HL Deb 09 April 1998 vol 588 cc171-2WA
Lord Pilkington of Oxenford

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Whether they will publish data for Northern Ireland for the number and the percentage of A-level entrants and the percentage of the 18 year-old cohort obtaining two or more A-levels, three or more A-levels and three or more A-levels at A grade for grammar schools, secondary schools, independent schools, sixth form colleges, other further education schools and colleges, all state institutions and all institutions in each of the years 1960 to 1997, showing data separately for boys, girls and all students and including for each category of institution the number of institutions and the number of students entering for two or more A-levels. [HL1236]

Lord Dubs

The available information requested is as follows:

Percentage of pupils in the final year of an A-Level Course obtaining 3 or more and 2 or more A-Levels 1992–93 to 1996–97
Secondary Schools Grammar Schools All Schools
1992–93
Number of Schools:
Total 46 70 116
Number in final year of course 1,325 6,801 8,126
% achieving 3+ A-Levels at Grades A-C 15% 36% 33%
% achieving 2+ A-Levels at Grades A-E 64% 90% 85%
1993–94
Number of Schools:
Total 39 70 109
Number in final year of course 1,335 6,994 8,329
% achieving 3+ A-Levels at Grades A-C 16% 39% 35%
% achieving 2+ A-Levels at Grades A-E 70% 90% 87%
1994–95
Number of Schools:
Boys 42 70 112
Number in final year of course 499 3,240 3,739
% achieving 3+ A-Levels at Grades A-C 14% 38% 35%
% achieving 2+ A-Levels at Grades A-E 70% 89% 87%
Girls
Number in final year of course 836 3,883 4,719
% achieving 3+ A-Levels at Grades A-C 16% 41% 37%
% achieving 2+ A-Levels at Grades A-E 68% 92% 88%
Total Number in final year of course 1,335 7,123 8,458
% achieving 3+ A-Levels at Grades A-C 15% 40% 36%
Percentage achieving 2+ A-Levels at Grades A-E 67% 91% 87%