ICT: GCE A-level
(asked on 28th March 2017) - View Source
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of A-level students took computer science in each year during the period 2005 to 2010.
The computer science A level was renamed in 2015; previously it was known as computer studies A level. The table below therefore provides information on the proportion of students who have taken computer studies A level during the period 2004/5 to 2009/10.
Year | Number of students who entered at least one A level1 | Number of students who entered Computer Studies A level2 | Percentage of students who entered Computer Studies A level2 |
2004/05 | 263,265 | 5,931 | 2.2 |
2005/06 | 258,285 | 4,996 | 1.9 |
2006/07 | 249,547 | 4,599 | 1.8 |
2007/08 | 256,610 | 4,151 | 1.6 |
2008/09 | 261,218 | 3,923 | 1.5 |
2009/10 | 267,345 | 3,574 | 1.3 |
Source: Key Stage 5 attainment data
1. Covers students at the end of advanced level study who were aged 16-18 at the start of the academic year.
2. Following a review by Professor Smith, the A level “computer studies” was renamed “computer science” in 2013, as higher education representatives felt this was a better description of the subject.