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Year 13 Pupil Destinations from Schools in Wales 2023

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 31 October 2023, was in respect of 10,383 pupils completing Year 13 in 2023.

  • 47.2% were male and 52.8% were female
  • 79.2% of the cohort (8,228 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 (81.9%) compared to males (76.3%)
  • 75.2% of the cohort (7,813 individuals) continued in full time education (FTE). Of those 85.3% (6,665 individuals) progressed directly to higher education. This represented 64.2% of the total cohort
  • 70.2% of the total female cohort progressed directly to higher education and 57.5% of the total male cohort
  • Of those continuing within FTE a lower percentage 5.7% (448 individuals) continued their education in school compared to 7.9% (619 individuals) who continued at a further education college
  • 1.0% (81 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 40 individuals (0.4%)
  • 16.6% (1,721 individuals) entered the labour market, either going into employment or work-based training
  • 13.0% (1,346 individuals) entered employment outside of Government supported training, 14.6% of males (713 individuals) and 11.5% of females (633 individuals)
  • A small proportion of the cohort 0.3% (30 individuals) entered work-based training without employed status
  • 3.3% (345 individuals) entered work-based learning with employed status. A higher percentage of males (5.1%) than females (1.8%) took this route
  • On the survey date, 3.6% (375 individuals) of the cohort were known not to be in any form of education, training, or employment (NEET). A higher percentage of males 4.8% (235 individuals) than females 2.6% (140 individuals) were in this category
  • 0.3% (26 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 (75.2%) 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

3,448

70.4

4,365

79.6

0

0

7,813

75.2

Continuing in
Part Time Education
(less than 16 hours a week)

24

0.5

16

0.3

0

0

40

0.4

Work Based Training
- Non employed status

15

0.3

15

0.3

0

0

30

0.3

Work Based Training
- Employed status

248

5.1

97

1.8

0

0

345

3.3

Employed - Other

713

14.6

633

11.5

0

0

1,346

13.0

Known Not To Be
In Education,
Employment or Training

235

4.8

140

2.6

0

0

375

3.6

No response to
survey

202

4.1

206

3.8

0

0

408

3.9

Left the area

13

0.3

13

0.2

0

0

26

0.3

Total number
in cohort

4,898

100

5,485

100

0

0

10,383

100

Full Time Education (FTE)

Table showing percentage of students who stayed in Full Time Education by gender
GenderPercentage of students who stayed in Full Time Education
Male70.4%
Female79.6%
Table showing analysis of all continuing in Full Time Education
 Male%Female%Other%Total%
Continuing to Year 14 in School of 11-18 schools

257

7.5

191

4.4

0

0

448

5.7

Year 13 school leavers continuing to colleges of Further Education

347

10.1

272

6.2

0

0

619

7.9

Year 13 continuing in Higher Education

2,815

81.6

3,850

88.2

0

0

6,665

85.3

Year 13 taking gap year with intention of going to Higher Education

29

0.8

52

1.2

0

0

81

1.0

Total

3,448

100

4,365

100

0

0

7,813

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

97

41.3

46

32.9

0

0

143

38.1

Unable to enter Employment, Education or WBTYP due to illness, pregnancy and other reasons

138

58.7

94

67.1

0

0

232

61.9

Total

235

100

140

100

0

0

375

100

Ethnicity

Of those returning information on ethnicity:

  • The most popular choice of route across all minority ethnic groups was continuing in FTE at 83.8%. This compared to 74.2% for individuals from a white background
  • A higher percentage of those with white backgrounds entered employment outside of Government sponsored training (13.8% of those from a white background compared to 5.5% of those from a minority ethnic background)
  • A higher percentage of those with white backgrounds entered work-based training–employed status (3.4% of those from a white background compared to 2.7% of those from a minority ethnic background)
  • The proportion of young people from a white background who were NEET was higher than that for those from a minority ethnic background (3.7% compared to 2.6%). This represents 344 individuals from a white background and 27 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)

6,851

74.2

868

83.8

94

79.0

7,813

75.2

Continuing in Part Time Education (less than 16 hours a week)

36

0.4

4

0.4

0

0.0

40

0.4

WBTYP (without employed status)

28

0.3

2

0.2

0

0.0

30

0.3

WBTYP (employed status)

315

3.4

28

2.7

2

1.7

345

3.3

Employment

1278

13.8

57

5.5

11

9.2

1,346

13.0

Known Not To Be In Education, Employment or Training

344

3.7

27

2.6

4

3.4

375

3.6

Unknown

356

3.9

45

4.3

7

5.9

408

3.9

Statutory School leavers who are known to have left the area

20

0.2

5

0.5

1

0.8

26

0.3

Total Number in Cohort

9,228

100

1,036

100

119

100

10,383

100

% of Total Cohort

 

88.9

 

10.0

 

1.1

 

100

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