FOI/202100200154 · FOI · unclear
Classics and Classical Studies statistics across Scottish schools: FOI release
Information requested
1. In the last academic year (2020-2021), how many Scottish state school pupils attended Scottish universities to study: a. Classics b. Classical Studies 2. In the last academic year (2020-2021), how many Scottish independent school pupils attended Scottish universities to study: a. Classics b. Classical Studies 3. In the last academic year (2020-2021), how many Scottish state school pupils sat Higher examinations in: a. Classical Studies b. Latin 4. In the last academic year (2020-2021), how many Scottish independent school pupils sat Higher examinations in: a. Classical Studies b. Latin 5. In the last academic year (2020-2021), how many Scottish independent school pupils sat A-Level examinations in: a. Classical Civilisation b. Latin c. Classical Greek
Response
Please find the latest data that we have with regards to Scottish students studying classics and classical studies at Scottish universities. (Questions 1 & 2)
Scottish domiciled full-time undergraduate students enrolled at Scottish HEI's 2019/20 State School Independent School Total Classical Studies 45 80 135 Classics 45 90 145
Source: HESA Student data, SG Analysis Figures have been rounded to the nearest 5. Total includes those where previous institution type unknown. Classics where CAH03 = "CAH19-03-09" as based on the HECOS. More information on HECOS is available; www.hesa.ac.uk/collection/c19051/derived/xcah03. Please find the latest data that we have with regards to how many Scottish state school pupils sat Higher examinations. (Question 3) Higher entries, publicly funded schools in Scotland, 2015-2020.
Higher entries Classical Studies Latin 2015 230 110 2016 223 123 2017 286 101 2018 259 74 2019 296 94 2020 287 85
Source: SG analysis of SQA data Unfortunately we don’t hold data on the qualifications studied by independent school pupils. However, SQA publish ‘Attainment Statistics by Education Authority National Qualifications’ (halfway down this page: SQA Statistical qualification reports 2020 - SQA) which includes figures for independent schools. It shows that, in 2019/20, there were 164 entries to Higher Classical Studies and 181 entries to Higher Latin amongst pupils at independent schools. About FOI
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