HL Deb 09 April 1998 vol 588 cc173-4WA
Baroness Byford

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Whether they will publish data for Northern Ireland showing for secondary schools, grammar schools, all state schools, independent schools and all schools separately, the percentage of all 16 year-old pupils in each of the years 1960 to 1997 obtaining five or more passes in GCSE examinations with grades A* to C or in GCE O-level examinations with grades A to C (including CSE passes at grade 1), showing data separately for boys, girls and all pupils and including, for each category of school, the number of schools and the number of 16 year-old pupils. [HL1401]

Lord Dubs

The available information requested is as follows:

Percentage of year 12 pupils obtaining 5 + GCSEs Grades A*-C 1991–92 to 1996–97
Secondary Schools Grammar Schools All Schools
1991–92
Total2 22% 88% 44%
Number of Schools 165 70 235
Number of Year 12 Pupils 15,872 7,915 23,787
1992–93
Total2 25% 90% 48%
Number of Schools 163 70 233
Number of Year 12 Pupils 14,918 8,176 23,094
1993–94
Total2 27% 91% 49%
Number of Schools 160 71 231
Number of Year 12 Pupils 15,688 8,102 23,770
1994–95
Total2 27% 94% 51%
Number of Schools 161 71 231
Number of Year 12 Pupils 15,964 9,290 25,254
1995–96
Boys 21% 92% 45%
Girls 36% 96% 59%
Total 28% 94% 52%
Number of Schools 165 71 236
Number of Year 12 Pupils 16,974 9,394 26,368
1996–97
Boys 23% 93% 47%
Girls 38% 96% 60%
Total 30% 95% 54%
Number of Schools 166 71 237
Number of Year 12 Pupils 16,399 9,299 25,698
1Data are not available in respect of independent and special schools.
2Separate figures for boys and girls not available.