Summary
Figures are for students aged 16 or 17 who were typically in the first year of a school sixth form. The survey, providing the destination of these pupils on the 31st of October 2021 was in respect of 12,411 pupils that is the 2021 Year 12 destinations cohort.
- 45.9% (5,694 individuals) were male and 54.0% (6,708) individuals) were female. 9 pupils (0.1%) identified themselves as other
- The majority of the cohort, 96.9% (12,027 individuals) went into some form of continued learning in full time education, part time education (16 hours or less a week) or work-based training. This represented 96.6% of male and 97.2% of female pupils
- The greatest proportion of the cohort, 96.1 % (11,922 individuals) continued in full time education
- 95.8% of those continuing in full time education (11,420 individuals) continued their education in school and 4.2% continued at a further education college (495 individuals)
- A higher proportion of males (1.4 percentage points more than females) chose to continue their education at colleges of further education
- A higher proportion of females (1.4 percentage points more than males) chose to remain in school
- 2.1% of the cohort (259 individuals) entered the labour market, either going into employment or work-based training. 0.4 percentage points more males than females chose to enter the labour market (2.3% males and 1.9% females)
- 0.2% (21 individuals) entered work-based training non-employed status
- 0.6% of the cohort (75 individuals) entered work-based training with employed status. A higher proportion of males (0.7%) than females (0.5%) were in this category
- 1.3% (163 individuals) entered employment outside Government supported funding. This was the same percentage for males (1.3%) as females (1.3%) though the number of individuals was higher for females (87) than for males (76)
- On the survey date, 0.4% of the cohort (55 individuals), were known not to be in any form of education, training, or employment (NEET). Males accounted for 50.9% of the total (28 individuals) compared to females at 49.1% (27 individuals)
- 36.4% (20 individuals) of those known not to be in any form of education, employment, or training (NEET) were able to enter employment, education, or training (EET)
- 63.6% of NEETs (35 individuals) were unable to enter EET due to illness, pregnancy, or other reasons
- There was no response to the survey from 1.1% of the cohort (142 individuals)
- 0.2% (24 individuals), were shown to have left their local area
Year 12 Overall Figures
| Status | Male | % | Female | % | Other | % | Total | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Continuing in Full Time Education | 5,437 | 95.5 | 6,476 | 96.5 | 9 | 100.0 | 11,922 | 96.1 |
| Continuing in Part Time Education (less than 16 hours a week) | 7 | 0.1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 9 | 0.1 |
| Work Based Training - Non employed status | 12 | 0.2 | 9 | 0.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 21 | 0.2 |
| Work Based Training - Employed status | 42 | 0.7 | 33 | 0.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 75 | 0.6 |
| Employed - Other | 76 | 1.3 | 87 | 1.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 163 | 1.3 |
| Known Not To Be In Education, Employment or Training | 28 | 0.5 | 27 | 0.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 55 | 0.4 |
| No response to survey | 84 | 1.5 | 58 | 0.9 | 0 | 0.0 | 142 | 1.1 |
| Left the area | 8 | 0.1 | 16 | 0.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 24 | 0.2 |
| Total number in cohort | 5,694 | 100 | 6,708 | 100 | 9 | 100 | 12,411 | 100 |
Full Time Education (FTE)
| Gender | Percentage of students who stayed in Full Time Education |
|---|---|
| Male | 95.5% |
| Female | 96.5% |
| Status | Male | % | Female | % | Other | % | Total | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Continuing to Year 13 in School | 5,167 | 95.0 | 6,245 | 96.4 | 8 | 88.9 | 11,420 | 95.8 |
| Continuing to Year 13 in colleges of further education | 268 | 4.9 | 226 | 3.5 | 1 | 11.1 | 495 | 4.2 |
| Year 12 continuing in Higher Education | 2 | 0.0 | 5 | 0.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 7 | 0.1 |
| Year 12 taking gap year with intention of going to Higher Education | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Total | 5,437 | 100 | 6,476 | 100 | 9 | 100 | 11,922 | 100 |
Known Not To Be In Education, Employment, or Training (NEET)
| Status | Male | % | Female | % | Other | % | Total | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Able to enter Employment, Education or WBTYP | 9 | 32.1 | 11 | 40.7 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 36.4 |
| Unable to enter Employment, Education or WBTYP due to illness, pregnancy and other reasons | 19 | 67.9 | 16 | 59.3 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 63.6 |
| Total | 28 | 100 | 27 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 100 |
Ethnicity
Of those returning information on ethnicity:
- The most popular choice of route across all minority ethnic groups was continuing in full time education at 96.0%. This is slightly lower than the proportion for those from a white background (96.1%)
- A higher percentage of those with white backgrounds (1.2 percentage point difference) were represented in the 'employed - other' category, 1.5% from white backgrounds compared to 0.3% from minority ethnic backgrounds
- The NEET figure for those from white backgrounds is the same as that for those from an ethnic minority background (0.5%)
| Status | White | % | Minority Ethnic Groups | % | No information on ethnicity | % | Total | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Continuing in Full Time Education (schools and colleges) | 10,069 | 96.1 | 1,203 | 96.0 | 650 | 95.6 | 11,922 | 96.1 |
| Continuing in Part Time Education (less than 16 hours a week) | 8 | 0.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.1 | 9 | 0.1 |
| WBTYP (without employed status) | 19 | 0.2 | 1 | 0.1 | 1 | 0.1 | 21 | 0.2 |
| WBTYP (employed status) | 69 | 0.7 | 2 | 0.2 | 4 | 0.6 | 75 | 0.6 |
| Employment | 154 | 1.5 | 4 | 0.3 | 5 | 0.7 | 163 | 1.3 |
| Known Not To Be In Education, Employment or Training | 48 | 0.5 | 6 | 0.5 | 1 | 0.1 | 55 | 0.4 |
| Unknown | 104 | 1.0 | 30 | 2.4 | 8 | 1.2 | 142 | 1.1 |
| Statutory School leavers who are known to have left the area | 7 | 0.1 | 7 | 0.6 | 10 | 1.5 | 24 | 0.2 |
| Total Number in Cohort | 10,478 | 100 | 1,253 | 100 | 680 | 100 | 12,411 | 100 |
| % of Total Cohort | 84.4 | 10.1 | 5.5 | 100.0 |
View other year groups
View the overall figures of Year 11 pupil destinations from schools in Wales 2021.
View the overall figures of Year 13 pupil destinations from schools in Wales 2021.