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<p>Statistics for Mansfield constituency are not available but the number and percentage
of students achieving level 3 qualifications at a local authority and regional level
in 2016/17 is published online[1]<sup>,</sup>[2]. The figures for students[3] obtaining
at least 2 substantial level 3 qualifications[4]<sup>,</sup>[5] by the end of their
16-18 study[6] are provided below:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Geography</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number
of level 3 students</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Achieving at least 2 substantial
level 3 qualifications (%)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Nottinghamshire
local authority</strong></p></td><td><p>4,748</p></td><td><p>78.4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>East
Midlands region</strong></p></td><td><p>30,765</p></td><td><p>79.5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>England
(state-funded sector)<sup>4</sup></strong></p></td><td><p>389,784</p></td><td><p>83.6</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>
</p><p>[1] For students at the end of their 16-18 study, who achieved a level 3 qualification
during their study: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/a-level-and-other-16-to-18-results-2016-to-2017-revised"
target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/a-level-and-other-16-to-18-results-2016-to-2017-revised</a>
(Open the ‘local authority tables’ and then tab ‘9a all’. For achievement in all level
3 qualifications use columns D, E and F.</p><p>[2] <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/level-2-and-3-attainment-by-young-people-aged-19-in-2017"
target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/level-2-and-3-attainment-by-young-people-aged-19-in-2017</a>.</p><p>[3]
Covers students aged 16, 17 or 18 at the start of the 2016/17 academic year, i.e.
31 August 2016.</p><p>[4] Covers students at the end of advanced level study who were
entered for at least one academic qualification equal in size to at least half (0.5)
an A level or an extended project (size 0.3), or applied general or Tech level qualification
during their 16-18 study.</p><p>[5] Substantial level 3 qualifications are defined
as qualifications that are at least the size of an A level (180 guided learning hours
per year), such as a BTEC subsidiary diploma level 3. If a qualification is equal
in size to two A levels it is counted as two substantial level 3 qualifications.</p><p>[6]
Covers all state-funded mainstream schools, academies, free schools, city technology
colleges, state-funded special schools and FE sector colleges. Excludes pupil referral
units, alternative provision, hospital schools, non-maintained special schools, other
government department funded colleges, independent schools, independent special schools
and independent schools approved to take pupils with special educational needs.</p>
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