§ Mr. ChaytorTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what the average A level points score was for(a) school sixth forms, (b) sixth form colleges and (c) general further education colleges in each of the last three years. [98860]
§ Mr. MilibandThe average GCE/VCE A/AS and AGNVQ point scores achieved by 17 year old students in 1999–2001 (the most recent three years for which data are available):
20011 2000 1999 All schools 19.9 18.7 18 Sixth form colleges 19.3 17.4 17.4 Other FE Sector colleges 14.2 11.2 11.3 All FE Sector colleges (sixth forms and other FE) 16.9 14.3 14.4 Schools and FE Sector colleges 18.9 17.2 17.2 1 Figures for 2001 are not directly comparable to 1999 and 2000 as they include changes introduced as part of the Qualifying for Success reforms in September 2000. Under these reforms, students are encouraged to take a wide range of subjects in their first year of post-16 study, with students taking between one and five Advanced Subsidiaries and progressing three of these on to full A levels in their second year. These changes have resulted in an increase of students' average point scores in 2001.