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35.
Mr. Battle
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will give the proportion of both girls and boys taking A-level mathematics, craft design and technology and physics, who have obtained grades A and B since 1979; and if he will make a statement.
80.
Mr. Morley
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will give the proportions of
| School Leavers, England Leavers attempting or passing GCE A-level as a percentage of the 17 year old population | ||||||
| Mathematics | Physics | Craft, design, technology and other science | ||||
| Academic year | Percentage who had attempted subject | Percentage who had passed subject | Percentage who had attempted subject | Percentage who had passed subject | Percentage who had attempted subject | Percentage who had passed subject |
| Boys | ||||||
| 1978–79 | 8·8 | 6·4 | 7·5 | 5·9 | 1·4 | 1·1 |
| 1979–80 | 8·9 | 6·5 | 7·4 | 5·9 | 1·4 | 1·1 |
| 1980–81 | 8·9 | 6·7 | 7·7 | 6·0 | 1·3 | 1·0 |
| 1981–82 | 9·5 | 7·0 | 8·1 | 6·2 | 1·5 | 1·1 |
| 1982–83 | 9·4 | 7·1 | 7·8 | 6·0 | 1·5 | 1·1 |
| 1983–84 | 9·6 | 7·1 | 8·0 | 6·2 | 1·6 | 1·2 |
| 1984–85 | 9·7 | 7·5 | 7·8 | 6·2 | 1·5 | 1·2 |
| 1985–86 | 9·7 | 7·4 | 7·6 | 5·9 | 1·5 | 1·1 |
| Girls | ||||||
| 1978–79 | 3·3 | 2·4 | 2·0 | 1·5 | 0·3 | 0·2 |
| 1979–80 | 3·7 | 2·8 | 1·9 | 1·5 | 0·4 | 0·3 |
| 1980–81 | 3·9 | 3·0 | 2·1 | 1·6 | 0·3 | 0·2 |
| 1981–82 | 4·3 | 3·3 | 2·3 | 1·7 | 0·3 | 0·2 |
| 1982–83 | 4·6 | 3·5 | 2·3 | 1·8 | 0·3 | 0·3 |
| 1983–84 | 4·7 | 3·6 | 2·3 | 1·8 | 0·4 | 0·3 |
| 1984–85 | 4·8 | 3·6 | 2·3 | 1·7 | 0·4 | 0·3 |
| 1985–86 | 4·9 | 3·6 | 2·1 | 1·7 | 0·4 | 0·3 |
Source: School Leavers Sample Survey. Data subject to sampling error.