CFE FINDINGS 2021-22
KEY HEADLINES
The annual national evaluation of the Uni Connect programme is run by CFE . The key findings are below .
36 % of students engaged in SUN-funded outreach and from the
1 most disadvantaged areas in the SUN region have progressed to higher education . This is 6 % higher than the national average and 21 % higher than the average for the SUN region .
10 % of students engaged in SUN-funded outreach progressed
2 to a high tariff university by the time they were 19 . This increases to 13 % by the age of 21 .
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88 % of students who progressed to higher education are still continuing their qualification . Non-continuation rates of students who engaged in SUN-funded activity are 5 % lower than the national average .
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CFE received 1,065 responses from Year 9 students across the SUN region .
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56 % of respondents live in a Uni Connect postcode .
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Responses came from 27 SUN target wards within Hampshire , Dorset and Isle of Wight .
KNOWLEDGE OF HIGHER EDUCATION :
72 % stated they knew only a little about the subjects they could study at higher education .
57 % stated they knew only a little about the type of course they could study at higher education and over a third stated they knew nothing at all .
50 % stated they did not know how to apply for higher education and 44 % stated they knew only a little about applying to higher education .
Key Demographics :
The majority of students who completed this survey are from disadvantaged areas . Data used looks at education , skills and training , income levels of families with children and progression rates to higher education .
One third of respondents said they had received free school meals .
74 % of respondents identified as being from a White British background and 25 % identified as being from Other Ethnic Backgrounds .
20 % of respondents identified as having a disability .
6 % of respondents identified they had a family member in the military .
6 % of respondents identified that they are , or have been , in care .
10 % of respondents considered themselves to be a young carer .
The average higher education progression rate for the regions represented in survey data is 15 %.
59 % stated they only knew a little about how their qualifications and grades linked to progressing to higher education .