Dáil Éireann debate -
Tuesday, 8 Feb 1994

Vol. 438 No. 4

Written Answers. - Grade A Leaving Certificate Statistics.

Enda Kenny

Question:

312 Mr. E. Kenny asked the Minister for Education the number of those students who secured A grades in English, French, German, Spanish and Italian in the 1993 leaving certificate who also took Irish as a subject; and if she will give a breakdown of their leaving certificate results in Irish.

Minister for Education (Ms Bhreathnach)

The number of candidates who obtained grade A at higher level in English, French, German, Spanish and Italian in the 1993 leaving certificate examination and who also sat for Irish is set out as follows:

Subject	Number who obtained Grade A in the subject at Higher Level and also sat Irish
English	1,332
French	1,032
German	385
Spanish	39
Italian	6

The grades obtained by these candidates in Irish were as follows:

Subject	Breakdown of grades obtained in Irish
English	Higher A — 159; B — 510; C — 319; D — 42; E — 2.
	Ordinary A — 20; B — 145; C — 110; D — 23; E — 1; F — 1.
French	Higher A — 216; B — 527; C — 128; D — 3.
	Ordinary A — 21; B — 95; C — 38; D — 4.
German	Higher A — 103; B — 208; C — 28; D — 1.
	Ordinary A — 8; B — 24; C — 8; D — 2; E — 3.
Spanish	Higher A — 9; B — 15; C — 5.
	Ordinary A — 1; B — 5; C — 2; D — 2.
Italian	Higher B — 1; C — 2.
	Ordinary A — 1; B — 2.

Enda Kenny

Question:

313 Mr. E. Kenny asked the Minister for Education the number of A grades altogether that were secured, on average, by those students who secured an A grade in Irish in the 1993 leaving certificate examination; and the way in which this compares with the average for students who secured A grades in English, French, German, Spanish and Italian excluding those students who secured an A grade in Irish.

Minister for Education (Ms Bhreathnach)

Candidates who obtained grade A in higher level Irish in the 1993 leaving certificate examinations secured, on average, 3.4 higher level grade As.

The comparable average of candidates, other than those who secured a grade A in higher level Irish, who secured grade A in higher level in one of the subjects English, French, German, Spanish or Italian, was as follows: English, 2.1; French, 2.3; German, 2.6; Spanish, 1.8; Italian, 2.5.