§ Mr. Peter Bruinvelsasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what is the percentage of school leavers in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, separately, obtaining one or more A-levels, five or more higher grade O-levels or CSE grade 1 passes, one or more higher grade O-level or CSE grade 1 passes, and no graded O-level or CSE results, in each year from 1965 to 1985.
§ Mr. Chris PattenInformation for Wales and Northern Ireland is the responsibility of my right hon. Friends the Secretaries of State for Wales and for Northern Ireland. The information requested for England is shown in the following table:
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Percentage of leavers with Academic year One or more A level pass *Five or more higher grade passes at O level or CSE *One or more higher grade passes at O level or CSE No graded results at O level or CSE 1977–78 15.5 23.7 51.3 14.2 1978–79 15.4 23.7 52.0 12.8 1979–80 15.6 24.0 52.0 12.2 1980–81 16.5 25.1 52.6 11.4 1981–82 17.0 26.1 53.8 10.6 1982–83 17.1 26.2 54.6 9.6 1983–84 17.2 26.7 54.6 9.5 1984–85 17.1 26.9 54.7 9.4 Notes:
* From 1974–75 0-level grades A—C, CSE grade 1. Prior to 1974–75 O-level examinations were graded pass or fail.
† The raising of the school leaving age in 1973 affected the total number of school leavers, which was unusually low in 1972–73. Percentages are therefore unrepresentative and have been omitted.