§ Mr. FatchettTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science what were the number of students taking A-level examinations in(a) schools and (b) further education colleges in 1979–80, 1983–84 and the latest available figures.
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§ Mr. EggarFor the academic years in question and for 1988–89, the total numbers of school leavers and home full-time students in further education colleges taking A-level examinations were as follows:
Thousands 1979–80 1983–84 1988–891 School leavers 131.55 145.93 138.63 FE students 31.70 36.00 34.76 As percentage of the relevant population school leavers 17.3 18.7 19.1 FE students 4.2 4.6 4.8 1 Including AS examinations paired to equate to an A-level.