Education: Hearing Impairment
(asked on 10th March 2016) - View Source
Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what change there has been to the number of deaf people achieving further and higher education qualifications in the last five years.
The Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) collects and publishes information on students enrolled at Higher Education Institutions (HEIs). The number of Higher Education qualifications achieved by deaf or hearing-impaired students at HEIs in England in the past five years is presented in the table:
Qualifications Achieved by Deaf or Hearing-Impaired Students by Academic Year | |||||
English Higher Education Institutions | |||||
Academic Years 2010/11 to 2014/15 | |||||
Academic Year | 2010/11 | 2011/12 | 2012/13 | 2013/14 | 2014/15 |
Qualifications Achieved | 1,445 | 1,570 | 1,520 | 1,430 | 1,295 |
Source: BIS Analysis of HESA Student Record | |||||
Notes: | |||||
(1) Figures have been rounded to the nearest multiple of 5 | |||||
(2) Deafness and hearing-impairment based on self-declaration by the student | |||||
The Skills Funding Agency (SFA) collects and publishes information on learners achieving Further Education and Skills qualifications. The number of FE and Skills qualifications achieved by deaf or hearing-impaired learners at Further Education Colleges in England in the past five years is presented in the table:
Qualifications Achieved by Deaf or Hearing-Impaired Students by Academic Year | |||||
English Further Education Institutions | |||||
Academic Years 2010/11 to 2014/15 | |||||
Academic Year | 2010/11 | 2011/12 | 2012/13 | 2013/14 | 2014/15 |
Qualifications Achieved | 20,690 | 20,720 | 23,850 | 23,990 | 21,530 |
Source: Skills Funding Agency Individualised Learner Record | |||||
Notes: | |||||
(1) Figures have been rounded to the nearest multiple of 10 | |||||
(2) Deafness and hearing-impairment based on self-declaration by the learner | |||||