Statistics Publication Notice: Education Series: SQA Attainment and School Leaver Qualifications in Scotland: 2004/05

Table 13: Total qualifications attained by leavers at SCQF level 7, by subject grade and gender: 2004/05

	A	B	C	A	B	C	A-C	% of all leavers
	Male			Female			Total
Mathematics	281	232	296	198	139	220	1,366	2.4
Chemistry	139	180	179	131	219	194	1,042	1.8
Biology	36	93	111	137	240	285	902	1.6
English	35	99	142	67	190	369	902	1.6
Physics	252	203	194	76	65	46	836	1.5
Art and Design	47	46	72	122	204	291	782	1.4
Music	147	98	43	215	125	63	691	1.2
Geography	32	111	141	49	155	115	603	1.1
History	51	91	92	105	94	108	541	0.9
Modern Studies	26	53	54	54	115	117	419	0.7
Graphic Communication	117	115	48	55	45	17	397	0.7
Computing Studies	55	114	127	12	17	18	343	0.6
French	20	25	22	56	86	86	295	0.5
Drama	6	8	23	22	41	40	140	0.2
Business Management	6	13	27	13	26	34	119	0.2
German	5	7	8	27	24	39	110	0.2
Spanish	4	5	7	17	22	33	88	0.2
Technological Studies	29	19	31	1	1	2	83	0.1
Accounting & Finance	8	23	13	14	11	11	80	0.1
Religious Studies	3	12	5	7	13	19	59	0.1
Information Systems	16	15	13	2	6	4	56	0.1
Other*	26	16	21	30	41	29	163	0.3

Notes
Subjects ordered according to total number of qualifications gained
Percentages based on small numbers may be misleading
A dash indicates a value of zero
'Other' category may include more than one qualification per leaver
* The 'Other' category comprises subjects with fewer than 50 course passes at SCQF level 7. These are: Gaidhlig, Product Design, Home Economics, Physical Education, Classical Studies, Philosophy, Administration, Italian, Latin, Gaelic (Learners), Sociology, Economics, Psychology, Russian, Scottish Group Award, Classical Greek, Media Studies and Managing Environmental Resources

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