HC Deb 17 January 1968 vol 756 cc630-1W
Mr. van Straubenzee

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science how many students aged 15 to 18 years were studying full-time for General Cer-

FULL-TIME STUDENTS IN FURTHER EDUCATION ESTABLISHMENTS TAKING COURSES LEADING TO THE GENERALCERTIFICATE OF EDUCATION
November
1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966
Ordinary Level:
Aged 15–17 … … … 14,981 19,728 22,988 22,587 20,135 19,186
18–20 … … … 1,004 1,254 1,327 1,816 2,150 2,432
of whom: aged 18 … … N.A. N.A N.A N.A 1,475 1,554
Advanced Level:
Aged 15–17 … … … 3,692 4,072 5,499 6,861 7,143 8,153
18–20 … … … 4,711 5,780 5,892 6,923 8,657 9,787
of whom: aged 18 … … N.A N.A. N.A N.A. 5,311 5,685