§ Mr. BeggsTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland in each of the last five years how many students at further education colleges in Northern Ireland have(a) sat for the Cambridge first certificate in English examination and how many achieved grade C or above, (b) sat for the Cambridge proficiency in English examination and how many achieved grade C or above and (c) sat for other examinations in English as a foreign language.
§ Mr. HanleyInformation is available only from 1989. The figures are as follows:
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1989 1990 1991 1992 (a) Cambridge first certificate in English examination Numbers sitting 45 24 29 30 Numbers achieving grade C or above 21 16 18 16 (b) Cambridge proficiency in English examination Numbers sitting 29 23 12 14 Numbers achieving grade C or above 20 15 8 7
1989 1990 1991 1992 (c) Other Cambridge examinations in English as a foreign language Numbers sitting 41 65 82 41 Numbers achieving grade C or above 32 55 61 30 Information is not available for students who sat for examinations in English as a foreign language other than those set by Cambridge university.
§ Mr. BeggsTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many students have enrolled at colleges of further education in Northern Ireland for courses in English as a foreign language in each of the last five years; and how many students were male and how many were female.
§ Mr. HanleyThe information is as follows:
Males Females Total 1988–89 79 94 173 1989–90 95 127 222 1990–91 58 97 155 1991–92 77 88 165 1992–93 61 104 165
§ Mr. BeggsTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland which further education colleges in Northern Ireland offer courses in English as a foreign language.
§ Mr. HanleyCourses in English as a foreign language are currently being offered in Belfast, Omagh, Ballymena, Coleraine, Lisburn, Down, Newcastle, Castlereagh, North Down and Ards, Lurgan and Armagh colleges of further education.