Written question asked by Kim Howells (Labour), in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 13 January 1997. It was answered by Jonathan Evans (Conservative) on Monday, 13 January 1997 on behalf of the Welsh Office.

Welsh Office

Question: What percentage of school leavers gained GCSE grades A*-C in (a) mathematics, (b) English and (c) science in the most recent year for which figures are available, broken down by gender. - Inc table.

Answer: Dr. Howells: To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what percentage of school leavers gained GCSE grades A*-C in (a) mathematics, (b) English and (c) science in the most recent year for which figures are available, broken down by gender. [9978] Mr. Jonathan Evans: Information is not collected centrally on grades achieved in individual GCSE subjects by school leavers. Information relating to pupils aged 15--age as at 31 August 1995--or the academic year 1995-96 is contained in the following table. Percentage of 15 year olds{1} in Wales achieving GCSE grade A*-C by subject--1996 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Mathematics English Science Boys 39 40 42 Girls 42 58 43 Pupils 40 49 42 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. {1} Age as at 31 August 1995.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 9978; 288 c102W
Session: 1996-97
Subjects: Assessments Curriculum English language Standards Wales Science GCSE Mathematics
Contains statistics: Yes