HC Deb 11 March 1997 vol 292 cc174-5W
Mr. Flynn

To ask the Secretary of State for Waleshow many and what percentage of children(a) sat and(b) achieved a grade A to C in (i) one and (ii) two ormore live foreign language GCSEs in 1996; and if he willmake a statement. [19865]

Mr. Jonathan Evans

The breakdown requested could be obtained only at disproportionate cost. Information for pupils—at school, aged 15 to 31 August 1996—entering at least one modern foreign language GCSE in 1996 is as follows:

  • Pupils entered for at least one modern foreign language GCSE: 17,075
  • Pupils achieving at least one grade A*- C in a modern foreign language: 9,289
  • Number who achieved grade A*-C as a percentage of the number entered: 54 per cent.

Mr. Flynn

To ask the Secretary of State for Waleshow many and what percentage of children(a) sat and(b) achieved a grade A to C in (i) one and (ii) two ormore science GCSEs in 1996; and if he will make astatement. [19863]

Mr. Evans

The breakdown requested could be obtained only at disproportionate cost. Information for pupils (in school, aged 15 at 31 August 1995) entering at least one science GCSE in 1996 is as follows

  • Pupils entered for at least one science GCSE: 31,744
  • Pupils achieving at least one grade A* to C in science: 15,666
  • Number who achieved grade A*-C as a percentage of the number entered: 49 per cent.

Mr. Flynn

To ask the Secretary of State for Waleshow many and what percentage of children(a) sat and(b) achieved grade A to C in (i) history; (ii) geographyand (iii) Latin (1) GCSEs and (2) A-levels in 1996; andif he will make a statement. [19867]

Mr. Evans

The information requested is, in respect of children at school, as follows:

History Subject Geography Latin
GCSEs
Number of 15 year olds entered1 11,058 16,596 188
Number who achieved grade A*-C 6,516 8,849 165
Number who achieved grade A*-C as a percentage of the total number entered 59 53 88
A levels
Number of 16, 17 and 18 year olds entered1 1,717 1,741 13
Number who achieved grade A-C 1,004 986 11
Number who achieved grade A-C as a percentage of the total number entered 58 57 85
1 Ages are as at 31 August 1995.

Mr. Flynn

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales (1) how many and what percentage of children(a) sat and (b) achieved a grade A to C in (i) one (ii) two and (iii) three or more live foreign language A-levels in 1996; and if he will make a statement; [19866]

(2) how many and what percentage of children (a)Sat and (b) achieved a grade A to C in (i) one, (ii) two and (iii) three or more science A-levels in 1996; and if he will make a statement. [19864]

Mr. Evans

The information could be provided only at disproportionate cost.

LEA-maintained secondary schools Grant-maintained secondary schools
Subject Number of schools with entries in 1996 Number of schools with entries for Latin as a percentage of all LEA-maintained secondary schools with entries in any subject at the relevant level Number of schools with entries in 1996 Number of schools with entries for Latin as a percentage of all grant-maintained secondary schools with entries in any subject at the relevant level
Latin
GCSE 10 4.7 1 9.1
A-level 1 0.6 — —