School Examinations (Hansard, 31 January 1979)

§ Mr. Grist
asked the Secretary of State for Wales if he will list the number of entrants for the Welsh joint education committee's GCE O level in the 12 most popular subjects for 1976, 1977 and 1978,

WJEC GCE O LEVEL RESULTS—SUMMER 1976

Entries Grade A Grade B Grade C

Number Per cent. Number Per cent. Number Per cent.

English Language … 20,822 2,301 11.1 5,032 24.2 5,934 28.5

English Literature … 14,517 1,586 10.9 3,720 25.6 3,695 25.5

Mathematics^* … 10,653 1,194 11.2 2,631 24.7 2,755 25.9

History … … 9,390 1,097 11.7 2,223 23.7 1,885 20.1

Geography^* … … 8,061 837 10.4 2,029 25.2 1,418 17.6

Physics … … 6,383 686 10.7 1,560 24.4 1,418 22.2

Biology^* … … 6,365 632 9.9 1,679 26.4 1,478 23.2

French … … 5,772 684 11.9 1,369 23.7 1,378 23.9

Chemistry … … 5,074 643 12.7 1,024 20.2 1,345 26.5

Art^* … … … 3,857 378 9.8 781 20.2 1,132 29.3

Scripture … … 3,731 429 11.5 933 25.0 892 23.9

Human Biology … 3,341 281 8.4 861 25.8 601 18.0

^* Including entrants taking the Common Syllabus GCE/CSE examinations in these subject the figures would be:—

Mathematics … … 15,178 1,291 8.5 3,035 20.0 3,515 23.2

Geography … … 9,057 884 9.8 2,152 23.8 1,592 17.6

Biology … … 9,420 821 8.7 2,231 23.7 2,053 21.8

Art … … … 6,848 828 12.1 1,282 18.7 1,581 23.1

WJEC GCE O LEVEL RESULTS—SUMMER 1977

Entries Grade A Grade B Grade C

Number Per cent. Number Per cent. Number Per cent.

English Language … 21,251 2,318 10.9 5,219 24.6 5,921 27.9

English Literature … 14,747 1,625 11.0 3,597 24.4 3,777 25.6

History … … 9,518 1,107 11.6 2,248 23.6 1,936 20.3

Mathematics^* … 9,384 993 10.6 2,212 23.6 2,421 25.8

Geography^* … … 6,775 629 9.3 1,740 25.7 1,287 19.0

Physics … … 6,647 739 11.1 1,607 24.2 1,528 23.0

French … … 5,756 678 11.8 1,421 24.7 1,304 22.7

Chemistry … … 5,299 589 11.1 1,116 21.1 1,382 26.1

Biology^* … … 5,225 572 10.9 1,353 25.9 1,223 23.4

Scripture … … 3,545 393 11.1 875 24.7 883 24.9

Cookery … … 3,220 167 5.2 670 20.8 656 20.4

Art^* … … … 3,126 369 11.8 725 23.2 903 28.9

^* Including entrants taking the Common Syllabus GCE/CSE examinations in these subject the figures would be:—

Mathematics … … 18,551 1,258 6.8 2,807 15.1 3,783 20.4

Geography … … 10,455 878 8.4 2,362 22.6 2,007 19.2

Biology … … 10,468 868 8.3 2,179 20.8 2,212 21.1

Art … … … 7,821 1,006 12.9 1,536 19.6 1,769 22.6

WJEC GCE O LEVEL RESULTS—SUMMER 1978

Entries Grade A Grade B Grade C

Number Per cent. Number Per cent. Number Per cent.

English Language … 21,940 2,429 11.1 5,183 23.62 5,842 26.63

English Literature … 14,899 1,663 11.2 3,510 23.56 3,805 25.54

History … … 9,702 1,135 11.7 1,991 20.52 2,196 22.63

Mathematics^* … 9,263 985 10.6 2,298 24.81 2,279 24.60

Physics … … 7,332 751 10.2 1,759 23.99 1,832 24.99

Chemistry … … 5,897 741 12.6 1,325 22.47 1,370 23.23

French … … 5,704 574 10.1 1,488 26.09 1,299 22.77

Geography^* … … 5,629 706 12.5 1,343 23.86 1,087 19.31

Biology^* … … 4,941 566 11.5 1,255 25.40 1,155 23.38

Scripture … … 3,426 354 10.3 848 24.75 860 25.10

Home Economics … 3,282 159 4.8 648 19.74 760 21.51

Human Biology … 2,969 232 7.8 537 18.09 648 21.83

^* Including entrants taking the Common Syllabus GCE/CSE examinations in these subject the figures would be:—

Mathematics … … 20,379 1,293 6.3 2,886 14.16 3,972 19.49

Geography … … 11,439 1,065 9.3 2,320 20.28 2,082 18.20

Biology … … 11,538 959 8.3 2,259 19.58 2,422 20.99

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separately, and the numbers and percentage who obtained grades A, B and C passes in each of these subjects.

§ Mr. Barry Jones
The information set out below is derived from the WJEC general reports relating to the summer examinations in 1976, 1977 and 1978.
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§ Mr. Grist
asked the Secretary of State for Wales what was the number of entrants for Welsh joint education committee GCE O level in each modern language for the past two years, and the number

WJEC O LEVEL RESULTS IN MODERN LANGUAGES

1977 Grade C or better 1978 Grade C or better

Subject Entries Number Percentage Entries Number Percentage

French … … 5,756 3,403 59.1 5,704 3,361 58.9

Welsh^* … … 3,108 1,964 63.2 3,419 2,056 60.1

German … … 1,199 622 51.9 1,260 655 52.0

(German† … … 1,943 851 43.8 2,014 869 43.1)

Spanish … … 335 182 54.3 306 175 57.2

Italian … … 77 61 79.2 118 79 66.9

Russian … … 34 22 64.7 42 26 64.9

Others … … 38 25 65.8 37 24 64.9

^* The figures are for the Welsh papers 0₂ and 0₃ combined.

† Including entrants taking the Common Syllabus GCE/CSE Examination.

WJEC GCE O LEVEL RESULTS—SUMMER 1976
				Entries	Grade A	Grade B	Grade C
					Number	Per cent.	Number	Per cent.	Number	Per cent.
English Language	…	20,822	2,301	11.1	5,032	24.2	5,934	28.5
English Literature	…	14,517	1,586	10.9	3,720	25.6	3,695	25.5
Mathematics^*	…	10,653	1,194	11.2	2,631	24.7	2,755	25.9
History	…	…	9,390	1,097	11.7	2,223	23.7	1,885	20.1
Geography^*	…	…	8,061	837	10.4	2,029	25.2	1,418	17.6
Physics	…	…	6,383	686	10.7	1,560	24.4	1,418	22.2
Biology^*	…	…	6,365	632	9.9	1,679	26.4	1,478	23.2
French	…	…	5,772	684	11.9	1,369	23.7	1,378	23.9
Chemistry	…	…	5,074	643	12.7	1,024	20.2	1,345	26.5
Art^*	…	…	…	3,857	378	9.8	781	20.2	1,132	29.3
Scripture	…	…	3,731	429	11.5	933	25.0	892	23.9
Human Biology	…	3,341	281	8.4	861	25.8	601	18.0
^* Including entrants taking the Common Syllabus GCE/CSE examinations in these subject the figures would be:—
Mathematics	…	…	15,178	1,291	8.5	3,035	20.0	3,515	23.2
Geography	…	…	9,057	884	9.8	2,152	23.8	1,592	17.6
Biology	…	…	9,420	821	8.7	2,231	23.7	2,053	21.8
Art	…	…	…	6,848	828	12.1	1,282	18.7	1,581	23.1

WJEC GCE O LEVEL RESULTS—SUMMER 1977
				Entries	Grade A	Grade B	Grade C
					Number	Per cent.	Number	Per cent.	Number	Per cent.
English Language	…	21,251	2,318	10.9	5,219	24.6	5,921	27.9
English Literature	…	14,747	1,625	11.0	3,597	24.4	3,777	25.6
History	…	…	9,518	1,107	11.6	2,248	23.6	1,936	20.3
Mathematics^*	…	9,384	993	10.6	2,212	23.6	2,421	25.8
Geography^*	…	…	6,775	629	9.3	1,740	25.7	1,287	19.0
Physics	…	…	6,647	739	11.1	1,607	24.2	1,528	23.0
French	…	…	5,756	678	11.8	1,421	24.7	1,304	22.7
Chemistry	…	…	5,299	589	11.1	1,116	21.1	1,382	26.1
Biology^*	…	…	5,225	572	10.9	1,353	25.9	1,223	23.4
Scripture	…	…	3,545	393	11.1	875	24.7	883	24.9
Cookery	…	…	3,220	167	5.2	670	20.8	656	20.4
Art^*	…	…	…	3,126	369	11.8	725	23.2	903	28.9
^* Including entrants taking the Common Syllabus GCE/CSE examinations in these subject the figures would be:—
Mathematics	…	…	18,551	1,258	6.8	2,807	15.1	3,783	20.4
Geography	…	…	10,455	878	8.4	2,362	22.6	2,007	19.2
Biology	…	…	10,468	868	8.3	2,179	20.8	2,212	21.1
Art	…	…	…	7,821	1,006	12.9	1,536	19.6	1,769	22.6

WJEC GCE O LEVEL RESULTS—SUMMER 1978
			Entries	Grade A	Grade B	Grade C
				Number	Per cent.	Number	Per cent.	Number	Per cent.
English Language	…	21,940	2,429	11.1	5,183	23.62	5,842	26.63
English Literature	…	14,899	1,663	11.2	3,510	23.56	3,805	25.54
History	…	…	9,702	1,135	11.7	1,991	20.52	2,196	22.63
Mathematics^*	…	9,263	985	10.6	2,298	24.81	2,279	24.60
Physics	…	…	7,332	751	10.2	1,759	23.99	1,832	24.99
Chemistry	…	…	5,897	741	12.6	1,325	22.47	1,370	23.23
French	…	…	5,704	574	10.1	1,488	26.09	1,299	22.77
Geography^*	…	…	5,629	706	12.5	1,343	23.86	1,087	19.31
Biology^*	…	…	4,941	566	11.5	1,255	25.40	1,155	23.38
Scripture	…	…	3,426	354	10.3	848	24.75	860	25.10
Home Economics	…	3,282	159	4.8	648	19.74	760	21.51
Human Biology	…	2,969	232	7.8	537	18.09	648	21.83
^* Including entrants taking the Common Syllabus GCE/CSE examinations in these subject the figures would be:—
Mathematics	…	…	20,379	1,293	6.3	2,886	14.16	3,972	19.49
Geography	…	…	11,439	1,065	9.3	2,320	20.28	2,082	18.20
Biology	…	…	11,538	959	8.3	2,259	19.58	2,422	20.99

WJEC O LEVEL RESULTS IN MODERN LANGUAGES
				1977 Grade C or better		1978 Grade C or better
Subject	Entries	Number	Percentage	Entries	Number	Percentage
French	…	…	5,756	3,403	59.1	5,704	3,361	58.9
Welsh^*	…	…	3,108	1,964	63.2	3,419	2,056	60.1
German	…	…	1,199	622	51.9	1,260	655	52.0
(German†	…	…	1,943	851	43.8	2,014	869	43.1)
Spanish	…	…	335	182	54.3	306	175	57.2
Italian	…	…	77	61	79.2	118	79	66.9
Russian	…	…	34	22	64.7	42	26	64.9
Others	…	…	38	25	65.8	37	24	64.9
^* The figures are for the Welsh papers 0₂ and 0₃ combined.
† Including entrants taking the Common Syllabus GCE/CSE Examination.