HC Deb 08 July 1982 vol 27 c183W
Mr. Grist

asked the Secretary of State for Wales if he will list separately for each of the last three years the number of entrants in Wales for GCE A-level in each modern language and the number and percentage who passed at grades A, B and C.

WJEC GCE A-level results—modern languages
Grade A Grade B Grade C
Subject Entries Number Per cent. Number Per cent. Number Per cent.
1979
French 888 62 7.0 88 9.9 166 18.7
Welsh* 540 37 6.9 121 22.4 86 15.9
German 252 22 8.7 40 15.9 29 11.5
Spanish 52 4 7.7 9 17.3 14 26.9
Italian 22 2 9.1 3 13.6 6 27.3
Russian 6 — — 1 16.7 2 33.3
1980
French 806 54 6.7 78 9.7 170 21.1
Welsh* 512 31 6.1 112 21.9 143 27.9
German 265 24 9.1 35 13.2 36 13.6
Spanish 52 3 5.8 14 26.9 13 25.0
Italian 11 1 9.1 3 27.3 2 18.1
Russian 7 — — 2 28.6 2 28.6
Other 1 1 100 — — — —
1981
French 872 67 7.7 97 11.1 134 15.4
Welsh* 580 34 5.9 119 20.5 111 19.1
German 255 20 7.8 37 14.5 29 11.4
Spanish 60 4 6.7 15 25.0 20 33.3
Italian 17 — — 6 35.3 2 11.8
Russian 12 1 8.3 2 16.7 4 33.3
Other 3 — — 1 33.3 — —
* The figures are for the following papers combined—Welsh (First Language) and Welsh (Second Language).