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SQA Attainment and School Leaver Qualifications in Scotland: 2005/06

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Table 13: Total qualifications attained by leavers at SCQF level 3 to 5, by subject and gender: 2005/06

SCQF Level 5

SCQF Level 4

SCQF Level 3

SCQF Levels 3 to 5

Male

Female

Male

Female

Male

Female

All

% of all leavers

English

10,075

13,941

15,898

12,478

1,399

656

54,447

93.6

Mathematics

8,355

8,589

10,788

10,358

8,133

7,704

53,927

92.7

French

4,969

8,246

8,112

7,810

2,855

1,610

33,602

57.8

Biology

3,342

7,939

3,042

6,548

1,107

2,121

24,099

41.4

Chemistry

5,657

5,842

3,958

3,869

1,156

1,008

21,490

37.0

History

4,847

6,175

3,141

3,084

1,967

1,430

20,644

35.5

Art and Design

2,974

7,196

3,824

5,224

375

301

19,894

34.2

Geography

4,969

3,996

3,791

2,474

1,783

1,199

18,212

31.3

Computing Studies

5,421

2,984

4,622

2,562

1,616

801

18,006

31.0

Physics

6,850

3,121

4,639

1,256

1,206

370

17,442

30.0

Physical Education

6,010

2,209

5,499

2,567

505

409

17,199

29.6

Administration

1,259

5,132

1,492

3,937

838

1,597

14,255

24.5

Modern Studies

2,636

4,307

1,830

2,616

995

1,086

13,470

23.2

Home Economics

885

3,685

1,820

5,359

439

556

12,744

21.9

Craft & Design

3,441

1,227

5,082

1,227

1,411

319

12,707

21.9

Music

3,279

4,697

1,419

1,453

301

221

11,370

19.6

German

1,715

2,940

2,760

2,184

784

367

10,750

18.5

Graphic Communication

3,050

1,763

2,629

1,034

861

208

9,545

16.4

Business Management

1,764

1,910

1,080

1,049

319

355

6,477

11.1

Drama

724

2,070

805

1,460

191

182

5,432

9.3

Science

221

178

1,831

1,539

778

740

5,287

9.1

Spanish

393

1,046

629

842

311

188

3,409

5.9

Woodworking Skills

2,065

350

730

108

-

-

3,253

5.6

Social & Vocational Skills

391

747

662

607

152

82

2,641

4.5

Accounting & Finance

632

763

413

428

176

183

2,595

4.5

Religious Studies

252

611

295

560

285

268

2,271

3.9

Technological Studies

1,279

89

645

35

178

5

2,231

3.8

Information Systems

934

590

-

1

-

-

1,525

2.6

Travel and Tourism

91

208

151

299

-

-

749

1.3

Italian

101

251

109

163

67

30

721

1.2

Media Studies

112

197

58

93

20

11

491

0.8

Product Design

315

110

-

-

-

-

425

0.7

Social Subjects

-

-

-

-

207

151

358

0.6

Latin

78

150

37

45

18

11

339

0.6

Gaelic (Learners)

86

121

63

48

9

2

329

0.6

Classical Studies

54

96

50

46

24

21

291

0.5

Economics

92

57

53

30

23

26

281

0.5

Care

3

122

8

82

-

-

215

0.4

Psychology

29

132

14

27

-

-

202

0.3

Gaidhlig

67

80

17

16

4

1

185

0.3

Contemporary Social Studies

-

-

36

24

70

40

170

0.3

Urdu

35

53

28

11

7

2

136

0.2

Scottish Group Award

23

43

16

26

-

-

108

0.2

Philosophy

31

50

-

-

-

-

81

0.1

Personal and Social Education

3

14

9

24

15

11

76

0.1

Geology

7

4

27

10

-

2

50

0.1

Other*

24

58

14

17

19

15

147

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 3-5. These are: Arts, Managing Environmental Resources, Sociology, Russian, Social Sciences, Classical Greek, Construction, Fitness and Exercise and Hairdressing: Composite Skills in Hairdressing

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