O and A-level Examinations (Hansard, 21 October 1985)

§ Mr. Barry Jones
asked the Secretary of State for Wales how many Welsh students in state-funded secondary schools and sixth form colleges this year sat O or A-level examinations in (a) one modern language, (b) two modern languages, (c) computer-related subjects, (d) Latin, (e) economics and (f) sociology; what have been the relevant figures for each of the five previous years; and if he will make a statement.

§ Mr. Wyn Roberts
The information, as supplied by the Welsh Joint Education Committee, is as follows:
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§ Mr. Barry Jones
asked the Secretary of State for Wales how many Welsh students in the current year took A or O-level examinations in specialist mathematics subjects.

§ Mr. Wyn Roberts
The information, as supplied by the Welsh Joint Education Committee, is as follows:

^*Candidates in maintained schools and further education establishments Number

'O' Level:

CS Mathematics^† 32,724

Additional Mathematics^‡ 2,794

Statistics 1,219

'A' Level:

Mathematics 2,703

Pure mathematics 274

Applied Mathematics 191

^* Candidates taking WJEC summer examinations. Figures include candidates from tertiary colleges, but exclude external candidates.

^† Common syllabus and examination system for GCE 'O' level and CSE.

^‡ Alternative Ordinary (AO) examinations comprising Further Pure Mathematics, Mechanics or Statistics options.

	^*Candidates in maintained schools and further education establishments Number
'O' Level:
CS Mathematics^†	32,724
Additional Mathematics^‡	2,794
Statistics	1,219
'A' Level:
Mathematics	2,703
Pure mathematics	274
Applied Mathematics	191
^* Candidates taking WJEC summer examinations. Figures include candidates from tertiary colleges, but exclude external candidates.
^† Common syllabus and examination system for GCE 'O' level and CSE.
^‡ Alternative Ordinary (AO) examinations comprising Further Pure Mathematics, Mechanics or Statistics options.