§ Baroness Blatchasked Her Majesty's Government:
Whether they will publish data for Northern Ireland showing for comprehensive schools, modern schools, grammar schools, state schools, independent schools and all schools separately, the percentage of all 16-year-old pupils in each of the years 1994 to 1997 passing GCSE examinations with grades A* to C in the following subjects: mathematics, English, English literature, sciences (showing separately percentages for single award science, double award science, physics, chemistry and biology), French, history and geography, showing separately for each type of state school the percentages for local education authority schools, voluntary schools (including together voluntary controlled, voluntary aided, and special agreement schools), grant-maintained schools and, where appropriate, City Technology Colleges (CTCs), 8WA and including for each category of school, the number of schools and the number of 16-year-old pupils; and [HL450]
Whether they will publish data for Northern Ireland showing for comprehensive schools, modern schools, grammar schools, state schools, independent schools and all schools separately, the percentage of all 16 year-old pupils in each of the years 1994 to 1997 passing GCSE examinations with grades A* to C in the following combinations of subjects: mathematics and English; mathematics, English and one science, mathematics, English, one science, French and either history or geography, showing data for each combination of subjects for boys, girls and all pupils and showing separately for each type of state school the percentages for local education authority schools, voluntary schools (including together voluntary controlled, voluntary aided, and special agreement schools) grant-maintained schools and, where appropriate CTCs; and [HL451]
Whether they will publish for Northern Ireland for comprehensive schools, grammar schools, modern schools, independent schools, FEFC schools and colleges and for all institutions in each of the years 1994 to 1997 giving the number of pupils in each of the subjects: mathematics, physics, chemistry, biology, English literature, history, geography, French and economics; entering for A-level, passing A-level and obtaining grade A at A-level, together with, for each kind of institution. the average A-level points obtained per pupil. [HL455]
§ The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Northern Ireland Office (Lord Dubs)I refer the noble Lady to the Answer I gave her on 11 February 1998,Official Report, columns 205–206.