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Written Question · S4W-06844 · Session 4

What percentage of undergraduates domiciled in Scotland and on (a) full- and (b) part-time higher education course at college has been from…

Answered Asked by Liam McArthur LD Lodged 20 Apr 2012

The question

To ask the Scottish Executive what percentage of undergraduates domiciled in Scotland and on (a) full- and (b) part-time higher education course at college has been from deprived areas in each of the last three years, broken down by institution.

The answer

Answered by Michael Russell on 2 May 2012 · 12 days after it was lodged, on time

The information requested is provided in the following tables.
Table 1(a): Percentage of Scottish domiciled full-time HE students from deprived areas, 2008-09 to 2010-11:
College
2008-09
2009-10
2010-11
Total
Deprived
%
Total
Deprived
%
Total
Deprived
%
Aberdeen College
2,165
8.33%
2,170
10.39%
2,340
8.97%
Adam Smith College
1,480
21.96%
1,625
22.29%
1,695
22.85%
Angus College
310
11.29%
395
16.46%
420
14.29%
Anniesland College
455
35.56%
510
33.66%
585
35.59%
Ayr College
630
24.60%
665
31.06%
770
33.12%
Banff and Buchan College of Further Education
175
8.57%
265
8.16%
260
8.33%
Barony College
50
10.00%
70
7.14%
75
7.14%
Borders College
110
9.09%
95
10.00%
130
7.69%
Cardonald College
890
33.71%
1,010
33.67%
1,150
33.04%
Carnegie College
325
17.74%
440
17.44%
500
19.15%
Central College Glasgow
1,400
30.82%
1,535
31.05%
1,625
32.41%
Clydebank College
640
41.27%
830
41.57%
940
43.62%
Coatbridge College
390
42.86%
410
47.50%
485
43.30%
Cumbernauld College
300
16.67%
350
18.57%
410
16.05%
Dumfries and Galloway College
290
12.07%
280
14.29%
325
15.15%
Dundee College
1,310
29.12%
1,425
29.93%
1,490
31.42%
Edinburgh’s Telford College
1,190
11.30%
1,430
12.32%
1,490
13.42%
Elmwood College
220
6.82%
250
8.00%
270
10.20%
Forth Valley College
1,010
14.50%
1,115
15.70%
1,235
17.00%
Glasgow College of Nautical Studies
990
24.37%
975
31.79%
1,025
25.76%
Glasgow Metropolitan
2,075
23.66%
2,165
23.83%
2,205
25.00%
James Watt College of Further and Higher Education
1,620
35.71%
1,805
33.70%
1,800
34.64%
Jewel and Esk College
705
12.77%
775
12.26%
830
12.73%
John Wheatley College
70
66.67%
75
53.33%
95
68.42%
Kilmarnock College
510
31.68%
590
37.29%
575
33.04%
Langside College
665
25.56%
735
27.89%
790
30.57%
Motherwell College
855
31.85%
1,030
32.00%
1,120
31.19%
North Glasgow College
510
35.00%
515
35.92%
705
36.43%
Oatridge College
140
7.14%
165
9.38%
170
8.82%
Reid Kerr College
1,025
36.59%
1,165
32.62%
1,220
36.44%
South Lanarkshire College
290
13.79%
495
16.16%
560
13.39%
Stevenson College Edinburgh
815
13.66%
955
14.14%
1,090
12.44%
Stow College
1,025
32.84%
1,165
31.80%
1,355
33.96%
West Lothian College
345
21.74%
400
21.52%
500
22.00%
Total
24,980
24.20%
27,880
25.00%
30,235
25.43%
Source: Scottish Funding Council.
Table 1(b): Percentage of Scottish domiciled part-time HE students from deprived areas, 2008-09 to 2010-11:
College
2008-09
2009-10
2010-11
Total
Deprived
%
Total
Deprived
%
Total
Deprived
%
Aberdeen College
1,435
6.06%
1,450
8.62%
1,505
9.30%
Adam Smith College
2,515
14.94%
2,330
16.05%
1,595
15.99%
Angus College
450
10.11%
460
7.61%
465
9.68%
Anniesland College
445
29.55%
430
29.07%
445
31.46%
Ayr College
475
23.46%
375
18.92%
395
25.32%
Banff and Buchan College of Further Education
765
4.58%
575
3.54%
570
2.70%
Barony College
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
5
0.00%
Borders College
210
2.38%
210
7.14%
225
6.82%
Cardonald College
620
32.77%
735
27.20%
810
31.43%
Carnegie College
910
13.19%
920
12.88%
835
11.03%
Central College Glasgow
1,300
26.92%
1,135
27.88%
1,090
29.82%
Clydebank College
385
27.27%
380
28.38%
460
29.67%
Coatbridge College
65
23.08%
70
28.57%
100
42.11%
Cumbernauld College
240
16.67%
225
11.11%
195
12.82%
Dumfries and Galloway College
345
13.04%
450
12.22%
295
13.79%
Dundee College
1,210
16.32%
1,305
18.15%
1,015
16.00%
Edinburgh’s Telford College
860
11.64%
690
13.87%
785
14.10%
Elmwood College
110
9.09%
75
13.33%
95
11.11%
Forth Valley College
1,080
10.33%
825
10.30%
880
9.71%
Glasgow College of Nautical Studies
840
23.35%
865
23.12%
855
20.25%
Glasgow Metropolitan
585
25.22%
520
24.04%
600
25.00%
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