§ Mr. CryerTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science how many boys and girls passed one of more A-level subject for each year from 1985–86; and how many pupils gained one or more O-levels from 1985–86 both in absolute terms and as a percentage of the 17-year-old population for A-level subjects and as a percentage of all maintained school leavers for O-level subjects.
§ Mr. EggarFor the academic years 1985–86 to 1989–90, the latest year for which information is available, the numbers and percentages of pupils gaining one or more A-level or O-level passes in maintained schools were as are shown in the following table.
School leavers with one or more A/AS passes Maintained schools—England Number of leavers (thousands) As a percentage of the 17-year-old population Boys Girls Total Boys Girls Total 1985–86 46.42 45.45 91.87 12.2 12.5 12.3 1986–87 46.84 46.18 93.02 12.5 12.9 12.7 1987–88 47.19 45.97 93.16 12.9 13.2 13.0 1988–89 46.92 48.68 95.59 12.7 13.8 13.2 1989–90 51.00 54.31 105.31 14.7 16.5 15.6
School leavers with no passes at A-level but with one or more passes at O-level at grade C or better (including passes at GCSE grade A-C and CSE grade 1) Maintained schools—England Number of leavers (thousands) As a percentage of leavers from maintained schools Boys Girls Total Boys Girls Total 1985–86 119.90 139.64 259.55 35.1 42.0 38.5 1986–87 119.10 139.27 258.37 34.9 42.2 38.5 1987–88 112.95 134.44 247.40 36.0 44.7 40.2 1988–89 114.25 129.72 243.96 39.2 46.4 42.8 1989–90 106.57 122.35 228.92 39.1 46.6 42.8