§ Mr. LawsTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what proportion of GCSE candidates achieved five or more A* to C grades in each year from 1987 to 2002; and if she will make a statement on the reasons underlying the change in performance. [75261]
§ Mr. MilibandThe information requested is shown in the Table below:
Percentage of 15 year old pupils achieving 5 or more grades A*-C at GCSE/GNVQ in schools in England % 1986–87 26.4 1987–88 29.9 1988–89 32.8 1989–90 34.5 1990–91 36.8 1991–92 38.3 1992–93 41.2 1993–94 43.3 1994–95 43.5 1995–96 44.5 1996–97 45.1 1997–98 46.3 1998–99 47.9 1999–00 49.2 2000–01 50.0 2001–02 (Early Statistics) 51.2 Sources:
1986–87—1987–88 School Leavers Survey
1988–89—1990–91 School Examinations Survey
1991–92 onwards Data collected for Secondary School Performance Tables
§ Mr. LawsTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what her estimate is of the average proportion of GCSE marks accounted for by coursework; and if she will make a statement. [75262]
§ Mr. MilibandThe proportion of coursework and examination assessment of GCSEs varies between individual subjects and awarding body specifications. The weighting of coursework for academic subjects varies between 20–40 per cent.; for practical subjects between 40–60 per cent.; in the case of the eight new GCSEs in vocational subjects introduced in September 2002, the coursework weighting is 67 per cent., with the exception of Applied ICT, where the coursework weighting is 67–85 per cent.