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Year 13 Pupil Destinations from Schools in Wales 2022

Summary

Figures are for students aged 17 or 18 in the second year of a school sixth form. The survey, providing the destination of these pupils on the 31st of October 2022, was in respect of 11,315 pupils completing Year 13 in 2022.

  • 45.8% were male and 54.1% were female
  • 80.1% of the cohort (9,058 individuals) went into some form of continued learning in education or work-based training. A higher proportion of the total female cohort were in this category (81.8%) compared to males (78.1%)
  • 76.7% of the cohort (8,684 individuals) continued in full time education (FTE). Of those 83.3% (7,238 individuals) progressed directly to higher education. This represented 64.0% of the total cohort
  • 68.5% of the total female cohort progressed directly to higher education and 58.7% of the total male cohort
  • Of those continuing within FTE a lower percentage 6.4% (553 individuals) continued their education in school compared to 9.0% (780 individuals) who continued at a further education college
  • 1.3% (113 individuals) of those continuing in education stated that they were taking a gap year with the intention of going on to higher education the following year
  • Continuing in part time education (16 hours or less per week) was the route taken by 47 individuals (0.4%)
  • 15.6% (1,767 individuals) entered the labour market, either going into employment or work-based training
  • 12.7% (1,440 individuals) entered employment outside of Government supported training, 13.7% of males (710 individuals) and 11.9% of females (730 individuals)
  • A small proportion of the cohort 0.2% (24 individuals) entered work-based training without employed status
  • 2.7% (303 individuals) entered work-based learning with employed status. A higher percentage of males (3.8%) than females (1.7%) took this route
  • On the survey date, 2.8% (322 individuals) of the cohort were known not to be in any form of education, training, or employment (NEET). A higher percentage of males 3.6% (184 individuals) than females 2.2% (134 individuals) were in this category
  • 0.3% (29 individuals) of the cohort were shown to have left their local area

Year 13 Overall Figures

Bar chart of destinations of Year 13 pupils showing the majority (76.7%) continuing in full time education. All data is in the table below
Table showing year 13 overall figures
  Male % Female % Other % Total %
Continuing in Full Time Education 3,811 73.5 4,870 79.5 3 37.5 8,684 76.7
Continuing in Part Time Education (less than 16 hours a week) 25 0.5 22 0.4 0 0.0 47 0.4
Work Based Training - Non employed status 14 0.3 10 0.2 0 0.0 24 0.2
Work Based Training - Employed status 196 3.8 107 1.7 0 0.0 303 2.7
Employed - Other 710 13.7 730 11.9 0 0.0 1,440 12.7
Known Not To Be In Education, Employment or Training 184 3.6 134 2.2 4 50.0 322 2.8
No response to survey 231 4.5 234 3.8 1 12.5 466 4.1
Left the area 11 0.2 18 0.3 0 0.0 29 0.3
Total number in cohort 5,182 100 6,125 100 8 100 11,315 100

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 73.5%
Female 79.5%
Table showing analysis of all continuing in Full Time Education
  Male % Female % Other % Total %
Continuing to Year 14 in School of 11-18 schools 316 8.3 235 4.8 2 66.7 553 6.4
Year 13 school leavers continuing to colleges of Further Education 407 10.7 373 7.7 0 0.0 780 9.0
Year 13 continuing in Higher Education 3,043 79.8 4,194 86.1 1 33.3 7,238 83.3
Year 13 taking gap year with intention of going to Higher Education 45 1.2 68 1.4 0 0.0 113 1.3
Total 3,811 100 4,870 100 3 100 8,684 100

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

Table showing analysis of all known not to be in full time education, employment or Work Based Training for Young People (WBTYP)
  Male % Female % Other % Total %
Able to enter Employment, Education or WBTYP 87 47.3 59 44.0 1 25.0 147 45.7
Unable to enter Employment, Education or WBTYP due to illness, pregnancy and other reasons 97 52.7 75 56.0 3 75.0 175 54.3
Total 184 100 134 100 4 100 322 100

Ethnicity

Of those returning information on ethnicity:

  • The most popular choice of route across all minority ethnic groups was continuing in FTE at 84.5%. This compared to 75.9% for individuals from a white background
  • A higher percentage of those with white backgrounds entered employment outside of Government sponsored training (13.5% of those from a white background compared to 6.9% of those from a minority ethnic background)
  • A higher percentage of those with white backgrounds entered work-based training–employed status (2.8% of those from a white background compared to 1.3% of those from a minority ethnic background)
  • The proportion of young people from a minority ethnic background who were NEET was higher than that for those with a white background (3.0% compared to 2.8%). This represents 282 individuals from a white background and 32 individuals from a minority ethnic background

Table showing year 13 destinations by % white, ethnic minority groups and no information on ethnicity
  White % Minority Ethnic Groups % No information on ethnicity % Total %
Continuing in FT Education (schools and colleges) 7,561 75.9 887 84.5 236 79.5 8,684 76.7
Continuing in Part Time Education (less than 16 hours a week) 37 0.4 8 0.8 2 0.7 47 0.4
WBTYP (without employed status) 22 0.2 1 0.1 1 0.3 24 0.2
WBTYP (employed status) 277 2.8 14 1.3 12 4.0 303 2.7
Employment 1,342 13.5 72 6.9 26 8.8 1,440 12.7
Known Not To Be In Education, Employment or Training 282 2.8 32 3.0 8 2.7 322 2.8
Unknown 421 4.2 33 3.1 12 4.0 466 4.1
Statutory School leavers who are known to have left the area 26 0.3 3 0.3 0 0.0 29 0.3
Total Number in Cohort 9,968 100 1,050 100 297 100 11,315 100
% of Total Cohort   88.1   9.3   2.6   100

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