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Year 11 Pupil Destinations from Schools in Wales 2022

Summary

Figures are for students aged 15 or 16 who were in their final year of statutory education, Year 11, in mainstream and special schools during the 2021-2022 academic year. The survey, providing the destination of these pupils on the 31st of October 2022, was in respect of 32,314 pupils who left compulsory education in 2022.

  • 51.1% (16,522 individuals) were male and 48.8% (15,767 individuals) were female. 25 pupils (0.1%) identified themselves as other
  • Most of the cohort, 92.9% (30,013 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 91.8% of males, 94.1% of female pupils and 80.0% of pupils in the other category
  • The greatest proportion of the cohort, 87.8% (28,381 individuals) continued in full time education (FTE)
  • Of those continuing in FTE, 59.9% continued at a further education college (16,997 individuals) and 40.1% (11,384 individuals) continued their education in school
  • A higher proportion of males (4.7 percentage points more than females) chose to continue their education at further education college
  • A higher proportion of females (4.7 percentage points more than males) chose to remain in school
  • 7.9% of the cohort (2,548 individuals) entered the labour market, either going into employment or work-based training. More males than females chose to enter the labour market (9.5% males compared to 6.2% females)
  • 2.4% (775 individuals) entered work-based training non-employed status
  • 2.0% of the cohort (662 individuals) entered work-based training with employed status. A higher proportion of males (2.9%) than females (1.2%) were in this category
  • 3.4% (1,111 individuals) entered employment outside Government supported funding. More males (4.2%) than females (2.6%) chose this route
  • On the survey date, 2.1% of the cohort (664 individuals), were known not to be in any form of education, training, or employment (NEET). Males accounted for 54.7% of the total (363 individuals) compared to females at 44.9% (298 individuals)
  • 33.3% (221 individuals) of those NEET were able to enter employment, education, or training (EET) as opposed to the 66.7% (443 individuals) who were unable to enter EET due to illness, pregnancy, or other reasons
  • There was no response to the survey from 1.0% of the cohort (312 individuals)
  • 0.7% (214 individuals), were shown to have left their local area

Year 11 Overall Figures

Bar chart of destinations of Year 11 pupils showing the majority (87.8%) continuing in full time education. All data is in the table below

Table showing overall figures of year 11 destinations
  Male % Female % Other % Total %
Continuing in Full Time Education 14,142 85.6 14,219 90.2 20 80 28,381 87.8
Continuing in Part Time Education (less than 16 hours a week) 149 0.9 46 0.3 0 0.0 195 0.6
Work Based Training - Non Employed Status 401 2.4 374 2.4 0 0.0 775 2.4
Work Based Training - Employed Status 471 2.9 191 1.2 0 0.0 662 2.0
Employed - Other 696 4.2 414 2.6 1 4.0 1,111 3.4
Known Not To Be In Education, Employment or Training 363 2.2 298 1.9 3 12.0 664 2.1
No Response to Survey 192 1.2 119 0.8 1 4.0 312 1.0
Left the Area 108 0.7 106 0.7 0 0.0 214 0.7
Total Number in cohort 16,522 100 15,767 100 25 100 32,314 100

Full Time Education (FTE)

Table showing percentage of students who stayed in Full Time Education by gender
Gender Percentage of students who stayed in Full Time Education
Male 85.6%
Female 90.2%
Table showing analysis of all continuing in Full Time Education
  Male % Female % Other % Total %
Continuing to Year 12 in School 5,344 37.8 6,040 42.5 0 0.0 11,384 40.1
Continuing to Year 12 in Colleges of Further Education 8,798 62.2 8,179 57.5 20 100 16,997 59.9
Total 14,142 100 14,219 100 20 100 28,381 100

Known Not To Be In Education, Employment or Training (NEET)

Table showing analysis of all known not to be in employment, full time education or WBTYP (Work Based Training for Young People)
  Male % Female % Other % Total %
Able to enter Employment, Education or WBTYP 124 34.2 95 31.9 2 66.7 221 33.3
Unable to enter Employment, Education or WBTYP due to illness, pregnancy and other reasons 239 65.8 203 68.1 1 33.3 443 66.7
Total 363 100 298 100 3 100 664 100

Ethnicity

Of those returning information on ethnicity from ethnic minority backgrounds:

  • The most popular choice of route across all minority ethnic groups was continuing in FTE at 92.9% (compared with 87.4% for those from white backgrounds)
  • A higher percentage of those with white backgrounds went into the various labour market categories (8.4%) compared to those from minority ethnic backgrounds (2.9%)
  • A higher proportion of young people who were NEET came from white backgrounds (2.1% or 617 individuals) compared to individuals from an ethnic minority (1.3% or 32 individuals)
Table showing ethnicity by % white, ethnic minority groups and no information on ethnicity
  White % Minority Ethnic Groups % No information on ethnicity % Total %
Continuing in Full Time Education (Schools and Colleges) 25,486 87.4 2,255 92.9 640 89.3 28,381 87.8
Continuing in Part Time Education (Less than 16 hours a week) 180 0.6 12 0.5 3 0.4 195 0.6
WBTYP (without employed status) 746 2.6 25 1.0 4 0.6 775 2.4
WBTYP (employed status) 639 2.2 16 0.7 7 1.0 662 2.0
Employment 1,065 3.7 30 1.2 16 2.2 1,111 3.4
Known Not To Be In Education, Employment or Training 617 2.1 32 1.3 15 2.1 664 2.1
Unknown 277 0.9 23 0.9 12 1.7 312 1.0
Statutory School leavers who are known to have left the area 159 0.5 35 1.4 20 2.8 214 0.7
Total Number in Cohort 29,169 100 2,428 100 717 100 32,314 100
% of Total Cohort   90.3   7.5   2.2   100

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