HC Deb 18 June 1996 vol 279 cc410-1W
Sir Trevor Skeet

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what key targets have been set for the Duke of York's Royal Military School in 1996–97. [33598]

Mr. Soames

The key targets for the Duke of York's Royal Military School in 1996–97 are as follows:

  1. 1. To achieve 100 per cent. of GCSE passes at grades A* to G in August 1996.
  2. 2. To achieve five or more GCSE passes at grades A* to C for 78 per cent. of candidates in August 1996.
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  3. 3. To achieve 88 per cent. of A-level passes at grades A to E in August 1996.
  4. 4. To achieve three or more A-level passes at grades A to E for 80 per cent. of candidates in August 1996.
  5. 5. To achieve 34 per cent. of A-level passes at grades A and B in August 1996.
  6. 6. To achieve 100 per cent. award rate for general national vocational qualification advanced and Business and Technician Education Council national diploma courses in August 1996.
  7. 7. To implement key stage 4 modifications to national curriculum programmes by September 1996.
  8. 8. To achieve places in higher education for 70 per cent. of sixth form leavers by October 1996.
  9. 9. To ensure Wolfe house is prepared as a girl's senior boarding house by September 1996.
  10. 10. To achieve a pupil per capita cost in 1996–97 of £12,180.
  11. 11. To generate income of £410,000 by March 1997.
  12. 12. To achieve 210 applications for the September 1997 intake by April 1997.