§ 68. Sir John Biggs-Davisonasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what is his policy towards school closures and reorganisation that effectively extinguish parental choice of single sex education.
School leavers in academic year—Intented destinations* 1978–79 1984–85 Full-lime courses Number (thousands) As percentage of all leavers Number (thousands) As percentage of all leavers Degree (including teacher training) courses 58.1 7.9 57.7 7.8 Other further and higher education courses 99.4 13.5 151.4 20.5 Total full-time further and higher education courses 157.6 21.4 209.1 28.3 * Whose intended destination was perceived or outcome known, by the Head Teacher at the time of the completion of the School Leavers Survey. Source: School Leavers Survey. Data are subject to sampling error.