§ Mr. SimmondsTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many pupils(a) were enrolled to take, (b) were awarded a pass in and (c) have dropped out from the advanced vocational certificate of education course, it each subject in each year since 2002. [165863]
§ Mr. Stephen TwiggThe figures in Table 1 and Table 2 are derived from data collected annually for the Secondary School arid College Performance Tables.
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Table 1: Entries and passes at the Vocational Certificate of Education (advanced level) by students of all ages.
2002 2003 Subject Entries Passes Entries Passes Art and Design 1,496 1,230 1,165 970 Business 7,623 6,166 9,000 7,049 Health and Social Care 4,029 3,478 5,335 4,547 Manufacturing 53 30 40 26 Construction 166 145 156 104 Hospitality and Catering 241 218 171 141 Science 565 440 511 381 Engineering 477 366 425 340 Information Technology 8,419 6,858 11,788 9,624 Media: Communication and Production 665 548 841 674 Retail and Distribution 263 196 213 164 Performing Arts 557 488 650 588 Leisure and Recreation 1,787 1,496 1,923 1,558 Travel and Tourism 3,331 2,877 3,872 3,146 Total 29,672 24,536 36,090 29,312
Table 2: Entries and passes at the Vocational Certificate of Education (advanced level) double award by students of all ages.
2002 2003 Subject Entries Passes Entries Passes Art and Design 3,981 3,466 3,337 3,064 Business 11,660 9,304 10,042 8,259 Health and Social Care 6,013 5,078 6,086 5,463 Manufacturing 38 33 25 21 Construction 425 332 460 337 Hospitality and Catering 577 514 560 496 Science 1,137 897 1,067 896 Engineering 1,004 646 998 731 Information Technology 7,267 5,800 8.515 7,167 Media: Communication and Production 1,470 1,210 1,378 1,186 Performing Arts 595 543 582 523 Leisure and Recreation 2,684 2,109 2,436 2,057 Travel and Tourism 5,040 4,140 4,894 4,171 Total 41,891 34,072 40,380 34,371 The DfES does not have statistics on enrolments or drop out rates for individual subjects. The figures supplied count only those students that were entered for the examination.