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In addition to monies paid to institutions in England, the Department provides financial support to English domiciled undergraduate students in the form of loans and grants through the Student Loans Company. Postgraduate students however are not entitled to student support, other than Disabled Students’ Allowances.

Student Numbers

Mr. Boris Johnson: To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills how many students
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there were on non-prescribed higher education courses in each of the last 10 years, broken down by course type. [149095]

Bill Rammell: The available information is given in the tables.

Enrolments at English Higher Education Institutions( 1,) Academic Years 1996/97 to 2005/06
Qualification Aim 1996/97 1997/98 1998/99 1999/2000 2000/01

Total prescribed courses

1,204,615

1,226,300

1,244,505

1,249,595

1,275,890

Total non-prescribed courses Of which:

95,850

97,455

110,405

107,220

107,305

Of which:

Professional qualifications(2)

15,235

15,945

18,930

18,355

16,320

Foundation courses at HE level

4,385

4,075

4,650

4,345

4,880

Other formal HE qualifications below degree level

10,620

7,950

8,755

5,555

6,065

Qualified Teacher Status only (licensed teachers)

0

0

20

5

10

NVQ level 5

455

290

225

105

40

NVQ level 4

1,375

920

570

235

380

Institutional undergraduate credit

47,585

50,955

58,705

62,440

62,010

Institutional postgraduate credit

4,890

5,750

5,510

5,650

6,785

No formal undergraduate qualification

9,755

10,380

11,690

9,455

9,610

No formal postgraduate qualification

1,550

1,185

1,345

1,080

1,205

Total all courses

1,300,465

1,323,755

1,354,910

1,356,815

1,383,200



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Qualification Aim 2001/02 2002/03 2003/04 2004/05 2005/06

Total prescribed courses

1,320,565

1,404,635

1,452,700

1,473,215

1,514,010

Total non-prescribed courses

105,765

94,310

94,370

95,925

93,190

Of which:

Professional qualifications(2)

13,145

11,320

12,725

10,930

10,280

Foundation courses at HE level

3,560

0

0

0

0

Other formal HE qualifications below degree level

4,465

2,880

3,980

3,630

3,485

Qualified Teacher Status only (licensed teachers)

25

125

160

285

240

NVQ level 5

25

30

40

15

0

NVQ level 4

520

505

500

635

70

Institutional undergraduate credit

68,215

62,085

60,955

56,835

60,890

Institutional postgraduate credit

4,600

6,970

6,355

7,880

6,620

No formal undergraduate qualification

9,570

8,820

8,295

14,285

9,040

No formal postgraduate qualification

1,640

1,580

1,360

1,435

2,560

Total all courses

1,426,335

1,498,950

1,547,070

1,569,140

1,607,200

(1) Figures exclude the Open university due to changes in their methodology of coding the qualification aim of a student since 1997/98. (2 )Includes professional qualification at undergraduate level, including those for serving school teachers. Note : Figures are on a snapshot basis as at 1 December (excluding those writing up, on sabbatical or dormant) and are rounded to the nearest 5. Source : Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) student record.


Student Wastage

Mr. Boris Johnson: To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills how many and what percentage of students at each relevant institution did not complete their degrees in each of the last 10 years. [149091]

Bill Rammell: The available information on the proportion of UK-domiciled entrants to full-time first degree courses who are projected to neither obtain an award nor transfer to another course is taken from table T5 of the Performance Indicators in Higher Education and has been placed in the House of Commons Library.

This information was published by the Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) for academic years 2001/02 to 2003/04 and by the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) for 1996/97 to 2000/01. HESA will publish the figures for 2004/05 on 19 July 2007.

The information is also available at the following websites:

Mr. Boris Johnson: To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills what the non-completion rate was of (a) part-time, (b) full-time students and (c) mature full-time students, broken down by institution in each of the last five years. [149786]

Bill Rammell: The available information on the proportion of UK-domiciled entrants to full-time first degree courses who are projected to neither obtain an award nor transfer to another course is taken from table T5 of the Performance Indicators in Higher Education and has been placed in the House of Commons Library.

This information was published by the Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) for academic years 2001/02 to 2003/04 and by the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) for 1996/97 to 2000/01. HESA will publish the figures for 2004/05 on 19 July 2007.

Projected non-completion rates are not split by age group. However, the non-continuation indicators, taken from table T3a of the Performance Indicators in Higher Education, are available for young and mature age groups. These give the proportion of UK-domiciled entrants to full-time first degree courses who do not continue in higher education after their first year.

Neither the non-completion nor the non-continuation indicators are available for part-time students.

The information is also available at the following websites:

Information on non-continuation indicators for all full-time first degree students is also available at these websites.

Students: East Sussex

Mr. Waterson: To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills how many (a) part-time and (b) full-time students registered for higher education courses at universities in East Sussex in each year since 1997. [151358]

Bill Rammell: The available information is given in the table. The University of Sussex is the only Higher Education Institution with its headquarters in East Sussex local authority.


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Enrolments at the University of Sussex, 1997/98 to 2005/06
1997/98 1998/99 1999/00 2000/01 2001/02 2002/03 2003/04 2004/05 2005/06

Postgraduates

Full time

1,525

1,490

1,420

1,610

1,650

1,680

1,900

1,880

1,855

Part time

680

875

820

870

910

805

785

915

940

Total

2,205

2,365

2,240

2,480

2,560

2,485

2,690

2,790

2,795

Undergraduates

Full time

6,945

6,985

6,805

6,900

6,945

6,905

6,775

6,815

6,985

Part time

2,350

2,400

1,855

1,535

1,575

1,690

1,640

1,735

1,590

Total

9,295

9,385

8,660

8,435

8,520

8,595

8,415

8,550

8,575

All HE students

Full time

8,470

8,475

8,225

8,505

8,595

8,585

8,675

8,695

8,840

Part time

3,025

3,275

2,675

2,405

2,485

2,495

2,430

2,650

2,530

Total

11,495

11,750

10,900

10,915

11,080

11,080

11,105

11,345

11,370

Note:
Figures are on a snapshot basis as at 1 December, excluding those writing up on sabbatical or dormant. This is so that the figures are comparable across all the years. Snapshot figures will exclude students who are not in attendance on the 1 December, i.e. those on non-traditional academic years. Figures are rounded to the nearest 5.
Source:
Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA)
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