asked the Minister for Education the number of candidates for the leaving certificate examination in 1985 offered (a) French, (b) German, (c) Spanish and (d) Italian; and, in the case of each language, the percentage that figure represented to the total number taking the leaving certificate examination.
Written Answers. - Continental Languages.
51.
The information sought by the Deputy is being given in the form of a tabular statement.
|
Subject |
Number who took the subject |
As percentage of total (47,736) who sat the examination |
|
French |
28,041 |
58.74 |
|
German |
1,620 |
3.39 |
|
Spanish |
943 |
1.98 |
|
Italian |
21 |
0.04 |
The above figures do not include external (E10) candidates.
The following are the details in respect of external (E10) candidates: French, 747; German, 71; Spanish, 52; Italian, —.
The total number of E10 entries in 1985 was 5,029.