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Higher National Higher National Qualifications Qualifications
Higher National Higher National Qualifications Qualifications
Scottish Qualifications Authority
Higher National QualificationsHigher National Qualifications
Entry Patterns
Age and Gender
Subject Focus
Qualitative feedback
Entry Projections 2007
HNC Entry PatternsHNC Entry Patterns
Year Total Scotland Other UK Overseas
2002/2003 19,452 19,207 215 30
2003/2004 19,097 18,760 326 11
2004/2005 19,496 19,008 479 9
2005/2006 18,524 18,048 451 25
HNC Entry PatternsHNC Entry Patterns
HNC Entries - 2005/06
0
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10,000
15,000
20,000
25,000
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ive
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ries
2003/04 629 1,405 3,121 5,557 7,922 10,249 12,905 15,709 17,136 18,066 18,771 19,097
2004/05 813 1,240 2,906 7,066 10,206 11,069 14,235 16,162 17,004 18,114 19,093 19,496
2005/06 541 1,134 1,457 4,734 9,411 11,901 14,547 16,367 17,057 17,545 18,021 18,524
Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec J an Feb Mar Apr May J un J ul
HND Entry PatternsHND Entry Patterns
Year Total Scotland Other UK Overseas
2002/2003 13,847 13,621 73 153
2003/2004 12,916 12,687 67 162
2004/2005 11,503 11,162 39 302
2005/2006 14,109 11,318 101 2690
HND Entry PatternsHND Entry Patterns
HND Entries - 2005/06
0
2,000
4,000
6,000
8,000
10,000
12,000
14,000
16,000
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ive
Ent
ries
2003/04 223 732 1,571 3,718 5,387 7,773 9,119 10,720 11,538 12,480 12,701 12,916
2004/05 369 562 1,460 3,470 5,692 7,032 8,607 9,669 10,217 10,617 11,379 11,503
2005/06 380 942 2,271 3,965 8,478 9,598 11,680 12,630 12,838 13,795 13,967 14,109
Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec J an Feb Mar Apr May J un J ul
HNC Entries by GenderHNC Entries by Gender
0.0%
10.0%
20.0%
30.0%
40.0%
50.0%
60.0%
% o
f Ent
ries
Male 44.8% 44.7% 44.0% 43.0%
Female 55.2% 55.3% 56.0% 57.0%
2002/2003 2003/2004 2004/2005 2005/2006
HND Entries by GenderHND Entries by Gender
0.0%
10.0%
20.0%
30.0%
40.0%
50.0%
60.0%
% o
f Ent
ries
Male 53.2% 52.1% 50.7% 54.3%
Female 46.8% 47.9% 49.3% 45.7%
2002/2003 2003/2004 2004/2005 2005/2006
HN Entries by AgeHN Entries by Age
HNC 2002/2003 2003/2004 2004/2005 2005/2006
<20 31.1% 31.4% 33.9% 35.4%
20 - 24 22.0% 21.4% 21.9% 21.4%
25 - 29 11.1% 10.5% 10.7% 10.4%
+30 35.8% 36.8% 33.5% 32.8%
HND
<20 42.8% 43.9% 45.5% 46.8%
20 - 24 29.4% 27.5% 27.0% 28.0%
25 - 29 9.8% 10.1% 9.4% 9.8%
+30 18.0% 18.5% 18.1% 15.4%
HNC Subject FocusHNC Subject FocusHNC Entries
Subjects 2002/2003 2003/2004 2004/2005
2005/2006
Social Care 1,457 1,517 1,600 1,831
Computing 1,681 1,547 1,219 1,253
Administration and Information*
1,225 1,197 1,163 1,403
Early Education and Childcare**
1,609 1,396 1,548 1,617
Social Sciences 746 741 757 759*Includes both Admin and Info Management and Technology
**Includes old ‘Childcare and Education’
HNC Subject FocusHNC Subject Focus
HNC Subject FocusHNC Subject FocusSubjects 2002/200
32003/200
42004/200
52005/200
6
Engineering 124 204 117 100
Engineering: Electrical 327 315 385 308
Engineering: Electronics 401 308 227 203
Engineering: Fabrication Welding and NDT
125 68 97 104
Engineering: Mechanical 348 332 396 312
Engineering: Mechatronics 289 101 110 119
Engineering: Manufacturing Systems
64 85 93 86
Engineering: Aeronautical 97 99 98 65
Engineering: Practice 87 130 87 63
HNC Subject FocusHNC Subject Focus
HND Subject FocusHND Subject Focus
Subjects 2002/2003 2003/2004 2004/2005 2005/2006
Engineering: Mechanical
294 364 291 599
Beauty Therapy 535 712 580 592
Social Sciences 564 507 535 523
Computing: Technical Support
310 518 364 506
Accounting 607 574 589 416
Administration and Information*
471 515 497 394
*Includes both Admin and Info Management and Technology
HND Subject FocusHND Subject Focus
HND Subject FocusHND Subject Focus
Subjects 2005/2006Sports Coaching with Development of Sport 329
Business 313
Sound Production 252
Music 164
Interactive Multimedia Creation 130
HND Subject FocusHND Subject Focus
HNC Entry ProjectionsHNC Entry Projections
HNC Entries - 2006/07
0
5,000
10,000
15,000
20,000
25,000
Cum
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ive
Ent
ries
2004/05 813 1,240 2,906 7,066 10,206 11,069 14,235 16,162 17,004 18,114 19,093 19,496
2005/06 541 1,134 1,457 4,734 9,411 11,901 14,547 16,367 17,057 17,545 18,021 18,524
2006/07 546 1,019 1,664 7,031 9,689 12,231 14,219
P rojection 475 795 1,560 5,066 9,645 12,333 15,008 16,658 17,194 17,744 18,222 18,435
Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec J an Feb Mar Apr May J un J ul
HND Entry ProjectionsHND Entry Projections
HND Entries - 2006/07
0
2,000
4,000
6,000
8,000
10,000
12,000
14,000
16,000
Cum
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ive
Ent
ries
2004/05 369 562 1,460 3,470 5,692 7,032 8,607 9,669 10,217 10,617 11,379 11,503
2005/06 380 942 2,271 3,965 8,478 9,598 11,680 12,630 12,838 13,795 13,967 14,109
2006/07 201 456 831 3,699 5,607 7,723 9,355
P rojection 384 775 1,909 3,776 8,190 9,426 12,069 13,079 13,451 14,136 14,587 14,720
Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec J an Feb Mar Apr May J un J ul
Professional Development AwardsProfessional Development Awards
Entry Patterns
Subject Focus
PDA Entry PatternsPDA Entry Patterns
Year Total Scotland Other UK Overseas
2002/2003 2,178 2,178 0 0
2003/2004 2,407 2,407 0 0
2004/2005 2,959 2,959 0 0
2005/2006 3,044 3,044 0 0
PDA Entries
Subjects 2002/2003
2003/2004
2004/2005
2005/2006
Introduction to Adult Literacies Learning (Stage 1 of National Training Framework or Qualifications in Adult Literacies)
- 144 166 507
Carpentry and Joinery 322 404 309 390
Childcare and Education 167 270 194 269
Introduction to Teaching in Further Education 212 152 85 229
Early Education and Childcare (SCQF Level 8) - - - 171
PDA Subject FocusPDA Subject Focus
Higher National UnitsHigher National Units
HN Unit Patterns
Scottish HN Unit Entry Patterns
HN Unit Entry PatternsHN Unit Entry Patterns
Year Total Scotland Other UK Overseas
2002/2003 377,412 372,728 2,978 1,706
2003/2004 408,163 400,838 5,229 2,096
2004/2005 372,283 364,471 3,399 4,413
2005/2006 437,076 368,291 4,752 64,033
Scottish HN Unit Entry PatternsScottish HN Unit Entry Patterns
Year Scottish Entries
Unit Entries linked to HN/PDA Courses*
Stand-Alone Unit
Entries
Stand-Alone Units as % of Total Units
2002/2003 372,728 348,757 23,971 6.4%
2003/2004 400,838 375,022 25,816 6.4%
2004/2005 364,471 343,783 20,688 5.7%
2005/2006 368,291 341,866 26,425 7.2%
*Where candidates with HN Unit entries have had an HN or PDA Course entry