Foreign language subjects at GCSE

WQ.353/2024

WRITTEN QUESTION TO THE MINISTER FOR EDUCATION AND LIFELONG LEARNING

BY DEPUTY J. RENOUF OF ST. BRELADE

QUESTION SUBMITTED ON MONDAY 14th OCTOBER 2024

ANSWER TO BE TABLED ON MONDAY 21st OCTOBER 2024

Question

"Will the Minister state the number of children taking GCSEs in the five most popular foreign language subjects for each of the last five years, together with details of the pass rates achieved for each language in those years?"

Answer

The data provided below summarises GCSE results for pupils in Government provided schools. 2024 results are provisional, pending the outcome of any appeals. The tables represent the results for all pupils completing Year 11 in each year, and may include results for exams that were completed by those pupils in earlier years. If a pupil obtains multiple results in a subject, only their best result is included below.

Comparisons between academic years should be avoided as there have been  significant changes in assessment methodology due to Covid-19, which included Centre Assessed Grades, Teacher Assessed Grades and transition arrangements.

In the table below, the pass rate indicates a result of 4 and above. Statistical disclosure controls have been applied to the pass rate where those calculations would contain identifiable information (where the number of pupils who did not pass was fewer than 5). These are represented as a ~.

Some pupils take GCSEs in more than one subject. For completeness, the total cohort size for Government schools, number and % of pupils taking any language (including those that aren't in the "top 5" tables above) are shown below: