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EXPENDITURE ON ADDITIONAL ACCESS MEASURES. 3.1 Assessment of Queen ▇▇▇▇’s access and retention record 3.1.1 ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ has a strong record in recruiting students from under-represented groups, and we work hard to support student retention, success and employability. We have assessed our proportion of under-represented students as slightly above average, and our record on retention as in need of further improvement. Evidence for this assessment is found in the table below, which uses HESA data for the two- year period from 2008-09 to 2009-10: ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ actual performance HESAbenchmark for Queen ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ location- adjusted benchmark for ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ young full-time first-degree entrants from state schools 85.3% 84.3% 81.6% young full-time first-degree entrants from low participation neighbourhoods 6.0% 8.0% 4.8% young full-time first-degree entrants from National Statistics Socio– Economic Classification groups (NS-SEC) 4-7 29.3% 24.8% 25.5% 2008-09 young full-time first degree entrants not in higher education in 2009-10 10.1% 5.6% young full-time first-degree entrants from state schools 85.7% 86.3% 83.6% young full-time first-degree entrants from low participation neighbourhoods 5.3% 8.5% 4.9% ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ actual performance HESAbenchmark for Queen ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ location- adjusted benchmark for Queen ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ full-time first-degree entrants from National Statistics Socio– Economic Classification groups (NS-SEC) 4-7 36.6% 29.3% 30.3% 2007-08 young full-time first-degree entrants not in higher education in 2008-09 9% 6.2% 3.2 Estimate of expenditure on additional access and retention measures 3.2.1 The increase in the level of tuition fees charged for all courses from September 2012 is substantial, and we do not underestimate the potential impact on recruiting students from under-represented groups and on student retention. In 2012-13 we will therefore commit 30% of the additional fee income raised from tuition fees above £6,000 to support additional outreach and retention measures. Details of how this significant level of additional investment will be spent are set out in Table 3 of Annex B.