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Dáil Éireann debate -
Thursday, 15 Feb 1990

Vol. 395 No. 8

Written Answers. - Leaving Certificate Examinations.

Tomás MacGiolla

Question:

80 Tomás Mac Giolla asked the Minister for Education the number and percentage of students who scored each of the following grades in leaving certificate examinations at (i) higher and (ii) ordinary level in 1989 in Irish, English and Mathematics: (a) grade E (b) grade F and (c) no grade.

The information sought by the Deputy is given in the form of a tabular statement.

Leaving Certificate 1989.

Subject

Level

Grade E

Grade F

No Grade

Number

%

Number

%

Number

%

Irish

Higher

189

1.6

16

0.1

60

0.6

Ordinary

3,954

11.0

2,806

7.8

676

1.9

English

Higher

1,340

5.3

58

0.2

3

0.0

Ordinary

1,791

6.6

177

0.7

12

0.0

Mathematics

Higher

554

7.6

142

1.9

23

0.3

Ordinary

5,377

11.4

3,887

8.2

1,343

2.8

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