APPENDIX C

The data below refer to the Summer examination taken in England and Wales

`Single maths' entries are for A-levels such as Pure Mathematics and Mathematics, and represent potential undergraduates.

`Double maths' entries are for A-levels such as Applied Mathematics and Further Mathematics (normally taken in conjunction with a single subject).

All numbers have been rounded to the nearest hundred.

In 1994

• Independent schools accounted for 12,700 of the total number of 63,600 entries (England Wales and Northern Ireland) for Mathematics A-levels, i.e. 20%

  42.6% obtained A against a national average of 25.5%

  63.1% obtained A or B against a national average of 43.6%

• Approximately one third of all `Double Maths' candidates came from independent schools.

(It is extremely difficult to find data on examinations, entries, pass rates, etc. which are both accurate and comparable. We have tried to present information which is both fair and accurate and apologise for any inaccuracies which may remain.)