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Dáil Éireann debate -
Wednesday, 5 Jul 1995

Vol. 455 No. 5

Written Answers. - Leaving Certificate Statistics.

Hugh Byrne

Question:

93 Mr. H. Byrne asked the Minister for Education the number of students who have taken the leaving certificate examination in agricultural economics in each year since the present syllabus was instituted in 1969; the number of students who took the examination at higher and ordinary level in the same period; the distribution by county; the distribution by other local administrive units of the number of students who have sat the exams over the last five years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12452/95]

Hugh Byrne

Question:

94 Mr. H. Byrne asked the Minister for Education the person to whom she has entrusted the revision of the agricultural economics second level syllabus; the progress to date; the expected date of completion of this work; the principles guiding this work; if replacement of the present syllabus remains her objective; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12453/95]

I propose to take Questions Nos. 93 and 94 together.

The numbers of students who sat for leaving certificate agricultural economics each year since it was first examined in 1971 are set out in the following tabular statement.

Statistics regarding the numbers of students who sit the various subjects in my Department's certificate examinations are not maintained on a county or other administrative unit basis.

The National Council for Curriculum and Assessment was established to advise on all matters relating to curriculum and assessment in first and second level education. I have asked the council — as part of its current review of the leaving certificate syllabuses — to consider whether there is a need for a separate syllabus in agricultural economics and whether aspects of that syllabus could be included in the syllabuses for agricultural science and economics which are due to be revised over the next few years. I would expect the council to report to me on this matter in 1996.
Number of Students who sat Agricultural Science in the Leaving Certificate Examination.

Year

Total

Higher

Ordinary

1971

14

10

4

1972

61

14

47

1973

107

37

70

1974

83

42

41

1975

137

74

63

1976

142

68

74

1977

133

49

84

1978

95

49

46

1979

136

82

54

1980

128

77

51

1981

191

98

93

1982

225

not available

not available

1983

244

136

108

1984

222

130

92

1985

218

150

68

1986

352

269

83

1987

351

241

110

1988

322

254

68

1989

257

179

78

1990

237

136

101

1991

206

112

94

1992

161

119

42

1993

182

132

50

1994

248

212

36

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