Mr. Jim Callaghanasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what is the number of O-level and A-level GCE passes in the Greater Manchester county districts in each of the last four years.
§ Mr. Peter Morrisonasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science how many O and A-level passes were achieved and how many were not achieved in schools in Merseyside, Greater Manchester, Lancashire, Cheshire and Cumbria in each of the years since 1970.
§ Miss Margaret JacksonInformation is not collected by my Department on the residence of those attempting GCE O-and A-levels in a particular year. The Department carries out an annual survey based on a one-in-ten sample of those leaving school each year which includes information on examination achievements, but statistics relating to the years in which these school leavers attempted their GCE examination are not readily available. Due to sample size, results for the smaller LEAs would not be reliable statistically. Some statistics at regional level of school leavers' GCE achievements are published annually in Statistics of Education, Volume 2, copies of which are in the Library.
§ Mr. Watkinsonasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science (1) how many pupils sat CSE examinations in West Gloucestershire, Gloucester, Cheltenham, Stroud, Cirencester and Tewkesbury and South Gloucester in 1977, 1976 and 1975, respectively;
(2) how many pupils sat O-level examinations in: West Gloucestershire, Gloucester, Cheltenham, Cirencester and Tewkesbury, Stroud, and South Gloucester in 1977, 1976, and 1975 respectively;
(3) how many pupils sat A-level examinations in: West Gloucestershire, Gloucester, Stroud, Cheltenham, South Gloucester, and Cirencester and Tewkesbury, in 1977, 1976, and 1975, respectively;
(4) how many pupils sat CSE, O-level, A-level examinations in Forest of Dean in 1977, 1976 and 1975, respectively.
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§ Miss Margaret JacksonI regret this information is not available.