§ Mr. Teddy Taylorasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what percentage of A and O-level passes, respectively, was obtained by pupils of State secondary and other secondary schools respectively, in the most recent year for which figures are available.
§ Dr. BoysonProvisional figures of the percentages of O and A-level passes obtained by school leavers in 1978–79 from maintained and non-maintained schools in England are as follows:
Percentage of O-level passes Maintained schools 82 Direct grant and independent schools 18 Percentage of A-level passes Maintained schools 75 Direct grant and independent schools 25