§ Mr. Kilfedderasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland whether he will consider publishing more information about school examination results so that parents can be better informed about the results achieved at different schools.
§ Mr. John PattenWe have no plans to publish information about the examination results of individual schools. At present it is a matter for the school authorities to decide what information should be published about individual schools.
§ Mr. Kilfedderasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many pupils in non-grammar secondary schools took A-levels and obtained pass grades in each of the last three years; and how this compares with the success rate in the grammar schools.
§ Mr. John PattenThe numbers of candidates from secondary and grammar schools in Northern Ireland for GCE A-level summer examinations, in the last three academic years for which information is available, were as follows:
1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 Secondary intermediate schools 1,091 1,232 1,398 Grammar schools 5,645 5,933 5,990 All schools 6,736 7,165 7,388 The numbers of A-level entries from Northern Ireland candidates and of passes achieved by them were as follows:
Subject Entries Passes (Grades A-E) Pass Rate per cent. 1976–77 18,622 13,671 73.4 1977–78 19,872 14,667 73.8 1978–79 20,333 14,972 73.6 Details of entries and passes by school type are not held centrally and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.