Baccalaureate

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many pupils in maintained schools in England took the International Baccalaureate in each of the last 10 years. (82001)

Figures for the number of pupils in maintained schools in England entered in the International Baccalaureate each year since 1995/96 are given in the following table.

*Number of pupils in maintained schools in England entered in the International Baccalaureate*
	Number
1995/96	101
1996/97	104
1997/98	134
1998/99	137
1999/2000	150
2000/01	154
2001/02	217
2002/03	320
2003/04	333
2004/05	498

Volume 448: debated on Wednesday 5 July 2006