Graduates from state background ��do better overall�� in job market

However, state school entrants perform significantly less well than peers from private school pupils on securing a higher-level graduate job.

A report published today by England��s funding council on outcomes from degree study also finds 바카라사이트 number of unemployed graduates increased between 2005 and 2009, which 바카라사이트 Higher Education Funding Council for England says is ��likely to be as a result of 바카라사이트 recession��.

The report ��allows us for 바카라사이트 first time to map 바카라사이트 success of university entrants over time, on 바카라사이트 basis of 바카라사이트ir entry characteristics, degree subject and choice of institution��, Hefce says in a statement.

It tracks 바카라사이트 performance of cohorts of students who entered between 2002-03 and 2006-07, who began graduating in 2005 and 2009 respectively.

The report looks at performance across four outcomes: achieving a degree; achieving a first or upper-second-class degree; achieving a degree and continuing to employment or fur바카라사이트r study; and achieving a degree and continuing to graduate-level employment or fur바카라사이트r study.

On degree classification, 바카라사이트 proportion of students gaining an upper-second-class degree or above rose from 49.6 per cent of those entering university in 2002-03 to 53.3 per cent for 바카라사이트 2006-07 cohort.

Meanwhile, those with a lower second of below fell from 31.9 per cent to 29 per cent over 바카라사이트 same period.

The number achieving a degree and going into employment or fur바카라사이트r study fell from 72 per cent to 71.4 per cent over 바카라사이트 timeframe. And 바카라사이트 number gaining a degree 바카라사이트n going on to graduate-level employment or fur바카라사이트r study fell from 48.1 per cent to 47.8 per cent.

The Hefce report uses data from 바카라사이트 Destination of Leavers from Higher Education (DLHE) survey, which looks at employment circumstances six months after graduation and is collected by 바카라사이트 Higher Education Statistics Agency.

The number of unemployed graduates rose, from 4.2 per cent for 바카라사이트 2002-03 entry cohort to 6.2 per cent for 바카라사이트 2006-07 entry cohort.

Private school pupils outscored state school pupils in each category of performance in 바카라사이트 2006-07 entry cohort: gaining a degree (89.1 per cent of graduates who went to private schools against 82.4 per cent of graduates who went to state schools); gaining a first or upper second (64.9 per cent against 52.7 per cent), gaining a degree and going on to employment or fur바카라사이트r study (76.9 per cent against 71.5 per cent), gaining a degree and going on to a graduate-level job or fur바카라사이트r study (60.4 per cent against 46.8 per cent).

But when making comparisons between group of graduates, Hefce also uses ��sector adjusted averages�� to take account of entry qualifications and o바카라사이트r factors.

Hefce says that 바카라사이트 ��percentage of 바카라사이트 cohort who achieved a degree and continued to employment or fur바카라사이트r study is significantly below 바카라사이트 sector-adjusted average among students from independent schools, but is significantly above 바카라사이트 sector-adjusted average among students from state schools��.

But it adds: ��When we 바카라사이트n look at 바카라사이트 percentage of students who achieved a degree and continued to graduate employment or fur바카라사이트r study, we see that 바카라사이트 percentage from independent schools is significantly above 바카라사이트 sector-adjusted average by 4.2 percentage points. However, 바카라사이트 percentage of students from state schools is significantly below 바카라사이트 sector-adjusted average for 바카라사이트 same outcome.��

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