§ Mr. CousinsTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science what information he has on the drop-out rate from A-level courses in England and Wales each year from 1985.
§ Mr. EggarComprehensive information on A-level drop-out rates is not readily available. However, estimates of the percentage of 16-year-olds commencing A or AS level courses at schools in England who were no longer pursuing those courses a year later are as follows:
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Academic year of commencement of A/AS level course Percentage no longer pursuing course one year later Per cent. 1984–85 13.6 1985–86 13.3 1986–87 13.5 1987–88 12.7 1988–89 12.9 1989–90 12.4