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Data Provider: Welsh Government National Statistics GCSE short course entries and results (pupils in Year 11/pupils aged 15) by subject group

This table covers data published in the Welsh Government's annual "Examination Results" release. It provides information on the number of GCSE Short Course entries into each subject group and the percentage of those entries achieving each GCSE Short Course grade. The default view shows the most up to date results, historic years can be selected from the year drop down menu. For more information see the Web links.

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Click here to sortNumber of entriesIncludes entries taken in previous years and excludes discounted exams to be consistent with other key performance measures. It is possible for pupils to have entered more than one exam within a small number of subject groups.Click here to sortPercentage achieving an A*Percentage of those entries that achieved an A*.Click here to sortPercentage achieving an APercentage of those entries that achieved an A.Click here to sortPercentage achieving a BPercentage of those entries that achieved an B.Click here to sortPercentage achieving a CPercentage of those entries that achieved an C.Click here to sortPercentage achieving a DPercentage of those entries that achieved an D.Click here to sortPercentage achieving an EPercentage of those entries that achieved an E.Click here to sortPercentage achieving a FPercentage of those entries that achieved an F.Click here to sortPercentage achieving a GPercentage of those entries that achieved an G.Click here to sortPercentage achieving A*-CPercentage of those entries that achieved A*-C.Click here to sortPercentage achieving A*-GPercentage of those entries that achieved an A*-G.Click here to sortPercentage of entries that were ungradedPercentage of those entries that were ungraded.
Craft, Design & TechnologyCan include GCSE Short Course subjects such as Design & Technology, D&T Textiles Techology, D&T Food Technology, D&T Electronic Products, D&T Graphic Products and/or D&T Resistant Materials.82654517622624312866-The data item is not exactly zero, but estimated as zero or less than half the final digit shown45295248
ICT20,470-The data item is not exactly zero, but estimated as zero or less than half the final digit shown10417129819012984486101,06139
Business Studies*The value for this indicator is less than 5*,..|The data item is not applicable,The value for this indicator is less than 5*,..|The data item is not applicable,The value for this indicator is less than 5*,..|The data item is not applicable,The value for this indicator is less than 5*,..|The data item is not applicable,The value for this indicator is less than 5*,..|The data item is not applicable,The value for this indicator is less than 5*,..|The data item is not applicable,The value for this indicator is less than 5*,..|The data item is not applicable,The value for this indicator is less than 5*,..|The data item is not applicable,The value for this indicator is less than 5*,..|The data item is not applicable,The value for this indicator is less than 5*,..|The data item is not applicable,The value for this indicator is less than 5*,..|The data item is not applicable,The value for this indicator is less than 5
Economics*The value for this indicator is less than 5*,..|The data item is not applicable,The value for this indicator is less than 5*,..|The data item is not applicable,The value for this indicator is less than 5*,..|The data item is not applicable,The value for this indicator is less than 5*,..|The data item is not applicable,The value for this indicator is less than 5*,..|The data item is not applicable,The value for this indicator is less than 5*,..|The data item is not applicable,The value for this indicator is less than 5*,..|The data item is not applicable,The value for this indicator is less than 5*,..|The data item is not applicable,The value for this indicator is less than 5*,..|The data item is not applicable,The value for this indicator is less than 5*,..|The data item is not applicable,The value for this indicator is less than 5*,..|The data item is not applicable,The value for this indicator is less than 5
Geography78.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable
History*The value for this indicator is less than 5*The value for this indicator is less than 5*The value for this indicator is less than 5*The value for this indicator is less than 5*The value for this indicator is less than 5*The value for this indicator is less than 5*The value for this indicator is less than 5*The value for this indicator is less than 5*The value for this indicator is less than 5*The value for this indicator is less than 5*The value for this indicator is less than 5*The value for this indicator is less than 5
Social StudiesCan include GCSE Short Course subjects such as Personal & Social Education, Psychology, Sociology and/or Citizenship.7,535-The data item is not exactly zero, but estimated as zero or less than half the final digit shown8823527617714475466081,05050
Art & DesignCan include GCSE Short Course Subjects such as Art & Design and/or Art & Design (Fine Art).5241338107231211144783739085941
Classical StudiesCan include GCSE Short Course Subjects such as Ancient History, Classical Civilisation, Classical Greek and/or Latin.254.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable
French*The value for this indicator is less than 5*The value for this indicator is less than 5*The value for this indicator is less than 5*The value for this indicator is less than 5*The value for this indicator is less than 5*The value for this indicator is less than 5*The value for this indicator is less than 5*The value for this indicator is less than 5*The value for this indicator is less than 5*The value for this indicator is less than 5*The value for this indicator is less than 5*The value for this indicator is less than 5
German*The value for this indicator is less than 5*,..|The data item is not applicable,The value for this indicator is less than 5*,..|The data item is not applicable,The value for this indicator is less than 5*,..|The data item is not applicable,The value for this indicator is less than 5*,..|The data item is not applicable,The value for this indicator is less than 5*,..|The data item is not applicable,The value for this indicator is less than 5*,..|The data item is not applicable,The value for this indicator is less than 5*,..|The data item is not applicable,The value for this indicator is less than 5*,..|The data item is not applicable,The value for this indicator is less than 5*,..|The data item is not applicable,The value for this indicator is less than 5*,..|The data item is not applicable,The value for this indicator is less than 5*,..|The data item is not applicable,The value for this indicator is less than 5
Spanish*The value for this indicator is less than 5*,..|The data item is not applicable,The value for this indicator is less than 5*,..|The data item is not applicable,The value for this indicator is less than 5*,..|The data item is not applicable,The value for this indicator is less than 5*,..|The data item is not applicable,The value for this indicator is less than 5*,..|The data item is not applicable,The value for this indicator is less than 5*,..|The data item is not applicable,The value for this indicator is less than 5*,..|The data item is not applicable,The value for this indicator is less than 5*,..|The data item is not applicable,The value for this indicator is less than 5*,..|The data item is not applicable,The value for this indicator is less than 5*,..|The data item is not applicable,The value for this indicator is less than 5*,..|The data item is not applicable,The value for this indicator is less than 5
Other Modern Foreign LanguagesCan include GCSE Short Course Subjects such as Arabic, Bengali, Chinese, Dutch. Italian, Persian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Turkish and/or Urdu.501.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable
Physical Education9,786479416023124718398265311,08614
Religious Studies128,2175499162213153139112845281,01684
Welsh Second Language110,0591662143294201154112685141,05050
Preparation For Employment (VQ)GCSE Short Course Vocational awards were awarded for the first time in 2003/04.1,0322295144165137142105-The data item is not exactly zero, but estimated as zero or less than half the final digit shown42686337
All Subjects280,3443782156250179145110745261,03367

Metadata

Keywords

KS4; GCSE; GCSE Short Course

Title

GCSE short course entries and results (pupils in Year 11/pupils aged 15) by subject group

Last update

December 2019 December 2019

Next update

December 2020 (Provisional)

Publishing organisation

Welsh Government

Source 1

Welsh Examinations Database, Welsh Government (via Awarding Organisations and a contracted collection body)

Source 2

Pupil Level Annual School Census (PLASC), Welsh Government

Contact email

school.stats@gov.wales

Designation

National Statistics

Geographical coverage

Wales

Languages covered

English and Welsh

Data licensing

You may use and re-use this data free of charge in any format or medium, under the terms of the Open Government License - see http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence

General description

This table covers data published in the Welsh Government's annual "Examination Results" release. It provides information on the number of GCSE Short Course entries into each subject group and the percentage of those entries achieving each GCSE Short Course. For more information see the Weblinks.

Note that this year, the definition of this table has changed. This table now includes entries taken in previous years, and discounted exams are excluded. This is so that the table is consistent with the rest of the key performance indicators. Figures should be treated with caution - it is possible for pupils to have entered more than one exam within a small number of subject groups.

Rounding applied

Percentages are shown as whole numbers and have been rounded to 0 decimal places.

Statistical quality

For more Information see the notes section of the Examination Results release (See Weblinks)