§ Mr. Ernie Rossasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what are the percentages of school leavers in Scotland in each of the latest three available years whose highest qualifications were (a) no SCE awards, (b) "O" grades at "D" and "E" bands only, (c) one or two "O" grades at bands "A" to "C", (d) three
As percentage of all school leavers from education authority, grant-aided, independent and special schools Highest SCE qualification held 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 No SCE award … … … 33.1 32.7 32.5 'O' grades D—E … … … 8.1 8.8 9.5 'O' grades A—C: 1–2 … … … 15.1 14.9 15.2 3–4 … … … 9.5 9.3 9.2 5+ … … … 7.4 8.1 7.9 H' grades: 1–2 … … … 9.2 8.8 8.5 3+ … … … 17.6 17.2 17.2