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8.1 In 1997-98, The percentage of all leavers who had taken a Certificate of Sixth Year Studies (CSYS) was 13 per cent compared with 9 per cent in 1987-88. In terms of leavers from S6, 28 per cent had attempted a CSYS in 1997-98, slightly lower than in previous years. Since 1994-95, the percentage of girls leaving from S6 who had taken a CSYS was higher than for boys. In 1997-98, 29 per cent of girls leaving from S6 had taken a CSYS compared with 26 per cent of boys.
| School leavers taking Certificate of Sixth Year Studies, by sex:1987-88 to 1997-98 |
Table 24 |
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Academic Year |
Number |
As a Percentage of |
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All Leavers |
S6 Leavers |
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Total |
Boys |
Girls |
Total |
Boys |
Girls |
Total |
Boys |
Girls |
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1987-88 |
6,528 |
3,193 |
3,335 |
8.6 |
8.2 |
9.0 |
30.5 |
31.8 |
29.4 |
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1988-89 |
7,088 |
3,347 |
3,741 |
9.8 |
9.0 |
10.5 |
31.2 |
31.5 |
30.9 |
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1989-90 |
6,980 |
3,305 |
3,675 |
10.3 |
9.4 |
11.2 |
30.1 |
30.5 |
29.8 |
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1990-91 |
6,731 |
3,193 |
3,538 |
10.8 |
10.1 |
11.7 |
29.9 |
30.5 |
29.4 |
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1991-92 |
7,377 |
3,401 |
3,976 |
12.2 |
11.1 |
13.3 |
29.9 |
30.5 |
29.5 |
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1992-93 |
7,420 |
3,465 |
3,955 |
12.8 |
11.7 |
14.0 |
28.9 |
28.9 |
28.8 |
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1993-94 |
7,313 |
3,430 |
3,883 |
12.6 |
11.5 |
13.6 |
28.5 |
28.5 |
28.5 |
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1994-95 |
7,703 |
3,527 |
4,176 |
12.5 |
11.1 |
13.8 |
28.5 |
27.9 |
28.9 |
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1995-96 |
7,928 |
3,651 |
4,277 |
12.6 |
11.3 |
13.9 |
28.8 |
28.1 |
29.4 |
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1996-97 |
8,490 |
3,933 |
4,557 |
12.9 |
11.6 |
14.2 |
29.0 |
28.4 |
29.5 |
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1997-98 |
7,892 |
3,450 |
4,442 |
12.6 |
10.8 |
14.5 |
27.8 |
26.0 |
29.0 |
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