HC Deb 19 March 1997 vol 292 cc646-7W
Mr. Flynn

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many and what percentage of(a) comprehensive and (b) grant-maintained schools in Northern Ireland currently offer (i) Latin and (ii) ancient Greek as (a) a GCSE and (b) an A-level option; and if he will make a statement. [19879]

Mr. Ancram

The information is not available in the form requested. The number and percentage of grammar schools in Northern Ireland in which pupils took GCSE and A-level examinations in Latin and in Greek in 1995–96 are as follows:

Number Percentage
GCSE
Latin 29 40.8
Greek 4 5.6
A level
Latin 13 18.3
Greek 1 1.4

No non-grammar schools had pupils taking these examinations.