Bar Vocational Course awards: Cardiff University

2008.09.18

Bar Vocational Course (BVC) providers were asked for the following information in respect of years 1997/8 and 2007/8:

(a) The total number of the students enrolled on the university’s full time BVC;
(b) The number gaining an award of  ‘outstanding’ at the first attempt;
(c) The number gaining an award of ‘very competent’ at the first attempt;
(d) The number gaining an award of ‘competent’ at the first attempt;
(e) The number failing / failing to complete the course at the first attempt.

Based on the information provided, the table below shows, as a percentage of the total awards, the awards for each class in the years indicated.

Please note that the figures relate to the first exam attempts and so the fail/failed to complete figures includes all students who did not complete at the first attempt for any reason. It may include those who were entitled to resit some or all of their exams at a later sitting and those who withdrew from the course without taking the examinations.

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Cardiff 1997/8* 2007/8
Outstanding 0% 9.4%
Very competent 8.2% 45.9%
Competent 83.6% 11.8%
Fail/Failed to complete 8.2% 32.9%

* The 1997/8 data reflects total cohort that year as data not held on first or second attempt basis.

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Legal Practice Course awards: Cardiff University

2008.09.17

LPC course providers were asked for the following information in respect of years 1997/8 and 2007/8:

(a) The total number of the students enrolled on the university’s full time LPC;
(b) The number awarded a ‘pass’ at the first attempt;
(c) The number awarded a ‘distinction’ at the first attempt;
(d) The number awarded a ‘commendation’ at the first attempt;
(e) The number failing / failing to complete the course at the first attempt.

Based on the information provided, the table below shows, as a percentage of the total awards, the awards for each class in the years indicated.

Please note that the figures relate to the first exam attempts and so the fail/failed to complete figures includes all students who did not complete at the first attempt for any reason. It may include those entitled to resit some or all of their exams at a later sitting. The total number enrolled does not include those who withdrew from the course during the academic year or who were granted an interruption of study.

Cardiff University 1997/8 2007/8
Distinction 11.0% 21.3%
Commendation 34.6% 38.5%
Pass 22.8% 16.7%
Fail/Failed to complete 31.5% 23.6%

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LLB awards by class: Cardiff

2008.06.08

Universities were asked to provide information concerning the number of students graduating from the university with an LLB degree with each of the following awards:

[a] First class honours
[b] Second class (upper division) honours
[c] Second class (lower division) honours
[d] Third class honours
[e] Pass degree
[f] Other award

for each of the following years:

[a] 2007
[b] 2006
[c] 2002
[d] 1997
[e] 1987

If the university did not hold the information requested for some or all of the years indicated, but did hold the requested information in respect of other years, it was asked to provide information in respect of the year(s) closest in date to that/those requested.

Where appropriate universities were asked to provide information which they held relating to precursor institutions, such as the former polytechnics.

Based on the information provided by Cardiff University the table below shows, as a percentage of the total awards, the awards for each class.

For each academic year the largest class by percentage is shown in bold

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Cardiff
1987
1997
2002
2006
2007
First class
3.4%
1.1%
3.4%
1.2%
5.1%
Upper Second

86.4%*
45.2%
54.2%
50.8%
53.6%
Lower Second
49.6%
36.4%
42.8%
36.6%
Third
9.1%
4.1%
5.4%
3.7%
3.0%
Pass
1.1%
0%
0.7%
1.5%
1.8%
Other
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
Currently unable to provide data by type of second class for 1987.

Percentage awarded firsts or upper seconds 2007 58.7%
Relative change 1997 – 2007 +26.8%
Relative change 1987 – 2007 n/a
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