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A-levels

Volume 449: debated on Wednesday 13 September 2006

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Mr. Andrew Turner

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills (1) how many A-levels were awarded to pupils in (a) England and (b) each local education authority in 2006; and how many and what percentage were in (i) accounting, (ii) art and design, (iii) business studies, (iv) critical thinking, (v) communication studies, (vi) dance, (vii) design and technology, (viii) drama and theatre studies, (ix) film, media and television studies, (x) general studies, (xi) health and social care, (xii) home economics, (xiii) Information Communications Technology, (xiv) leisure studies, (xv) music technology, (xvi) performance studies, (xvii) performing arts, (xviii) physical education and sports studies and (xix) travel and tourism; (90622)

(2) how many A-levels were awarded in 2006 to pupils (a) in selective schools, (b) in non-selective schools, (c) in independent schools, (d) in sixth form colleges and (e) in further education and tertiary colleges; and how many and what percentage were in one of the subject areas identified by Cambridge University as less effective preparation for degree courses in each case.

Phil Hope

Figures showing students' A-level achievements in 2006 by institution type and local authority are not yet available. Provisional results, based on the information collected for the post-16 Achievement and Attainment Tables, will first be published as National Statistics in October 2006.