HC Deb 07 August 1980 vol 990 cc310-3W
Mr. Peter Robinson

asked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (1) what was the total number and the total cost of further education scholarships in each education board area for the past five years; and how these awards are calculated;

(2) what was the total number and total cost of university scholarships in

UNIVERSITY SCHOLARSHIPS
Board 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979
Belfast:
Number … … … 2,251 2,262 2,271 2,226 2,253
Value (£'000) … … … 1,424 1,730 2,649 3,083 3,621*
Western:
Number … … … 1,035 1,050 1,070 1,148 1,255
Value (£'000) … … … 781 969 1,395 1,763 2,190*
North-Eastern:
Number … … … 1,679 1,667 1,722 1,748 1,852
Value (£'000) … … … 1,238 1,458 2,263 1,434 3,270*
South-Eastern:
Number … … … 1,715 1,728 1,809 1,883 1,951
Value (£'000) … … … 1,064 1,283 2,164 2,513 3,122*
Southern:
Number … … … 1,436 1,508 1,564 1,540 1,513
Value (£'000) … … … 1,085 1,454 2,111 2,322 2,650*
Total:
Number … … … 8,116 8,215 8,436 8,545 8,824
Value (£'000) … … … 5,592 6,894 10,582 12,116 14,853*
* Estimated.
FURTHER EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIPS
Board 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979
Belfast:
Number … … … 690 935 1,052 1,145 1,129
Value (£'000) … … … 498 664 1,171 1,446 1,705*
Western:
Number … … … 579 632 712 838 1,005
Value (£'000) … … … 410 545 886 1,075 1,486*
North-Eastern:
Number … … … 730 820 980 1,112 1,092
Value (£'000) … … … 519 628 1,154 1,443 1,722*
South-Eastern:
Number … … … 556 650 714 855 931
Value (£'000) … … … 362 493 802 1,060 1,402*
Southern:
Number … … … 746 901 1,063 1,113 1,103
Value (£'000) … … … 457 725 1,146 1,509 1,820*
Total:
Number … … … 3,301 3,938 4,521 5,063 5,260
Value (£'000) … … … 2,246 3,056 5,159 6,533 8,135*
* Estimated.

The awards consist of full fees and maintenance grant means-tested against the residual income of the student and of either the parents or the spouse. If the student is independent, that is is aged 25 or over or has been self-supporting out of personal earnings for at least three years before the course, the parental means test does not apply.

There are two main rates of maintenance grant—a lower rate for a student living at the parental home and a higher

each education board area for the past five years; and how these awards are calculated.

Mr. Goodhart

The number and value of awards made by education and library boards and held at 31 December in each year is as follows:

rate for living in college halls or lodgings. Additional grant is also available in appropriate cases for dependants, students aged 26 or over and disabled students and for travelling expenses, extra weeks attendance and special equipment.

The value of university awards is calculated under the Students Awards Regulations. Discretionary awards for further education advanced courses are calculated in exactly the same way as mandatory awards, and their respective values are identical. However, discretionary awards are made under the discretionary awards arrangements while mandatory awards—that is first degree courses, courses for the diploma in higher education, courses for the higher diploma, and courses comparable to first degree courses—are made under the Student Awards Regulations. The discretionary awards arrangements also cover awards for non-advanced courses—courses where admission requirements are less than five O-levels-but the rates of fees and maintenance are lower than for the other awards.

ENROLMENT
Board Area School 1978 1979 1980 June 1980 September 1980*
Belfast … … Cedar Lodge … … 141 141 144 140 150
Fleming Fulton … 208 214 212 208 210
Greenwood House … 49 41 47 45 47
Harberton … … 153 149 153 152 155
Jaffe … … … 24 23 36 27 25
Mitchell House … … 75 79 86 81 80
Mount Vernon … … 170 148 142 105 155
Oakleigh … … 150 143 145 119 155
St. Aloysius … … 156 140 121 114 155
St. Francis de Sales … 27 23 20 21 30
South Eastern … Ardmore House … 26 17 30 21 30
Beechlawn … … 147 144 145 118 155
Brookfield … … 49 52 46 47 52
Castlereagh … … 23 18 17 18 28
Killard House … … 184 185 185 179 185
Stewart Memorial … 20 19 18 18 30
North Eastern … Immaculata … … 120 120 114 109 125
Jordanstown … … 213 196 178 177 215
Roestulla … … 163 150 150 144 155
Western … … Belmont House … 157 174 178 172 180
Gibson House … … 70 70 64 71 72
Greystone Hall … … 109 120 119 110 120
Erne … … … 24 42 62 57 55
Southern … Fallowfield … … 20 17 17 16 20
* Estimate.