Written question asked by James Clappison (Conservative) on Monday, 6 February 2006, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 8 February 2006. It was answered by Baroness Smith of Basildon (Labour) on Thursday, 9 February 2006 on behalf of the Northern Ireland Office.

GCSE Results

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what proportion of pupils in Northern Ireland obtained (a) five GCSE passes at grade A to C, (b) GCSE passes at grades A to C in mathematics and English and (c) GCSE passes in mathematics, English, a science subject and a modern foreign language in each of the last 20 years.

Answer

The requested information is as follows:(a) Five or more GCSE passes at grades A* to C

Academic year	Percentage achieving 5 or more GCSEs at grade A* to C
1992–93	48
1993–94	49
1994–95	51
1995–96	52
1996–97	54
1997–98	55
1998–99	56
1999–2000	57
2000–01	57
2001–02	59
2002–03	59
2003–04	60
Notes: 1. The latest available information relates to the 2003–04 academic year. 2. The earliest available information relates to the 1992–93 academic year.

(b) and (c) GCSEs in maths and English, and GCSEs in maths, English, a science and a modern language, grades A* to C.

Academicyear	Percentage achieving GCSEs in mathematics and English at grade A* to C	Percentage achieving GCSEs passes at grades A* to C in mathematics, English, a science and a modem foreign language
1995–96	46	64
1996–97	48	64
1997–98	49	60
1998–99	50	65
1999–2000	51	68
2000–01	51	68
2001–02	52	68
2002–03	52	66
2003–04	51	64
Notes: 1. The latest available information relates to the 2003–04 academic year. 2. The earliest available information relates to the 1995–96 academic year.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 50311; 442 c1413-4W;442 c1413-4W
Session: 2005-06
Subjects: Languages English language Qualifications Northern Ireland Standards Science GCSE Mathematics
Contains statistics: Yes
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