Written question asked by Paul Flynn (Labour), in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 17 March 1997. It was answered by Cheryl Gillan (Conservative) on Monday, 17 March 1997 on behalf of the Department for Education and Employment.

Dept for Education and Employment

Question: How many and what percentage of children (a) sat and (b) achieved a grade A to C in (i) one and (ii) two or more live foreign language GCSEs in 1996. - Inc table of available figs. (Holding answer 11 March 1997).

Answer: Mr. Flynn: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment how many and what percentage of children (a) sat and (b) achieved a grade A to C in (i) one and (ii) two or more live foreign language GCSEs in 1996; and if she will make a statement. [19883] Mrs. Gillan: [holding answer 11 March 1997]: The information is not available in the precise form requested. However, the following table shows the number and percentage of 15-year-old pupils who attempted a GCSE in any modern foreign language and achieved grades A to C in (i) one and (ii) two or more modern foreign languages in England in 1994-95, the latest year for which data are available. _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Number of 15-year-old pupils As a percentage of 15-year-old pupils Attempted at least one GCSE language 427,808 74.0 Achieved one grade A*-C 153,675 26.6 Achieved 2 or more A*-C grades 43,561 7.5 _________________________________________________________________________________________________.

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