EnrolmentsThis paper includes the following areas:

Area SourceSchools Location of the School Department of Education

Residence of the Pupil(to be updated in April/May 17 when information is available)

Department of Education

Essential Skills Department for the EconomyFurther Education Department for the EconomyHigher Education Enrolments (15/16 not yet available by LGD) Department for the EconomyParticipants on Training for Success Department for the Economy

Date of Last Update: 30/03/17

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School Enrolments1

Location of the School

Nursery SchoolIn 2016/17 within LCCC;

183 pupils enrolled in the three Nursery Schools located within LCCC (3.1% of all Nursery School enrolments in Northern Ireland)

an increase of one pupil from the previous two years almost one in five pupils (18.6%, 34 pupils) enrolled in the Nursery Schools were entitled to Free School Meals (compared to

36.6% in Northern Ireland)

2014/15 2015/16 2016/17180

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Figure 1: Enrolments at Nursery Schools located within LCCC (2014/15 - 2016/17)

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Table 1: Enrolments in Nursery Schools Located within LCCC by School (2016/17)1 Data are collected annually through the School census exercise. This takes place in early October, when each school is required to submit a return detailing information about the numbers of pupils on their register. In 2016/17, the school census date was 7th October. Figures in these tables are a snapshot of the situation in schools at that time.A newcomer pupil is one who has enrolled in a school but who does not have the satisfactory language skills to participate fully in the school curriculum, and the wider environment, and does not have a language in common with the teacher, whether that is English or Irish. This has previously been referred to as English as an Additional Language. It does not refer to indigenous pupils who choose to attend an Irish medium school.

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Nursery School Name

Pupils entitled tofree school

meals**

SENStage 1 - 5

(on code of practice)Full-Time

Part-Time Male Female Number % Number % Total

PupilsBarbour 52 0 24 28 12 23.1% 9 17.3% 52Holy Trinity 52 0 26 26 12 23.1% 13 25.0% 52Pond Park 27 52 37 42 10 12.7% * 79Total LCCC 131 52 87 96 34 18.6% 183

* refers to less than five cases where data is considered sensitive ** Children with a parent in receipt of Income Support or Income based Jobseeker's allowance

Primary School 2 In 2016/17 within LCCC;

12,861 pupils enrolled in the 40 Primary Schools located within LCCC (7.1% of all Primary School enrolments in Northern Ireland)

an increase of 5.4% from 2014/15 (659 pupils) almost one in five pupils (19.2%, 2,466 pupils) enrolled in the Primary Schools were entitled to free school meals (compared

to 31.3% in Northern Ireland) almost one in five pupils (19.4%, 2,496 pupils) enrolled in the Primary Schools were SEN (Special Education Needs) Stage

1-5 (on the code of practice) (compared to 21.0% in Northern Ireland)

2Includes pupils in nursery, reception and Year 1 - Year 7 classes where applicable. Also includes 2 Prep Schools.

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2014/15 2015/16 2016/1711,800

12,000

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12,400

12,600

12,800

13,000

12,202

12,559

12,861

Figure 2: Enrolments at Primary Schools located within LCCC (2014/15 - 2016/17)

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Table 2: Enrolments in Primary Schools Located within LCCC by School (2016/17)

Primary School Name

Pupils entitled tofree school

mealsSEN Stage 1 - 5

(on code of practice) Newcomer

Male Female Number % Number % Number % Total

PupilsAnahilt 73 68 18 12.8% 38 27.0% 0 0.0% 141Ballinderry 137 115 27 10.7% 42 16.7% * * 252Ballycarrickmaddy 99 81 38 21.1% 46 25.6% * * 180

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Ballymacash 224 211 118 27.1% 50 11.5% 21 4.8% 435Ballymacrickett 204 189 60 15.3% 84 21.4% 6 1.5% 393Ballymacward 36 30 26 39.4% 11 16.7% 0 0.0% 66Brooklands 302 254 211 37.9% 98 17.6% 12 2.2% 556Brownlee 97 103 54 27.0% 54 27.0% 11 5.5% 200Cairnshill 255 289 70 12.9% 74 13.6% 25 4.6% 544Carr 36 34 14 20.0% 20 28.6% * * 70Carryduff 116 87 46 22.7% 58 28.6% 10 4.9% 203Downshire,Hillsborough 345 304 30 4.6% 73 11.2% * * 649Dromara 88 93 47 26.0% 38 21.0% * * 181Dundonald 437 409 153 18.1% 137 16.2% 74 8.7% 846Fort Hill Integrated 119 112 115 49.8% 49 21.2% 27 11.7% 231Friend’s School Prep Department 80 80 * * 15 9.4% * * 160

Harmony Hill, Lisburn 333 299 77 12.2% 136 21.5% 37 5.9% 632Killowen, Lisburn 236 228 128 27.6% 149 32.1% 17 3.7% 464Knockmore 117 75 101 52.6% 131 68.2% * * 192Largymore 99 77 87 49.4% 61 34.7% * * 176Lisburn Central 107 113 96 43.6% 51 23.2% 39 17.7% 220Maghaberry 145 130 21 7.6% 39 14.2% * * 275McKinney, Dundrod 76 78 21 13.6% 25 16.2% 0 0.0% 154Meadow Bridge 158 131 23 8.0% 57 19.7% * * 289Millennium Integrated 181 156 20 5.9% 61 18.1% 7 2.1% 337Moira 199 207 35 8.6% 51 12.6% 9 2.2% 406Moneyrea 105 104 18 8.6% 56 26.8% 0 0.0% 209Oakwood Integrated 113 88 44 21.9% 63 31.3% * * 201Old Warren 79 80 92 57.9% 31 19.5% 9 5.7% 159Pond Park 326 295 122 19.6% 101 16.3% 47 7.6% 621Riverdale 106 100 16 7.8% 25 12.1% 0 0.0% 206Rowandale Integrated 128 115 13 5.3% 34 14.0% 7 2.9% 243

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Seymour Hill 113 123 107 45.3% 81 34.3% 22 9.3% 236St Aloysius 218 226 143 32.2% 92 20.7% 106 23.9% 444St Colman's, Lisburn 210 185 58 14.7% 88 22.3% 0 0.0% 395St Ita's 330 331 28 4.2% 92 13.9% 14 2.1% 661St Joseph's, Carryduff 244 239 25 5.2% 46 9.5% 9 1.9% 483St Joseph's, Lisburn 190 195 53 13.8% 53 13.8% 50 13.0% 385Tonagh 110 130 111 46.3% 57 23.8% 10 4.2% 240Wallace High School Prep Department 68 58 0 0.0% 29 23.0% * * 126

Total LCCC 6,639 6,222 2,466 19.2% 2,496 19.4% 12,861* refers to less than five cases where data is considered sensitive

Average Primary School Class Size (Years 1 – 7)In 2015/16, the average primary school class for schools located within LCCC was 26.3, ranging from 23.7 in Downshire East DEA to 28.1 in Downshire West DEA.

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Downshire East

Killultagh Lisburn South Lisburn North Castlereagh South

Castlereagh East

Downshire West

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Post Primary School 3 In 2016/17 within LCCC;

6,987 pupils enrolled in the 9 Post Primary Schools located within LCCC (5.0% of all Post Primary School enrolments in Northern Ireland)

a decrease of 93 enrolments compared to the previous year just over one in four pupils (26.8%, 1,871 pupils) enrolled in the Post Primary Schools were entitled to free school meals

(compared to 28.8% in Northern Ireland) almost one in four pupils (23.3%, 1,630 pupils) enrolled in the Post Primary Schools were SEN (Special Education Needs)

Stage 1-5 (on the code of practice) (compared to 21.5% in Northern Ireland)3 Year groups refer to the level of study of pupils i.e. Pupils in their final year of GCSEs (including those repeating are in Year 12). Pupils aged 16+ that are not studying level 2 or 3 qualifications have been recorded as Year 12 pupils.

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2014/15 2015/16 2016/176,7506,8006,8506,9006,9507,0007,0507,100

6,892

7,080 6,987

Figure 4: Enrolments at Post Primary Schools located within LCCC (204/15 - 2016/17)

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Table 3: Enrolments in Post Primary Schools Located within LCCC by School (2016/17)

Post Primary School Name Pupils entitled to SEN Stage 1 - 5 Newcomer

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free school meals (on code of practice)Number % Number % Number % Total Pupils

Breda Academy 410 49.6% 301 36.4% 59 7.1% 827Dundonald High School 196 57.6% 173 50.9% 12 3.5% 340Fort Hill College 284 33.7% 279 33.1% 14 1.7% 843Friends' School 42 4.3% 64 6.6% * * 975Lagan College 335 26.6% 366 29.0% 10 0.8% 1,261Laurelhill Community College 187 28.9% 144 22.2% * * 648Lisnagarvey High School 207 40.0% 66 12.8% * * 517St Patrick's Academy, Lisburn 138 32.5% 161 38.0% 19 4.5% 424Wallace High School 72 6.3% 76 6.6% 0 0.0% 1,152Total LCCC 1,871 26.8% 1,630 23.3% 6,987

* refers to less than five cases where data is considered sensitive

Special SchoolIn 2016/17 within LCCC;

883 pupils enrolled in the 5 Special Schools located within LCCC (16.3% of all Special School enrolments in Northern Ireland)

an increase of 54 enrolments compared to 2014/15 Almost half of pupils enrolled (46.9%, 414 pupils) in the Special Schools were entitled to free school meals (compared to

54.0% in Northern Ireland)

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2014/15 2015/16 2016/17800810820830840850860870880890

829875

883

Figure 5: Enrolments at Special Schools located within LCCC (2014/15 - 2016/17)

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Table 4: Enrolments in Special Schools Located within LCCC by School (2016/17)

Special School NamePupils entitled tofree school meals

Male Female Number % Total PupilsBeechlawn 139 61 102 51.0% 200Brookfield 116 34 77 51.3% 150Longstone 123 47 100 58.8% 170Parkview 124 51 78 44.6% 175Tor Bank 135 53 57 30.3% 188Total LCCC 637 246 414 46.9% 883

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Essential Skills Enrolments 4 In 2015/16 within LCCC;

2,205 enrolments – 5.8% of all essential skills enrolments in Northern Ireland (38,147 enrolments) 32.1% decline in the number of Essential Skills enrolments by residents within LCCC from 2012/13 (3,248 enrolments). This

compares to a decline of 26.4% in Northern Ireland overall in the same time period. Possible explanations for this decline can be found in NI School Leaver data, which indicate that the number of school leavers not achieving grades A*-C in GCSE English and GCSE Maths has generally been decreasing over the past eight years.

Essential Skills enrolments ranged from 150 enrolments in Downshire East DEA to 468 enrolments in Lisburn South DEA. Lowest number of essential skills enrolments across all councils

Table 5: Essential Skills Enrolments by DEA (LCCC) (2012/13 – 2015/16)

Academic YearDEA 2012/13 2013/14 2014/15 2015/16Castlereagh East 505 380 316 300Castlereagh South 276 287 291 293Downshire East 263 154 174 150Downshire West 252 182 230 207Killultagh 655 511 353 458Lisburn North 509 416 338 329Lisburn South 788 629 500 468

LCCC 3,248 2,559 2,202 2,205

4 Figures are correct as at 14th October 2016. Please note there is a difference in the 2014/15 figure used in this paper (2,202 enrolments) compared to the LCCC Baseline report (2,304 enrolments). The source database continually gets updated and therefore the figures are provisional and are subject to change.

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2012/13 2013/14 2014/15 2015/16100

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Figure 6: Essential Skills Enrolments by DEA (LCCC) (2012/13 - 2015/16)

Castlereagh East Castlereagh South Downshire East Downshire WestKillultagh Lisburn North Lisburn South

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Further Education Enrolments 5 The number of enrolments by residents within LCCC has declined over the last three years, a decrease of 14.1% from 12,689 in 2013/14 to 10,902 in 2015/16. This is slightly below the rate of decline in Northern Ireland overall (14.9%) from 180,825 in 2013/14 to 153,817 in 2015/16.

Table 6: Further Education Enrolments (LCCC) 2013/14 – 2015/16

Regulated Status Academic Year2013/14 2014/15 2015/16

LCCC

Non-regulated 2,277 2,022 1,438Regulated 10,412 10,406 9,464Total 12,689 12,428 10,902

Regulated Enrolments

In 2015/16, the majority of regulated enrolments by residents within LCCC were;

Aged 19 and under (63.3%, 5,987 enrolments) Males (53.0%, 5,018 enrolments) Part-time (82.0%, 7,760 enrolments) Further Education Provision Area (72.9%, 6,900 enrolments) Level 2 of Study6 (48.6%, 4,601 enrolments)

5 From academic year 2013/14, only those courses which appear on the Register of Regulated Qualifications (RRQ) or the Department’s Prescribed List of Approved Non NQF/QCF Qualification (PLAQ) list (for level 3 and below) or are Higher Education (HE) in FE courses (level 4 and above), will be deemed as ‘regulated’ by the Department.  Anything which falls outside this definition is not considered, in Departmental terms, as ‘regulated’ regardless of whether it is considered to produce "outcomes" e.g. internal college certification. Approximately 3% of all enrolments are not assigned to a geography due to invalid geo-referencing or non Northern Ireland domicile students.6 If the enrolment is regulated then the level is derived from the Register of Regulated Qualifications (RRQ). If the enrolment is not part of the RRQ then the level is based on the information entered against the enrolment by the FE college. Each regulated qualification has a level between entry level and level 8. Qualifications at the same level are a similar level of demand or difficulty. The content and size of qualifications at the same level may be quite different. For further information on comparing qualifications across the UK, Ireland and overseas please refer the link: http://ofqual.gov.uk/help-and-advice/comparing-

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Least Deprived Areas (42.0%, 3,976 enrolments) Non-STEM7 (73.2%, 6,923 enrolments) Preparation for Life & Work Subject Area (45.6%, 4,312 enrolments)

2013/14 2014/15 2015/160

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2,000

3,000

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Figure 7: Regulated Enrolments by Age Band (LCCC) (2013/14 - 2015/16)

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‘Unknown’ Age Band Enrolments – 1 (2013/14) and 7 (2015/16)

qualifications/ 7 STEM provision is identified by the subject code entered by the FE college. If the subject code starts with a letter between A and K (Medicine, Dentistry and Allied Subjects; Biological and Physical Sciences; Agriculture; Mathematics and IT; Engineering and Technology; Architecture, Building and Planning) then it is regarded as ‘Broad’ STEM. ‘Narrow’ STEM is those enrolment records with a subject code starting with a letter C, F, G, H or J (Biological and Physical Sciences; Mathematics and IT; Engineering and Technology).

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2013/14 2014/15 2015/160

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Figure 8: Regulated Enrolments by Gender (LCCC) (2013/14 - 2015/16)

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Figure 9: Regulated Enrolments by Mode of Attendance (LCCC) (2013/14 - 2015/16)

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2013/14 2014/15 2015/160

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Figure 10: Regulated Enrolments by Provision Area (LCCC) (2013/14 - 2015/16)

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1,000

2,000

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Figure 11: Regulated Enrolments by Level of Study (LCCC) (2013/14 - 2015/16)

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‘Unknown’ Level of Study Enrolments – 33 (2013/14), 28 (2014/15) and 24 (2015/16)

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Group 1 Most Deprived

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Figure 12: Regulated Enrolments by Deprivation (LCCC) (2013/14 - 2015/16)

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Figure 13: Regulated Enrolments by STEM (LCCC) (2013/14 - 2015/16)

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Table 7: Regulated Enrolments by Subject Area (LCCC) (2013/14 – 2015/16)

2013/14 2014/15 2015/16Preparation for Life & Work 4,399 4,580 4,312Information & Communication Technology 1,122 1,153 1,159Retail & Commercial Enterprise 669 602 581Engineering & Manufacturing Technologies 617 563 573Health, Public Services & Care 617 617 558Business, Administration & Law 639 556 449Science & Mathematics 454 466 402Construction, Planning & the Built Environment 437 372 393Arts, Media & Publishing 489 394 332Leisure, Travel & Tourism 258 256 248Languages, Literature & Culture 310 520 137Social Sciences 134 110 121Education & Training 91 76 75Agriculture, Horticulture & Animal Care 76 81 71History, Philosophy & Theology 56 60 49Unknown 44 0 4Total 10,412 10,406 9,464

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Participants on Training for Success 8 At October 2016, there were 302 people on the Training for Success Programme resident within LCCC (5.5% of all participants in NI). This is a decrease of 18 participants from 2014.

Skills for Your Life Skills for Work Level 1

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8 TfS 2013 is a programme designed for young people aged 16-17, or under 22 years for those with a disability, and under 24 years for those who qualify under the Children (Leaving Care) Act (NI) (2002). The data is a snapshot at 31st October. TfS 2013 is delivered through four options – each of which comprises a common curriculum of Essential Skills, personal and social development skills, employability skills, and professional and technical skills, as follows:Skills for Your Life – to address the personal and development needs of young people who have disengaged from learning and/or have significant barriers to education, training or employment including Essential Skills needs. It is designed to address the need for more focused provision for the significant minority of young people for whom Skills for Work is not suitable.Skills for Work Level 1 – to help young people gain skills and qualifications at Level 1, to be able to gain employment, to progress to Skills for Work Level 2 or ApprenticeshipsNI.Skills for Work Level 2 – to ensure that those participants who have been assessed as capable of achieving at Level 2, but who have not yet secured employment, are prepared for future progression to an apprenticeship.Skills for Work Level 3 – To ensure that those participants who have successfully completed the Skills for Work Level 2 strand but have not yet progressed to employment can develop Level 3 knowledge and skills.Option not assigned refers to those participants whose option has not been recorded by the Supplier.It should be noted that participation on TfS 2013 is not cohort based and participants can join and leave at any time during the year.

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