Written question asked by Chris Skidmore (Conservative) on Tuesday, 10 January 2012, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 12 January 2012. It was answered by Nick Gibb (Conservative) on Thursday, 2 February 2012 on behalf of the Department for Education.
Science: GCSE
- Question
- To ask the Secretary of State for Education what proportion of pupils were entered for three separate sciences at GCSE in (a) comprehensive schools, (b) selective schools and (c) independent schools in (i) 1997 and (ii) 2001.
- Answer
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I refer my hon. Friend to the answer I gave him on 22 November 2010, Official Report, column 93W; which contains figures for chemistry and physics. The following table gives figures on the same basis for biological sciences in the years requested. Figures have been based on pupils aged 15 at the start of the academic year.
Number and percentage of pupils entering GCSE biological sciences by school type. Years: 1997, 2001 (final). Coverage: England Biological sciences Number of pupils entering GCSE Percentage of pupils entering GCSE School type 1997 2001 1997 2001 Comprehensive 13,330 16,955 2.9 3.4 Selective 5,640 6,818 27.7 32.5 Independent 17,537 16,429 41.9 37.3 Source: Secondary School and College Performance Tables.
Secondary information
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- Written question
- Reference
- 89514; 539 c743-4W
- Session
- 2010-12
- Subjects
- Science GCSE
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