§ Mr. Barry Jonesasked the Secretary of State for Wales what information he has as to how many schools in Wales provided teaching in the following subjects from 1979–80 to 1985–86: Latin, German, needlework, geology, drama, music and religious education; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Nicholas EdwardsInformation supplied by the Welsh Joint Education Committee indicates the following numbers of schools where the subjects were examined as GCE O-level subjects.
education at all levels, from 1979–80 to the latest date for which figures are available; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Nicholas EdwardsThe information, as supplied by the Welsh Joint Education Committee, is given in the table:
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Candidates in maintained schools (*) 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 A-Level Latin 78 84 76 74 62 54 German 245 235 237 226 211 212 Home Economics (clothing) 91 77 72 69 66 61 Geology 387 397 402 425 370 333 Drama — — — — — — Music 263 325 286 269 279 280 Religious Studies (†) 529 567 586 557 563 563 O-Level Latin 893 853 765 688 612 581 German C(‡) 941 948 1,009 853 675 587 German O 1,072 1,054 870 939 979 885 Dress and Design 1,352 1,163 1,017 870 929 910 Geology 1,540 1,588 1,372 1,355 1,274 1,063 Drama 113 449 562 678 642 637 Music 1,440 1,461 1,517 1,376 1,439 1,455 Scripture 3,066 3,135 3,077 2,736 2,644 2,673 Religious Studies 385 445 521 737 655 748 CSE Latin 6 7 8 8 3 1 German 303 409 316 408 442 585 Needlework 1,903 1,892 1,864 1,802 1,777 1,757 Geology 497 652 479 524 508 532 Drama 597 547 560 663 733 848 Music 508 507 471 453 540 554 Scripture Knowledge 1,818 1,923 2,009 1,716 1,770 1,530 Religious Studies 1,005 1,026 1,030 1,056 1,336 1,470 Religious Education 61 97 83 141 152 165 * Candidates taking WJEC summer examinations. Figures exclude external candidates. Frigures for 1982 and onwards exclude candidates at one sixth form college. † Includes scripture in 1980. ‡ Common syllabus examination