HC Deb 21 June 1988 vol 135 cc520-1W
20. Mr. Franks

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will make a statement on the number of students entering polytechnics.

Mr. Jackson

The figures given are taken from the Department's published "Statistics of Education: Further Education" volumes. Corresponding figures for 1987 are expected to be available in about two months.

England Polytechnics—First year students1 (Thousands)
Modes of attendance
Enrolments on 1 November2 Full-time and sandwich Part-time day and evening only Total: all modes
1982 64 49 113
1983 64 52 116
1984 65 50 115
1985 67 53 120
1986 69 49 118
1 First-year students do not align exactly with entrants; some students may repeat the first year of a course and some may enter at the second or later year.
2 Home, EC and other overseas students on both advanced and non-advanced courses are included.