§ Mr. Macfarlaneasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what is the minimum qualification for entry into colleges of art; and what has been the number of students in these colleges for each of the past 10 years.
§ Mr. OakesThere is no national minimum qualification; requirements vary according to the type of course which the individual student seeks to follow.
The total number of students enrolled in colleges of art in England and Wales in November of each of the past 10 years is as follows:
1966 … … … 118,845 1967 … … … 117,658 1968 … … … 127,835 1969 … … … 118,089 *1970 … … … 108,200 1971 … … … 90,472 1972 … … … 61,034 1973 … … … 56,062 1974 … … … 54,195 1975 … … … 48,722 *The decline in numbers in this and succeeding years mirrors the absorption of a number of colleges of art into polytechnics.