HL Deb 18 March 1998 vol 587 cc205-7WA
Baroness Blatch

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Whether they will publish data for Scotland showing for state schools, independent schools and all schools separately, the percentage of S4 pupils in each of the years 1994 to 1997 passing Standard Grade examinations with credit level (grades 1 and 2) in the following subjects: mathematics, English, English literature, sciences (showing separately percentages for general science, physics, chemistry and biology), French, history and geography, showing data separately for boys, girls and all pupils and including for each category of school, the number of schools and the number of S4 pupils. [HL925]

Lord Sewel

Examination data for Scottish Qualifications are published on an annual basis and available in the Library of the House of Lords. Read together, the annualExamination Statistics published by the Scottish Qualifications Authority and Examination Results in Scottish Schools from the Scottish Office show examination success at Standard Grade broken down by school, by subject, by gender and by grade. Additional detailed analyses can be made available in response to specific enquiries.

Baroness Blatch

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Whether they will publish data for Scotland showing for state schools, independent schools and all schools separately, the percentage of S4 pupils in each of the years 1994 to 1997 passing Standard Grade examinations with credit level (grades 1 and 2) in the following combinations of subjects: mathematics and English; mathematics, English and one science; mathematics, English, one science, French and either history or geography, showing data separately for boys, girls and all pupils and including, for each category of school, the number of schools and the number of S4 pupils. [HL926]

Lord Sewel

Examination data for Scottish qualifications published on an annual basis do not include information on combinations of subjects in the format requested. Such detailed analyses can, however, be made available in response to specific enquiries.

Baroness Blatch

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Whether they will publish data for Scotland showing for state schools, independent schools and all schools separately, the percentage of S4 pupils in each of the years 1994 to 1997 obtaining five or more Standard Grade passes at credit level (grades 1 and 2), showing data separately for boys, girls and all pupils and including, for each category of school, the number of schools and the number of S4 pupils. [HL927]

Lord Sewel

Information on the percentage of S4 pupils obtaining five or more Standard Grade credit awards in each secondary school in Scotland is published in the seriesExamination Results in Scottish Schools. This source does not provide a gender breakdown. Further detailed analyses of this type can, however, be provided in response to specific enquiries.

Baroness Blatch

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Whether they will publish data for Scotland showing for all state schools, independent schools and all schools separately, the number of pupils in S5 together with the percentage of the previous S4 year group in each of the years 1994 to 1997 obtaining three or more Higher Grade passes at Bands A, B or C, showing data separately for boys, girls and all pupils and including, for each category of school, the number of schools and the number of S4 pupils. [HL928]

Lord Sewel

Examination data for Scottish qualifications are published on an annual basis and available in the Library of the House of Lords. Read together, the annualExamination Statistics published by the Scottish Qualifications Authority and Examination Results in Scottish Schools from the Scottish Office show examination success at Higher Grade broken down by schools, by gender and by grade, including an analysis of success in three or more Higher Grades at A—C. Additional detailed analyses of the data can be made available in response to specific enquiries.

Baroness Blatch

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Whether they will publish data for Scotland for state schools, independent schools and all schools in each of the years 1994 to 1997 giving the number of pupils in S5 together with the percentage of the previous S4 year group in each of the subjects: mathematics, physics, chemistry, biology, English literature, history, geography, French and economics, entering for Higher Grade, passing Higher Grade at bands A, B or C and passing Higher Grade at band A, showing data separately for boys, girls and all pupils and including, for each category of school, the number of schools and the number of S4 pupils. [HL929]

Lord Sewel

Examination data for Scottish qualifications are published on an annual basis and available in the Library of the House of Lords. Read together, the annualExamination Statistics published by the Scottish Qualifications Authority and Examination Results in Scottish Schools from the Scottish Office show examination success at Higher Grade broken down by school, by subject, by gender and by grade. Additional detailed analyses of the data can be made available in response to specific enquiries.

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