§ 40. Mr. Madelasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what percentage of children in secondary schools in England who took O-level mathematics in the summer of 1980 achieved a pass.
§ Dr. BoysonInformation is not available in precisely this form. However, it is estimated that 68 per cent. of the322W English school leavers in 1978–79 who had attempted O-level in mathematics before leaving school had achieved a grade A to C. This percentage includes those who had achieved grade A to C at a second or subsequent attempt.