HC Deb 05 December 1988 vol 143 cc4-7W
Mr. Andrew F. Bennett

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will publish in theOfficial Report the age participation index and qualified participation index for each year since 1979 (a) for universities only, (b) for PSHE institutions only and (c) for all higher education institutions.

Mr. Jackson

The information required is as follows:

which the figures are available (a) for all higher education institutions, (b) for universities only and (c) for P.S.H.E. only.

Mr. Jackson

The information required is as follows:

Oxford university and at Cambridge university in each year since 1979; and how many, from each sector, each university finally accepted.

Mr. Jackson

The information requested is shown in the following table.

Cambridge Maintained 3Direct grant Independent FE Institutions Scottish and Irish Other and OSEAS Total
1980
Applications 2,403 688 1,375 122 214 405 5,207
Acceptances 947 387 732 29 99 128 2,322
1981
Applications 2,251 654 1,341 105 147 443 4,939
Acceptances 774 372 668 25 48 134 2,021
1982
Applications 3,774 .. 2,910 217 280 621 7,802
Acceptances 1,154 .. 1,328 47 99 164 2,792
1983
Applications 3,678 .. 2,806 221 309 714 7,728
Acceptances 1,223 .. 1,332 55 123 166 2,899
1984
Applications 3,358 .. 3,031 174 337 836 7,736
Acceptances 1,117 .. 1,456 48 120 244 2985
1985
Applications 3,365 .. 3,557 205 333 1,043 8,503
Acceptances 1,160 .. 1,564 53 108 213 3,098
1986
Applications 2,895 .. 3,701 207 286 1,300 8,389
Acceptances 1,027 .. 1,550 60 110 382 3,129
11986
Applications 3,506 .. 3,495 .. .. 1,337 8,338
Acceptances 1,230 .. 1,410 .. .. 380 3,020
1 In earlier years FE institutions, Scottish and Irish schools were shown separately. For 1987 they are included under maintained or independent as appropriate.
2 Information for 1988 is not readily available.
3 Direct grant schools were abolished in 1980–81.

Oxford
Maintained Direct grant1 Independent Sixth form college Other and OSEAS Total
1979
Applications 3,489 815 2,035 .. 433 6,772
Acceptances 1,320 408 975 .. 85 2,788
1980
Applications 3,661 644 2,133 .. 460 6,898
Acceptances 1,378 299 1,058 .. 79 2,814
1981
Applications 3,924 670 2,093 .. 306 6,993
Acceptances 1,414 280 1,051 .. 91 2,836
1982
Applications 4,138 .. 2,925 .. 476 7,539
Acceptances 1,404 .. 1,325 .. 111 2,840
1983
Applications 3,638 .. 2,980 727 356 7,701
Acceptances 1,088 .. 1,265 248 85 2,686
1984
Applications 3,306 .. 3,045 775 437 7,563
Acceptances 1,122 .. 1,359 262 110 2,853
1985
Applications 3,282 .. 3,819 687 342 8,130
Acceptances 1,098 .. 1,684 234 104 3,120
1 Direct grant schools were abolished in 1980–81.

Oxford
State Independent Others Total
19861
Applications 3,680 3,096 861 7,637
Acceptances 1,395 1,324 221 2,940

Oxford
State Independent Others Total
1987
Applications 3,278 3,065 847 7,190
Acceptances 1,399 1,415 256 3,070
1988
Applications 3,979 3,743 990 8,712
Acceptances 1,448 1,535 243 3,226
1 The classification used by Oxford changed in 1986.

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