | 2002/03 | 2003/04 | 2004/05 |
| (1) Who also had no previous higher education qualification. Source: “Performance Indicators in Higher Education” published by HESA. | ||||||||
| Percentage of mature entrants to full-time undergraduate courses in HEIs in the UK (who also had no previous higher education qualification) from low participation neighbourhoods—academic years 1997/98 to 2004/05 | ||||||||
| Mode of Study | 1997/98 | 1998/99 | 1999/2000 | 2000/01 | 2001/02 | 2002/03 | 2003/04 | 2004/05 |
| Source: “Performance Indicators in Higher Education” published by HESA. | ||||||||
From 2007-08, the Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) will collect data on the parental education of both full-time and part-time entrants to undergraduate courses.
These data should provide useful information on the social background of these students.
Non-continuation figures are available only for full-time entrants to higher education. These figures show the proportion of entrants who do not continue in higher education after their first year. The rates for young and mature entrants to full-time first degrees are shown in the table:
| Percentage of entrants to full-time first degrees in HEIs in the UK not continuing in higher education after their first year | ||||||||
| 1996-97 | 1997-98 | 1998-99 | 1999-2000 | 2000-01 | 2001-02 | 2002-03 | 2003-04 | |
| Source: “Performance Indicators in Higher Education”, published by HESA | ||||||||
Non-continuation rates have not been published by socio-economic class. However, in this instance HEFCE have provided non-continuation figures for young full-time first degree entrants in 2002-03 and 2003-04, broken down by NS-SEC for broad groups of entry qualification levels. These figures are shown in the following table.
| Percentage of young entrants to full-time first degrees in HEIs in the UK in 2002-03 and 2003-04 not continuing in higher education after their first year | |||||||
| Entrants 2002-03 | Entrants 2003-04 | ||||||
| Entry qualification Categories | Tariff points | NS-SEC 1 to 3 | NS-SEC 4 to 7 | All entrants with known NS-SEC | NS-SEC 1 to3 | NS-SEC 4 to 7 | All entrants with known NS-SEC |
| Source: Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) | |||||||
Higher Education: Science
Mr. Boris Johnson: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many higher education students of (a) biological sciences and (b) physical sciences there were in each year between 1996-97 and 2004-05, broken down by name of degree. [121614]
Bill Rammell: The latest available information is given in the tables. Direct comparisons between 1996/97 and 2005/06 are affected by changes in 2002/03 to the definitions and methodology used to compile the figures. The very latest data from UCAS for entry to higher education in 2007 show an above average 10 per cent. increase in some physical science subjects such as physics and chemistry.
| Undergraduate enrolments at UK higher education institutions( 1) by subject( 2) for the academic years 1996/97 to 2001/02 | ||||||
| Academic year | ||||||
| Major subject | 1996/97 | 1997/98 | 1998/99 | 1999/2000 | 2000/01 | 2001/02 |
| (1) Excludes the Open University. There was a change in recording practices at the Open University (OU) in 2003/04 which resulted in students who would have previously been recorded in the ‘Combined’ subject category being recorded in the individual subject groups. Prior to 2003/04 all OU students were recorded in the ‘Combined’ subject category. For OU students prior to 2003/04 it is not possible to produce reliable estimates of the number of OU students in each of the specific subjects within the biological and physical science groups. (2) In 2002/03 the coding frame and the method of recording subject of study was changed. The Joint Academic Classification Scheme (JACS) was introduced, which although similar to the previous coding frame, is not directly comparable. Additionally, figures from 2002/03 onwards are on a full person equivalent basis whereby a student is apportioned between each of their subjects of study, whereas figures prior to 2002/03 were a headcount on the basis of the major subject of study for the student. As such, figures for 2002/03 onwards cannot be compared directly to earlier years. Note: Figures have been rounded to the nearest 5, and are based on a snapshot count of students as at 1 December of each year. Source: Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) student record data. | ||||||
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