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Mr. Fatchett
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science what were the number of students taking A-level examinations in (a) schools and (b) further education colleges in 1979–80, 1983–84 and the latest available figures.
Mr. Eggar
For the academic years in question and for 1988–89, the total numbers of school leavers and home full-time students in further education colleges taking A-level examinations were as follows:
| Thousands | |||
| 1979–80 | 1983–84 | 1988–891 | |
| School leavers | 131·55 | 145·93 | 138·63 |
| FE students | 31·70 | 36·00 | 34·76 |
| As percentage of the relevant population | |||
| school leavers | 17·3 | 18·7 | 19·1 |
| FE students | 4·2 | 4·6 | 4·8 |
| 1 Including AS examinations paired to equate to an A-level. | |||