The Education (School Performance Information) (Wales) Regulations 1998

PART I GCSE, GCSE SHORT COURSE, CoEA AND VOCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS: SUMMARIES

1.  For the reporting year, the number of male pupils aged 15, the number of female pupils aged 15 and the number of all pupils aged 15.

2.  For that year and any earlier year, the percentage of male pupils aged 15, the percentage of female pupils aged 15 and the percentage of all pupils aged 15 who—

• (a)

  were entered for one or more GCSE or two or more GCSE short course examinations;

  (b)

  achieved any grade from A to C in one or more GCSE examinations or an equivalent achievement in GCSE short course examinations;

  (c)

  achieved any grade from A to G in one or more GCSE examinations or an equivalent achievement in GCSE short course examinations;

  (d)

  did not achieve any grade from A to G in a GCSE or GCSE short course examination;

  (e)

  did not achieve any grade from A to G in a GCSE or GCSE short course examination but who achieved any pass grade in one or more CoEA examinations;

  (f)

  did not achieve either any grade from A to G in a GCSE or GCSE short course examination or any pass grade in a CoEA examination;

  (g)

  were entered for five or more GCSE examinations or an equivalent number of GCSE short course examinations or GCSE and GCSE short course examinations in any combination (two GCSE short course examination entries being treated as equivalent to one GCSE examination entry);

  (h)

  achieved any grade from A to C in five or more GCSE examinations or an equivalent achievement in GCSE short course examinations or in any combination of GCSE and GCSE short course examinations;

  (i)

  achieved any grade from A to G in five or more GCSE examinations or an equivalent achievement in GCSE short course examinations or in any combination of GCSE and GCSE short course examinations;

  (j)

  were entered for one or more GCSE, GCSE short course or CoEA examinations;

  (k)

  achieved any grade from A to G in one or more GCSE short course examinations;

  (l)

  achieved any grade from A to C in five or more GCSE examinations, or an equivalent achievement in other lower examinations or in GCSE and other lower examinations (in any combination);

  (m)

  achieved any grade from A to G in five or more GCSE examinations, or an equivalent achievement in other lower examinations or in GCSE and other lower examinations (in any combination).

3.  For that year, in relation to pupils entered for lower examinations other than NVQs, the average number of points achieved by male pupils aged 15, female pupils aged 15 and all pupils aged 15 as determined by ascertaining the total number of points achieved by the pupils concerned and dividing that figure by the total number of such pupils.

4.  Each category of information referred to in paragraph 2(a) to (k) above, but for each relevant three year period expressed as an average percentage over that period.