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

Table 21: Total qualifications attained by leavers from publicly funded schools at SCQF level 6 by subject and gender: 2002/03

% of all leavers

All

Male

Female

Total Leavers

100.0

57,520

29,485

28,035

English

26.5

15,258

6,194

9,064

Mathematics

18.2

10,440

5,277

5,163

Physics

9.8

5,632

3,950

1,682

Chemistry

9.5

5,464

2,748

2,716

History

9.2

5,301

2,249

3,052

Modern Studies

8.6

4,964

1,812

3,152

Biology

8.5

4,909

1,399

3,510

Art and Design

8.4

4,811

1,307

3,504

Geography

8.1

4,642

2,481

2,161

Business Management

6.2

3,549

1,437

2,112

French

5.3

3,025

590

2,435

Computing Studies

4.8

2,752

2,059

693

Physical Education

4.7

2,715

2,021

694

Music

4.5

2,611

995

1,616

Administration

4.5

2,564

480

2,084

Graphic Communication

3.7

2,146

1,552

594

Information Systems

2.8

1,596

1,089

507

Craft & Design

2.7

1,525

980

545

Accounting & Finance

2.6

1,501

685

816

German

2.5

1,444

330

1,114

Human Biology

2.3

1,337

356

981

Drama

2.0

1,141

261

880

Religious Studies

1.5

891

203

688

Home Economics

1.0

598

36

562

Technological Studies

1.0

576

537

39

Spanish

0.9

505

78

427

Economics

0.7

387

216

171

Psychology

0.6

329

87

242

Media Studies

0.5

305

134

171

Philosophy

0.5

294

120

174

Classical Studies

0.4

245

93

152

Italian

0.3

149

38

111

Latin

0.2

108

28

80

Gaelic (Learners)

0.2

97

18

79

Gaidhlig

0.1

68

27

41

Personal and Social Education

0.1

67

9

58

Sociology

0.1

57

17

40

Other*

0.1

36

21

15

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: Geology, Politics, Care, Russian, Tourism, Dance Practice, Visual Arts

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