§ Mrs. DunwoodyTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment if she will list the number of school students achieving grades C and above in A-level examinations in Cheshire for each of the last five years and how that number relates to the national average. [36371]
§ Mr. PaiceThe following tables give (i) the number and (ii) the percentage of 17-year-old pupils attaining grades C and above in GCE A-level examinations in Cheshire and England for the years 1995, 1994, 1993 and 1992. The data for 1991 are not available on a consistent basis.
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GCE A-level achievements of 17-year-old pupils1 in all maintained schools2 Cheshire England Number of 17-year-old pupils 1991–923 2,106 72,333 1992–93 1,708 58,006 1993–94 1,732 60,458 1994–95 1,677 62,368
GCE A-level achievements of 17-year-old pupils1 in all maintained schools2 Cheshire England Percentage of 17-year-old pupils 1991–923 60 54 1992–93 61 55 1993–94 62 57 1994–95 62 58 1 Those pupils aged 17 at 31 August. 2 Including grant-maintained schools, city technology colleges and maintained special schools. 3 Prior to 1992–93, sixth-form colleges were part of the schools sector. Figures for 1991–92 therefore include sixth-form colleges.