§ Mr. D. E. Thomasasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what proportion of (a) all, (b) male and (c) female secondary school pupils in England and the English regions, respectively, obtained two or more A-level passes in 1974.
§ Miss Joan LestorThe percentages of school leavers during 1973–74 who had two or more A-level passes are as follows:
Boys Girls Boys and Girls North 10.1 8.3 9.2 Yorkshire and Humberside 11.7 10.1 10.9 North-West 13.5 10.7 12.1 East Midlands 11.8 9.4 10.6 West Midlands 11.4 9.6 10.5 East Anglia 12.3 9.7 11.1 South-East 15.4 12.8 14.1 South-West 14.3 11.7 13.1 England 13.4 11.0 12.2 These figures exclude leavers from special schools and independent schools not recognised as efficient.