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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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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