Schools: Science

Lord Lewis of Newnham
asked Her Majesty's Government:

How many students in (a) state, and (b) independent schools have taken GCSE courses in (i) biology; (ii) chemistry; (iii) physics; and (iv) combined science in each of the years 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 and 2006. [HL2286]

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Education and Skills (Lord Adonis)
The information requested on the attempts in GCSE science is shown in the following table.

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|    |Biology   |Chemistry  |Physics   |Combined Science|          |           |          |           |
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|    |Maintained|Independent|Maintained|Independent     |Maintained|Independent|Maintained|Independent|
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|2002|24,664    |15,862     |23,849    |15,218          |23,759    |14,881     |496,357   |21,774     |
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|2003|27,728    |14,895     |26,730    |14,135          |26,228    |13,836     |504,212   |23,274     |
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|2004|29,727    |15,031     |28,623    |14,450          |28,333    |14,168     |509,723   |24,862     |
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|2005|32,838    |15,509     |31,248    |14,681          |30,954    |14,483     |489,608   |26,903     |
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|2006|36,261    |15,502     |34,587    |14,654          |34,299    |14,472     |486,214   |28,027     |
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