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Dáil Éireann debate -
Tuesday, 10 Nov 1987

Vol. 375 No. 1

Written Answers. - Leaving Certificate Statistics.

192.

asked the Minister for Education in respect of 1987 or the latest year for which statistics are available (a) the number of male and female students who did the leaving certificate examination, (b) the number of males and females achieving various grades in each subject and (c) the grades in each subject by the top 10 per cent of male and female students and by each successive 10 per cent section below that.

The latest year for which statistics are available on a sex-differentiated basis is 1983. I propose to give the information requested at (a) and (b) in the form of a tabular statement for inclusion in the Official Report. Candidates are not categorised in the manner implied in part (c) of the question.

Leaving Certificate Examination, 1983

Girls (Ordinary Level Papers)

Subject

Total number of candidates

% Grades awarded

E or lower

C or higher

D

Irish

15,842

49.4

32.8

17.8

English

12,745

36.9

55.0

8.1

Latin

31

61.3

32.2

6.5

Greek

Hebrew

French

10,138

56.0

31.0

13.0

German

325

66.1

27.1

6.8

Italian

14

71.4

14.3

14.3

Spanish

436

38.8

36.0

25.2

History

3,969

38.1

31.9

30.0

Geography

3,908

47.1

38.9

14.0

Mathematics

21,862

43.4

27.5

29.1

Applied Mathematics

49

44.9

14.3

40.8

Physics

326

65.3

30.4

4.3

Chemistry

1,006

74.3

16.6

9.1

Physics and Chemistry

120

46.7

33.3

20.0

Biology

8,019

43.4

34.5

22.1

Agricultural Science

32

59.4

28.1

12.5

Agricultural Economics

13

38.4

46.2

15.4

Mechanics

1

100.0

Home Economics (Soc. & Sc.)

3,650

45.8

44.7

9.5

Home Economics (General)

2,107

43.8

46.1

10.1

Accounting

3,144

43.7

34.3

22.0

Business Organisation

4,722

41.2

37.2

21.6

Economics

1,809

34.6

44.5

20.9

Economic History

78

25.6

74.4

Art

2,215

24.8

53.6

21.6

Music & Musicianship — A

137

22.6

76.6

0.8

Music & Musicianship — B

18

38.9

61.1

Total number examined (Higher and Ordinary Level Papers) = 24,139.

Leaving Certificate Examination, 1983

Girls (Higher Level Papers)

Subject

Total number of candidates

% Grades awarded

E or Lower

C or higher

D

Irish

6,357

68.2

30.3

1.5

English

10,904

58.1

39.0

2.9

Latin

209

74.6

20.1

5.3

Greek

Hebrew

3

100.0

French

6,896

56.4

37.7

5.9

German

758

63.0

32.3

4.7

Italian

48

79.2

20.8

Spanish

371

69.8

32.2

7.0

History

4,024

48.2

37.2

14.6

Geography

4,858

54.8

37.6

7.6

Mathematics

1,420

67.9

25.4

6.7

Applied Mathematics

21

42.8

38.1

19.1

Physics

1,031

54.4

31.3

14.3

Chemistry

2,314

61.2

28.7

10.1

Physics and Chemistry

352

76.8

18.4

4.8

Biology

7,821

59.0

31.1

9.9

Agricultural Science

79

69.6

27.8

2.6

Agricultural Economics

17

76.5

23.5

Mechanics

Home Economics (Soc. & Sc.)

7,222

53.3

41.5

5.2

Home Economics (General)

1,401

41.0

57.7

1.3

Accounting

2,593

47.6

38.9

13.5

Business Organisation

2,609

37.9

42.3

19.8

Economics

1,509

46.1

36.7

17.2

Economic History

130

1.5

20.8

77.7

Art

3,070

47.3

43.7

9.0

Music & Musicianship — A

323

48.3

47.4

4.3

Music & Musicianship — B

411

75.9

24.1

*Eng. Workshop Theory and Practice

8

12.5

87.5

*Technical Drawing

59

23.8

23.7

52.5

*Building Construction

6

33.3

66.7

Total number examined (Higher and Ordinary Level Papers) = 24,139.

*Common Level.

Leaving Certificate Examination, 1983

Boys (Ordinary Level Papers)

Subject

Total number of candidates

% Grades awarded

E or lower

C or higher

D

Irish

13,671

34.3

37.6

28.1

English

10,579

33.7

55.8

10.5

Latin

100

44.0

33.0

23.0

Greek

Hebrew

1

100.0

French

5,317

49.6

35.0

15.4

German

134

59.7

35.9

4.4

Italian

9

44.4

33.3

22.3

Spanish

192

34.4

37.0

28.6

History

3,477

43.4

33.0

23.6

Geography

3,676

47.6

40.7

11.7

Mathematics

16,078

49.9

26.3

23.8

Applied Mathematics

402

54.2

26.9

18.9

Physics

3,209

50.8

38.3

10.7

Chemistry

1,873

50.1

28.5

21.4

Physics and Chemistry

336

38.1

25.0

36.9

Biology

3,529

42.6

34.3

23.1

Agricultural Science

351

36.5

38.4

25.1

Agricultural Economics

95

47.4

37.9

14.7

Mechanics

13

23.0

23.0

54.0

Home Economics (Soc. & Sc.)

556

36.5

49.5

14.0

Home Economics (General)

8

25.0

37.5

37.5

Accounting

1,697

35.8

37.0

27.2

Business Organisation

2,639

41.6

40.2

18.2

Economics

1,960

33.6

45.3

21.1

Economic History

218

3.2

20.2

76.6

Art

1,024

44.1

41.3

14.6

Music & Musicianship — A

18

11.1

72.2

16.7

Music & Musicianship — B

4

50.0

50.0

Total number examined (Higher and Ordinary Level Papers) = 19,719.

Leaving Certificate Examination, 1983

Boys (Higher Level Papers)

Subject

Total number of candidates

% Grades awarded

E or lower

C or higher

D

Irish

3,809

61.4

34.8

3.8

English

8,496

50.2

44.6

5.2

Latin

676

62.6

28.1

9.3

Greek

9

77.8

22.2

Hebrew

1

100.0

French

4,514

50.0

40.5

9.5

German

253

69.2

28.0

2.8

Italian

20

75.0

15.0

10.0

Spanish

178

60.1

29.8

10.1

History

3,997

49.7

39.3

11.0

Geography

5,031

51.2

40.8

8.0

Mathematics

3,400

62.2

28.0

9.8

Applied Mathematics

567

64.4

25.9

9.7

Physics

3,712

62.6

26.8

10.6

Chemistry

3,217

66.5

29.1

4.4

Physics and Chemistry

430

69.3

19.3

11.4

Biology

3,527

55.3

32.6

12.1

Agricultural Science

928

55.8

41.9

2.3

Agricultural Economics

119

65.5

30.3

4.2

Mechanics

9

77.8

22.2

Home Economics (Soc. & Sc.)

979

35.0

41.2

23.8

Home Economics (General)

Accounting

2,757

47.8

38.7

13.5

Business Organisation

2,876

38.9

41.8

19.3

Economics

2,776

49.4

34.0

16.6

Economic History

327

7.0

21.7

71.3

Art

1,374

51.1

34.1

14.8

Music & Musicianship — A

48

33.4

58.3

8.3

Music & Musicianship — B

74

83.8

16.2

*Eng. Workshop Theory and Practice

2,253

53.3

39.5

7.2

*Technical Drawing

4,610

34.4

34.0

31.6

Building Construction

2,322

45.4

46.1

8.5

Total number examined (Higher and Ordinary Level Papers) = 19,719.

*Common Level.

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