Student Support Applications for Higher Education, Update at End of March 2011
Statistics on applications for student support and Tuition Fee Loans, and Tuition Fee Grants awarded, include data for Welsh domiciled students (wherever they study) and EU domiciled students studying in Wales, for the period up to 27 March 2011 (the last Sunday of the month). The latest release updates the statistics previously released on 10 March 2011.
In 2006/07, loans to cover the cost of tuition fees became available for students. This means that tuition fee payment can be deferred until students have left higher education and are earning over £15,000. New system Welsh and EU domiciled students studying in Wales (i.e. those entering the new support arrangements introduced in September 2006) were subject to tuition fees of £1,200. Welsh domiciled students studying in England were subject to variable tuition fees of up to £3,000. In 2007/08, variable tuition fees (up to £3,290 in 2010/11) were introduced in Wales affecting all students who started their courses from 2006/07 onwards. Pre-2010/11 new system Welsh and EU domiciled students who study in Wales are eligible for a Tuition Fee Grant (non-repayable) of up to £1,980 (2010/11 level), dependent on the institution they attend.
The key points from the latest release are:
- As at 27 March 2011, student support applications were down 2 per cent on 2009/10.
- In the 2010/11 academic year to date, a total of 57,445 applications had been received for student support in Wales.
- 47,610 applications had been received for Tuition Fee Loans; 23,485 students had been awarded a Tuition Fee Grant.
(1) Continuing students who started a course of Higher Education on or after 1 September 2006 but before 1 September 2010.
Further information
Contact
Tel: 029 2082 1514
Email: post16ed.stats@wales.gsi.gov.uk
Next update
12 May 2011
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