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Year 12 Pupil Destinations from Schools in Wales 2023

Summary

Figures are for students aged 16 or 17 who were in the first year of a school sixth form. The survey, providing the destination of these pupils on 31 October 2023, was in respect of 11,431 pupils.

  • 46.9% (5,365 individuals) were male and 53.1% (6,065) individuals) were female.
  • The majority of the cohort, 95.4% (10,902 individuals) went into some form of continued learning in full time education (FTE), part time education (16 hours or less a week) or work-based training. This represented 95.0% of male and 95.7% of female pupils
  • The greatest proportion of the cohort, 93.6 % (10,698 individuals) continued in full time education
  • 91.7% of those continuing in FTE (9,807 individuals) continued their education in school and 8.3% continued at a further education college (888 individuals)
  • A higher proportion of males (9.8%) chose to continue their education at colleges of further education than females (7.0%)
  • A higher proportion of females (92.9%) chose to continue to Year 13 in school than males (90.2%)
  • 4.0% of the cohort (460 individuals) entered the labour market, either going into employment or work-based training. More males than females chose to enter the labour market (4.5% males and 3.6% females)
  • 0.4% (45 individuals) entered work-based training non-employed status
  • 1.1% of the cohort (126 individuals) entered work-based training with employed status. A higher proportion of males (1.3%) than females (0.9%) were in this category
  • 2.5% (289 individuals) entered employment outside Government supported funding; males 2.7% (147 individuals) and females 2.3% (142 individuals)
  • On the survey date, 0.5% of the cohort (62 individuals) were known not to be in any form of education, training, or employment (NEET). Males accounted for 61.3% of the total (38 individuals) compared to females at 38.7% (24 individuals)
  • 53.2% (33 individuals) of those known to be NEET were able to enter employment, education, or training (EET)
  • 46.8% of those known to be NEET (29 individuals) were unable to enter EET due to illness, pregnancy, or other reasons
  • There was no response to the survey from 1.3% of the cohort (147 individuals)
  • 0.3% (31 individuals) were shown to have left their local area

Year 12 Overall Figures

Bar chart of destinations of Year 12 pupils showing the majority (93.6%) continuing in full time education. All data is in the table below
Table showing year 12 overall figures
 Male%Female%Other%Total%
Continuing in Full Time Education

4,982

92.9

5,715

94.2

1

100

10,698

93.6

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

19

0.4

14

0.2

0

0

33

0.3

Work Based Training - Non employed status

27

0.5

18

0.3

0

0

45

0.4

Work Based Training - Employed status

70

1.3

56

0.9

0

0

126

1.1

Employed - Other

147

2.7

142

2.3

0

0

289

2.5

Known Not To Be In Education, Employment or Training

38

0.7

24

0.4

0

0

62

0.5

No response to survey

69

1.3

78

1.3

0

0

147

1.3

Left the area

13

0.2

18

0.3

0

0

31

0.3

Total number in cohort

5,365

100

6,065

100

1

100

11,431

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
Male92.9%
Female94.2%
Table showing analysis of all continuing in Full Time Education
 Male%Female%Other%Total%
Continuing to Year 13 in School

4,495

90.2

5,312

92.9

0

0

9,807

91.7

Continuing to Year 13 in colleges of further education

486

9.8

401

7.0

1

100

888

8.3

Year 12 continuing in Higher Education

1

0.0

2

0.0

0

0

3

0.0

Year 12 taking gap year with intention of going to Higher Education

0

0.0

0

0.0

0

0

0

0.0

Total

4,982

100

5,715

100

1

100

10,698

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

24

63.2

9

37.5

0

0

33

53.2

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

14

36.8

15

62.5

0

0

29

46.8

Total

38

100

24

100

0

0

62

100

Ethnicity

Of those returning information on ethnicity:

  • The most popular choice of route across all minority ethnic groups was continuing in FTE at 95.5%. This is higher than the proportion for those from a white background (93.3%)
  • A higher percentage of those from white backgrounds went into the various labour market categories (4.3%) compared to those from minority ethnic backgrounds (2.1%)
  • A higher proportion of young people who were NEET came from white backgrounds (0.6% or 56 individuals) compared to individuals from an ethnic minority (0.5% or 6 individuals)
Table showing year 12 destinations 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)

9,205

93.3

1,185

95.5

308

95.1

10,698

93.6

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

31

0.3

1

0.1

1

0.3

33

0.3

WBTYP (without employed status)

37

0.4

7

0.6

1

0.3

45

0.4

WBTYP (employed status)

117

1.2

6

0.5

3

0.9

126

1.1

Employment

275

2.8

13

1.0

1

0.3

289

2.5

Known Not To Be In Education, Employment or Training

56

0.6

6

0.5

0

0.0

62

0.5

Unknown

124

1.3

21

1.7

2

0.6

147

1.3

Statutory School leavers who are known to have left the area

21

0.2

2

0.2

8

2.5

31

0.3

Total Number in Cohort

9,866

100

1,241

100

324

100

11,431

100

% of Total Cohort

 

86.3

 

10.9

 

2.8

 

100

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