Report highlights success of Highland and Islands colleges
A new report has revealed that 67.5% of full-time students successfully completed their studies at Highlands and Islands colleges in the 2016 to 2017 academic year. This is higher than the national average figure which shows that 65.3% of students passed further education courses at Scottish colleges in the period.
The statistics were published in the Scottish Funding Council鈥檚 college performance indicators report last month. The number of part-time students who successfully completed their courses at Highlands and Islands colleges was also found to be higher than average.
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Dr Michael Foxley, chair of the Highland and Islands Further Education Regional Board, welcomed the report鈥檚 findings saying: 鈥淥nce again, further education students in the 91视频网 colleges have performed well above average. This is due to the hard work by our lecturers and support staff as well as by the students themselves. These students can now access much better employment opportunities or carry on to higher education.鈥�
The Scottish Funding Council鈥檚 College Performance Indicators 2016-17 statistical publication is available at: