Welsh in Higher Education Institutions, 2010/11

This Bulletin provides information about students enrolled at Welsh Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) taught through the medium of Welsh and also higher education staff teaching through the medium of Welsh up to the 2010/11 academic year.

The key points from the latest release are:

• In 2010/11, the number of students receiving some teaching through the medium of Welsh at Welsh HEIs shows no percentage change on the 2009/10 figure.
• In 2010/11 the proportion of all students receiving some teaching through the medium of Welsh was 3.8 per cent, the same percent as in 2009/10.
• The number of Welsh domiciled students receiving some teaching through the medium of Welsh at Welsh HEIs has increased by 6.4 per cent in the past year.
• The proportion of Welsh domiciled students at Welsh HEIs who received some teaching through the medium of Welsh fell by 0.3 percentage points.
• Excluding Welsh, the most popular subjects of study with some teaching through the medium of Welsh were education, creative arts and design and subjects allied to medicine.
• 220 students completed an Initial Teaching Training (ITT) course which enabled them to teach through the medium of Welsh. This represents 13 per cent of all ITT completers in 2010/11.
• The number of all academic staff at Welsh HEIs has been decreasing since 2008/09. However the number of staff able to teach through the medium of Welsh and the number teaching through the medium of Welsh has been increasing over this period.

Contact

Tel: 029 2082 3528
E-mail: post16ed.stats@wales.gsi.gov.uk

Next update

July 2013 (provisional - to be confirmed on the 'Due Out Soon' page)