HC Deb 27 March 1998 vol 309 cc335-6W
Dr. Starkey

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, in each of the five years before and each year since the introduction of the National Curriculum, how many girls and how many boys have taken at least one science subject at (a) GCSE and (b) A-level. [35371]

Dr. Howells

The information requested in respect of GCSE and GCE A level science is as follows:

(000s)
Number of pupils taking GCSE Science Number of students taking GCE A Level Science
Boys Girls Total Boys Girls Total
1986 305 276 581 41 24 65
1987 303 277 581 40 24 64
1988 269 249 518 39 23 62
1989 266 258 524 36 24 60
1990 250 247 496 37 26 63
1991 245 240 485 35 24 59
1992 240 235 475 32 23 56
1993 236 229 465 27 19 46
1994 244 238 482 26 19 46
1995 265 258 523 27 20 47
1996 271 266 537 27 20 47
1997 268 264 532 29 23 51

Note:

The National Curriculum was introduced in 1991 for Key Stage 1 and in 1992 for Key Stage 3.