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.
Written Answers. - Leaving Certificate Statistics.
192.
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.