Written question asked by Lord Desai (Labour), in the House of Lords. It was answered by Lord Adonis (Labour) on Tuesday, 19 July 2005.

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A-levels

Question

What were the total GCE A-level entries and passes by candidates in all further education colleges, excluding sixth-form colleges, in England broken down by age and by gender in (a) biological sciences; (b) chemistry; (c) physics; (d) other sciences; (e) mathematics; and (f) computer studies, in (i) 1970; (ii) 1975; (iii) 1980; (iv) 1985; (v) 1988;(vi)   1990; (vii) 1992 and (viii) 1997 to 2003; and what were the similar figures for AS-levels, Vocational Certificate of Education A-levels and Advanced General National Vocational Qualifications in science and information technology subjects; and

Answer

The information requested (where available) has been placed in the House Libraries.

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Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

966; 673 c201-3WA

Session

2005-06

Subjects

Age Chemistry ICT Further education Gender Standards Science Biology Mathematics Physics GCE A-level GCE AS-level GNVQs Vocational certificate of education

Contains statistics

Yes