§ Lord Pilkington of Oxenfordasked Her Majesty's Government:
Whether they will publish data for Northern Ireland showing for modern 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 1994 to 1997 obtaining one or more GCSE passes at grades A* to C and one or more passes at grades A* to G, showing data separately for boys, girls and all pupils and including for each 158WA category of school, the number of schools and the number of 16 year-old pupils. [HL3715]
§ Lord DubsThe available information requested is as follows:
Percentage of Year 12 Pupils Obtaining One or More GCSE Passes at Grades A*C and One or More Passes at Grades A*G 1993–94 to 1996–97 Secondary Schools Grammar Schools All Schools1 1993–94 Total2 1+ GCSEs Grades A*-C 65% 100% 77% 1+ GCSEs Grades A*-G 93% 100% 95% Number of Schools 160 71 231 Number of Year 12 pupils 15,668 8,102 23,770 1994–95 Total2 1+ GCSEs Grades A*-C 63% 99% 76% 1+ GCSEs Grades A*-G 93% 100% 96% Number of Schools 161 71 232 Number of Year 12 pupils 15,964 9,290 25,254 1995–96 Boys 1+ GCSEs Grades A*-C 58% 99% 72% 1+ GCSEs Grades A*-G 90% 100% 93% Girls 1+ GCSEs Grades A*-C 74% 100% 84% 1+ GCSEs Grades A*-G 96% 100% 97% Total 1+ GCSEs Grades A*-C 66% 100% 78% 1+ GCSEs Grades A*-G 93% 100% 95% Number of Schools 165 71 236 Number of Year 12 pupils 16,974 9,394 26,368 1996–97 Boys 1+ GCSEs Grades A*-C 60% 100% 74% 1+ GCSEs Grades A*-G 91% 100% 94% Girls 1+ GCSEs Grades A*-C 74% 100% 84% 1+ GCSEs Grades A*-G 96% 100% 97% Total 1+ GCSEs Grades A*-C 67% 100% 79% 1 + GCSEs Grades A*-G 93% 100% 96% Number of Schools 166 71 237 Number of Year 12 pupils 16,399 9,299 25,698 1 Data are not available in respect of independent schools. 2 Separate figures for boys and girls are not available.