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International Baccalaureate Qualification
Analysis: 2005 entry

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Disability

 

Tables 6.1 a and b show the number of applicants and applications broken down by disability.

Table 6.1a Applicants and Applications by Disability IB

Applicants

% Applicants

Applications

% Applications

0 No disability

4,465

97.1

25,265

97.1

1 Learning difficulty

92

2.0

518

2.0

2 Blind / partial sight

4

0.1

21

0.1

3 Deaf/ partial hearing

1

0.0

6

0.0

4 Wheelchair/mobility

3

0.1

17

0.1

6 Mental health

2

0.0

12

0.0

7 Unseen disability

10

0.2

55

0.2

9 Other disability

20

0.4

118

0.5

T Autistic disorder

2

0.0

12

0.0

Grand Total

4,599

100.0

26,024

100.0

                                                                n=4,599                               n=26,024

Table 6.1b Applicants and Applications by Disability Non IB

Applicants

% Applicants

Applications

% Applications

0 No disability

491,994

95.1

2,156,727

95.4

1 Learning difficulty

13,575

2.6

58,132

2.6

2 Blind/partial sight

765

0.1

3,096

0.1

3 Deaf/partial hearing

1,139

0.2

4,525

0.2

4 Wheelchair/mobility

737

0.1

2,448

0.1

6 Mental health

998

0.2

2,822

0.1

7 Unseen disability

3,085

0.6

11,730

0.5

8 Multiple disabilities

814

0.2

2,713

0.1

9 Other disability

4,082

0.8

15,887

0.7

T Autistic disorder

367

0.1

1,492

0.1

Grand Total

517,556

100.0

2,259,572

100.0

                                                   n=517,556                                n=2,259,572

For applicants studying IB, 97.1% had no disability accounting for 97.1% of applications and for non IB applicants 95.1% had no disability accounting for 95.4% of applications.

Learning difficulties accounted for the highest proportion of applicants with disabilities for both IB and non IB applicants (2.0% and 2.6% respectively).

Table 6.2a Applicants and Applications by Disability IB UK

Applicants

% Applicants

Applications

% Applications

0 No disability

1,118

95.7

6,427

95.8

1 Learning difficulty

40

3.4

223

3.3

2 Blind / partial sight

1

0.1

6

0.1

3 Deaf/ partial hearing

1

0.1

6

0.1

4 Wheelchair/mobility

1

0.1

6

0.1

7 Unseen disability

1

0.1

6

0.1

9 Other disability

5

0.4

30

0.4

T Autistic disorder

1

0.1

6

0.1

Grand Total

1,168

100.0

6,710

100.0

                                                         n=1,168                                     n=6,710

Table 6.2b Applicants and Applications by Disability Non IB UK

 

Applicants

% Applicants

Applications

% Applications

0 No disability

418,995

94.5

1,854,550

95.0

1 Learning difficulty

13,097

3.0

56,133

2.9

2 Blind / partial sight

706

0.2

2,840

0.1

3 Deaf/ partial hearing

1,077

0.2

4,298

0.2

4 Wheelchair/mobility

710

0.2

2,329

0.1

6 Mental health

964

0.2

2,702

0.1

7 Unseen disability

2,932

0.7

11,095

0.6

8 Multiple disabilities

790

0.2

2,613

0.1

9 Other disability

3,836

0.9

14,947

0.8

T Autistic disorder

355

0.1

1,449

0.1

Grand Total

443,462

100.0

1,952,956

100.0

                                                                           n=443,462                            n=1,952,956

For applicants from the UK, 95.7% of IB applicants and 94.5% of non IB applicants had no disability. 3.4% of IB applicants and 3.0% of non IB applicants had a learning difficulty.

Table 6.3a Applicants and Applications by Disability IB EU

Applicants

% Applicants

Applications

% Applications

0 No disability

1,714

97.2

9,682

97.2

1 Learning difficulty

36

2.0

203

2.0

4 Wheelchair/mobility

2

0.1

11

0.1

6 Mental health

1

0.1

6

0.1

7 Unseen disability

3

0.2

18

0.2

9 Other disability

7

0.4

42

0.4

Grand Total

1,763

100.0

9,962

100.0

                                                                n=1,763                                    n=9,962

Table 6.3b Applicants and Applications by Disability Non IB EU

 

Applicants

% Applicants

Applications

% Applications

0 No disability

26,372

97.9

106,391

97.7

1 Learning difficulty

277

1.0

1,254

1.2

2 Blind/partial sight

24

0.1

95

0.1

3 Deaf/partial hearing

29

0.1

105

0.1

4 Wheelchair/mobility

11

0.0

56

0.1

6 Mental health

8

0.0

23

0.0

7 Unseen disability

93

0.3

378

0.3

8 Multiple disabilities

7

0.0

36

0.0

9 Other disability

119

0.4

495

0.5

T Autistic disorder

5

0.0

19

0.0

Grand Total

26,945

100.0

108,852

100.0

                                                                   n=26,945                                      n=108,852

Table 6.4a Applicants and Applications by Disability IB Non EU

Applicants

% Applicants

Applications

% Applications

0 No disability

1,633

97.9

9,156

97.9

1 Learning difficulty

16

1.0

92

1.0

2 Blind / partial sight

3

0.2

15

0.2

6 Mental health

1

0.1

6

0.1

7 Unseen disability

6

0.4

31

0.3

9 Other disability

8

0.5

46

0.5

T Autistic disorder

1

0.1

6

0.1

Grand Total

1,668

100.0

9,352

100.0

                                                                 n=1,668                                           n=9,352

Table 6.4b Applicants and Applications by Disability Non IB Non EU

 

Applicants

% Applicants

Applications

% Applications

0 No disability

46,627

98.9

195,786

99.0

1 Learning difficulty

201

0.4

745

0.4

2 Blind/partial sight

35

0.1

161

0.1

3 Deaf/partial hearing

33

0.1

122

0.1

4 Wheelchair/mobility

16

0.0

63

0.0

6 Mental health

26

0.1

97

0.0

7 Unseen disability

60

0.1

257

0.1

8 Multiple disabilities

17

0.0

64

0.0

9 Other disability

127

0.3

445

0.2

T Autistic disorder

7

0.0

24

0.0

Grand Total

47,149

100.0

197,764

100.0

                                                                      n=47,149                                      n=197,764

99.0% of non EU non IB applicants had no disability, a higher proportion than non EU IB applicants (97.9%).

Tables 6.5-6.8 show disability data broken down into whether offers were received.

Table 6.5a Whether Applications Received Offers by Disability IB

Received Offers

Unsuccessful

 

Applications

% Applications

Applications

% Applications

0 No disability

17,766

68.3

7,499

28.8

1 Learning difficulty

373

1.4

145

0.6

2 Blind / partial sight

10

0.0

11

0.0

3 Deaf/ partial hearing

6

0.0

0

0.0

4 Wheelchair/mobility

13

0.0

4

0.0

6 Mental health

9

0.0

3

0.0

7 Unseen disability

34

0.1

21

0.1

9 Other disability

88

0.3

30

0.1

T Autistic disorder

7

0.0

5

0.0

Grand Total

18,306

70.3

7,718

29.7

n=26,024

Table 6.5b Whether Applications Received Offers by Disability Non IB

 

Received Offers

Unsuccessful

 

Applications

% Applications

Applications

% Applications

0 No disability

1,420,073

62.8

736,654

32.6

1 Learning difficulty

37,946

1.7

20,186

0.9

2 Blind/partial sight

1,972

0.1

1,124

0.0

3 Deaf/partial hearing

2,946

0.1

1,579

0.1

4 Wheelchair/mobility

1,593

0.1

855

0.0

6 Mental health

1,683

0.1

1,139

0.1

7 Unseen disability

7,467

0.3

4,263

0.2

8 Multiple disabilities

1,782

0.1

931

0.0

9 Other disability

10,255

0.5

5,632

0.2

T Autistic disorder

1,107

0.0

385

0.0

Grand Total

1,486,824

65.8

772,748

34.2

n=2,259,572

Whilst overall IB applicants received more offers (70.3%) compared to non IB applicants (65.8%), 68.3% of applications from IB applicants with no disability received offers compared to 62.8% of applications from non IB applicants.

Table 6.6a Whether Applications Received Offers by Disability IB UK

 

Received Offers

Unsuccessful

Applications

% Applications

Applications

% Applications

0 No disability

4,475

66.7

1,952

29.1

1 Learning difficulty

172

2.6

51

0.8

2 Blind / partial sight

1

0.0

5

0.1

3 Deaf/ partial hearing

6

0.1

0

0.0

4 Wheelchair/mobility

6

0.1

0

0.0

7 Unseen disability

4

0.1

2

0.0

9 Other disability

26

0.4

4

0.1

T Autistic disorder

5

0.1

1

0.0

Grand Total

4,695

70.0

2,015

30.0

n=6,710

Table 6.6b Whether Applications Received Offers by Disability Non IB UK

 

Received Offers

Unsuccessful

Applications

% Applications

Applications

% Applications

0 No disability

1,250,015

64.0

604,535

31.0

1 Learning difficulty

36,772

1.9

19,361

1.0

2 Blind / partial sight

1,846

0.1

994

0.1

3 Deaf/ partial hearing

2,829

0.1

1,469

0.1

4 Wheelchair/mobility

1,538

0.1

791

0.0

6 Mental health

1,624

0.1

1,078

0.1

7 Unseen disability

7,124

0.4

3,971

0.2

8 Multiple disabilities

1,725

0.1

888

0.0

9 Other disability

9,765

0.5

5,182

0.3

T Autistic disorder

1,083

0.1

366

0.0

Grand Total

1,314,321

67.3

638,635

32.7

n=1,952,956

66.7% of applications from IB UK applicants with no disability received offers compared to 64.0% non IB applicants.

Table 6.7a Whether Applications Received Offers by Disability IB EU

 

Received Offers

Unsuccessful

Applications

% Applications

Applications

% Applications

0 No disability

6,573

66.0

3,109

31.2

1 Learning difficulty

137

1.4

66

0.7

4 Wheelchair/mobility

7

0.1

4

0.0

6 Mental health

6

0.1

0

0.0

7 Unseen disability

9

0.1

9

0.1

9 Other disability

29

0.3

13

0.1

Grand Total

6,761

67.9

3,201

32.1

n=9,962

Table 6.7b Whether Applications Received Offers by Disability Non IB EU

 

Received Offers

Unsuccessful

Applications

% Applications

Applications

% Applications

0 No disability

58,241

53.5

48,150

44.2

1 Learning difficulty

732

0.7

522

0.5

2 Blind/partial sight

43

0.0

52

0.0

3 Deaf/partial hearing

50

0.0

55

0.1

4 Wheelchair/mobility

33

0.0

23

0.0

6 Mental health

14

0.0

9

0.0

7 Unseen disability

196

0.2

182

0.2

8 Multiple disabilities

19

0.0

17

0.0

9 Other disability

255

0.2

240

0.2

T Autistic disorder

7

0.0

12

0.0

Grand Total

59,590

54.7

49,262

45.3

n=108,852

1.4% of applications from IB EU applicants with a learning disability received offers compared to 0.7% of non IB applicants, reflecting the base population of applicants (2.0% IB EU applicants with learning disabilities and 1.0% non IB EU applicants with learning difficulties).

Table 6.8a Whether Applications Received Offers by Disability IB Non EU

 

Received Offers

Unsuccessful

Applications

% Applications

Applications

% Applications

0 No disability

6,718

71.8

2,438

26.1

1 Learning difficulty

64

0.7

28

0.3

2 Blind / partial sight

9

0.1

6

0.1

6 Mental health

3

0.0

3

0.0

7 Unseen disability

21

0.2

10

0.1

9 Other disability

33

0.4

13

0.1

T Autistic disorder

2

0.0

4

0.0

Grand Total

6,850

73.2

2,502

26.8

n=9,352

Table 6.8b Whether Applications Received Offers by Disability Non IB Non EU

 

Received Offers

Unsuccessful

 

Applications

% Applications

Applications

% Applications

0 No disability

111,817

56.5

83,969

42.5

1 Learning difficulty

442

0.2

303

0.2

2 Blind/partial sight

83

0.0

78

0.0

3 Deaf/partial hearing

67

0.0

55

0.0

4 Wheelchair/mobility

22

0.0

41

0.0

6 Mental health

45

0.0

52

0.0

7 Unseen disability

147

0.1

110

0.1

8 Multiple disabilities

38

0.0

26

0.0

9 Other disability

235

0.1

210

0.1

T Autistic disorder

17

0.0

7

0.0

Grand Total

112,913

57.1

84,851

42.9

n=197,764

Considering Tables 6.8 a and b, of all applications from IB non EU applicants, of the 73.2% that received offers, 71.8% had no disabilities.  Of the 57.1% of non IB non EU applications receiving offers, 56.5% had no disability.

Table 6.9a Accepted Applicants by Disability IB

 

Accepted Applicants

% Applicants Accepted

% Accepted Applicants

0 No disability

3,157

68.6

97.1

1 Learning difficulty

66

1.4

2.0

2 Blind / partial sight

2

0.0

0.1

3 Deaf/ partial hearing

1

0.0

0.0

4 Wheelchair/mobility

3

0.1

0.1

6 Mental health

1

0.0

0.0

7 Unseen disability

6

0.1

0.2

9 Other disability

14

0.3

0.4

T Autistic disorder

2

0.0

0.1

Grand Total

3,252

70.7

100.0

                                                                              n=4,599                           n=3,252

Table 6.9b Accepted Applicants by Disability Non IB

 

Accepted Applicants

% Applicants Accepted

% Accepted Applicants

0 No disability

381,799

73.8

94.9

1 Learning difficulty

11,025

2.1

2.7

2 Blind/partial sight

589

0.1

0.1

3 Deaf/partial hearing

884

0.2

0.2

4 Wheelchair/mobility

580

0.1

0.1

6 Mental health

708

0.1

0.2

7 Unseen disability

2,396

0.5

0.6

8 Multiple disabilities

633

0.1

0.2

9 Other disability

3,188

0.6

0.8

T Autistic disorder

315

0.1

0.1

Grand Total

402,117

77.7

100.0

                                                                                    n=517,556                      n=402,117

97.1% of IB accepted applicants had no disability compared to 94.9% of non IB applicants. 2.7% of accepted non IB applicants had a learning difficulty compared to 2.0% of IB applicants.

Table 6.10a Accepted Applicants by Disability IB UK

 

Accepted Applicants

% Applicants Accepted

% Accepted Applicants

0 No disability

953

81.6

95.8

1 Learning difficulty

33

2.8

3.3

2 Blind / partial sight

1

0.1

0.1

3 Deaf/ partial hearing

1

0.1

0.1

4 Wheelchair/mobility

1

0.1

0.1

7 Unseen disability

1

0.1

0.1

9 Other disability

4

0.3

0.4

T Autistic disorder

1

0.1

0.1

Grand Total

995

85.2

100.0

                                                                                    n=1,168            n=995

Table 6.10b Accepted Applicants by Disability Non IB UK

 

Accepted Applicants

% Applicants Accepted

% Accepted Applicants

0 No disability

339,578

76.6

94.5

1 Learning difficulty

10,723

2.4

3.0

2 Blind / partial sight

557

0.1

0.2

3 Deaf/ partial hearing

853

0.2

0.2

4 Wheelchair/mobility

562

0.1

0.2

6 Mental health

687

0.2

0.2

7 Unseen disability

2,305

0.5

0.6

8 Multiple disabilities

621

0.1

0.2

9 Other disability

3,059

0.7

0.9

T Autistic disorder

304

0.1

0.1

Grand Total

359,249

81.0

100.0

                                                                                    n=443,462                      n=359,249

Amongst accepted applicants, those from the UK were more likely to have a disability with 95.8% IB accepted applicants and 94.5% non IB accepted applicants having no disability.

Table 6.11a Accepted Applicants by Disability IB EU

 

Accepted Applicants

% Applicants Accepted

% Accepted Applicants

0 No disability

1,205

68.3

97.3

1 Learning difficulty

22

1.2

1.8

4 Wheelchair/mobility

2

0.1

0.2

6 Mental health

1

0.1

0.1

7 Unseen disability

2

0.1

0.2

9 Other disability

7

0.4

0.6

Grand Total

1,239

70.3

100.0

                                                                                    n=1,763              n=1,239

Table 6.11b Accepted Applicants by Disability Non IB EU

 

Accepted Applicants

% Applicants Accepted

% Accepted Applicants

0 No disability

15,652

58.1

97.8

1 Learning difficulty

176

0.7

1.1

2 Blind/partial sight

12

0.0

0.1

3 Deaf/partial hearing

14

0.1

0.1

4 Wheelchair/mobility

9

0.0

0.1

6 Mental health

5

0.0

0.0

7 Unseen disability

59

0.2

0.4

8 Multiple disabilities

4

0.0

0.0

9 Other disability

73

0.3

0.5

T Autistic disorder

4

0.0

0.0

Grand Total

16,008

59.4

100.0

                                                                      n=26,945                                      n=16,008

Table 6.12a Accepted Applicants by Disability IB Non EU

 

Accepted Applicants

% Applicants Accepted

% Accepted Applicants

0 No disability

999

59.9

98.1

1 Learning difficulty

11

0.7

1.1

2 Blind / partial sight

1

0.1

0.1

7 Unseen disability

3

0.2

0.3

9 Other disability

3

0.2

0.3

T Autistic disorder

1

0.1

0.1

Grand Total

1,018

61.0

100.0

                                                                      n=1,668                                        n=1,018

Table 6.12b Accepted Applicants by Disability Non IB Non EU

 

Accepted Applicants

% Applicants Accepted

% Accepted Applicants

0 No disability

26,569

56.4

98.9

1 Learning difficulty

126

0.3

0.5

2 Blind/partial sight

20

0.0

0.1

3 Deaf/partial hearing

17

0.0

0.1

4 Wheelchair/mobility

9

0.0

0.0

6 Mental health

16

0.0

0.1

7 Unseen disability

32

0.1

0.1

8 Multiple disabilities

8

0.0

0.0

9 Other disability

56

0.1

0.2

T Autistic disorder

7

0.0

0.0

Grand Total

26,860

57.0

100.0

                                                                      n=47,149                                      n=26,860


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