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Dept for Education and Skills

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Mr. Hurst: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many pupils entered higher education from schools and colleges in (a) the County of Essex in each year from 1991 to 1997 and (b) the County of Essex and the boroughs of Thurrock and Southend-on-Sea in each year from 1998 to 2004. [215116] Dr. Howells: The available information is taken from the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS) and covers 18-year-old applicants accepted through UCAS to full-time first degree and HMD courses. Figures for Essex, Thurrock and Southend-on- Sea LEAs are given in the table. Figures for years prior to 1994 are not held centrally and data for 2004 will not be available until late February 2005. 18-year-olds, domiciled in Essex LEA, accepted through the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service to full-time first degree and HND courses in the UK, 1994 to 1997 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Year of entry Essex 1994 3,137 1995 3,337 1996 3,445 1997 3,805 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Source: Universities and Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS) 18-year-olds, domiciled in Essex, Thurrock or Southend-on-Sea LEAs, accepted through the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service to full-time first degree and HND courses in the UK, 1998 to 2003 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Year of entry Essex Thurrock Southend-on-Sea 1998 3,285 320 171 1999 3,354 318 163 2000 3,241 346 168 2001 3,483 350 168 2002 3,584 355 184 2003 3,672 395 188 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Source: Universities and Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS)

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

430 c1804-5W;430 c1805W; 215116

Session

2004-05

Subjects

Colleges of education Education Higher education Essex Pupils Schools Southend on Sea Thurrock

Contains statistics

Yes

Link

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