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Mr. Blunkett
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment what was the average GCSE point score, where A*=7, for English language and mathematics for (a) girls and (b) boys in the maintained sector in (i) 1994, (ii) 1995 and (iii) 1996. [40546]
Mr. Paice
The average GCSE point scores for English and mathematics in the maintained sector in England where A*=7 are as follows:
| 1994 | 1995 | |||
| Girls | Boys | Girls | Boys | |
| English | 4.4 | 3.7 | 4.4 | 3.6 |
| Mathematics | 3.6 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.4 |
Mr. Blunkett
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment how many and what percentage of total school leavers in the maintained sector failed to attain five GCSEs at grades A to C in 1996 (a) in total and (b) broken down according to gender. [40547]
Mr. Paice
This information is not available.