§ Mr. RiddickTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science what level of failure to complete the GCSE examination is expected now that GCSE has been introduced; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mrs. RumboldThe most recent figures show that of the 5.23 million entries for the 1988 summer GCSE examinations, 4.6 per cent. were recorded as absent. A further 3.4 per cent. were ungraded.