PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Languages: Education (10 February 2016)

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many students were entered for (a) GCSE and (b) A levels in (i) Arabic, (ii) modern Greek, (iii) Japanese, (iv) Urdu, (v) Bengali, (vi) modern Hebrew, (vii) Punjabi, (viii) Polish, (ix) Dutch, (x) Persian, (xi) Turkish, (xii) Albanian, (xiii) Cantonese and (xiv) Mandarin in (A) total and (B) each region in (1) 2011, (2) 2012, (3) 2013, (4) 2014 and (5) 2015; and if she will make a statement.

Asked by:
Gareth Thomas (Labour)

It is not possible to identify pupils entered for Mandarin Chinese from data held by the Department. The Department does hold information on the number of entries into GCSE Chinese which includes Mandarin Chinese and other Chinese subjects, including Cantonese.

There is no GCSE or A level qualification in Albanian.

The table attached provides information on the number of GCSE and A level entries for the stated subjects in each region between 2010/11 and 2014/15. [1][2]

[1] Coverage is for all state-funded schools (including academies and CTCs) in England.

[2] Figure has been suppressed due to low numbers (1 or 2 pupils) or where secondary suppression has been applied.

Answered by:
Nick Gibb (Conservative)
26 February 2016