§ Mr. SwireTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many students living in the Devon Local Education Authority area have gone into full-time higher education in each of the last seven years. [164784]
§ Alan JohnsonThe available information is taken from the Universities and Colleges Admission Services (UCAS) and covers 18-year-old applicants accepted through UCAS to full-time first degree and HND courses. Figures are given in the table.
18-year-old applicants domiciled in Devon LEA1, accepted through UCAS to full-time first degree and HND courses Year of entry Devon LEA Plymouth LEA Torbay LEA 1996 2,264 — — 1997 2,447 — — 1998 1,617 478 267 1999 1,708 455 233 2000 1,676 513 264 2001 1,710 537 278 2002 1,738 547 300 1For figures recorded for 1998 entry onwards, Devon LEA split into Devon LEA, Plymouth LEA and Torbay LEA. Source: UCAS.
Projected first degree non-completion rates, 1996/97 to 2000/01 Percentage Non-completion rate by those starting courses in: 1996/97 1997/98 1998/99 Institution Rate Benchmark Rate Benchmark Rate Benchmark University of Oxford 2 5 1 4 2 3 University of Cambridge 1 6 1 4 1 3 University of Edinburgh 6 10 9 9 10 9 University of St. Andrews 5 15 10 11 4 10 University of Exeter 7 12 7 11 7 10 University of Durham 3 8 6 9 5 8