Vol. 395 No. 2
87 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Minister for Education the percentage of students who scored grade D or lower on the Leaving Certificate ordinary paper for (a) 1988 and (b) 1989 in the following subjects:- (a) English (b) Irish (c) History (d) Geography (e) French (f) Science Subjects and (g) Mathematics.
The information sought by the Deputy is as follows:
|
Year |
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|
Subject |
1988* |
1989 |
|
Irish |
56.2% |
49.9% |
|
English |
50.2% |
51.3% |
|
Mathematics |
46.9% |
45.9% |
|
History |
47.2% |
42.5% |
|
Geography |
46.6% |
42.0% |
|
French |
58.8% |
57.6% |
|
Biology |
56.4% |
53.5% |
|
Physics |
41.5% |
46.1% |
|
Chemistry |
40.5% |
40.8% |
|
Physics and Chemistry |
59.2% |
56.1% |
|
Agricultural Science |
61.7% |
72.6% |
|
Home Economics (Scientific |
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|
and Social) |
43.5% |
38.8% |
