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iii. Equality Diversity and Inclusion: Applications and Enrolments Data
3.1 The following information compares Year 1 student application and enrolment data at September
2021 by protected characteristic. The data refers to full time courses only, where entry is based on
selection criteria, including an interview. The College collects information at application stage on 7 of
the 9 protected characteristics excluding marriage and civil partnership, and pregnancy and
maternity.
3.2 The purpose of reviewing this data is to provide evidence that the College is meeting its Public
Sector Equality Duty1 by ensuring that the admissions procedures offer fair access to protected
groups, and also to evidence the College's commitment to the Glasgow Regional Outcome
Agreement (ROA) targets and priorities.
Age
Table 3 offers information on the protected characteristic of 'age' and shows that the 16-19-year-old
and 20-24-year-old age groups, continue to be the main source of applications and enrolments, in line
with national priorities.
Table 3 - Age
Age Band
2020
Applications 2020
Enrolments 2021
Applications 2021
Enrolments
Under 16 1% 1% 1% 0%
16-19 58% 60% 58% 58%
20-24 22% 23% 23% 25%
25-39 16% 14% 15% 13%
over 40 4% 3% 4% 3%
Religion
There is no significant variation between those applying and those enrolling for this
characteristic.
Table 4 - Religion
Religion
2020
Applications 2020
Enrolments 2021
Applications 2021
Enrolments
None 56% 57% 58% 59%
Christian: Protestant 9% 9% 8% 8%
Christian: Roman
Catholic 18% 18% 17% 17%
1 Public Sector Equality Duty in Scotland
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