§ Dr. HowellsTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will list(a) the student-staff ratio and (b) average class size for each of the institutes of further education in Wales in each of the years 1990–91 to 1995–96. [9969]
§ Mr. Jonathan EvansThe available information is shown in the following table.
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Student staff ratios and average class sizes at further education institutions in Wales1 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 Institution Student staff ratio Average class size Student staff ratio Average class size Student staff ratio Average class size Student staff ratio Average class size Student staff ratio Usk Agricultural College5 7.0 9.2 — — — — — — — Welsh Agricultural College7 9.1 19.9 9.5 18.4 — — — — — Welsh College of Horticulture 8.9 12.3 10.9 15.8 13.3 19.1 12.1 17.2 11.8 Yale College — — — — — — 14.4 14.9 11.8 Ystrad Mynach College 12.0 14.7 13.2 16.1 13.6 15.8 13.9 16.7 14.0 Wales average 11.4 14.3 13.2 13.5 13.8 16.1 14.1 16.0 14.3 Source: Welsh Office and Further Education Funding Council for Wales. Notes: 1 Data from Welsh Office annual monitoring survey to 1993–94. Calculated from Welsh Office further education student record and FEFCW staff individualised record for 1994–95. Data for 1990–91 to 1993–94 relate only to further education courses of students, 1994–95 data relate to all courses of study at further education institutions. Excludes WEA north and south and YMCA which are not colleges. 2 1993–94 data not given. 3 In September 1992, Coleg Glynllifon and Coleg Merionydd amalgamated to form Coleg Merion-Dwyfor. 4 In September 1994, Coleg Pencraig and Gwynedd Technical college amalgamated to form Coleg Menai. 5 In September 1992, the colleges of Newport, Crosskeys, Pontypool (including Usk college, from 1991–92) and Ebbw Vale amalgamated to form Gwent tertiary college. 6 In January 1993, North East Wales Institute divided to form Deeside college and North East Wales Institute of HE. 7 In February 1993, Welsh Agricultural college became a higher education institution.