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Welsh Students (Further and Higher Education)

Answer

The following table shows numbers of students from Wales and from Wrexham in particular who enrolled in (i) further education colleges and (ii) universities in England. Figures for further education (FE) are only available for three years from 2002/03. FE learning is funded in England by the Learning and Skills Council (LSC) and statistics derive from the Individual Learner Record (ILR). The FE ILR was collated for the first time in 2002/03 and comparable figures are only available from that point. Figures for higher education institutions are taken from data collected annually by the Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA).

Table 1: Enrolments at further education colleges and higher education institutions in England for students domiciled¹ in Wales and Wrexham parliamentary constituency
	Further education colleges	Higher education institutions²
	Wales	Wrexham	Wales	Wrexham
2004/05	8,525	420	32,900	1,005
2003/04	8,375	400	33,150	1,010
2002/03	7,550	375	32,305	975
2001/02	n/a	n/a	32,315	955
2000/01	n/a	n/a	31,830	910
n/a = not available ¹ Figures for both FECs and HEIs are based on the permanent address prior to enrolment. ² Figures for HEIs may contain a small element of double counting. Some students enrolled at HEIs and who are on courses franchised to FECs are included in the HEI figures but may-also have been included in the FEC.

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

450 c1928W;450 c1934W; 93955

Session

2005-06

Subjects

Further education Higher education Universities Wales Students Wrexham

Link

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