6th formers have a difficult choice to make for where next

There has been a great deal of debate in the media recently about the new fees being charged by Universities, the levels of youth unemployment, and the future of the economy. Satro decided to find out how this was affecting young people in Surrey.

We surveyed 350 young people, from all areas of Surrey, aged between 17 and 19 and currently studying for A levels or AS levels. Our results indicate, that around a quarter of students attending Independent schools had thought more carefully about their future as a result of the introduction of University fees, but that despite this 100% of 6^th form students at Independent schools were still intending to go to University.

At state schools and colleges the story was somewhat different. Our survey results indicated that 24% of boys, and 10% of girls had decided not to go to University as a direct result of the introduction of higher fees. Of the rest, the vast majority had thought more carefully about their choices, and many indicated that they were worried about fees, and didn’t fully understand how the payments would work.

Of those students who had decided they would not go to University, most were intending to go straight into Employment or Apprenticeships – but all of them indicated that they were not really sure how to find vacancies. 


Satro is going to use this data to ensure that we're providing the best possible help and support to young people aged 17-19 to help them make these difficult choices.