AQW 41628/11-15

Ms Claire Sugden
Independent
East Londonderry

Tabled Date: 02/02/2015
Answered On Date: 11/02/2015
Priority Written: No

Question:
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.

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