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Universities: Applications

Asked by Jim ShannonDemocratic Unionist PartyDepartment for EducationTabled Answered 13 September 2024UIN 3978

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the implications for her policies of levels of uptake of university applications in the last 12 months.

Answered by Janet Daby

Education is a devolved matter, and the response outlines the information for England only.

The majority of students who applied for places at universities in 2024 will have done so before the change of government in July 2024.

Final applications, acceptances and confirmations of these places will continue to be finalised until the end of October 2024.

The department will continue to work closely with the higher education sector to support the 2025 intake of students and to ensure they can progress to their next step in life.

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