§ Mr. FatchettTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will set out for 1979–80, 1984–85 and 1989–90 or the latest available figures the number of students (i) in secondary education, (ii) entered for(a) CSE and (b) GCE O levels in (1) drama, (2) music and (3) art, (iii) entered for GCE A levels in each of the above subjects, (iv) receiving individual tuition in a musical instrument and (v) entering (1) drama school, (2) music college and (3) art school.
§ Mrs. RumboldNot all the information is available in the requested form. The numbers of school leavers attempting public examinations in music and art were as follows:
Thousands 1979–80 1984–85 1987–88 Music A level 2.92 3.27 2.65 GCSE — — 10.77 O level (but not GCSE) 14.73 16.49 2.34 CSE (but not GCSE/O level) 10.31 10.22 12.08 All GCSE/O level/CSE 25.04 26.70 25.18 Art A level 13.01 13.76 13.29 GCSE — — 44.12 O level (but not GCSE) 78.34 81.36 8.24 CSE (but not GCSE/O level) 74.20 59.52 113.68 All GCSE/O level/CSE 152.54 140.88 166.03 All school leavers 750.73 736.21 655.96 Source: School Leavers Survey.
47WThe numbers of students under 20 years of age on their first year of a course in colleges in the public sector were as follows:
1985–86 1988–89 Colleges of Art/Art and Design 9,710 11,318 Colleges of Music 716 998 Source: Further Education Statistical Record.
Note: These figures include full-time and part-time students; they exclude students following similar courses in other public sector and private establishments.