Cabinet Office written question – answered at on 4 July 2013.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office how many people in (a) Barnsley Central constituency, (b) Barnsley metropolitan borough council area and (c) South Yorkshire went to university in academic year (i) 2010-11, (ii) 2011-12 and (iii) 2012-13.
I have been asked to reply on behalf of the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills.
The Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) collects and publishes data on students at UK Higher Education Institutions (HEIs). The numbers of entrants to UK HEIs who were domiciled in Barnsley Central constituency, Barnsley local authority and South Yorkshire prior to their course have been provided in the table for the academic years 2010/11 and 2011/12.
Information for the 2012/13 academic year will become available from the Higher Education Statistics Agency in January 2014.
Entrants(1) to UK HEIs domiciled in Barnsley Central constituency, Barnsley local authority and South Yorkshire(2) prior to their course. Academic years 2010/11 to 2011/12 | ||
2010/11 | 2011/12 | |
Barnsley Central constituency | 965 | 925 |
Barnsley local authority | 2,465 | 2,275 |
South Yorkshire | 15,655 | 14,990 |
(1) Covers all students in their first year of study. (2) A student's parliamentary constituency, local authority and area are derived from their home postcode. The boundaries were revised in the 2010 general election. Note: Figures are based on a HESA standard registration population and have been rounded to the nearest five. Source: Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) Student Record. |
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