HC Deb 06 November 1979 vol 973 cc105-6W
Mr. Freud

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what was the total number of GCE A-level passes at A, B and C grades in 1979; and if he will give comparative figures for the three preceding years.

Dr. Boyson

Figures for 1979 are not yet available. The total number of A-level passes at grades A, B and C for all candidates for the GCE summer examinations in the previous three years were as follows:

1976 182,796
1977 186,837
1978 192,442