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Data Provider: Welsh Government National Statistics First year enrolments at Welsh HEIs by subject, level and mode of study

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YearThe reporting year is 1 August to 31 July.<br /><br />This table presents analyses of Full Person Equivalents throughout the relevant year. Dormant students, students studying for the whole of their programme of study outside of the UK, postdoctoral students and incoming visiting and exchange students from overseas are excluded.<br />[Filtered]
[Collapse]Year of StudyFirst year students are based on the HESA standard registration population who commenced their programme of study in the reporting period relevant to the data collection year.<br />[Filtered]
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[Collapse]LevelHigher education (HE) students are those students on programmes of study for which the level of instruction is above that of level 3 of the National Qualifications Framework, i.e. courses leading to the Advanced Level of the General Certificate of Education (GCE A-levels), the Advanced Level of the Vocational Certificate of Education (VCE A-levels) or the Advanced Higher Grade and Higher Grade of the Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA) Advanced Highers/Highers). <br /><br />Postgraduate programmes of study are those leading to higher degrees, diplomas and certificates (including Postgraduate Certificate of Education (PGCE) and professional qualifications) and usually require that entrants are already qualified to degree level (i.e. already qualified at level 3 of the National Qualifications Framework). Higher degrees include doctorates, masters degrees and higher bachelors degrees.<br /><br />Undergraduate programmes of study are first degrees with or without eligibility to register to practice with a Health or Social Care or Veterinary statutory regulatory body, first degrees with qualified teacher status (QTS)/registration with the General Teaching Council (GTC), enhanced first degrees, first degrees obtained concurrently with a diploma and intercalated first degrees, Foundation Degrees, diplomas in HE with eligibility to register to practice with a Health or Social Care regulatory body, Higher National Diploma (HND), Higher National Certificate (HNC), Diploma of Higher Education (DipHE), Certificate of Higher Education (CertHE), foundation courses at HE level, NVQ/SVQ levels 4 and 5, post-degree diplomas and certificates at undergraduate level, professional qualifications at undergraduate level and other undergraduate diplomas and certificates including post-registration health and social care courses. Entrants to these programmes of study do not usually require an HE qualification. <br />[Filter]
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[Collapse]ModeFull-time students are those normally required to attend an institution for periods amounting to at least 24 weeks within the year of programme of study, on thick or thin sandwich courses, and those on a study-related year out of their institution. During that time students are normally expected to undertake periods of study, tuition or work experience which amount to an average of at least 21 hours per week. <br /><br />Part-time students are those recorded as studying part-time, or studying full-time on courses lasting less than 24 weeks, on block release, or studying during the evenings only. <br /><br />Other modes of study include those students writing-up theses, on sabbatical or on FE continuous delivery. <br />[Filter]
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[Collapse]Higher EducationClick here to sortHigher Education
[Collapse]PostgraduatePostgraduate programmes of study are those leading to higher degrees, diplomas and certificates and usually require that entrants are already qualified to degree level.[Collapse]UndergraduateUndergraduate programmes of study include first degrees, Foundation Degrees, diplomas in HE, Higher National Diploma(HND), Higher National Certificate(HNC), etc. Entrants to these programmes of study do not usually require an HE qualification.
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Click here to sortFull-timeFull-time students are required to attend for at least 24 weeks within the year of programme for an average of at least 21 hours per week. It includes those on thick or thin sandwich courses, and those on a study-related year out of their institution.Click here to sortPart-time and otherPart-time students are recorded as studying part-time, or on full-time courses lasting less than 24 weeks. Other includes those student writing-up theses, on sabbatical or on FE continuous delivery.Click here to sortFull-timeFull-time students are required to attend for at least 24 weeks within the year of programme for an average of at least 21 hours per week. It includes those on thick or thin sandwich courses, and those on a study-related year out of their institution.Click here to sortPart-time and otherPart-time students are recorded as studying part-time, or on full-time courses lasting less than 24 weeks. Other includes those student writing-up theses, on sabbatical or on FE continuous delivery.
[Collapse]All subjects8,1856,32014,50525,56522,89048,45562,960
All subjectsAgriculture & related subjects752095295160455550
Architecture, building & planning175902654253557801,045
Biological sciences4601806403,0055453,5504,190
Business & administrative studies1,9351,8753,8153,1653,1306,29510,105
Combined*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication51502,4702,6202,625
Computer science315753901,1706951,8652,260
Creative arts & design2151553702,6759703,6454,015
Education1,6801,0502,7301,2353,3854,6207,345
Engineering & technology3601254852,0701,4903,5654,050
Historical and philosophical studies2554707251,2508502,1002,820
Languages2801604401,7454,0105,7556,195
Law6751708451,0601651,2252,070
Mass communications and documentation3501805306151107301,255
Mathematical sciences25*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication25295*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication300325
Medicine & dentistry125845970490105001,470
Physical sciences375504251,260801,3401,765
Social studies5603208852,0601,6853,7454,630
Subjects allied to medicine3255558802,5902,7855,3756,255
Veterinary science*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication

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EDUC0029 Higher education enrolments at Welsh HEIs by subject gender, first year status, level and mode of study

ETES2: Welsh Assembly Government

Last update: Jan 2008
Was added to StatsWales: Mar 2008
Next Update: No longer updated.
Will be added to StatsWales by: Mar 2009
Source: Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) Student Record.
Contact: He.stats@wales.gsi.gov.uk

These data provide information on students enrolled at Higher Education Institutions in Wales and Welsh domiciled students at UK Higher Education Institutions.

The Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) collect data on students, staff and resources of higher education institutions (HEIs) in the UK. The data presented in this bulletin is taken from HESA's Student Record which contains information on all students enrolled on credit bearing courses at UK HEIs. Further information about HESA and their data collections can be found on their website www.hesa.ac.uk

The Student Record contains information about individual enrolments, which, because a student can be enrolled on more than one programme of study, will exceed the number of students. Previous analysis has shown that for Welsh HEIs full-time enrolments are less than 1 per cent higher than full-time student numbers; part-time enrolments are less than 2 per cent higher than part-time student numbers.

This table is based on the HESA standard registration population is a count of all enrolments within the reporting year 1 August to 31 July. Students who leave within 2 weeks of their start date, or anniversary of their start date, and are on a course of more than two weeks duration, are not included in the standard registration population. Dormant students, incoming visiting and exchange students from overseas and students studying for the whole of their programme of study outside of the UK are also excluded from this population. Prior to 2000/01 the standard population was based on enrolments as at 1 December each year.

Postdoctoral students are not included in the HESA Student Record.

Coverage

The HESA standard registration population is a count of all enrolments within the reporting year 1 August to 31 July. Students who leave within 2 weeks of their start date, or anniversary of their start date, and are on a course of more than two weeks duration, are not included in the standard registration population. Dormant students, incoming visiting and exchange students from overseas and students studying for the whole of their programme of study outside of the UK are also excluded from this population. Prior to 2000/01 the standard population was based on enrolments as at 1 December each year. In this bulletin the December population is used to present a time series back to 1994.

The HESA qualifications obtained population is a count of student enrolments associated with the award of an HE qualification (excluding HE institutional credits) during the reporting year. For the qualifications obtained table awards from dormant status and those writing-up theses are classified to their previous mode of study, i.e. full-time or part-time.

Rounding strategy

The presentation of figures in this table follows the principals of the HESA rounding strategy. The strategy is intended to prevent the disclosure of personal information about any individual. This strategy involves rounding all numbers to the nearest 5. A summary of this strategy is as follows:
· 0, 1, 2 are rounded to 0 and represented as '*'.
· All other numbers are rounded to the nearest 5

Total figures are also subject to this rounding methodology; the consequence of which is that the sum of numbers in each row or column may not match the total shown precisely.


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