In his letter of 6 May the then Secretary of State informed HEFCE that up to 10,000 additional student numbers (ASN) could be awarded in 2010-11, with that figure to be finally confirmed in the next annual grant letter. At this stage in the cycle of negotiations with institutions it is not possible to determine the breakdown of those places.
(2) what proportion of students from Cornwall who started a higher education course in each year since 1997 had parents in the (a) A, (b) B, (c) C1, (d) C2, (e) D and (f) E social grouping.
The latest information on socio-economic classification from the Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) is shown in the table. Parental socio-economic classification information is self-reported by entrants aged under 21, therefore figures are restricted to this group of entrants. This information should be regarded with caution due to the high proportion of students who fail to report their parents’ occupations, or who provide incomplete or imprecise information. Figures prior to 2002/03 are not comparable due to the change from social class to socio-economic classification.
Figures for the 2008/09 academic year will be available in January 2010.
Academic year Local authority Higher managerial and professional occupations Lower managerial and professional occupations Intermediate occupations Small employers and own account workers Lower supervisory and technical occupations 2002/03 All entrants4 17 22 10 5 3 of which; Cornwall 14 24 9 8 4 2003/04 All entrants4 19 25 10 6 4 of which; Cornwall 15 24 11 9 5 2004/05 All entrants4 18 25 10 6 4 of which; Cornwall 14 24 9 8 5 2005/06 All entrants4 17 23 10 5 4 of which; Cornwall 13 23 9 8 5 2006/07 All entrants4 17 22 9 6 4 of which; Cornwall 12 25 10 9 5 2007/08 All entrants4 17 22 9 5 3 of which; Cornwall 14 24 9 10 5
Academic year Local authority Semi-routine occupations Routine occupations Never worked and long-term unemployed2 Missing/not classified Total 2002/03 All entrants4 7 4 0 31 100 of which; Cornwall 7 4 0 30 100 2003/04 All entrants4 8 4 0 25 100 of which; Cornwall 9 3 0 24 100 2004/05 All entrants4 8 4 0 26 100 of which; Cornwall 8 4 0 28 100 2005/06 All entrants4 8 4 0 30 100 of which; Cornwall 8 4 0 30 100 2006/07 All entrants4 8 4 0 32 100 of which; Cornwall 9 4 0 26 100 2007/08 All entrants4 8 4 0 31 100 of which; Cornwall 9 4 0 24 100 1 Excludes the Open university due to inconsistencies in their coding of entrants across the time series. 2 Information is not comprehensively collected on the ‘never worked and long-term unemployed’ category for students: Students who fit this group are usually classed as having missing information. 3 Covers students whose socio-economic classification was missing or not classified: not classified includes occupations which were inadequately described, not classifiable or unstated. 4 Covers entrants of all domiciles. Note: Figures are based on a HESA standard registration population. Source: Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA).