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SQA attainment and school leaver qualifications in Scotland: 2002/03

Table 20: Total qualifications attained by leavers from publicly funded schools at SCQF levels 3 to 5 by subject and gender: 2002/03

% of all leavers

All

Male

Female

Total Leavers

100.0

57,520

29,485

28,035

English

92.1

52,987

26,772

26,215

Mathematics

91.2

52,476

26,630

25,846

French

57.8

33,248

16,066

17,182

Biology

36.4

20,939

6,094

14,845

Chemistry

35.2

20,265

10,093

10,172

Geography

34.0

19,572

11,535

8,037

Computing Studies

33.8

19,418

12,271

7,147

History

33.5

19,270

9,082

10,188

Art and Design

32.8

18,873

7,267

11,606

Physics

29.8

17,129

12,331

4,798

Physical Education

28.6

16,438

11,717

4,721

Craft & Design

23.3

13,391

10,204

3,187

Modern Studies

23.0

13,234

5,462

7,772

Administration

22.0

12,680

3,269

9,411

German

22.0

12,649

6,216

6,433

Science

19.1

10,970

6,052

4,918

Home Economics

18.7

10,784

2,430

8,354

Music

16.5

9,492

3,666

5,826

Graphic Communication

15.0

8,608

6,042

2,566

Business Management

8.7

5,015

2,349

2,666

Drama

8.2

4,698

1,582

3,116

Information Systems

7.1

4,098

1,621

2,477

Accounting & Finance

6.5

3,756

1,738

2,018

Spanish

5.1

2,938

1,074

1,864

Social & Vocational Skills

4.9

2,842

1,341

1,501

y

Technological Studies

4.3

2,471

2,305

166

Woodworking Skills

4.0

2,295

1,919

376

Religious Studies

3.0

1,707

539

1,168

Italian

1.4

797

267

530

Travel and Tourism

1.3

728

230

498

y

Economics

0.9

508

288

220

Latin

0.8

449

180

269

Gaelic (Learners)

0.6

369

162

207

Media Studies

0.6

367

165

202

Classical Studies

0.4

257

118

139

Contemporary Social Studies

0.3

188

115

73

Human Biology

0.3

179

53

126

Urdu

0.2

140

74

66

Gaidhlig

0.2

130

62

68

Social Subjects

0.2

124

75

49

Care

0.2

111

3

108

Philosophy

0.2

95

33

62

Psychology

0.1

74

17

57

Geology

0.1

62

38

24

Other*

0.2

135

38

97

Notes:

Subjects ordered according to total number of qualifications gained
Percentages based on small numbers may be misleading
'Other' category may include more than one qualification per leaver
*The 'Other' category comprises subjects with fewer than 50 exam entrants. These are: Personal and Social Education, Managing Environmental Resources, Sociology, Classical Greek, Russian, Scottish Group Award, Design

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