§ Mr. Win GriffithsTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many students gained A-level qualification, or GNV2 equivalent, last year, and what percentage that was of the year group normally sitting for this qualification. [17993]
§ Mr. RichardsThe following table shows the number of students gaining at least one pass at A-level in the 1994 summer examinations and the numbers gaining a vocational qualification at level 2 or above. Individual976W students may have gained both A-levels and vocational qualifications and so may be counted twice.
Age of student1 2 Number gaining at least one pass at A-level3 Number gaining vocational qualification at level 2 or above Percentage of age group in education4 gaining A-level pass or vocational equivalent Col 1 Col 2 Col 3 Col 4 16 255 1,767 8.2 17 9,006 2,097 51.9 18 1,729 2,066 41.3 Notes: 1 As at 31 August 1993. 2 Students of other ages gained qualifications also but are not shown in this table. 3 Includes all students, irrespective of the type of institution, if any, at which they studied. 4 Full and part time students in school or Further Education colleges. Source:
Welsh Examinations Database.
There is no information about the number of students taking examinations by year group. The figures in columns 2 and 3 have been expressed in column 4 as a percentage of the number of students of that age in education at school or further education colleges only, in 1993–94.