HC Deb 19 March 1997 vol 292 cc645-6W
Mr. Flynn

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many and what percentage of children(a) sat and (b) achieved a grade A to C in (i) one and (ii) two or more science GCSEs in 1996; and if he will make a statement. [19874]

Mr. Ancram

Information is not available in the form requested. The number of candidates entered for science GCSEs conducted by the Northern Ireland Council for the Curriculum, Examinations and Assessment in 1996 and the proportion who achieved grades A*-C is as follows:

Number entered Percentage grades A*-C
Biology 2,526 87.9
Biology (Human) 193 48.7
Chemistry 2,471 89.5
Double Award (Modular) 3,994 66.7
Double Award (Non-modular) 5,379 92.4
Physics 2,460 88.0
Single Award (Modular) 5,624 34.1
Single Award (Non-modular) 1,117 59.4

Mr. Flynn

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many and what percentage of children(a) sat and (b) achieved a grade A to C in (i) history, (ii) geography and (iii) Latin, in (1) GCSEs and (2) A-levels in 1996; and if he will make a statement. [19878]

Mr. Ancram

Information is not available in the form requested. The number of candidates entered for history, geography and Latin GCSEs and A-levels conducted by the Northern Ireland Council for the Curriculum, Examinations and Assessment in 1996 and the proportion who achieved grades A* to C (GCSE) and grades A-C (A level) is as follows:

Number entered Percentage grades A*-C
GCSE
History 6,419 68.9
Geography 11,296 64.9
Latin 214 90.7
A level
History 2,166 65.6
Geography 2,296 58.7
Latin 46 78.3

Mr. Flynn

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many and what percentage of children(a) sat and (b) achieved a grade A* to C in (i) one and (ii) two or more live foreign languages GCSEs in 1996; and if he will make a statement. [19876]

Mr. Ancram

Information is not available in the form requested. The number of candidates entered for French, German, Irish, Italian, and Spanish GCSEs conducted by the Northern Ireland Council for the Curriculum, Examinations and Assessment in 1996 and the proportion who achieved grades A* to C is as follows:

Number entered Percentage grades A*-C
French 9,842 62.3
German 993 75.9
Irish 2,213 59.3
Italian 178 62.4
Spanish 1,123 70.6

Mr. Flynn:

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland 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. [19875]

Mr Ancram

Informationis not available in the form requested. The number of candidates entered for science A-levels conducted by the Northern Ireland Council for the Curriculum, Examination and Assessment in 1996 and the proportion who achieved grades A to C is as follows:

Number entered Percentage grades A-C
Biology 1,427 57.7
Chemistry 1,534 65.7
Physics 1,262 59.2

Mr. Flynn

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland 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. [19877]

Mr. Ancram

Information is not available in the form requested. The number of candidates entered for foreign language A-levels conducted by the Northern Ireland Council for the Curriculum, Examinations and Assessment in 1996 and the proportion who achieved grades A to C is as follows:

Number entered Percentage Grades A-C
French 1,149 62.2
German 170 63.5
Irish 296 67.9
Italian 38 73.7
Spanish 255 71.4