HL Deb 17 November 1998 vol 594 cc156-7WA
Baroness Blatch

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Whether they will publish data for Northern Ireland for all state institutions, independent schools, and all institutions, giving the number of 17 year-olds entering for two or more A-levels and the number of 17 year-olds obtaining two or more A-levels, three or more A-levels and three or more A-levels at A grade in each of the years 1983 to 1998, showing data separately for boys, girls and all students and including for each year and, if possible, for each category of institution, the size of the relevant 17 year-old cohort. [HL3739]

Lord Dubs

The available information requested is as follows:

Percentage of Final Year Pupils Obtaining Two or More A-Levels at Grades A-E and Three or More A-Levels at Grades A-C 1993–94 to 1996–97
Secondary Schools Grammar Schools All Schools1
1993–94
Total2
Number obtaining 2 or more A-Levels at Grades A-E 935 6,273 7,208
Number obtaining 3 or more A-Levels at Grades A-C 210 2,712 2,922
Number in final year of an A-Level course 1,355 6,994 8,329
Number of 17 year-old population 23,449
1994–95
Total2
Number obtaining 2 or more A-Levels at Grades A-E 916 6,484 7,400
Number obtaining 3 or more A-Levels at Grades A-C 199 2,846 3,045
Number in final year of an A-Level course 1,335 7,123 8,458
Number of 17 year-old population 23,456
1995–96
Number obtaining 2 or more A-Levels at Grades A-E
Boys 344 2,878 3,222
Girls 629 3,708 4,337
Total 973 6,586 7,559
Number obtaining 3 or more A-Levels at Grades A-C
Boys 84 1,319 1,403
Girls 149 1,777 1,926
Total 233 3,096 3,329
Number in final year of an A-Level course 1,321 7,052 8,373
Number of 17 year-old population 24,062
1996–97
Number obtaining 2 or more A-Levels at Grades A-E
Boys 300 3,227 3,527
Girls 696 3,815 4,511
Total 996 7,042 8,038
Number obtaining 3 or more A-Levels at Grades A-C
Boys 79 1,581 1,660
Girls 210 1,883 2,093
Total 289 3,464 3,753
Number in final year of an A-Level course 1,295 7,532 8,827
Number of 17 year-old population 24,249
1 Data are not available in respect of independent schools.
2 Separate figures for boys and girls are not available.