KS4 Attainment in Level 1 & 2 Qualifications 2019 By School

Original Request

For each Island Secondary School please provide the following information in respect of those Year 11 (KS4) pupils sitting GCSE/iGCSE/other Level 1 and Level 2 examinations during the 2018-19 academic year: - Average number of Level 1/2 entries per student - Level 1/ 2 pass rate - Percentage Level 2 passes - Percentage of entries gaining grades A*-A grades in Level 2 graded qualifications - Percentage of Year 11 gaining 5+ Level 2 passes - Percentage of Year 11 gaining 5+ Level 2 passes including English and Maths - Vocational Qualifications as a % of all Level 1 and 2 entries

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Full Response Text

Corporate Services Division Department of Education, Sport and Culture Hamilton House Peel Road, Douglas IM1 5EZ Telephone: (01624) 685808 Website: www.gov.im/dec Email: dec@foi.gov.im Our ref: 1154925 24 February 2020

Dear ###,

We write further to your request which was received on 29 January 2020 and which states:

"For each Island Secondary School please provide the following information in respect of those Year 11 (KS4) pupils sitting GCSE/iGCSE/other Level 1 and Level 2 examinations during the 2018-19 academic year: - Average number of Level 1/2 entries per student - Level 1/2 pass rate - Percentage Level 2 passes - Percentage of entries gaining grades A*-A grades in Level 2 graded qualifications - Percentage of Year 11 gaining 5+ Level 2 passes - Percentage of Year 11 gaining 5+ Level 2 passes including English and Maths - Vocational Qualifications as a % of all Level 1 and 2 entries"

Our response to your request is as follows: Average number of Level 1/2 entries per student Ballakermeen High School 8.8 Castle Rushen High School 8.8 Queen Elizabeth II High School 8.5 Ramsey Grammar School 8.3 St Ninian’s High School 9.0 Isle of Man 8.7 Level 1/2 pass rate Ballakermeen High School 97.1% Castle Rushen High School 99.6% Queen Elizabeth II High School 98.6% Ramsey Grammar School 98.6% St Ninian’s High School 96.1% Isle of Man 97.6% Percentage Level 2 passes

Ballakermeen High School 69.2% Castle Rushen High School 76.5% Queen Elizabeth II High School 73.1% Ramsey Grammar School 72.4% St Ninian’s High School 72.3% Isle of Man 72.2% Percentage of entries gaining grades A*-A grades in Level 2 graded qualifications
Ballakermeen High School 19.2% Castle Rushen High School 19.0% Queen Elizabeth II High School 24.0% Ramsey Grammar School 20.4% St Ninian’s High School 17.5% Isle of Man 19.6% Percentage of Year 11 gaining 5+ Level 2 passes While our aim is to provide information whenever possible, under section 20 of the Act, we are not required to provide information in response to a request if it is already reasonably accessible to you, whether free of charge or on payment of a fee. All of the information that you have requested is available from a previous Freedom of Information response which details the percentage of pupils in year 11 gaining 5+ level 2 passes. By way of advice and assistance the response can be found on the Freedom of Information disclosure log using the following web link and searching for “2018-19 Year 11 GCSE Attainment and Allied Data”: https://services.gov.im/freedom-of-information/search Percentage of Year 11 gaining 5+ Level 2 passes including English and Maths While our aim is to provide information whenever possible, under section 20 of the Act, we are not required to provide information in response to a request if it is already reasonably accessible to you, whether free of charge or on payment of a fee. All of the information that you have requested is available from a previous Freedom of Information response which details the percentage of pupils in year 11 gaining 5+ level 2 passes including English and Maths. By way of advice and assistance the response can be found on the Freedom of Information disclosure log using the following web link and searching for “2018-19 Year 11 GCSE Attainment and Allied Data”: https://services.gov.im/freedom-of-information/search Vocational Qualifications as a % of all Level 1 and 2 entries

Ballakermeen High School 8.0% Castle Rushen High School 6.5% Queen Elizabeth II High School 10.0% Ramsey Grammar School 8.7% St Ninian’s High School 10.8% Isle of Man 9.0% Please quote the reference number 1154925 in any future communications. Your right to request a review

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