§ Mr. Barry Jonesasked the Secretary of State for Wales what proportion of Welsh schoolchildren have achieved at least five 0-level passes in each year from 1979 to 1986.
§ Mr. Wyn RobertsInformation in the precise form requested is not available. However, figures from the school leavers survey, given in the following table, show the percentage of all school leavers in Wales who achieved five or more higher grade O-level or CSE qualifications.
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Year of leaving school Percentage of all school leavers with 5 or more higher grade 'O' level or CSE qualifications 1978–79 23.3 1979–80 23.1 1980–81 23.7 1981–82 25.7 1982–83 26.9 1983–84 25.7 1984–85 26.4
Year of leaving school Percentage of all school leavers with 5 or more higher grade 'O' level or CSE qualifications 1985–86 Not yet available