Question reference: S3W-01227
- Asked by: Christina McKelvie, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: 19 June 2007
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Current status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 3 July 2007
Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what percentage of graduates from Scottish universities were liable for the graduate endowment in each year of its operation.
Answer
In the past threeyears of operation, the graduate endowment has been payable by the following percentagesof students:
2005 - 14% of studentswho graduated were liable to pay the endowment.
2006 - 56% of studentswho graduated were liable to pay the endowment.
2007 -52% of studentswho graduated were liable to pay the endowment.
Figures provided bythe Student Awards Agency for Scotland as at 1 June 2007.