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Dept for Education and Skills

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Mr. Hoban: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many entrants graded A and B at A2 level in (a) mathematics, (b) chemistry and (c) physics were from (i) independent, (ii) grammar and (iii) maintained schools in (A) 2003 and (B) 2004; and what percentage of each cohort this was in each case. [221217] Mr. Stephen Twigg: The information requested on the number of 16-18 year old students achieving As or Bs in mathematics, chemistry and physics by school type is given in the following table: _________________________________________________________________________________________________. 2003 2004 Independent Grammar Comprehensive Independent Grammar Comprehensive Number achieving A/B in 5,688 2,666 5,211 6,030 2,872 5,475 chemistry As a percentage of: Chemistry candidates 73.1 62.8 42.7 73.7 65.2 43.7 Total candidates 16.0 14.0 5.0 16.6 14.7 5.1 Number achieving A/B in 4,179 2,079 4,278 4,095 2,040 3,936 physics As a percentage of: Physics candidates 68.0 58.8 38.3 67.7 61.7 38.5 Total candidates 11.8 10.9 4.1 11.3 10.4 3.7 Number achieving A/B in 8,054 3,725 8,608 8,527 3,979 9,084 mathematics As a percentage of: Mathematics candidates 76.6 67.6 48.9 78.3 69.7 50.2 Total candidates 22.7 19.6 8.3 23.5 20.3 8.5 _________________________________________________________________________________________________.

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

431 c1970-2W;431 c1962-4W; 221217

Session

2004-05

Subjects

Chemistry Qualifications Standards Science Mathematics Physics GCE A-level

Link

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