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

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Table 15 : Total qualifications attained by leavers at SCQF level 7, by subject, grade and gender: 2005/06

Male

Female

All Passes

A

B

C

A

B

C

All

% of all leavers

Mathematics

334

273

321

244

188

196

1,556

2.7

Chemistry

186

195

211

178

249

197

1,216

2.1

English

48

114

198

71

230

381

1,042

1.8

Biology

62

112

134

145

254

324

1,031

1.8

Physics

285

257

195

90

68

54

949

1.6

Art and Design

54

60

104

177

221

316

932

1.6

Music

232

117

47

257

165

70

888

1.5

History

76

83

131

73

107

119

589

1.0

Geography

30

102

117

54

107

141

551

0.9

Graphic Communication

122

124

88

67

55

28

484

0.8

Modern Studies

35

59

50

60

103

89

396

0.7

French

26

21

31

67

91

111

347

0.6

Computing Studies

53

76

98

11

10

17

265

0.5

Drama

7

10

24

9

29

45

124

0.2

German

9

13

12

29

28

29

120

0.2

Business Management

4

11

23

8

20

29

95

0.2

Information Systems

14

13

28

-

6

11

72

0.1

Technological Studies

25

18

23

1

1

3

71

0.1

Spanish

4

6

3

23

17

16

69

0.1

Religious Studies

2

9

8

11

19

18

67

0.1

Accounting & Finance

8

12

10

6

10

10

56

0.1

Other*

24

18

18

49

38

38

185

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 7. These are: Italian, Home Economics, Classical Studies, Gaidhlig, Physical Education, Product Design, Administration, Gaelic (Learners), Philosophy, Latin, Economics, Media Studies,Sociology, Russian, Classical Greek

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