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Statistics Publication Notice: Education Series: SQA ATTAINMENT AND SCHOOL LEAVER QUALIFICATIONS IN SCOTLAND: 2003/04

Table 11: Total qualifications attained by leavers at SCQF levels 3 to 5, by subject and gender: 2003/04

SCQF Level 5

SCQF Level 4

SCQF Level 3

SCQF levels 3 to 5

Male

Female

Male

Female

Male

Female

All

% of all leavers

Total Leavers

29,985

28,426

29,985

28,426

29,985

28,426

58,411

100.0

English

8,564

13,045

16,764

13,050

1,632

600

53,655

91.9

Mathematics

7,860

8,802

11,118

10,634

8,052

7,071

53,537

91.7

French

4,309

8,045

8,407

7,681

3,561

1,801

33,804

57.9

Chemistry

5,530

6,348

3,596

3,348

853

765

20,440

35.0

Biology

2,746

7,474

2,280

5,564

760

1,546

20,370

34.9

Geography

4,516

3,898

4,872

2,955

2,411

1,574

20,226

34.6

History

4,020

5,670

2,887

3,136

2,117

1,467

19,297

33.0

Computing Studies

4,957

3,283

5,144

3,020

1,921

894

19,219

32.9

Art and Design

2,877

6,623

4,172

4,635

328

176

18,811

32.2

Physics

6,889

3,417

4,334

1,293

834

249

17,016

29.1

Physical Education

5,251

1,929

5,665

2,366

583

398

16,192

27.7

Craft & Design

3,116

1,285

5,565

1,295

1,766

333

13,360

22.9

German

2,003

3,597

3,368

2,760

946

450

13,124

22.5

Modern Studies

2,298

3,949

1,803

2,448

1,267

1,255

13,020

22.3

Science

448

282

4,299

3,139

2,518

2,145

12,831

22.0

Home Economics

224

2,194

1,267

4,572

682

919

9,858

16.9

Music

2,140

3,962

1,192

1,626

241

237

9,398

16.1

Information Systems

1,656

4,315

663

2,169

196

396

9,395

16.1

Administration

676

2,613

869

2,441

507

1,000

8,106

13.9

Graphic Communication

2,447

1,170

2,389

861

834

219

7,920

13.6

Drama

500

1,529

790

1,266

242

202

4,529

7.8

Accounting & Finance

882

1,138

628

785

259

267

3,959

6.8

Business Management

910

1,203

609

641

211

170

3,744

6.4

Spanish

379

927

560

793

179

123

2,961

5.1

Technological Studies

1,326

121

972

66

335

15

2,835

4.9

Social & Vocational Skills

310

707

768

701

207

95

2,788

4.8

Woodworking Skills

1,301

271

323

59

-

-

1,954

3.3

Hospitality: Practical Cookery

378

1,528

1

1

-

-

1,908

3.3

Religious Studies

126

440

144

343

95

138

1,286

2.2

Italian

125

264

140

248

53

34

864

1.5

Travel and Tourism

89

217

105

277

-

-

688

1.2

Economics

174

128

111

68

43

39

563

1.0

Latin

115

188

53

62

26

21

465

0.8

Gaelic (Learners)

60

128

56

35

17

5

301

0.5

Contemporary Social Studies

-

-

66

38

104

59

267

0.5

Classical Studies

43

74

44

44

22

15

242

0.4

Media Studies

64

117

18

18

2

-

219

0.4

Care

5

134

2

30

-

-

171

0.3

Urdu

29

73

18

18

3

-

141

0.2

Gaidhlig

39

44

18

9

-

-

110

0.2

Psychology

15

65

1

3

-

-

84

0.1

Geology

17

1

24

19

-

-

61

0.1

Arts

23

31

-

-

-

-

54

0.1

Other *

85

84

36

20

33

27

285

0.5

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: Personal and Social Education, Social Subjects, Managing Environmental Resources, Scottish Group Award, Sociology, Philosophy, Electrical Installation Fundamentals, Hospitality,Technology, Selling Overseas Tourist Destinations, Fitness and Exercise, Leading Sports Activities, Social Sciences, Fabrication and Welding, Sport and Leisure, Construction Industry Practice, Russian and Classical Greek.

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