| School leavers by highest SCE qualification: 1987-88 to 1997-98 |
Table 15 |
|
Academic Year |
Total |
Highest SCE Qualification |
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|
None(1) |
Standard Grades |
Higher Grades |
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|
@ 4-7(2) |
@ 1-3(3) |
@ A-C |
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| 1 or 2 | 3 or 4 | 5+ | 1 or 2 | 3 or 4 | 5+ | ||||
| Number | |||||||||
| 1987-88 |
76,059 |
11,366 |
11,117 |
12,880 |
7,205 |
6,287 |
10,038 |
8,307 |
8,859 |
| 1992-93 |
57,796 |
6,077 |
8,672 |
8,684 |
5,027 |
4,562 |
8,297 |
7,362 |
9,115 |
| 1993-94 |
58,194 |
5,122 |
8,341 |
8,702 |
5,186 |
5,207 |
8,247 |
6,873 |
10,516 |
| 1994-95 |
61,836 |
4,860 |
8,256 |
9,402 |
5,955 |
6,519 |
8,684 |
7,629 |
10,532 |
| 1995-96 |
62,978 |
4,560 |
8,440 |
9,384 |
6,262 |
7,071 |
8,628 |
7,743 |
10,890 |
| 1996-97 |
65,988 |
4,314 |
8,457 |
9,650 |
6,529 |
7,997 |
9,041 |
8,428 |
11,572 |
| 1997-98 |
62,483 |
4,116 |
7,422 |
8,926 |
6,257 |
8,189 |
8,692 |
8,064 |
10,817 |
| Percent | |||||||||
| 1987-88 |
100.0 |
14.9 |
14.6 |
16.9 |
9.5 |
8.3 |
13.2 |
10.9 |
11.6 |
| 1992-93 |
100.0 |
10.5 |
15.0 |
15.0 |
8.7 |
7.9 |
14.4 |
12.7 |
15.8 |
| 1993-94 |
100.0 |
8.8 |
14.3 |
15.0 |
8.9 |
8.9 |
14.2 |
11.8 |
18.1 |
| 1994-95 |
100.0 |
7.9 |
13.4 |
15.2 |
9.6 |
10.5 |
14.0 |
12.3 |
17.0 |
| 1995-96 |
100.0 |
7.2 |
13.4 |
14.9 |
9.9 |
11.2 |
13.7 |
12.3 |
17.3 |
| 1996-97 |
100.0 |
6.5 |
12.8 |
14.6 |
9.9 |
12.1 |
13.7 |
12.8 |
17.5 |
| 1997-98 |
100.0 |
6.6 |
11.9 |
14.3 |
10.0 |
13.1 |
13.9 |
12.9 |
17.3 |
(1) No SCE qualifications, or none found during
the matching process (see annex, section 1.2).
(2) Including O Grades @ D-E/4-5.
(3) Including O Grades @ A-C/1-3.
| School leavers with 3+ Higher passes or no SCE qualifications:qualifications: 1974-75 to 1997-98 Chart 7 |

| School leavers by sex and highest SCE qualification: 1987-88 to 1997-98 |
Table 16 |
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|
Percentages |
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| Sex and Academic Year | Total Leavers (=100%) |
Highest SCE Qualification |
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| None(1) | Standard Grades | Higher Grades | ||||||||
| @ 4-7(2) | @ 1-3(3) | @ A-C | ||||||||
| 1 or 2 | 3 or 4 | 5+ | 1 or 2 | 3 or 4 | 5+ | |||||
| Boys | ||||||||||
| 1987-88 |
38,919 |
16.9 |
15.6 |
17.9 |
9.2 |
8.5 |
11.5 |
9.2 |
11.3 |
|
| 1993-94 |
29,708 |
9.9 |
17.0 |
16.3 |
9.1 |
8.7 |
12.4 |
10.5 |
16.2 |
|
| 1994-95 |
31,677 |
9.1 |
15.9 |
16.6 |
10.1 |
10.5 |
12.5 |
10.5 |
14.7 |
|
| 1995-96 |
32,192 |
8.1 |
16.0 |
16.3 |
10.5 |
11.1 |
12.2 |
10.8 |
15.2 |
|
| 1996-97 |
33,802 |
7.3 |
15.3 |
16.4 |
10.2 |
11.8 |
12.4 |
11.3 |
15.3 |
|
| 1997-98 |
31,828 |
7.2 |
14.4 |
16.1 |
10.5 |
13.1 |
12.6 |
11.2 |
14.9 |
|
| Girls | ||||||||||
| 1987-88 |
37,140 |
12.9 |
13.6 |
16.0 |
9.7 |
8.0 |
15.0 |
12.8 |
12.0 |
|
| 1993-94 |
28,486 |
7.7 |
11.5 |
13.5 |
8.8 |
9.2 |
16.0 |
13.2 |
20.0 |
|
| 1994-95 |
30,159 |
6.6 |
10.7 |
13.7 |
9.1 |
10.6 |
15.6 |
14.3 |
19.4 |
|
| 1995-96 |
30,786 |
6.4 |
10.7 |
13.5 |
9.3 |
11.4 |
15.3 |
13.8 |
19.5 |
|
| 1996-97 |
32,186 |
5.7 |
10.2 |
12.7 |
9.5 |
12.4 |
15.1 |
14.4 |
19.9 |
|
| 1997-98 |
30,655 |
5.9 |
9.3 |
12.4 |
9.5 |
13.1 |
15.3 |
14.7 |
19.8 |
|
(1) No SCE qualifications, or none found during
matching process (see annex, section 1.2).
(2) Including O Grades @ D-E/4-5.
(3) Including O Grades @ A-C/1-3.