Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what information his Department holds on the number of people from (a) Lewisham, Deptford constituency and (b) Lewisham borough who graduated from university in the 2016-17 academic year.
These statistics are publically available as the Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) collects and publishes statistics on enrolments and qualifications obtained from UK Higher Education Institutions (HEIs). The latest statistics, referring to the 2016 to 2017 academic year, were published on 11 January 2018. They can be accessed through the following link: https://www.hesa.ac.uk/news/11-01-2018/sfr247-higher-education-student-statistics
The table below provides information on numbers of qualifiers from courses at UK providers who were living in Lewisham borough and the Lewisham Deptford parliamentary constituency before starting their studies.
Higher Education qualifiers domiciled in Lewisham borough and Lewisham-Deptford constituency prior to study by level of qualification
UK Higher Education Institutions
Academic year 2016 to 2017
| Lewisham borough | Lewisham Deptford parliamentary constituency |
Postgraduate (research) | 95 | 50 |
Postgraduate (taught) | 960 | 480 |
First degree | 1,785 | 735 |
Other undergraduate | 425 | 190 |
Total | 3,265 | 1,455 |
1) Figures are rounded to the nearest multiple of five so may not sum to totals
2) Constituency and local authority is derived from the student's postcode prior to study.