§ Baroness Byfordasked Her Majesty's Government:
Whether they will publish data for Northern Ireland showing for secondary schools, grammar schools, all state schools, independent schools and all schools separately, the percentage of all 16 year-old pupils in each of the years 1960 to 1997 obtaining five or more passes in GCSE examinations with grades A* to C or in GCE O-level examinations with grades A to C (including CSE passes at grade 1), showing data separately for boys, girls and all pupils and including, for each category of school, the number of schools and the number of 16 year-old pupils. [HL1401]
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§ Lord DubsThe available information requested is as follows:
Percentage of year 12 pupils obtaining 5 + GCSEs Grades A*-C 1991–92 to 1996–97 Secondary Schools Grammar Schools All Schools 1991–92 Total2 22% 88% 44% Number of Schools 165 70 235 Number of Year 12 Pupils 15,872 7,915 23,787 1992–93 Total2 25% 90% 48% Number of Schools 163 70 233 Number of Year 12 Pupils 14,918 8,176 23,094 1993–94 Total2 27% 91% 49% Number of Schools 160 71 231 Number of Year 12 Pupils 15,688 8,102 23,770 1994–95 Total2 27% 94% 51% Number of Schools 161 71 231 Number of Year 12 Pupils 15,964 9,290 25,254 1995–96 Boys 21% 92% 45% Girls 36% 96% 59% Total 28% 94% 52% Number of Schools 165 71 236 Number of Year 12 Pupils 16,974 9,394 26,368 1996–97 Boys 23% 93% 47% Girls 38% 96% 60% Total 30% 95% 54% Number of Schools 166 71 237 Number of Year 12 Pupils 16,399 9,299 25,698 1Data are not available in respect of independent and special schools. 2Separate figures for boys and girls not available.