§ Mr. Andrew F. Bennettasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science how many applications were made by mature students for entry to courses in higher education for each of the last 10 years; and how many were accepted.
§ Mr. BrookeThe numbers of applicants and acceptances, for students aged 21 and over through the Universities' Central Council on Admissions scheme, have been as follows:
Applicants Acceptances 1975 22,034 8,680 1976 25,648 9,159 1977 27,296 9,415 1978 28,397 9,738 1979 29,869 9,262 1980 27,691 9,454 1981 24,225 8,804 1982 22,068 7,789 1983 22,877 7,918 1984 24,524 8,702 Similar figures for public sector higher education are not available.
§ Mr. Andrew F. Bennettasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what information he has about the number of overseas students studying in higher education in European Economic Community states, the United States of America and Japan, and the percentage they represent within the indicated student population as a whole.
§ Mr. BrookeThe data requested are shown in the following table: 299W
Host Country Year Overseas students in higher education (thousands) *Percentage of all higher education students Belgium† 1982 11.9 12.3 Denmark 1981 3.0 2.9 France‡ 1981 108.6 12.0 Germany 1982 71.4 5.1 Greece 1975 10.0 8.6 Ireland 1981 2.9 4.9 Italy 1980 27.8 2.5 Luxembourg║ 1981 0.1 7.3 Netherlands 1982 4.6 1.2 United States¶ 1981 326.3 2.6 Japan● 1982 8.1 0.3 United Kingdom■ 1982 45.6 ★5.2 1983 45.3 ★5.1 * Including part-time students where appropriate. † Universities and equivalent degree-granting institutions only. † Universities only. ║ Figures refer only to students enrolled in institutions in Luxembourg; higher education students mainly study outside Luxembourg. ¶ Includes private sector. ● Includes private sector and correspondence courses. ■Excludes private sector colleges. ★These percentages increase to 8.0 and 7.8 respectively when based on full-time students alone.
§ Mr. Andrew F. Bennettasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science how many new enrolments of (a) full and (b) part-time students in colleges and institutes of advanced further education in England, excluding polytechnics, have occurred in each year since 1979.
§ Mr. BrookeThe numbers of first-year enrolments of full-time and part-time students on advanced courses in colleges and institutes of further education in England for the period from 1979 to 1984 (the latest date for which figures are available) are as follows:
First year enrolments on advanced courses in public sector establishments (excluding polytechnics) England; 1 November each year. Full-time Part-time 1979 34,010 57,260 1980 33,690 62,490 1981 37,010 65,140 1982 39,490 66,180 1983 39,620 68,510 1984 40,500 68,990
1981 final figures 1982 as at 20 October 1982 1983 as at 5 October 1983 1984 as at 24 October 1984 1985 as at 16 October 1985 Total 18,783 19,020 18,473 18,670 17,079 Primary 3,145 2,761 4,026 4,943 5,371 Secondary 15,638 16,259 14,447 13,727 11,708 Maths/Science 5,032 5,375 5,232 4,648 3,758 Arts* 7,939 8,186 7,150 7,043 6,378 * Includes art, drama, history, music, RE, languages, English.
§ Mr. Andrew F. Bennettasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science how many university applicants there were in each of the last 20 years; how many candidates were finally accepted in each of those years; and what the acceptance rate represents as a percentage of applications for each of those years.
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1. All figures relate to total student numbers i.e. home, EC and overseas student.
2. All figures have been rounded to the nearest 10.
§ Mr. Andrew F. Bennettasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science how many applications there have been for places on postgraduate certificate in education courses in each of the last five years for which figures are available, in total, and broken down into the following categories (a) primary phase, (b) secondary phase, (c) mathematics and science and (d) arts.
§ Mr. Chris PattenApplications to postgraduate courses of initial teacher training as registered by the clearing houses are as follows:
§ Mr. BrookeThe numbers of applicants and acceptances through the Universities' Central Council on Admission scheme have been as follows:
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Year Applicants Acceptances Acceptance rate 1965 80,033 36,565 45.7 1966 90,952 44,526 49,0 1967 101,580 50,499 49.7
Year Applicants Acceptances Acceptance rate 1968 110,419 53,644 48.6 1969 114,289 57,624 50.4 1970 116,735 58,777 50.4 1971 123,984 58,933 47.5 1972 124,359 60,510 48.7 1973 124,634 61,959 49.7 1974 125,780 64,063 50.9 1975 131,478 71,211 54.2 1976 142,307 73,932 52.0 1977 153,616 77,855 50.7 1978 157,506 80.530 51.1 1979 166,362 82,398 49.5 1980 168,354 84,695 50.3 1981 167,096 80,341 48.1 1982 171,496 77,752 45.3 1983 172,738 74,860 43.3 1984 173,674 77,431 44.6
1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 Engineering and technology Full-time and sandwich 35,817 36,761 36,991 36,531 35,418 Part-time 146 168 155 151 130 Mathematics and computing* Full-time and sandwich 11,450 12,695 13,740 14,355 14,717 Part-time 173 211 199 183 196 * Excluding mathematics and physics and other combinations Figures are not yet available for 1984, but an increase is expected.
§ Mr. Andrew F. Bennettasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science how many students in (a) British universities and (b) polytechnics have met or are currently meeting the full cost of tuition fees at the home rate, at both undergraduate and postgraduate level, for each of the last five years.
§ Mr. BrookeInformation is not available in the form requested. It is estimated that only about 1 or 2 per cent. of home students in higher education are not in receipt of mandatory or discretionary awards.