§ Mr. Gowasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science in how many secondary schools economics is available as a subject; how many secondary school pupils are at present studying economics; and how many secondary school students obtained GCE and CSE certificates in economics during the last academic year.
§ Miss Margaret JacksonInformation on the subjects offered in schools, and on the respective numbers of pupils involved, is not available centrally in the detail required to answer the first two parts of this Question. On examination results, the statistics reported to my Department by examination boards do not distinguish 43W between secondary school candidates and other candidates. Following are the latest figures available for all candidates:
CSE and GCE Examinations in Economics: Summer 1974 Results CSE (all modes) Grades 1–5 … … 58,815 GCE O level passes … … 19,577 GCE A level passes … … 18,929