HC Deb 29 January 1991 vol 184 cc449-50W
Mr. Fatchett

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science how many A-level entrants were(a) school students and (b) further education college students on the latest available figures.

Mr. Eggar

For the academic year 1988–89, the total number of A-level examination entries, including AS examinations, taking two AS entries as equivalent to one A-level entry, was as shown.

A-level examination entries (000s)
School leavers 424.42
Students in further education establishments 76.67