HC Deb 16 October 1996 vol 282 cc979-80W
Mr. Win Griffiths

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what was the average GCSE point score, where A*=7, for English language and mathematics for(a) girls and (b) boys in the maintained sector in (i) 1994, (ii) 1995 and (iii) 1996. [41166]

Mr. Jonathan Evans

The information requested is available for 1994 and 1995 only, and is contained in the following table. Average GCSE point scores for English language and mathematics are given per 15-year-old pupil—age as at 31 August—in maintained schools.

Average GCSE point scores per 15-year-old pupil in maintained schools
Girls Boys
English language
1994 4.2 3.3
1995 4.2 3.4
Mathematics
1994 3.4 3.3
1995 3.4 3.3
1. Age as at 31 August.
2. Includes pupils in LEA maintained, grant maintained, special schools and pupil referral units.
3. Points have been allocated on the following basis A*=7, A=7, B=6, C=5, D=4, E=3, F=2, G=1.