White Working Class Males in British Higher Education
The underlying data for the KS4 destinations tables in 2013 / 14 at the institutional level includes a breakdown by ethnic groups for 98 schools and colleges across the four local authority areas . Figure 7 calculates the aggregate numbers and rates for all destinations recorded for white ethnic background students , based on the institutional level figures . Southampton has proportionally more non-white students across local schools and colleges included in the data compared to other areas . The proportional of white students recording a sustained destination is lowest in Portsmouth and Southampton .
Cohort
Went on to a sustained destination Number of white students recording a destination
% of white students with a destination
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Number of students |
Number of white students |
% white students |
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Hampshire |
13,640 |
12,800 |
94 % |
11,770 |
92 % |
Isle of Wight |
1,450 |
1,350 |
93 % |
1,250 |
93 % |
Portsmouth |
1,760 |
1,560 |
89 % |
1,370 |
88 % |
Southampton |
2,020 |
1,680 |
83 % |
1,460 |
87 % |
Source : SFR05 / 2016 |
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Figure 7 : Summary of institutional level ethnicity data by local authority area ( KS4 cohort in |
2012 / 13 , going into destinations in 2013 / 14 ) |
Analysis of KS4 progression data suggests fewer males from Southampton state schools are progressing into a sustained education destination when compared to their female peers . Those that do progress are more likely to enter into employment or training , including apprenticeships and more of those that enter an education destination choose to study in the FE sector . Disadvantaged learners and those from a white background are also less likely to have a sustained destination after KS4 . This suggests that white working class males have different patterns of progression after secondary education in compared to their peers . These differences are likely to have an impact on their overall chances of entering HE .
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