§ Mr. Michael Spicerasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what is the average number of CSE, GCE 0 and GCE A-level passes attained per pupil in each region of England and Wales; and what percentage of pupils in each region of England and Wales sit CSE, GCE O-level and GCE A-level examinations.
§ Dr. BoysonThe estimated number of CSE grades 1–5, GCE O level grades A-C, and GCE A-level passes attained by all English school leavers in 1979–79 by the time they left school were 3.4, 1.9, and 0.4 respectively. Regional estimates are not available but the following tables give the most relevant information together with the percentages of school leavers who had attempted the examinations.
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Part B Percentage of school leaver who had attempted CSE but not GCE GCE O-level but not A-level† GCE A-level North 40.3 35.0 13.6 Yorkshire and Humberside 21.4 50.2 15.3 North West 31.3 41.2 15.8 East Midlands 37.6 35.7 14.7 West Midlands 32.0 37.9 14.6 East Anglia 31.2 42.0 14.7 South East 29.6 38.7 21.1 South West 35.2 38.4 17.8 ENGLAND 31.2 39.8 17.4 Notes: * Higher grades are defined as grades A-C at O-level and grade 1 CSE. All other graded results are referred to as other grades. † Some of these leavers will also have sat for CSE examinations. Statistical information about pupils in Welsh schools is the responsibility of my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Wales.