BBCMany 16 to 18-year children will be getting exam results with their sites set in the university in this summer.
But, in one of the least university entry rates in Wales, some are taking a different way.
In Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney and neighboring Torfaen, eighteen -year -old children are less likely to go to higher education than some other parts of Wales.
The data published last month showed that 32.5% Welsh 18-Year children applied to the university by the end of JuneCompared to 41.2% across Britain.
Prepared for his production of Beauty and the Beast, many members of the Abertilary Youth Drama and Music Society in the theater dreams of career in theater.
16 -year -old Milli is going to another education college in September to perform at another education college.
He said, “I like to plan things. I have a difficult time for what is going to happen to me after college.”
She wants to go to the university and Sapna is to spend time in New York and her “amazing” theater scene.
In an industry where there is no guarantee of work, he said that it was “very relaxed to know that you can actively respect your skills”.
He said: “Even if you are not getting a job and as you want, as you want, you are always spending time at that place and improving yourself.”
16-year-old Gill must be doing A-Level in college, but then wants to find work, then “think about the university”.
“Whatever career I do not want to do, none of them is easy to get with just one degree from the university, so I do not really want to spend tonnes of money when going to university and may not be able to be able to then [to] Get a job directly from this and then one has to face debt, “he said
Now he has abolished his A-Levels, Megan Pitman is expected to study in Abstwith.
She always wants to “something impressive and really big” that usually comes with a degree requirement “.
An elder brother who told him to “how much fun” to the university was helped to cement the decision.
He said, “I have lived my whole life here, so it is really good to go somewhere and be a little more independent.”
But according to the 18 -year -old children in the region are less likely to go to university than many other parts of Wales, UCAS data,
Neighbors Torfen Welsh was a parliamentary constituency, with the lowest university entry rate of 16.9%for 18 -year -old children in 2024.
In Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney it was 18.9% compared to 47.9% in Cardiff North, just away a small drive.
It was 51.5%in London.
The university and college union’s official Gareth Lloyd of Wales said that the university may feel away some youth living in South Wales valleys.
He said: “I would like to see every sixth form every further education college [travelling] Every open day in Wales and a free bus by college and ideally funded by Welsh government.
“When I was in school, we saw a bright magazine for every university.”
He said that the school’s advice in the school can damage the recruitment, with courses that have been slipping in struggling universities for cash.
“If people want to go to university, but do not necessarily want to stay away, they want something at their door and it is becoming more and more difficult.”
But other youth are on a different route.
16, 16, left his hairdressing course in college from EBBW Vale, but Jobs Growth is expected to return after the next term after a period on Wales+ program.
“I want to do more education first, so I am fully qualified for everything and then doing a job and hopefully it will be a good payment work because the more you work, the more successful it will be”, he said, he said.
Linda, 17, who is from a gypsy background and did not go to the secondary school, joined the program without any merit.
After a year, the time she earned merit in English and Mathematics, she is expecting placement or apprenticeship in a bakery.
“I think it would be a good opportunity for me to have more hands with baking,” she said.
“I want to make birthdays and wedding cakes – my own business. My dream? To be a baker.”
The Summer Act over Jobs Growth is taking a career trailer on high roads to raise awareness about Wales+.
The purpose of this program is to prepare children aged 16 to 19 years old, the Nathan Felvus of Act said.
“We work on personal freedom, we work on their good and this is really only an option for college or sixth form,” he said.
“Some are going to universities, but the main objective” is to find something they want to do. ,
The body responsible for the financing and regulation of higher education and research sector in Medra, Wales stated that data suggested a “mixed picture”, in which UCAS figures suggest an optic in applications from underprivileged areas.
A spokesperson called the figure “useful Snapshot”, but said that more data should be considered for the complete picture of next year’s university intake.
Universities Wales, who has previously asked for “immediate action”, has been asked to address low participation in post -16 education: “The university provides a transformational experience that not only benefits individuals, but also strengthens our communities and economy.
“It is necessary that we continue to highlight life -changing ability that can go to the university.”
