Student Flows in Wales 2002/03 and First Destinations of Welsh Domiciled HE Qualifiers in 2001/02, by Ethnicity

It represents a supplementary analysis to the Statistical Bulletins 'Student Flows in Wales 2001/02 and 2002/03' and 'First Destinations of Students Gaining Qualifications from Higher Education Institutions: 2001/02'.

Country of institutions attended by Welsh domiciled undergraduates, by ethnicity, 2002/03 (a)

• 56 per cent of Welsh domiciled student enrolments from minority ethnic groups studied at Welsh institutions. This is lower than the proportion of all Welsh domiciled student enrolments studying at Welsh HEIs (62 per cent).
• Student enrolments from a black ethnic background were most likely to remain in Wales to study (68 per cent), whilst those from a Chinese background were most likely to leave Wales (only 48 per cent studied in Wales).
• Four out of five of those from minority ethnic groups who remained in Wales to study attended HEIs in South East Wales, compared with three out of five students from a White ethnic background.
• Overall, students are more likely to remain in Wales than was the case in 1998/99 and this is true for students from both white and, in general, minority ethnic backgrounds.

First Destination of Welsh domiciled qualifiers in 2001/02 (b)

• Of those qualifiers whose activity at first destination was known, Welsh domiciled qualifiers from a White ethnic background were most likely to be in employment. Qualifiers from a minority ethnic background were more likely to enter further study or training.
• 55 per cent of HE undergraduate qualifiers from a minority ethnic background had entered some kind of employment at first destination and a third had entered further study or training. This compares with 63 per cent of all Welsh domiciled qualifiers entering employment and a quarter entering further study or training.
• The proportion of undergraduate qualifiers from a minority ethnic background assumed to be unemployed, at 9 per cent, was higher than the figure for all Welsh domiciled qualifiers (6 per cent).

(a) Full time and sandwich undergraduate enrolments. The country of domicile of students represents their country of domicile prior to entering HE.

(b) Data are taken from the HESA First Destination Supplement (FDS), which is a snapshot of student outcomes 6 months following graduation. The response rates for the survey were 75 per cent for students from a minority ethnic group compared to 83 per cent for all Welsh domiciled students.

Contact

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E-mail: post16ed.stats@wales.gsi.gov.uk

Source

Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA)

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