Vol. 512 No. 1
48 Mr. Timmins asked the Minister for Education and Science the number of students who completed the junior certificate and leaving certificate in each of the year from 1994 to 1997; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25173/99]
The information requested by the Deputy is as follows:
|
Category |
1994 |
1995 |
1996 |
1997 |
|
Junior Certificate (excluding VTOS) |
67,367 |
67,231 |
67,275 |
65,984 |
|
Junior Certificate (VTOS candidates) |
448 |
854 |
789 |
1,069 |
|
Total Junior Certificate |
67,815 |
68,085 |
68,064 |
67,053 |
|
Leaving Certificate School candidates (excluding VTOS and repeats) |
51,810 |
53,843 |
46,564 |
53,904 |
|
Leaving Certificate school repeats |
7,338 |
7,378 |
7,240 |
4,425 |
|
Total Leaving Certificate school candidates (excluding VTOS) |
59,148 |
61,221 |
53,804 |
58,329 |
|
Applied Leaving Certificate |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
753 |
|
External candidates |
4,275 |
4,292 |
4,558 |
4,181 |
|
V.T.O.S. candidates |
611 |
792 |
814 |
724 |
|
Overall Leaving Certificate candidates |
64,034 |
66,305 |
59,176 |
63,987 |
