§ Mr. Nicholas BennettTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales (1) if he will list the number of children sitting(a) CSE exams, (b) o-level exams and (c) A-level exams in each local education authority in Wales as a percentage of the total number in the relevant year groups in each authority for the latest available year in which these examinations were sat;
(2) if he will list by each local education authority in Wales the total number of children achieving (a) CSE grades 2–5, (b) o-level grades A-C and CSE grade 1, and (c) A-level grades A to E as a percentage of the total
School Leavers 1986–87—Maintained schools only Percentages Attempting1 Achieving2 Total Leavers CSE 'O' Level 'A' Level Lower Grades3 Higher Grades4 'A' Level Pass Clwyd 6,260 88 84 16 87 56 15 Dyfed 4,675 75 78 21 75 56 19 Gwent 6,660 81 72 15 76 48 12 Gwynedd 3,725 82 80 16 82 56 14 Mid Glamorgan 8,835 72 71 16 67 48 15 Powys 1,685 88 84 20 86 51 16 South Glamorgan 5,730 79 76 23 72 53 21 West Glamorgan 5,200 81 82 13 78 55 12 Wales 42,770 80 77 17 76 52 15 1A candidate attempting more than one type of examination is counted under each type. 2 Those leavers who gain results in more than one of the categories shown are counted more than once, under each qualification achieved. 3'O' level grades D-E, CSE grades 2–5. 4'O* level grades A-C, CSE grade 1