Post 16 Education

Within Hampshire, the great majority of learners within the 14-16 age range attend the County Council's 71 secondary schools.  Post 16 Learners have a choice of different types of institution providing education and training, eg Further Education and Sixth Form Colleges and work-based learning providers.

• There are 28,500 16-19 year old students in Hampshire.
• Just over 85% of learners remain in education or training beyond 16 (slightly above the national figure) and the majority receive their post-16 education in colleges and work-based learning.
• Just under 1600 in maintained school sixth forms.
• You can choose from Further Education (FE) sixth form
  colleges, Hampshire schools with sixth forms and specialist colleges for young people with LDD (Learning Difficulty and Disability ). A further five colleges and 1 school sixth form are established in Southampton and Portsmouth.
• In addition, a range of training providers and colleges deliver apprenticeships and/or Entry to Employment (e2e) programmes for young people not in education, training or employment.