AQW 41628/11-15 Written question to the Minister of Education
To ask the Minister of Education to detail the percentage of pupils achieving five or more GCSEs at grades A-C in each of the last three years, broken down by (i) gender; and (ii) pupils entitled to free school meals.
Asked by Claire Sugden MLA on 2 February 2015
- Answered
- Written
- Tabled
- 2 February 2015
- Answer due by
- 17 February 2015
- Answered
- 11 February 20159 days after tabling
- Department
- Department of Education
- Priority question
- No
Answer
The information contained in the following table refers to the achievement of pupils leaving mainstream grant aided post-primary schools during the academic years 2010/11 to 2012/13.
Data covering the academic year 2012/13 are the most recent available. Equivalent figures for 2013/14 school leavers are scheduled for release in May 2015.
Percentage of school leavers achieving five or more GCSEs at grades A*-C (including equivalents) by gender and pupils entitled to free school meals, 2010/11 to 2012/13
| Boy | Girl | Entitled to free school meals | |
| 2010/11 | 67.7 | 78.9 | 48.8 |
| 2011/12 | 71.0 | 82.1 | 53.4 |
| 2012/13 | 74.5 | 82.8 | 58.5 |
Source: School Leavers Survey