§ Mr. Andrew F. Bennettasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will publish in the Official Report the number of students who have enrolled with the Open University each year since it was established in 1969.
§ Mr. BrookeThe Open University admitted its first undergraduates in 1971. In 1973 its continuing education programme admitted associate students, who take single undergraduate level courses but do not follow a degree course. The university extended its continuing education programme in 1974 by introducing a programme of sport courses and packs, mainly in vocationally relevant subjects. The figures for the number of students enrolled in each year in each category are as follows:
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Under-graduate Students Associate Students Short Courses and Packs 1971 19,581 — — 1972 31,902 — — 1973 38,424 1,885 — 1974 42,636 1,350 1,584 1975 49,358 4,188 1,768 1976 51,035 4,578 118 1977 55,127 5,576 6,096 1978 58,788 6,923 13,713 1979 60,963 8,778 10,311
Under-graduate Students Associate Students Short Courses and Packs 1980 61,446 7,889 25,317 1981 60,550 7,078 18,507 1982 64,422 7,150 29,818 1983 66,403 7,367 40,756 1984 66,763 8,675 *43,031 * (Provisional)