§ Mr. DavidTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what percentage of further education college students failed to complete their courses in the last two years. [52280]
§ John Healey17 per cent. in both 1999–2000 and 1998–99.
Students may take more than one qualification and complete a proportion of them, so the completion rate is calculated on the basis of qualifications. The figures relate to qualifications due for completion in these years in further education colleges in England.