HL Deb 17 February 1998 vol 586 cc37-40WA
Baroness Blatch

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Whether they will publish data for Northern Ireland showing 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 year 1994 to 1997 obtaining five or more passes at grades A* to C, showing data separately for boys, girls and all pupils,

Percentage of Year 12 pupils obtaining 5+ GCSEs at grades A*-C 1993–94 to 1996–97
Secondary Schools Grammar Schools
Controlled Maintained Controlled Integrated Grant Maintained Integrated Controlled Voluntary All Schools1
1993–94
Total2 25% 28% 23% 40% 92% 91% 49%
Number of Schools 78 78 1 3 18 53 231
Number of Year 12 pupils 7,299 8,107 40 222 1,970 6,132 23,770
1994–95
Total2 25% 28% 29% 28% 95% 93% 51%
Number of Schools 77 78 1 5 18 53 232
Number of Year 12 pupils 7,296 8,377 55 236 2,271 7,019 25,254
1995–96
Boys 20% 21% 23% 26% 91% 92% 45%
Girls 32% 40% 31% 43% 97% 95% 59%
Total 26% 30% 27% 34% 95% 94% 52%
Number of Schools 78 78 1 8 18 53 236
Number of Year 12 pupils 7,993 8,654 55 272 2,303 7,091 26,368

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 including, for each category of school, the number of schools and the number of 16 year-old pupils. [HL452]

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Northern Ireland Office (Lord Dubs)

The information requested is as follows:

Percentage of Year 12 pupils obtaining 5+ GCSEs at grades A*-C 1993–94 to 1996–97
Secondary Schools Grammar Schools
Controlled Maintained Controlled Integrated Grant Maintained Integrated Controlled Voluntary All Schools1
1996–97
Boys 22% 23% 23% 37% 94% 93% 47%
Girls 34% 42% 29% 47% 96% 96% 60%
Total 28% 32% 26% 41% 95% 94% 54%
Number of Schools 76 79 1 10 18 53 237
Number of Year 12 pupils 7,563 8,439 50 347 2,245 7,054 25,698
1 Data are not available in respect of independent and special schools.
2 Separate figures for boys and girls not available.