§ Simon HughesTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many(a) full-time and (b) part-time students enrolled on courses at higher education institutions in London in each of the last 10 years; and what the drop out rates in the first year of study were for each year. [151072]
§ Alan JohnsonThe available information covering undergraduate enrolments to London HE institutions is given in a table which has been placed in the Library.
The information on non-continuation rates is contained in "Performance Indicators in Higher Education", published by the Higher Education 1046W Funding Council for England (HEFCE), The figures cover full-time first degree courses only, and show, for each individual HE institution in the UK, the numbers and proportion of entrants who failed to continue beyond the first year and the numbers and proportion of entrants who fail to complete their course. Copies of the HEFCE publication are available for students starting courses in 1996–97,1997–98,1998–99,1999–2000 and 2000–01 in the House Library.