§ Mr. William RossTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (1) if he will publish a table to show the number of students in each education and library board area who passed in Irish language at(a) O-level or GCSE and (b) A-level in 1989, 1990 and 1991;
(2) if he will publish a table to show how many students in each education and library board area passed at (a) GCSE or O-level and (b) A-level in each language taught, other than English and Irish, in 1989, 1990 and 1991.
§ Dr. MawhinneyThe information requested is not readily available by board area. However the overall number of students who passed GCSE—that is, obtained grades A to C—and A-level—that is, obtained grades A to E—in languages other than English was as follows:
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GCSE passes (grades A to C) Subject 1989 1990 1991 French 8,704 8,549 8,901 Irish 1,133 955 959 German 1,051 1,054 1,094 Spanish 997 1,022 1,155 Italian 123 110 170 Latin 362 349 263 Greek 13 7 13
GCE A-level passes (grades A to E) Subject 1989 1990 1991 French 1,266 1,239 1,354 Irish 183 229 214 German 175 210 259 Spanish 227 342 294 Italian 33 38 36 Latin 72 84 63 Greek 8 7 —