MATSEC SUPPORT UNIT
UNIVERSITY OF MALTA
January 2008 iii

FOREWORD
Besides providing a service to the educational community by offering examinations external to the school system, the MATSEC Support Unit considers the dissemination of information about the Secondary
Education Certificate (SEC) examinations as one of its duties. This report enables the Unit to fulfil this duty. The information provided herein should be useful to schools as it helps them to gauge the achievement of their students against that of students in other schools. It should also interest researchers and policy makers since it presents a snapshot of students’ achievement at the end of compulsory education in the various sectors and schools of the educational system. This should be useful as an indicator of progress in our efforts to reach the Lisbon Objectives for education.
The smooth-running of an examination system depends not only on the attention that needs to be given to all aspects of the assessment components, whether they are written papers, oral tests, practical examinations or coursework, but also to the administration of the system. Accordingly, the first section of the report presents some details about the organizational aspects of the SEC examination. The next sections present details about the registration and results of the main session of examinations in May, followed by sections on the registration and results of the supplementary session in September, and an overview of the passes in 2007. Data are grouped by gender, type of school, and whether candidates sat for Paper IIA or IIB. Special attention is given to the 16 year-old cohort of candidates born in 1991 and who had reached the end of compulsory schooling. From the data about their performance one can deduce some general information about the system of secondary education. Particular attention is also given to the group of candidates with disability for whom special arrangements were made to enable them to sit for the examinations. Over the years, the number of such candidates has increased and the MATSEC
Board and the Access Disability Support Committee of the University pay great attention to see that they are treated fairly and equitably.
Naturally, the information presented in the report raises a number of questions which can only be answered by further study. For example, it would be interesting to discover the real reason for the gender gap in favour of girls in the percentage of registrations and passes in six subjects while the gap is clearly in favour of boys for passes in 12 subjects or more. School differences in the registration for sciences and languages, the relatively low and decreasing entry for Computer Studies and similar issues also need closer attention.
The publication of this report closes a satisfactory year thanks to the work and dedication of a large number of persons, including examiners, staff at the MATSEC Support Unit and the Department of
Examinations. The writing of the report was in the hands of Dr Grace Grima ably assisted by Margaret
Buhagiar and Leander Borg who retrieved the data, Joanne Grech who typed the report and Bernice
Cutajar who checked the data.
Prof Frank Ventura
Chairman, MATSEC Examinations Board
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LIST OF CONTENTS
Executive Summary
1.0
Introduction
1.1
Background
1.2
Administrative Information
1.3
Requests for Special Arrangements
1.4
The Examination Centres
1.5
The Aural/Oral Examinations
1.6
Coursework
1.7
Practical Examinations
1.8
Revision of Papers
1.9
Examiners’ Reports
2.0
Registration May 2007
3.0
Results May 2007
4.0
Registration September 2007
5.0
Results September 2007
6.0
Passes in 2007
7.0
Conclusion
References
Appendices
A: Regulations
B: Time-tables
C: Registration Forms
D: Application Form for Revision of Papers
E: Special Arrangements Form
F: Aural/Oral Examinations: Application Form for Examiners
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Table 1.1: Registrations 1994-2007
Table 1.2: Aural Examinations
Table 1.3: Oral Examinations
Table 1.4:
LIST OF TABLES
Number of Examiners for Orals
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Table 2.1: Registration by Year of Birth and Gender
Table 2.2:
Table 2.3:
Table 2.4:
Table 2.5:
Registration by Subject and Gender
Registration by Subject, School Type and Gender
Registration for Paper IIA and IIB by Subject and Gender
Registration for Paper IIA and Paper IIB by Type of School and Gender
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Table 2.6: Registration of SEC candidates by locality in Malta
Table 2.7: Registration of SEC candidates by locality in Gozo
Table 2.8: Number of Subjects Registered by 1991 Cohort
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Table 2.9: 1991 Cohort – Science Subjects
Table 2.10: 1991 Cohort – Foreign Languages
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Table 2.11: Registration of Requests for Special Arrangements by Presenting Condition 18
Table 2.12: Registration of Requests for Special Arrangements for Paper IIA and IIB by Subject 19
Table 2.13: Registration of Private Candidates in the subjects with a coursework component 19
Table 2.14: Registration for Revision of Papers 20
Table 3.1: Results by Subject and Gender for Paper IIA and IIB
Table 3.2: Results of the 1991 Cohort by Subject and Gender
Table 3.3: Results by Subject, Gender and Type of School for Paper IIA and IIB
Table 3.4: Number of Passes by the 1991 Cohort
Table 3.5: Results of the Oral Component in Languages
Table 3.6: Results of the Coursework Component in Specific Subjects
Table 6.1: SEC Passes in 2007
Table 6.2: SEC Passes 2007 of the 1991 Cohort
Table 6.3: Number of Candidates with Six Passes (Grades 1-5) in May 2007
Table 6.4: Number of Candidates with Six Passes (Grades 1-5) in September 2007
Table 6.5: Number of Candidates with Six Passes (Grades 1-5) in 2007
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Table 3.7: Results of Revision of Papers 49
Table 3.8: Results of the Dyslexic Candidates 50
Table 4.1: September Registration by Subject and Gender
Table 4.2:
Table 4.3:
Table 4.4:
September Registration by Subject, School Type and Gender
September Registration of the 1991 Cohort
September Registration for Revision of Papers
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Table 5.1: September Results by Subject for Paper IIB
Table 5.2: September Results by of the 1991 Cohort
Table 5.3:
Table 5.4:
Table 5.5:
September Results by Subject and Type of School for Paper IIB
September Results of Revision of Papers
Review of Grades: May – September 2007
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
This document reports on the SEC examination sessions of 2007. It gives an overview of the administration of the examination and then reports on the registration and results data of the main session in May and the supplementary session in September.
Administration Information
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In May 2007, there were 7,942 candidates (3,617 males and 4,325 females).
In September 2007, there were 2,400 candidates (1,101 males and 1,299 females). In total, 30.2% of the candidates (30.4% of the male candidates and 30.0% of the female candidates) who applied for the May session sat for one or more examinations in the supplementary session.
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The May registrations as well as the administration of the examination centres in May and September were the responsibility of the Examinations Department, Floriana.
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The written examinations of the main session were held between 24 th
April and 28
May. The supplementary session was held between 3rd and 6 th
September. th
May Registrations
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The largest number of registrations, in total and for males and females separately, belonged to the 1991 cohort. This is the cohort that turned sixteen in 2007. In total,
84.1% of the children born in 1991 (N=5,302) registered for SEC examinations in
2007. In particular, 77.1% of males (N=2,704) and 91.3% of females (N=2,598) registered for SEC examinations in 2007.
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The largest numbers of registrations were recorded for English Language (6006),
Mathematics (5,715), Maltese (5,420), Religious Knowledge (4,794) and Physics (4,508).
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In 2007, candidates taking Paper I and IIA could qualify for grades 1 to 5. Previously, the tendency for larger numbers of candidates to register for Paper IIB rather than
Paper IIA was evident in several large entry subjects such as English Language,
Environmental Studies, Italian, Mathematics, Physics and Social Studies. In 2007, the proportion of opting for Paper IIA is more than 40% in all the subjects with the exception of Technical Design (Technology).
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The analysis by educational sector indicated that in the case of boys’ and girls’ Church schools and the girls’ Junior Lyceums, the numbers of registrations for Paper IIA were generally higher than those for Paper IIB.
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The analysis by locality indicated that there were 7,283 candidates registered in Malta and 659 registered in Gozo. This year the localities are grouped by region. The largest number of candidates came from the Northern Harbour region.
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The registration data of the 1991 cohort also showed that it was most common for candidates (20.7%) to register for 10 subjects. Although overall there were more female candidates than males (2,373 and 2,084 respectively), there were more male candidates who registered for 12 or more subjects. There were also more males than females who registered for a small number of subjects.
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In 2007, there were 241 candidates who requested special arrangements. iv

May Results
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All the available grades (1-7) were awarded in the different subjects with the exception of subjects with very small entries.
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With regard to the results of the 1991 cohort, one observation is that in certain subjects there were more females who obtained Grade 1 (e.g. Business Studies,
English Literature, European Studies, French, Home Economics, Maltese and
Religious Knowledge. In the same session, there were more males than females who obtained a Grade 1 in Computer Studies and Economics.
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Males from Church schools consistently obtained higher grades compared to males from other educational sectors. Females from Church schools and from the Junior
Lyceums generally obtained comparable grades.
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When considering Grades 1 to 7 for the 1991 cohort, (N=4,457), it was observed that
714 (16.0%) obtained passes in 11 to 15 subjects, 2,169 (48.7%) in 6 to 10 subjects,
1,277 (28.7%) in 1 to 5 subjects and 297 (6.7%) did not pass in any subject. When
Grades 1 to 5 only are considered, 617 (13.8%) obtained passes in 11 to 15 subjects,
1,762 (39.5%) in 6 to 10 subjects, 1,364 (30.6%) in 1 to 5 subjects and 714 (16.0%) did not pass in any subject.
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There were less than 1.0% of the total registrations that requested a revision of papers.
Of the 451 requests for a revision of papers, 25 had their grade revised upwards. This means that, following the May 2007 session, 5.5% of the requests resulted in a higher grade.
September Session
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There were 30.2% of the May candidates who registered for one or more subjects in the Supplementary session. There were less than half of the eligible candidates (i.e. those who were absent or obtained Grades 6, 7 and U in May) who re-applied for the examinations in the September session. The percentages of eligible candidates who registered were as follows: Mathematics (45.6%), English Language (45.4%), Maltese
(42.7%), Physics (33.3%), Biology (22.7%) and Chemistry (1.8%). Note that candidates could only register for one science subject and only if they had obtained grades 6, 7 or U in all three subjects in the May session.
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The September results indicated that the numbers of candidates who managed to upgrade their grades in this session varied in the different subjects. In particular, the following percentages of candidates from those who applied for the September session managed to obtain Grades 4 or 5: English 18.9%, Maltese 32.8%, Mathematics 8.1%, and Physics 4.0%.
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In 2007, the mean pass rate was 76.1% when Grades 1-7 are considered and 62.7% when passes Grades 1-5 are considered.
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Following the 2007 SEC examination session, 40.2% of infants born in 1991 (N=5,302), obtained the passes in the required subjects and were therefore eligible for entry into
Form VI. In particular, 33.8% of males born in 1991 (N=2,704) and 46.8% of females born in 1991 (N=2,598) obtained the necessary passes at the end of the secondary education that qualified them for entry into Form VI for further studies. v

SECTION 1.0: INTRODUCTION
1.1 Background
The Matriculation and Secondary Education Certificate (MATSEC) Board was set up in
1991. It is responsible for external examinations at two levels: (a) the Secondary Education
Certificate (SEC) examination which replaced the General Certificate of Education
Ordinary Level (GCE O-level) offered by English examination boards and (b) the
Matriculation Certificate examination which replaced the GCE A-levels offered by English examination boards.
The SEC system of examinations became fully operational in 1994. Registration for this examination is restricted to students in their final year of compulsory schooling and other students aged sixteen years and over. The SEC examination is intended to provide an opportunity for all students finishing secondary school education to obtain external certificates for the subjects studied at school. The 1992 SEC brochure suggests that “The
SECE is suitable for almost the whole ability range” (page 9). Therefore, while only about
20% of students in each age cohort used to sit for the English GCEs, the SEC examination is intended to cater for about 80% of the cohort of school-leaving age.
The SEC examination reflects local educational developments, including the promulgation of the Education Act (1988) and a National Minimum Curriculum for the various levels of education. It therefore aims to: emphasize achievement rather than selection give importance to subjects that did not make up the core ‘academic’ curriculum cater for a wider ability range of students widen access to post-secondary and tertiary education to put Malta on a par with
European levels. (Sultana, 1999).
The MATSEC Board has emphasized that the SEC examination dovetails with the
National Minimum Curriculum introduced in Malta in 1988 (Sultana, 1998). In fact, its brochure advertising the SEC examination declares that this examination complements the requirements of the National Minimum Curriculum by providing a common assessment system of an impartial standard, applying examinations appropriate for students with different abilities and incorporating recent trends in educational thinking (page 1).
The fundamental principle of the SEC examination is that it should enable candidates to demonstrate what they know and can do rather than expose their shortcomings (Ventura &
Murphy, 1998). This philosophy led to the introduction of papers at two levels of difficulty and candidates being asked to select the appropriate level for their ability in each subject when they register for the examination.
For all subjects, Paper I is common to all students, and falls within the ability range of all candidates. In most cases, it includes an aural / oral / practical / coursework component.
Paper II entails a choice. Paper IIA has more demanding questions than Paper I. It is designed for the more academically able students, and is targeted at those who expect high achievement and who want to proceed to higher qualifications in the subject. Paper IIB has less demanding questions. Up to the year 2001, candidates who opted for Paper I and Paper
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IIA qualified for Grades 1 to 4. The results of candidates who did not obtain at least a
Grade 4 remained unclassified (U). Candidates who opted for Paper I and Paper IIB qualified for Grades 4 to 7. The results of candidates who did not obtain at least a Grade 7 remained unclassified (U) (SEC brochure, 1992, page 9). From 2002, the range of grades awarded for Paper I and IIA has been extended. It now ranges from Grades 1 to 5. In effect, Grades 1 to 5 give students access to Form VI, while lower grades enable students to apply for courses in some post secondary institutions, and employment in a range of occupations (Sultana, 1998).
The following table shows the numbers of candidates registering for SEC examinations from 1994 to present.
Table 1.1: Registrations 1994-2007
Year Total Males Females
1994 5278 2440 2838
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
5803
6009
6835
7303
7754
7962
7628
2686
2733
3145
3386
3559
3660
3568
3117
3276
3690
3917
4195
4302
4060
2002
2003
2004
2005
7978
7764
7861
8038
3832
3584
3560
3664
4146
4180
4301
4374
2006
2007
7983
7942
3727
3617
4256
4325
The present document reports on the 2007 SEC examination. It gives an overview of the administration aspect of the examination and then goes on to report on the registration and results data of the main session in May and the supplementary session in September.
1.2 Administrative Information
The regulations of the Secondary Education Certificate examination 2005 are presented in Appendix A.
2007 May Session
The timetable for the May session was issued in mid-October 2006 (see Appendix B).
Registration for the examinations took place between 6 th
and 17 th
November 2006 (see
Appendix C). Late applications were received between 3 rd
and 5 th
January 2007.
All applications were received at the Examinations Department, Floriana and the
Examinations Centre, Victoria, Gozo. They were processed by the Examinations
Department, Floriana. There were 7942 candidates who registered for the examinations
(3617 males and 4325 females).
The written examinations took place between 24 th
April and 28 th
May 2007.
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The following subjects were offered for examination:
Accounting,
Biology,
Arabic, Art,
Business Studies, Classical Culture & Civilisation,
Chemistry,
Economics,
European Studies,
Geography,
History,
Latin,
Commerce,
English Language,
Environmental Studies, French,
German,
Maltese,
Computer Studies,
English Literature,
Greek,
Home Economics, Italian,
Mathematics,
Physics,
Russian,
*Physical Education Religious Knowledge,
Social Studies, Spanish,
Technical Design (Graphical Communication or Technology) Textiles and Design.
* Offered for the first time in 2004.
The results of these examinations were posted on 12 th
July 2007. This year, there were
7390 candidates who had given their mobile phone number on registration, and these received their result by sms as well.
Registration for revision of papers took place between 24 th
July and 27 th
July 2007, at the
Gateway Building, University of Malta (see Appendix D).
2007 September Session
The timetable for the September session was issued on 12 th
July 2007 (see Appendix B).
Registration for the examinations took place between 24 th
July and 27 th
July 2007
Late applications were received between 31 st
July and 29 th
August 2007.
All applications were received and processed by the MATSEC Support Unit, University of
Malta. There were 2400 candidates who registered for the examinations (1101 males and
1299 females).
The examinations were held between 3 rd
and 6 th
September 2007.
The following subjects were offered for examination:
Biology,
English Language,
Chemistry,
Maltese,
Physics,
Mathematics
Note: In September 2007 candidates could only register for Paper IIB. They could register for English Language, Maltese and Mathematics only if they were absent or had obtained Grades 6, 7 or U in the May session. Furthermore, they could only register for one of Biology, Chemistry or Physics and only if they had not obtained at least
Grade 5 in one of the three subjects.
The results of these examinations were published on 26 th
September 2007. In this session, there were 2239 candidates who received their result by sms as well.
Registration for revision of papers took place on 3 rd
October 2007 at the MATSEC Support
Unit, University of Malta.
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1.3
Requests for Special Arrangements
Requests for special arrangements during MATSEC examinations were received during the period of registration. Candidates needed to fill in a special form (see Appendix E). This year, there were 241 registrations for special arrangements. These requests were considered by the Access Disability Support Committee of the University of Malta.
1.4
The Examination Centres
In Malta, the administration of the examinations in the different examination centres was the responsibility of the Examinations Department, Floriana.
In Gozo, the administration of the examinations in the different examination centres was the responsibility of the Examinations Centre, Victoria.
2007 May Session – Malta
A total of 10 examination centres were used for this session, as follows:
Name of Centre Capacity
Antonio Bosio Boys’ Secondary School 400 (seats)
D. Guzepp Zammit Brighella Boys’ Junior Lyceum, Ħ amrun
Floriana Primary School
500 (seats)
120 (seats)
Guzeppi Despott Boys’ Junior Lyceum, Verdala 750 (seats)
Maria Assumpta Girls’ Secondary School, Hamrun
Maria Regina Girls’ Junior Lyceum, Blata l-Bajda
St. Elmo Centre, Valletta
1060 (seats)
1325 (seats)
150 (seats)
St. Theresa Girls’ Junior Lyceum, Mriehel
St. Joseph Boys’ Junior Lyceum, Corradino
300 (seats)
600 (seats)
Vincenzo Bugeja Boys’ Secondary School, B’Kara 420 (seats)
The services of 20 supervisors and 283 invigilators were used.
2007 September Session – Malta
Two examination centres was used for this session, as follows:
Name of Centre Capacity
Maria Regina Girls’ Junior Lyceum, Blata l-Bajda 875 (seats)
St. Elmo Centre, Valletta
The services of 5 supervisors and 45 invigilators were used.
150 (seats)
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2007 May Session - Gozo
Two examination centres were used as follows:
Name of Centre _______
Examinations Centre, Victoria
Capacity
150 (seats)
Sir Mikiel Angelo Refalo Centre for Further Studies,Victoria 450 (seats)
The services of 2 supervisors and 40 invigilators were used.
2007 September Session – Gozo
Name of Centre
Examinations Hall Victoria, Gozo
The services 2 supervisors and 20 invigilators were used.
Capacity
145 (seats)
1.5 The Aural/Oral Examinations
Table 1.2 shows the dates of the aural examinations:
Table 1.2: Aural Examinations
Subject
Arabic
Date
20 th
April
English Lang. 24 th
March
French 21 st
April
German
Italian
Russian
Spanish
20 th
April
14 th
April
20 th
April
20 th
April
Table 1.3 shows the dates of the oral examinations:
Table 1.3: Oral Examinations
Subject
Arabic
Dates
29 th
May
English Lang. 26 th
, 27 th
, 28 th
, 29 th
, 30 th
French 26 th
, 27 th
, 28 th
, 29 th
, 30 th
, March and 2 nd
April
, March and 2 nd
April
German
Italian
29 th
, 30 th
and 31 st
April
12 th
, 13 th
, 16 th
, 17 th
, 18 th
, and 19 th
April
Maltese
Russian
Spanish
12 th
, 13 th
29 th
May
, 16 th
, 17 th
, 18 th
, and 19 th
April
29 th
, 30 th
, 31 st
May
In Malta, the aural/oral examinations were held at the following schools:
Maria Assumpta Girls’ Secondary School, Hamrun.
Maria Regina Girls’ Junior Lyceum, Blata l-Bajda.
St. Theresa Girls’ Junior Lyceum, Mriehel.
Dun Guzepp Zammit Brighella Boys’ Junior Lyceum, Hamrun.
St Joseph Boys’ Junior Lyceum, Paola.
In Gozo, the examinations were held at the Examinations Centre,Victoria .
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A call for applications was issued in mid-October 2006 in order to recruit teachers for the aural/oral examinations (see Application Form in Appendix F). Teachers are only considered to be examiners for one subject. They are selected according to experience and qualifications. Due to certain shortages, a second call for applications was issued in
January 2007.
Table 1.4 shows the numbers of examiners involved in the different subjects:
Table 1.4: Number of Examiners for Orals
Subject Malta Gozo Total
Arabic
English
French
1
46
17
0
9
4
1
55
21
German
Italian
Maltese
Russian
7
21
42
1
3
7
7
0
10
28
49
1
Spanish
Total
4
139
2
32
6
171
1.6 Coursework
There were 12 SEC subjects that had coursework in May 2007`. These were:
Art, Biology, Business Studies,
Chemistry, Computer Studies, Environmental Studies,
European Studies, Geography,
Physical Education, Physics,
Home Economics,
Textiles and Design.
The coursework marks from the schools were to reach the MATSEC Support Unit by
21 st
March 2007. Moderation by the Markers’ Panels of the above subjects took place between 2 nd
April and 20 th
April 2007. The Chairpersons of the respective panels were asked to collect copies of the school assessment result sheets from the MATSEC
Support Unit before proceeding to the schools for the moderation of the coursework.
This year, moderation was limited to a sample of schools per subject.
The coursework of the private candidates was to be submitted to the Examinations
Department, Floriana and the Examinations Centre, Victoria, Gozo between 13 th
and
21st March 2007. Chairpersons of the respective subjects were asked to collect the coursework of the private candidates from the MATSEC Support Unit. The Markers’
Panels of the subjects under consideration were responsible for marking the coursework of the private candidates.
It is important to note that candidates could have been called for an interview in relation to the work presented for the coursework component of the subjects under consideration.
1.7 Practical Examinations
In 2007, the Art practical examination took place on 26 th
May 2007 (Paper I from
9.00-11.00am and Paper II from 4.00 – 6.00pm). In Malta, the examination took place at Maria Assumpta Girls’ Secondary School, Hamrun. In Gozo, it took place at the
Examinations Centre, Victoria.
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In the practical component of the SEC Physical Education examination (part of Paper
I), candidates had to opt for three different Areas out of four. In each of these three
Areas, candidates had a number of activities to choose from. The four Areas and the possible choices were the following:
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Area 1: Games – one activity from Badminton, Handball and Volleyball.
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Area 2: Gymnastics and Dance Activities – one activity from Artistic Gym 1 (two different vaults and one floor sequence), Artistic Gym 2 (one sequence on parallel bars and one floor sequence), Rhythmic Gym (two different sequences: one with ribbon and one with ball) and Educational Dance (two contrasting dances).
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Area 3: Athletics – one running activity (100m or 800m), one jumping activity (high jump or long jump) and one throwing activity (shot put or discus).
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Area 4: Swimming – three strokes from Breaststroke, Butterfly, Backstroke or Front
Crawl.
Table 1.5 below presents details of these examinations:
Area
Games
Gymnastics and
Dance Activities
Athletics
Swimming
Table 1.5: Physical Education Practical Examinations
Activity Venue
Volleyball University Sports
Hall
Volleyball University Sports
Hall
Volleyball University Sports
Hall
Hand Ball University Sports
Hall
Hand Ball University Sports
Hall
Badminton University Sports
Hall
Artistic
Gym 1
University Sports
Hall
Artistic
Gym 1
Rhythmic
Gym
Educational
Dance
Educational
Dance
All tests
All tests
All tests
All tests
University Sports
Hall
University Sports
Hall
University Squash
Court
University Squash
Court
Mat Mic Ath Track
Marsa
Mar Mic Ath Track
Marsa
University
Swimming Pool
University
Swimming Pool
Date/s
Tue 20
March
Wed 21
March
Fri 23
March
Wed 21
March
Fri 23
March
Tue 20
March
Thu 15
March
Fri 23
March
Fri 23
March
Tue 20
March
Wed 21
March
Fri 16
March
Thu 22
March
Fri 01
June
Mon 04
June
Duration No of Candidates
8.00am-
12.00pm
8am-
12.00pm
65
66
10.00am 1
8.00am-
1.00pm
8.00am-
1.00pm
8.00am-
12.30pm
8.00am-
1.00pm
2.00pm
2.00pm
8am-
1.30pm
8.00am-
1.00pm
8.00am-
4.30pm
8.00am-
5.00pm
8.00am-
4.00pm
8am-
2.30pm
91
84
70
60
6
3
64
59
182
199
140
125
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1.8 Revision of Papers
Candidates who are not satisfied with the grade awarded to them in any subject may register for the service of a Revision of Papers. Information about the registration period is posted to the candidates with their result slip. For each subject, an additional examiner is appointed to review the cases of the candidates who ask for a Revision of Papers. A brief report on the performance of the candidate is written in each case. This is forwarded to the candidate. A fee of Lm15 per subject is paid on registration. This fee is refundable in cases where the Board of Examiners recommends a change in the original grade. This year, there were 512 requests for Revision of Papers after the May session and 116 further requests after the September session.
1.9 Examiners’ Reports
For each subject, the Chairperson of the Markers’ Panel was required to write an
Examiners’ Report on the performance of the candidates on the examination. The information for this report is usually compiled from the different markers involved in the process. This report provides statistical data on the grades awarded and gives detailed feedback on the performance of the candidates. This year, these reports, complemented with copies of the respective examination papers, were published in November 2007. They were circulated to all schools and also to the University Library as well as the Public
Libraries in Malta and Gozo. These reports are available on the MATSEC website http://www.home.um.edu.mt/matsec
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SECTION 2.0: REGISTRATION MAY 2007
Table 2.1 provides information about the candidates who registered for the May session.
Table 2.1: Registration by Year of Birth and Gender
Cohort* Males Females Total
1992 2 8 10
1991
1990
1989
1988
1987
2084
788
309
135
57
2373
866
371
171
88
4457
1654
680
306
145
Pre-1987
Total
242
3617
448
4325
690
7942
* By Year of Birth
In total, there were 7,942 candidates who registered for SEC examinations in May
2007 (3,617 males and 4,325 females). The largest numbers of registrations, in total, and for males and females separately, belonged to the 1991 cohort. This is the cohort that turned sixteen in 2006. There were 5,302 infants born in 1991. This means that
84.1% of the children born in 1991, 77.1% of males (N=2,704) and 91.3% of females
(N=2,598) registered for SEC examinations in 2007.
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Table 2.2 below provides information on how many candidates, males and females, registered for the different subjects in May 2007.
Table 2.2: Registration by Subject and Gender
Subject Males Females Total
Accounting
Arabic
Art
Biology
Business Studies
Chemistry
457
8
334
558
265
663
7
462
1242
389
1120
15
796
1800
654
Classical Culture
Commerce
& Civilization
Computer Studies
450
1
9
879
547
0
3
481
997
1
12
1360
Economics
English Language
English Literature
Environmental Studies
220
2796
1276
1122
51
145
3210
1710
1324
158
365
6006
2968
2446
209 European Studies
French
Geography
German
History
Home Economics
Italian
Maltese
Mathematics
729
200
202
149
203
1283
2619
2640
1360
138
264
127
529
1377
2801
3075
2089
338
466
276
732
2660
5420
5715
Physical Education
Physics
Religious Knowledge
Russian
Social Studies
Spanish
Tech. Design (Graph. Comm.)
Tech. Design (Technology)
Textiles & Design
209
2197
2215
5
780
48
565
5
1
197
2311
2579
6
1346
182
112
2
29
406
4508
4794
11
2126
230
677
7
30
Table 2.2 shows the variability in the number of registrations for the different subjects. The subjects with the largest numbers of registrations were English
Language, Mathematics, Maltese, Religious Knowledge and Physics. Notably, larger numbers of females than males registered for Biology, English Literature, French,
Home Economics, Italian, Social Studies, Spanish and Textiles and Design. Larger numbers of males than females registered for Computer Studies, Technical Design
(Graphical Communication) and Technical Design (Technology).
Table 2.3 below shows the numbers of registrations, for males and females, from the different educational sectors. This table shows that the number of registrations varied within the particular sectors for different subjects. They also varied across the different sectors for particular subjects. In general, the largest numbers of registrations belonged to two categories: Junior Lyceums and Church Schools.
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Subject
Accounting
Arabic
Art
Biology
Business Studies
Chemistry
Commerce
Classical Culture & Civil.
Computer Studies
Economics
English Language
English Literature
Environmental St.
European Studies
French
Geography
German
History
Home Economics
Italian
Maltese
Mathematics
Physical Education
Physics
Religious Know.
Russian
Social Studies
Spanish
T.D. (Graph.Comm.)
T.D. (Technology)
Textiles&Design
Junior Lyceum
Table 2.3: Registration by Subject, School Type and Gender
Area Secondary Church Schools Independent Post-Secondary Private Cands. Gozo Schools Gozo Priv. Cands.
Males Females Males Females Males Females Males Females Males Females Males Females Males Females Males Females
5 14
2 5
125 129
135 331
137 203
0
1
35
4
15
0 240 243
0
61
0
60
0
105
70
1
50
41 209 442 108
50 39 35 17
93 160
0 0
0 0
3
0
0
2 221 233
0 2 1
0 0 0
77
0
0
184 189
1 1
72
0
31 371 172
1 153 92
91
38
661 973 312 376 733 703 238
480 866 3 0 500 585 200
358 704 103 165 374 230 157
38 105 0 0 0 35 0
208 528
76 87
52 142
26 58
108 193
20
10
48 358 524
18 66 1
5
7
12
8
52 125
96
66
24
10
1 114
54
13
8
14
12
290 390 171 175 465 447 82
678 967 310 370 725 700 214
659 974 284 333 739 693 234
61 101 26 16 67 33 31
635 963 216 240 702 496 203
591 908 225 294 710 682 215
0 3
262 571
17
194
97
64
0
1
1
23
1
45
1
47
0
0
0
110
5
6
1
5
0
258
1
190
1
0
0
393
0
7
0
0
0
0
0
10
0
22
32
0
72
141
0
81
18
16
22
30
14
10
7
11
4
29
0
15
48
1
34
24 128
18 22
36
6
12
16
7
26
11
14
16
3
92 278
3
35
1
29
20
28
51
37
55
8
23
13
10
16
1
14
55
11
72
0
0
14
0
0
16
1
0
9
1
1
9
1
0
31
6
0
51
0
0
10
25
32
9
7
11
55
7
29
9
61
12
37
5
183 132 183 498 522 168 185
177 5 3 19 15 67 62
107
0
31
2
22
2
45
1
39
5
49
10
54
9
49
14
18
9
21
11
0
29
95
40
82
0
34
0
47
70 33 71 147 135 89 63
161 196 167 288 203 171 194
182 145 254 391 381 165 188
24 7 9 9 7 6 6
115 104 144 179 146 141 164
172 60 64 257 246 142 182
0
11
1
9
0
0
0
22
8
18
2
0
0
64
16
4
0
0
4
113
16
58
1
0
3
142
42
10
0
0
0
65
4
33
1
0
0
0
0
43
14
11
13
0
54
2
5
0
2
0
0
5
0
0
3
0
0
0
2
0
2
0
5
1
3
6
37
23
2
17
15
0
0
6
1
85
2
3
2
4
0
0
37
0
3
13
2
6
0
1
0
3
0
12
7
1
26
39
70
1
43
31
0
1
11

Table 2.4 provides a breakdown of the registration information by subject for Paper IIA and Paper IIB separately. (The percentage proportions of registrations for Paper IIA and
IIB for each subject are presented in Table 3.1 in the following section).
Table 2.4: Registration for Paper IIA and IIB by Subject and Gender
Males Females Total
IIA IIB IIA IIB IIA IIB
320 137 396 267 716 404 Accounting
Arabic
Art
Biology
Business Studies
Chemistry
Classical Culture & Civil.
Commerce
Computer Studies
Economics
English Language
English Literature
Environmental Studies
European Studies
French
Geography
German
History
Home Economics
Italian
Latin
Maltese
Mathematics
5
189
347
103
341
0
7
534
146
1250
671
589
21
431
109
120
83
91
3
145
211
162
109
1
2
345
74
1546
605
533
30
298
91
82
66
112
628
0
655
0
1130 1489
1069 1571
6
268
705
187
438
0
2
332
72
1670
1143
765
116
806
86
186
67
291
636
0
1618
1275
1
194
537
202
109
0
1
149
73
1540
567
559
42
554
52
78
60
238
741
0
1183
1800
11
457
1052
290
779
0
9
866
218
2920
1814
1354
137
1237
195
306
150
382
1264
0
2748
2344
4
339
748
364
218
1
3
494
147
3086
1172
1092
72
852
143
160
126
350
1396
0
2672
3371
Physical Education
Physics
Religious Knowledge
Russian
113 96
1136 1061
1089 1126
2 3
280 500
136
1171
1483
6
609
61
1140
1096
0
737
249
2307
2572
8
889 Social Studies
Spanish
Tech. Design (Graph Comm)
Tech. Design (Technology)
Textiles & Design
26
350
0
1
22
215
5
0
119
76
0
22
63
36
2
7
145
426
0
23
From the year 2002, the range of grades for Paper IIA was extended from 1- 4 to 1- 5.
Previously, the tendency for larger numbers of candidates to register for Paper IIB rather than Paper IIA was evident in several large entry subjects. In 2007, the proportion of candidates opting for Paper IIA is more than 40% in all the subjects except in Technical Design (Technology).
157
2201
2222
3
1237
85
251
7
7
12

Subject
Accounting
Arabic
Art
Biology
Business Studies
Chemistry
Classic Cul. & Civ.
Commerce
Computer Studies
Economics
English Language
English Literature
Environmental St.
European Studies
French
Geography
German
History
Home Economics
Italian
Latin
Maltese
Mathematics
Physical Education
Physics
Religious Know.
Russian
Social Studies
Spanish
T.D. (Graph. Com.)
T.D. (Technology)
Textiles & Design
Table 2.5: Registration for Paper IIA and Paper IIB by Type of School and Gender
Junior Lyceum Area Secondary Church Schools Independent Post-Secondary Private Cands. Gozo Schools Gozo Priv. Cands.
Males Females Males Females Males Females Males Females Males Females Males Females Males Females Males Females
IIA IIB IIA IIB IIA IIB IIA IIB IIA IIB IIA IIB IIA IIB IIA IIB IIA IIB IIA IIB IIA IIB IIA IIB IIA IIB IIA IIB IIA IIB IIA IIB
3 2 12 2 0 0 0 0 182 58 174 69 43 27 19 13 11 18 14 34 68 24 162 116 12 4 2 9 1 4 13 24
2 0 5 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
85 40 92 37 7 28 14 47 47 13 78 27 28 22 54 18 3 12 7 27 13 22 17 12 6 8 5 24 0 0 1 2
52 83 214 117 1 3 1 40 182 27 328 114 72 36 99 42 5 19 13 115 8 12 15 36 27 28 34 61 0 3 1 12
48 89 135 68 0 15 2 48 36 3 23 12 7 10 0 0 1 17 4 18 5 23 1 36 6 5 21 19 0 0 1 1
52 41 135 25 1 2 0 2 196 25 209 24 60 17 56 16 3 11 4 12 4 5 6 3 25 6 27 24 0 2 1 3
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
104 80 155 34 2 70 0 31 324 47 137 35 57 34 5 5 6 26 0 7 20 35 11 18 20 41 23 14 1 12 1 5
1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 113 40 54 38 23 15 12 13 0 9 1 10 3 4 5 4 6 6 0 5 0 0 0 1
298 363 717 256 6 306 17 359 608 125 565 138 166 72 156 27 15 117 26 157 98 400 122 400 53 115 64 121 6 48 3 82
126 354 559 307 1 2 0 0 375 125 416 169 137 63 133 44 2 3 0 3 5 14 5 10 25 42 28 34 0 2 2 0
117 241 503 201 3 100 3 162 340 34 150 80 98 59 81 26 1 30 3 19 11 34 11 28 19 30 14 40 0 5 0 3
15 23 83 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 14 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 2 3 5 5 9 0 0 0 0 2
77 131 337 191 1 19 3 45 298 60 366 158 24 30 57 24 1 13 3 33 9 17 10 45 21 28 30 52 0 0 0 6
32 44 63 24 0 10 5 13 59 7 1 0 9 4 14 4 1 9 1 5 3 8 2 6 5 9 0 0 0 0 0 0
21 31 105 37 0 5 5 7 79 17 23 1 4 4 12 4 0 7 2 10 6 8 12 11 9 9 27 7 1 1 0 1
8 18 35 23 1 6 0 8 54 12 8 2 11 3 18 4 1 10 1 15 0 16 5 8 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
68 40 163 30 8 44 4 121 0 1 74 40 5 7 27 3 3 1 5 2 0 3 4 6 7 14 13 34 0 2 1 2
132 158 222 168 22 149 26 149 344 121 269 178 42 40 39 31 10 23 14 57 42 105 41 94 34 55 22 41 2 4 3 23
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
289 389 777 190 9 301 14 356 609 116 560 140 91 123 116 45 27 169 26 141 52 236 42 161 52 119 81 113 1 36 2 37
255 404 603 371 7 277 3 330 550 189 427 266 151 83 125 57 5 140 1 253 42 349 53 328 58 107 61 127 1 22 2 68
27 34 79 22 1 25 2 14 58 9 28 5 18 13 16 8 3 4 2 7 6 3 6 1 0 6 2 4 0 2 1 0
304 331 608 355 10 206 4 236 574 128 389 107 135 68 89 26 15 89 8 136 35 144 18 128 62 79 54 110 1 16 1 42
242 349 675 233 7 218 8 286 578 132 529 153 119 96 124 48 10 50 7 57 65 192 76 170 66 76 60 122 2 13 4 27
0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
39 223 310 261 1 44 10 100 196 62 220 173 3 7 10 1 3 19 12 52 20 93 33 109 17 48 14 29 1 4 0 12
11 6 73 24 0 1 0 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 7 5 11 12 4 35 7 1 3 3 11 1 0 2 5
135 59 52 12 12 35 3 3 153 37 1 6 14 8 9 0 5 13 0 4 13 45 3 7 17 16 8 3 1 2 0 1
0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 0 21 2 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
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Table 2.5 presents the registration information by subject, for Paper IIA and IIB, for males and females, from the different educational sectors. In the boys’ and the girls’
Church Schools, the numbers of registrations for Paper IIA were generally higher than those for Paper IIB. This trend was also observable though to a lesser extent in the
Girls’ Junior Lyceums.
Tables 2.6 and 2.7 provide information about the localities in Malta and Gozo of the
SEC candidates. As expected, the numbers of registrations from Malta were significantly larger than those from Gozo (7,283 and 659 respectively). The data for
Malta presented in Table 2.6 is broken down by region and locality. The data for Gozo presented in Table 2.7 is broken down by locality only.
Table 2.6: Registration of SEC
Candidates by Locality in Malta (Page 1 of 2)
Locality
Southern Harbour
Birgu
Males Females Total
593 783 1376
19 12 31
Bormla
Fgura
Floriana
Isla
Kalkara
Luqa
Marsa
32
99
11
12
25
53
37
41
20
23
73
160 259
31
35
34 59
58 111
39 76
G ż ira
Ħ amrun
Ibra ġġ
Kappara
Msida
Pembroke
Pieta’
Qormi
San Ġ iljan
San Ġ wann
Santa Venera
Sliema
St Andrews
Swatar
Swieqi
Ta’Xbiex
Paola
Santa Lu ċ ija
Tarxien
Valletta
Xg ħ ajra
Ż abbar
5
134
Northern Harbour 1068
Birkirkara 164
Blata l-Bajda
Fleur-de-Lys
G`Mangia
47
24
70
25
1
9
9
52
47
19
165
69
54
17
12
72
119
50
114
3
7
74
11
67 114
32
84 154
32
13
168 302
1194 2262
177 341
2
7
16
61 130
71 125
24
22
8
56
57
18
3
16
25
41
34
49 101
45 92
19 38
188 353
84 156
168 287
75 125
98 212
1 4
15
64 138
15 26
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Table 2.6: Registration of SEC
Candidates by Locality in Malta (Page 2 of 2)
Locality Males Females Total
South Eastern
Bir ż ebbu ġ a
G ħ axaq
553
83
46
669
90
63
1222
173
109
Gudja
Kirkop
Marsascala
Marsaxlokk
40
17
86
42
37
23
100
48
77
40
186
90
Mqabba
Qrendi
Safi
Ż ejtun
Ż urrieq
Western
Attard
Ba ħ rija
Balzan
Dingli
Iklin
Lija
30
25
22
81
81
551
113
5
30
38
48
29
40
28
19
110
111
632 1183
114
11
37
43
49
29
70
53
41
191
192
227
16
67
81
97
58
Mdina
Mrie ħ el
Mtarfa
Rabat
Si ġġ iewi
Ż ebbu ġ
Northern
Ba ħ ar i ċ Ċ ag ħ aq
Bu ġ ibba
Burmarrad
G ħ arg ħ ur
Madliena
Manikata
Mellie ħ a
M ġ arr
Mosta
Naxxar
Qawra
San Pawl il-Ba ħ ar
San Pawl tat-Tar ġ a
Xemxija
Total
187
135
30
51
12
3
67
39
78
111
570
6
2
2
17
78
13
2
10
6
9
3335
235
134
23
58
18
5
69
35
4
0
21
121
6
2
38
199
85
118
163
229
670 1240
10 16
36
6
20
49
8
30
16
5
22
14
3948 7283
30
8
136
74
422
269
53
109
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Table 2.7: Registration of SEC
Candidates by Locality in Gozo
Locality Males Females Total
Fontana
G ħ ajnsielem
G ħ arb
G ħ asri
Ker ċ em
8
19
12
1
19
9
34
13
3
21
17
53
25
4
40
Marsalforn
Munxar
Nadur
Qala
San Lawrenz
Sannat
Santa Lu
Victoria
Xag ħ ra
Xewkija
Xlendi
Ż ebbu ġ
Total ċ ija
5
5
34
19
9
7
1
65
36
32
2
8
282
2
11
49
24
8
21
7
16
83
43
17
28
2 3
70 135
47
51
2
83
83
4
10 18
377 659
Table 2.8 and Table 2.9 provide registration information on the 1991 cohort.
Most of these candidates were in their final year of secondary education in 2006-7.
Table 2.8: Number of Subjects Registered by the 1991 Cohort (N=4457)
No. of Subjects Males Females Total
15 1 0
14 10 0
1
10
13
12
11
10
9
8
7
6
74
166
249
275
368
229
141
7
68
590
646
301
196
127
81
234
839
921
669
425
268
5
4
3
2
1
137
118
140
93
60
23
110
90
118
65
36
19
247
208
258
158
96
42
Table 2.8 provides information on the number of subjects registered by the 1991 cohort. The range of subjects was from 1 to 15. The largest category of candidates registered for 10 subjects. This was the largest category overall (20.7%) and for females (27.2%). The largest category of males registered for nine subjects (17.7%). It is interesting to note that although overall there were more female than male candidates (2,373 and 2,084 respectively), there were more male candidates who registered for 12 or more subjects. There were also more males than females that registered for a small numbers of subjects.
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Table 2.9 and Table 2.10 provide information on the registration numbers of the 1991 cohort for specific subjects. Table 2.9 focuses on the science options whereas Table
2.10 focuses on the languages.
Subject
Table 2.9: 1991 Cohort - Science Subjects
Males Females Total
One Science Subject
Biology only
Chemistry only
1195
36
1
1295 2490
238 274
1 2
Physics only
Two Science Subjects
Biology and Chemistry
Biology and Physics
1158
168
9
92
1056 2214
279
12
246
447
21
338
Chemistry and Physics
Three Science Subjects
67
324
21
458
88
782
Biology, Chemistry and Physics 324 458 782
Table 2.9 shows that the largest category of candidates registers for one science subject. Although, similar numbers of males and females opted for Physics as their one science subject, most of the candidates who registered for Biology only were females. The largest category of candidates who opted for two sciences registered for
Biology and Physics. The majority of these candidates were females. Overall, 17.5% of the 1991 registrations opted for the three science subjects. In 2007, 14.7% of infants born in 1991 registered for the three sciences: 12.0% of males and 17.6% of females.
Table 2.10: 1991 Cohort - Foreign Languages
Subject
One Language
Arabic
French
German
Italian
Russian
Spanish
Two Languages
Italian and Arabic
Italian and French
Italian and German
Italian and Russian
Italian and Spanish
German and Arabic
German and Russian
German and Spanish
French and Arabic
French and German
French and Russian
French and Spanish
Three Languages
French, German and Spanish
Italian, French and German
Italian, French and Spanish
Italian, German and Spanish
Total
2419
3
968
213
1188
1
46
967
1
759
96
1
26
1
1
14
5
32
2
29
27
1
20
3
3
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Table 2.10 shows that with regard to foreign languages, most candidates registered for one foreign language. Italian was the most popular option among these candidates.
Among the candidates who registered for two foreign languages, Italian and French were by far the most popular. In comparison, there were very few candidates who opted for three foreign languages.
Table 2.11 shows the frequency distribution by presenting condition of the candidates who made requests for special arrangements.
Table 2.11: Registration of Requests for Special Arrangements by Presenting Condition
Condition
ADD / ADHD
Candidates
31
Emotional / behavioural difficulties
Hearing impairment
Mobility / spasticity / cerebral palsy
Specific learning difficulty /dyslexia
14
14
19
127
Speech impairment
Visual impairment
Dyslexia + ADD/ADHD
Others
13
5
14
4
Total 241
Applications by students with special needs are processed by the Access Disability Support
Committee of the University of Malta that decides on appropriate arrangements so that these students are enabled to take the examinations. In 2007, special arrangements included extra time, rest periods, modified papers, large print, provision of amanuenses, communicators and readers as well as special instructions to examiners of oral components, invigilators and paper markers.
Table 2.11 indicates the subjects that candidates who made requests for special arrangements registered for. This table shows whether these candidates opted for Paper IIA or IIB in particular subjects.
Table 2.12 shows that, as in the case of the overall registrations (see Table 2.2), the largest numbers of registrations were for English Language, Mathematics, Maltese, Religious
Knowledge and Physics. In the majority of the subjects, there were higher registrations for
Paper IIB than for Paper IIA.
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Table 2.12: Registration of Requests for Special Arrangements for Paper IIA and IIB by Subject
Subject Paper IIA Paper IIB Total
Accounting
Art
Biology
Business Studies
Chemistry
Commerce
Computer Studies
Economics
English Language
English Literature
Environmental Studies
European Studies
French
Geography
German
History
Home Economics
Italian
7
27
30
3
18
0
11
6
61
33
27
1
15
6
4
4
14
34
32
7
9
0
18
51
61
0
13
6
2
6
21
61
62
10
27
0
29
5 11
144 205
84
88
1
28
12
6
10
Maltese
Mathematics
Physical Education
Physics
Religious Knowledge
Social Studies
Spanish
T. D. (Graph. Comm.)
T.D.(Technology)
Textiles & Design
19
19
37
53
11
48
44
15
0
18
0
2
24
59
43
78
147 184
153 206
13 24
83 131
120 164
25
0
20
0
0
40
0
38
0
2
Table 2.13: Registration of Private Candidates*
in the subjects with a coursework component
Subject Malta Gozo Total
Biology
Business Studies
Chemistry
Computer Studies
71
65
18
84
16
2
6
19
87
67
24
103
Environmental Studies
European Studies
84
6
8
2
92
8
Geography
Home Economics
Physical Education
Physics
Textiles and Design
19
13
16
325
0
0
5
3
60
1
19
18
19
385
1
* Private candidates include those who carry over their coursework mark from a previous session.
Currently, as explained in Section 1.6, the coursework of private candidates is marked by the Markers’ Panels of the particular subjects. Table 2.13 above, shows the numbers of registrations of private candidates for the subjects that have a coursework component.
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Table 2.13 shows that Physics, Biology, Environmental Studies and Computer Studies had the largest numbers of private candidates. It is important to note that candidates who registered as private candidates for the above subjects in May 2007 may have sat for the examination/s in the previous year. In this case, their coursework mark would have been carried over at their request.
As explained in Section 1.8, candidates who were not satisfied with the grade awarded to them in any subject could register for the service of a Revision of Papers.
Table 2.14 below shows the numbers of these requests in relation to the numbers of registrations for the different subjects.
Subject
Table 2.14: Registration for Revision of Papers
Registrations Requests %
Accounting
Art
Biology
Business Studies
Chemistry
Computer Studies
Economics
English Language
English Literature
Environmental Studies
European Studies
French
German
Graphical Comm.
1120
796
1800
654
997
1360
365
6006
2986
2446
209
2089
466
677
8
3
48
5
18
9
12
54
36
3
1
7
5
4
0.7
0.4
2.7
0.8
1.8
0.7
3.3
0.9
1.2
0.1
0.5
0.3
1.1
0.6
History
Italian
Maltese
Mathematics
Physical Education
Physics
Religious Knowledge
Social Studies
Spanish
276
2660
5420
5715
406
4508
4794
2126
230
1
16
107
53
6
26
19
9
1
0.4
0.6
2.0
0.9
1.5
0.6
0.4
0.4
0.4
Total 48106 451 0.9
In 2007, the numbers of requests for a Revision of Papers amounted to 451, which equates to less than 1.0% of the grand total of registration for 2007. Data relating to the outcome of these requests may be seen in Table 3.7 in the following section.
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SECTION 3.0: RESULTS MAY 2007
Table 3.1 below provides information on the results obtained in the different subjects, overall and by gender, in the May session. The results for Paper IIA and IIB are given separately in order to give a comprehensive picture. The percentages of the different categories are worked out of the total registrations for the particular subjects. In this table, absentees include those candidates who neither sat for the written examination nor presented their coursework for assessment, where this was required. Candidates who presented their coursework but were absent for the written examination, were awarded Grade U based on their coursework only. The same applies for those candidates who were present for their oral examination and were then absent for the written examination.
Table 3.1 shows the variability in the distribution of grades obtained in the different subjects. Overall, with the exception of very small entry subjects (e.g. Arabic and
Russian) the range of grades awarded in the different subjects covered the range of available grades. This table shows the variability in the distribution of the grades obtained in the different subjects.
Table 3.2 presents the results obtained by the 1991 cohort in the different subjects in the May 2007 session. The results for Paper IIA and IIB are given separately in order to give a comprehensive picture. This table presents overall results as well as the results for makes and females as separate subgroups who turned sixteen in 2007. With regard to the results by gender, one observation is that in certain subjects there were more females who obtained Grade 1 (e.g. Business Studies, English Literature,
European Studies, French, Home Economics, Maltese and Religious Knowledge. In
Computer Studies and Economics there were more males than females who obtained a
Grade 1.
In Table 3.3, the results are separated out by educational sector (with the exception of subjects with very small entries). This table makes it possible to observe how candidates from different sectors performed on particular subjects. One observation is the consistently high grades obtained by males from Church Schools compared to males from the other sectors. Another observation is that the grades obtained by females from Junior Lyceums and Church Schools were generally comparable.
21

Subject
Accounting
%
Males
Females
Arabic
%
Males
Females
Art
%
Males
Females
Biology
%
Males
Females
Business Studies
%
Males
Females
Chemistry
%
Males
Females
Class. Cult. & Civil.
%
Males
Females
Commerce
%
Males
Females
Computer Studies
%
Males
Females
0
177
13.0
98
79
96
0
0.0
0
0
0
0.0
0
89
63
9.6
6
57
153
15.3
57
0
40
5.0
19
21
139
7.7
50
2
140
12.5
62
78
0
0.0
0
48
0
0.0
0
0
1
8.3
1
0
75
5.5
48
27
49
34
5.2
0
34
82
8.2
34
0
23
2.9
11
12
92
5.1
43
1
63
5.6
26
37
1
6.7
1
83
0
0.0
0
0
5
41.7
4
160
70
10.7
23
47
145
14.5
62
1
256
18.8
153
103
1
114
14.3
43
71
238
13.2
78
3
166
14.8
76
90
1
6.7
0
Paper IIA
4
118
10.5
53
65
3
20.0
5
77
6.9
36
41
3
20.0
3 0
3
99
12.4
0
108
13.6
42 44
55
280
15.6
66
165
9.2
53 93
187
55
8.4
112
35
5.4
24 26
29
137
13.7
11
142
14.2
76 64
73
0
0.0
66
0
0.0
0 0
0
1
8.3
0
1
8.3
1 1
0
268
19.7
173
95
0
51
3.8
34
17
Table 3.1: Results by Subject and Gender for Paper IIA and IIB (page 1 of 4)
70
0
0.0
0
0
0
0.0
0
104
31
4.7
23
8
116
11.6
46
0
37
2.7
27
10
1
69
8.7
27
42
132
7.3
28
U Absent Register
105 47 716
9.4
47
4.2
20
63.9
320
58
2
13.3
1
27
1
6.7
0
396
11
73.3
5
1
4
0.5
3
1
0.3
2
6
457
57.4
189
268
6 1052
58.4
347
2
0
0.0
0
0
1
8.3
0
1
2
0.1
1
1
4
2
0.3
1
1
4
0.4
2
438
0
0.0
0
0
9
75.0
7
705
290
44.3
103
187
779
78.1
341
2
866
63.7
534
332
0
173
12.7
114
59
11
0
0.0
0
0
0
0.0
0
74
106
16.2
45
61
31
3.1
20
0
97
12.2
42
55
112
6.2
38
5
44
3.9
8
36
1
6.7
1
18
0
0.0
0
0
0
0.0
0
0
70
5.1
43
27
37
63
9.6
29
34
25
2.5
7
0
28
3.5
11
17
56
3.1
19
4
42
3.8
3
39
0
0.0
0
12
15
0
0.0
0
0
2
16.7
37
89
43
6.6
16
27
27
2.7
1
1
121
8.9
89
32
2
0
74
9.3
35
39
126
7.0
6
Paper IIB
7
25
2.2
50
4.5
11
14
2
13.3
19
31
1
6.7
0
1
45
5.7
22
23
107
5.9
0
0
65
4.8
48
17
28
79
42
6.4
16
26
30
3.0
14
16
51
46
0 1
0.0 100.0
0
0
0
0.0
1
0
0
0.0
80
238
98
15.0
51
47
97
9.7
0
0
40
2.9
31
9
0
0
73
9.2
26
47
318
17.7
U Absent Register Total
186
16.6
57
5.1
404
36.1
1120
100.0
75
111
0
0.0
21
36
0
0.0
137
267
4
26.7
457
663
15
100.0
0
0
22
2.8
9
13
29
1.6
3
1
339
42.6
145
194
748
41.6
8
7
796
100.0
334
462
1800
100.0
9
20
12
1.8
5
7
8
0.8
5
3
0
0
1
8.3
1
0
25
1.8
20
5
211
537
364 654
55.7 100.0
162
202
218 997
21.9 100.0
109
109
0 1 1
0.0 100.0 100.0
1
0
3
25.0
2
1
494
36.3
345
149
558
1242
265
389
450
547
1
0
12
100.0
9
3
1360
100.0
879
481
22

Subject
Economics
%
Males
Females
English Language
%
Males
Females
English Literature
%
Males
Females
Environment. Stud.
%
Males
Females
European Stud.
%
Males
Females
French
%
Males
Females
Geography
%
Males
Females
German
%
Males
Females
History
%
Males
Females
194
61
18.0
35
26
25
5.4
4
146
35
16.7
2
33
312
14.9
118
21
29
10.5
13
16
385
185
6.2
68
117
260
10.6
114
2
17
4.7
14
3
663
11.0
278
102
23
6.8
8
15
18
3.9
5
46
17
8.1
1
16
128
6.1
26
13
12
4.3
4
8
121
96
3.2
30
66
80
3.3
34
1
7
1.9
7
0
216
3.6
95
Table 3.1: Results by Subject and Gender for Paper IIA and IIB (page 2 of 4)
230
56
16.6
28
28
53
11.4
23
187
31
14.8
4
27
377
18.0
147
30
33
12.0
25
8
420
434
14.5
147
287
346
14.1
159
3
27
7.4
18
9
721
12.0
301
Paper IIA
4
46
12.6
24
22
530
8.8
231
299
425
14.2
153
272
316
12.9
147
169
33
15.8
11
22
189
9.0
76
113
26
7.7
17
9
71
15.2
29
42
24
8.7
17
7
5
60
16.4
41
19
507
8.4
213
294
286
9.6
117
169
208
8.5
88
120
15
7.2
3
12
159
7.6
50
109
12
3.6
10
2
41
8.8
22
19
33
12.0
15
18
54
10
3.0
8
2
92
19.7
35
57
17
6.2
9
8
92
6
2.9
0
6
67
3.2
13
139
369
12.4
150
219
133
5.4
41
U Absent Register
54 7 218
14.8
37
1.9
5
59.7
146
17
257
4.3
118
2
26
0.4
14
72
2920
48.6
1250
12
19
0.6
6
13
11
0.4
6
1670
1814
60.8
671
1143
1354
55.4
589
4
7
2.1
3
4
6
1.3
2
4
2
0.7
0
2
5
0
0.0
0
0
5
0.2
1
806
195
57.7
109
86
306
65.7
120
765
137
65.6
21
116
1237
59.2
431
186
150
54.3
83
67
96
17
5.0
9
8
15
3.2
7
41
9
4.3
2
7
150
7.2
54
8
7
2.5
6
1
127
103
3.4
36
67
68
2.8
27
4
9
2.5
5
4
273
4.5
146
69
117
21
6.2
15
6
26
5.6
90
73
18
8.6
13
5
186
8.9
4
22
16
5.8
8
8
284
307
168
5.6
88
80
163
6.7
6
Paper IIB
7
29
7.9
25
6.8
14
15
591
9.8
14
11
676
11.3
321
355
248
8.3
127
121
176
7.2
11
6
11
4.0
9
2
36
74
16
4.7
12
4
17
3.6
93
83
12
5.7
6
6
110
5.3
150
28
8.3
14
14
29
6.2
17
191
22
10.5
8
14
233
11.2
83
12
19
6.9
9
10
254
259
8.7
107
152
330
13.5
139
5
23
6.3
13
10
543
9.0
289
47
95
38
11.2
25
13
63
13.5
166
154
7
3.3
0
7
142
6.8
40
23
41
14.9
21
20
445
435
340
11.4
218
122
320
13.1
U Absent Register Total
49
13.4
12
3.3
147
40.3
365
100.0
26
23
880
14.7
2
10
123
2.0
74
73
3086
51.4
220
145
6006
100.0
61
62
54
1.8
29
25
35
1.4
1546
1540
1172
39.2
605
567
1092
44.6
2796
3210
2986
100.0
1276
1710
2446
100.0
18
17
4
1.9
1
3
31
1.5
9
22
23
6.8
16
7
10
2.1
3
7
32
11.6
13
19
533
559
72
34.4
30
42
852
40.8
298
554
143
42.3
91
52
160
34.3
82
78
126
45.7
66
60
1122
1324
209
100.0
51
158
2089
100.0
729
1360
338
100.0
200
138
466
100.0
202
264
276
100.0
149
127
23

Subject
Home Economics
%
Males
Females
Italian
%
Males
Females
Maltese
%
Males
Females
Mathematics
%
Males
Females
Physical Education
%
Males
Females
Physics
%
Males
Females
Religious Know.
%
Males
Females
Russian
%
Males
Females
204
487
10.2
205
282
3
27.3
1
2
215
40
9.9
20
20
369
8.2
165
131
471
8.7
152
319
430
7.5
215
2
107
14.6
15
92
284
10.7
153
103
113
2.4
42
71
3
27.3
0
3
142
10
2.5
3
7
215
4.8
112
67
87
1.6
25
62
311
5.4
169
1
26
3.6
2
24
119
4.5
52
Table 3.1: Results by Subject and Gender for Paper IIA and IIB (page 3 of 4)
279
673
14.0
291
382
1
9.1
0
1
309
46
11.3
16
30
532
11.8
253
197
532
9.8
198
334
575
10.1
266
3
125
17.1
23
102
402
15.1
205
Paper IIA
4
78
10.7
27
51
152
5.7
73
79
913
16.8
398
515
461
8.1
196
265
61
15.0
32
29
770
17.1
383
387
532
11.1
198
334
1
9.1
1
0
5
20
2.7
7
13
122
4.6
61
61
320
5.9
136
184
437
7.6
162
275
28
6.9
7
21
319
7.1
171
148
251
5.2
104
147
0
0.0
0
0
48
490
10.2
236
254
0
0.0
0
0
60
59
14.5
33
26
94
2.1
46
96
412
7.6
216
196
109
1.9
49
U Absent Register
25 1 382
3.4
16
0.1
1
52.2
91
9
172
6.5
76
0
13
0.5
8
291
1264
47.5
628
5
13
0.2
5
8
21
0.4
12
636
2748
50.7
1130
1618
2344
41.0
1069
2
26
0.5
13
13
0
0.0
0
0
9
5
1.2
2
3
8
0.2
6
1171
2572
53.7
1089
1483
8
72.7
2
6
1275
249
61.3
113
136
2307
51.2
1136
194
176
3.7
68
108
1
9.1
1
0
84
21
5.2
11
10
356
7.9
162
133
159
2.9
81
78
227
4.0
143
4
73
10.0
17
56
312
11.7
179
12.2
268
283
368
7.7
174
194
1
12.8
337
397
28
6.9
20
8
551
9.1
1
0
8.9
108
128
231
4.3
112
119
734
6
72
Paper IIB
7
32
9.8
18
54
236
4.4
13
19
156
5.9
72
84
249
4.6
126
123
593
6.2
148
131
441
9.2
223
218
1
10.4
240
353
31
7.6
23
8
279
9.1
1
0
336
437
9.1
205
232
0
0.0
0
0
275
18
4.4
12
6
609
13.5
273
117
363
6.7
189
174
573
10.0
298
5
123
16.8
35
88
211
7.9
94
1.1
32
18
179
3.7
92
87
0
4.5
111
146
14
3.4
5
9
50
0.0
0
0
7.9
178
178
621
13.0
364
257
0
17.3
442
545
45
11.1
25
20
356
0.0
0
0
15.1
164
237
1503
27.7
898
605
987
U Absent Register Total
44 6 350 732
6.0
27
17
401
0.8
2
4
80
47.8 100.0
112
238
1396
203
529
2660
3.0
38
42
167
3.1
83
84
257
52.5 100.0
655
741
2672
1283
1377
5420
49.3 100.0
1489 2619
1183
3371
2801
5715
59.0 100.0
1571 2640
1800
157
3075
406
38.7 100.0
96 209
61
2201
197
4508
48.8 100.0
1061 2197
1140
2222
2311
4794
46.3 100.0
1126 2215
1096
3
2579
11
27.3 100.0
3 5
0 6
24

Subject
Social Studies
%
Males
Females
Spanish
%
Males
Females
T.D. (Graph Comm)
%
Males
Females
T.D. (Technology)
%
Males
Females
Textiles & Design
%
Males
Females
0
3
10.0
0
3
13
59
8.7
53
6
0
0.0
0
2
58
2.7
15
43
16
7.0
3
12
17
2.5
12
5
0
0.0
0
0
2
6.7
0
2
1
12
0.6
3
9
16
7.0
4
Table 3.1: Results by Subject and Gender for Paper IIA and IIB (page 4 of 4)
0
8
26.7
0
8
30
55
8.1
42
13
0
0.0
0
3
134
6.3
37
97
33
14.3
3
0.0
0
0
3
10.0
0
3
14.3
4
29
73
10.8
55
18
0
Paper IIA
4
152
5
270
7.1
48
104
33
12.7
86
184
23
10.0
4
19
95
14.0
75
20
0
0.0
0
0
3
10.0
0
3
10
124
18.3
110
14
0
0.0
0
U Absent Register
248 15 889
11.7
84
0.7
7
41.8
280
164
13
5.7
3
8
11
4.8
5
609
145
63.0
26
0
3
10.0
0
3
6
3
0.4
3
0
0
0.0
0
0
1
3.3
1
0
0
23
76.7
1
22
119
426
62.9
350
76
0
0.0
0
13
41
6.1
36
5
1
14.3
1
5
181
8.5
74
107
17
7.4
4
0
3
10.0
0
3
9
13
1.9
13
0
1
14.3
1
4
299
14.1
128
171
11
4.8
2
0
1
3.3
0
1
0.0
0
0
0
0.0
0
0
10.0
5
18
49
7.2
42
7
0
6
143
Paper IIB
7
170
6.7
60
83
23
8.0
60
110
11
4.8
3
8
30
4.4
27
3
0
0.0
0
0
2
6.7
0
2
14.3
1
0
1
3.3
0
1
5.7
3
10
102
15.1
83
19
1
U Absent Register Total
376 68 1237 2126
17.7
147
229
13
3.2
31
37
10
58.2 100.0
500
737
85
780
1346
230
4.3
5
5
16
2.4
14
2
4
37.0 100.0
22
63
251
48
182
677
37.1 100.0
215 565
36
7
112
7
57.1 100.0 100.0
2 5 5
2
0
2
7
2
30
0.0
0
0
23.3
0
7
100.0
1
29
25

Subject
Accounting
%
Males
Females
Arabic
%
Males
Females
Art
%
Males
Females
Biology
%
Males
Females
Business Studies
%
Males
Females
Chemistry
%
Males
Females
Commerce
%
Males
Females
Computer Studies
%
Males
Females
92
0
0.0
0
0
166
15.4
92
74
83
59
12.4
5
54
148
16.6
56
0
36
6.0
16
20
130
9.2
47
2
92
15.7
48
44
0
0.0
0
46
1
11.1
1
0
74
6.9
47
27
47
34
7.2
0
34
80
9.0
34
0
18
3.0
9
9
89
6.3
42
1
37
6.3
18
19
1
10.0
1
Table 3.2: Results of the 1991 Cohort by Subject and Gender (page 1 of 4)
78
5
55.6
4
1
239
22.2
144
95
156
65
13.7
21
44
138
15.5
60
1
94
15.6
32
62
230
16.3
74
3
117
19.9
60
57
1
10.0
0
70
1
11.1
1
0
218
20.2
143
75
178
52
11.0
26
26
131
14.7
61
3
80
13.3
36
44
268
18.9
90
Paper IIA
4
82
14.0
43
5
50
8.5
28
39
3
30.0
0
22
2
20.0
2
0
89
14.8
34
55
138
9.8
44
62
1
11.1
1
0
45
4.2
32
13
94
27
5.7
20
7
130
14.6
68
59
0
0.0
0
0
29
2.7
22
7
85
23
4.9
17
6
99
11.1
40
0
51
8.5
18
33
108
7.6
23
U Absent Register
50 3 431
8.5
33
0.5
2
73.4
232
17
1
10.0
1
1
1
10.0
0
199
9
90.0
4
1
2
0.3
2
0
4
0.3
2
5
370
61.4
147
223
967
68.3
322
1
0
0.0
0
0
1
0.1
0
1
2
0
0.0
0
0
3
0.3
2
408
8
88.9
7
1
772
71.7
480
292
645
260
54.9
89
171
729
81.6
321
17
0
0.0
0
0
54
5.0
30
24
27
44
9.3
22
22
20
2.2
3
0
23
3.8
10
13
39
2.8
12
4
5
0.9
1
4
0
0.0
0
2.7
10
14
1
11.1
1
0
65
5.7
27
53
25
5.3
11
14
24
6.0
46
19
0.0
0
0
49
8.1
21
28
80
1.5
7
2
0
6
9
Paper IIB
7
26
4.4
14
12
0
0.0
0
0
34
5.6
17
17
57
2.6
11
12
0
0.0
0
0
45
4.0
19
38
25
5.3
8
17
23
4.2
36
9
7
0
0.0
0
0
109
10.1
76
33
41
60
12.7
22
38
22
2.5
15
0
72
11.9
32
40
69
4.9
28
5
15
2.6
5
10
1
10.0
1
0.3
2
1
0
0.0
0
0
10
0.7
3
7
5
1.1
2
3
3
0.9
8
2
8.1
39
33
0
0.0
0
0
22
13.6
50
143
55
11.6
27
28
72
2.0
18
4
0.0
0
0
46
7.6
16
30
193
U Absent Register Total
94 7 156 587
16.0
42
52
0
1.2
4
3
0
26.6 100.0
73
83
1
305
282
10
0.0
0
0
9
1.5
5
4
10
10.0 100.0
1
0
233
5
5
603
38.6 100.0
101 248
132
448
355
1415
31.7 100.0
139 461
309
214
954
474
45.1 100.0
92 181
122
164
293
893
18.4 100.0
80 401
84
1
492
9
11.1 100.0
1 8
0
305
1
1077
28.3 100.0
214 694
91 383
26

Subject
Economics
%
Males
Females
English Language
%
Males
Females
English Literature
%
Males
Females
Environmental Stds.
%
Males
Females
European Stds.
%
Males
Females
French
%
Males
Females
Geography
%
Males
Females
German
%
Males
Females
History
%
Males
Females
191
57
22.3
32
25
23
6.0
4
141
33
19.1
2
31
305
16.8
114
19
25
12.8
11
14
367
183
7.0
67
116
252
12.2
111
2
16
5.2
13
3
636
14.8
269
98
23
9.0
8
15
15
3.9
3
44
16
9.2
0
16
123
6.8
25
12
11
5.6
4
7
118
93
3.5
29
64
76
3.7
32
1
7
2.3
7
0
210
4.9
92
224
49
19.1
26
23
51
13.4
22
181
27
15.6
4
23
362
19.9
138
29
31
15.8
23
8
396
424
16.2
142
282
331
16.0
150
3
26
8.4
18
8
681
15.9
285
Table 3.2: Results of the 1991Cohort by Subject and Gender (page 2 of 4)
105
22
8.6
15
7
65
17.1
27
159
29
16.8
11
18
175
9.6
70
38
22
11.2
16
6
262
410
15.6
145
265
296
14.3
137
Paper IIA
4
45
14.5
23
5
51
16.5
35
22
460
10.7
198
16
404
9.4
169
235
258
9.8
105
153
192
9.3
81
100
8
3.1
6
2
36
9.4
22
111
12
6.9
2
10
142
7.8
42
14
26
13.3
12
14
47
9
3.5
7
2
81
21.3
34
47
15
7.7
7
8
77
3
1.7
0
3
58
3.2
11
90
326
12.4
138
188
108
5.2
31
U Absent Register
52 4 201
16.8
37
1.3
4
64.8
137
15
155
3.6
65
0
6
0.1
4
64
2552
59.6
1082
2
13
0.5
3
10
8
0.4
4
1470
1707
65.1
629
1078
1263
61.1
546
3
4
1.6
2
2
2
0.5
0
2
1
0.5
0
1
4
0
0.0
0
0
4
0.2
1
768
172
67.2
96
76
273
71.7
112
717
120
69.4
19
101
1169
64.3
401
161
131
66.8
73
58
82
12
4.7
5
7
12
3.1
6
36
7
4.0
2
5
131
7.2
49
6
2
1.0
1
1
86
89
3.4
30
59
60
2.9
24
4
7
2.3
3
4
201
4.7
115
7.7
55
85
13
5.1
8
5
17
5.7
63
55
15
8.7
11
4
140
4.5
2
15
5
2.6
2
3
7.3
155
157
147
5.6
75
72
118
6
21
Paper IIB
7
20
6.8
11
10
312
6.5
11
9
338
7.9
162
176
189
7.2
99
90
123
2.6
7
3
10
5.1
8
2
4.5
28
54
9
3.5
5
4
10
6.0
61
62
9
5.2
5
4
82
116
14
5.5
6
8
22
5.8
14
151
18
10.4
6
12
187
10.3
71
8
13
6.6
6
7
141
216
8.2
90
126
254
12.3
103
5
20
6.5
10
10
310
7.2
169
27
5.4
28
71
23
9.0
14
9
45
10.9
114
111
3
1.7
0
3
99
11.8
27
18
22
11.2
12
10
12.2
264
260
239
9.1
158
81
225
U Absent Register Total
37 4 109 310
11.9
20
17
524
1.3
0
4
46
35.2 100.0
55
54
1731
192
118
4283
1.1
24
22
34
1.3
18
16
23
40.4 100.0
889
842
914
1971
2312
2621
34.9 100.0
470 1099
444
803
1522
2066
1.1
11
12
1
0.6
0
1
11
0.6
3
8
13
5.1
11
2
2
0.5
0
2
13
6.6
5
8
38.9 100.0
376
427
53
922
1144
173
30.6 100.0
24 43
29
650
130
1819
35.7 100.0
234 635
416
84
1184
256
32.8 100.0
49 145
35
108
111
381
28.3 100.0
56
52
65
168
213
196
33.2 100.0
34 107
31 89

Subject
Home Economics
%
Males
Females
Italian
%
Males
Females
Maltese
%
Males
Females
Mathematics
%
Males
Females
Physical Education
%
Males
Females
Physics
%
Males
Females
ReligiousKnowledge
%
Males
Females
Russian
%
Males
Females
194
474
12.0
197
277
1
20.0
0
1
208
35
11.5
17
18
351
10.3
157
120
458
11.4
148
310
414
10.1
206
2
91
16.2
7
84
264
12.6
144
101
112
2.8
42
70
2
40.0
0
2
140
10
3.3
3
7
210
6.1
109
62
87
2.2
25
62
305
7.4
165
1
22
3.9
1
21
110
5.2
48
Table 3.2: Results of the 1990 Cohort by Subject and Gender (page 3 of 4)
272
642
16.2
278
364
1
20.0
0
1
299
38
12.5
13
25
513
15.0
241
176
501
12.5
181
320
549
13.4
250
3
106
18.9
20
86
358
17.1
182
Paper IIA
4
53
9.4
19
34
123
5.9
64
59
830
20.7
367
463
427
10.4
174
253
52
17.0
25
27
710
20.7
346
364
491
12.4
180
311
0
0.0
0
0
5
14
2.5
4
10
103
4.9
53
50
263
6.6
111
152
374
9.1
133
241
24
7.9
5
19
256
7.5
135
121
227
5.7
97
130
0
0.0
0
0
36
422
10.6
200
222
0
0.0
0
0
43
43
14.1
24
19
64
1.9
28
76
304
7.6
156
148
72
1.8
29
U Absent Register
11 0 297
2.0
7
0.0
0
52.8
58
4
132
6.3
56
0
6
0.3
4
239
1096
52.3
551
2
5
0.1
1
4
3
0.1
2
545
2448
61.1
989
1459
2144
52.4
959
1
16
0.4
8
8
0
0.0
0
0
1
3
1.0
0
3
2
0.1
1
1089
2384
60.2
1002
1382
4
80.0
0
4
1185
205
67.2
87
118
2106
61.5
1017
151
124
3.1
46
78
0
0.0
0
0
73
14
4.6
7
7
262
7.7
111
89
114
2.8
57
57
195
4.8
122
4
63
11.2
13
50
227
10.8
138
9.0
145
164
246
6.2
121
125
0
9.3
192
189
17
5.6
12
5
309
0.0
0
0
7.6
74
86
112
2.8
56
56
381
6
53
Paper IIB
7
25
9.4
10
43
160
4.4
11
14
115
5.5
52
63
140
3.5
64
76
308
4.8
92
72
328
8.3
174
154
1
7.5
139
169
25
8.2
19
6
164
20.0
1
0
200
333
8.4
157
176
0
0.0
0
0
198
12
3.9
9
3
367
10.7
167
80
210
5.2
104
106
379
9.3
181
5
85
15.1
26
59
157
7.5
77
0.6
14
6
99
2.5
49
50
0
2.2
39
52
6
2.0
2
4
20
0.0
0
0
5.7
95
99
449
11.3
252
197
0
14.6
262
335
26
8.5
12
14
194
0.0
0
0
14.0
112
181
914
22.8
527
387
597
U Absent Register Total
35 4 265 562
6.2
21
14
293
0.7
1
3
49
47.2 100.0
82
183
1001
140
422
2097
2.3
27
22
66
1.6
34
32
91
47.7 100.0
480
521
1556
1031
1066
4004
38.9 100.0
842 1831
714
1951
2173
4095
47.6 100.0
935 1894
1016
100
2201
305
32.8 100.0
61 148
39
1316
157
3422
38.5 100.0
624 1641
692
1579
1781
3963
39.8 100.0
799 1801
780
1
2162
5
20.0 100.0
1 1
0 4
28

Subject
Social Studies
%
Males
Females
Spanish
%
Males
Females
T.D. (Graph. Com)
%
Males
Females
T.D. (Technology)
%
Males
Females
Textiles & Design
%
Males
Females
7
54
10.4
49
5
0
0.0
0
0
3
12.0
0
3
2
57
3.3
14
43
8
6.6
1
2
17
3.3
12
5
0
0.0
0
0
2
8.0
0
2
1
12
0.7
3
9
2
1.6
0
Table 3.2: Results of the 1990 Cohort by Subject and Gender (page 4 of 4)
19
53
10.2
40
13
0
0.0
0
3
124
7.2
32
92
21
17.2
2
0
8
32.0
0
8
0.0
0
0
2
8.0
0
2
21.3
2
24
65
12.5
49
16
0
Paper IIA
4
140
5
252
8.1
43
97
26
14.6
79
173
18
14.8
4
14
81
15.6
63
18
0
0.0
0
0
3
12.0
0
3
7
87
16.8
77
10
0
0.0
0
U Absent Register
212 10 807
12.3
75
0.6
6
46.9
252
137
9
7.4
2
4
0
0.0
0
555
84
68.9
11
0
3
12.0
0
3
0
1
0.2
1
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
21
84.0
0
21
73
358
69.1
291
67
0
0.0
0
8
30
5.8
27
3
0
0.0
0
5
144
8.4
58
86
10
8.2
2
0
1
4.0
0
1
4
10
1.9
10
0
0
0.0
0
4
232
13.5
85
147
5
4.1
1
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0.0
0
0
8.2
3
7
32
6.2
28
4
0
6
102
Paper IIB
7
115
5.9
44
58
10
6.7
42
73
5
4.1
2
3
21
4.1
19
2
0
0.0
0
0
2
8.0
0
2
29
5.7
2
5
61
11.8
47
14
0
U Absent Register Total
281 40 914 1721
16.3
105
176
7
2.3
17
23
1
53.1 100.0
351
563
38
603
1118
122
0.8
0
1
6
1.2
5
1
2
31.1 100.0
10
28
160
21
101
518
30.9 100.0
136 427
24
2
91
2
0.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
0 0 0 0
0
1
2
0
2
4
2
25
4.0
0
1
0.0
0
0
16.0
0
4
100.0
0
25

ACCOUNTING
Junior Lyceum Males
Junior Lyceum Females
Area Sec Males
Area Sec Females
Church Males
Church Females
Independent Males
Independent Females
Post Sec Males
Post Sec Females
Malta Private Candidates Males
Malta Private Candidates Females
Gozo Schools Males
Gozo Schools Females
Gozo Private Candidates Males
Gozo Private Candidates Females
ARABIC
Junior Lyceum Males
Junior Lyceum Females
Area Sec Males
Area Sec Females
Church Males
Church Females
Independent Males
Independent Females
Post Sec Males
Post Sec Females
Malta Private Candidates Males
Malta Private Candidates Females
Gozo Schools Males
Gozo Schools Females
Gozo Private Candidates Males
Gozo Private Candidates Females
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
Table 3.3: Results by Subject, Gender and Type of School for Paper IIA and IIB (page 1 of 15)
1
63 140 166 118
0
2
2
0
1
3
1
2
Paper IIA
4
1
2
5
77
0
3
U Absent
105
1
2
47
0
0
Register
716
3
12
4
42
0
0
5
44
0
0
6
25
0
0
Paper IIB
7 U Absent Register Total
50 186
0 1
57
1
404 1120
2 5
0
0
15
14
0
0
37
42
0
0
46
49
0
0
30
32
0
0
26
21
0
0
27
16
0
0
1
0
0
0
182
174
0
0
1
2
0
0
5
7
0
0
4
2
0
0
0
8
2
0
0
37
0
0
0
3
2 14
0 0
0 0
58 240
4
2
0
1
12
3
0
2
10
5
0
1
11
6
1
2
2
1
2
2
3
1
5
6
1
1
3
0
43
19
11
14
0
1
0
5
0
2
1
4
5
1
1
2
8
8
3
1
47
13
6
12
3
1
0
3
69 243
27 70
13 32
18 29
6
16
0
0
12
27
1
0
13
29
6
1
7
22
3
1
6
14
0
0
9
29
2
0
15
25
0
0
68
162
12
2
2
24
0
1
2
17
0
1
0
8
1
0
3
1
14
1
13
8
30
2
7
11
23
0
34 48
24 92
116 278
4 16
1
2
0
3
0
3
0
0
0
0
0
4
0
1
1
13
0
6
0
5
0
1
2
0
1
5
2
8
0
2
3
9 11
4 5
24 37
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
3
0
3
0
0
0
0
0
3
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
11
2
5
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
4 15
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
2
5
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
3
30

ART
Junior Lyceum Males
Junior Lyceum Females
Area Sec Males
Area Sec Females
Church Males
Church Females
Independent Males
Independent Females
Post Sec Males
Post Sec Females
Malta Private Candidates Males
Malta Private Candidates Females
Gozo Schools Males
Gozo Schools Females
Gozo Private Candidates Males
Gozo Private Candidates Females
BIOLOGY
Junior Lyceum Males
Junior Lyceum Females
Area Sec Males
Area Sec Females
Church Males
Church Females
Independent Males
Independent Females
Post Sec Males
Post Sec Females
Malta Private Candidates Males
Malta Private Candidates Females
Gozo Schools Males
Gozo Schools Females
Gozo Private Candidates Males
Gozo Private Candidates Females
0
2
5
0
0
9
0
1
0
Table 3.3: Results by Subject, Gender and Type of School for Paper IIA and IIB (page 2 of 15)
1
23
5
3
1
1
3
1
1
7
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
40
9
6
0
1
5
4
3
9
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
3
114
24
19
1
2
8
26
6
17
0
1
1
4
3
2
0
0
Paper IIA
4 5
99
18
20
2
1
14
18
6
13
0
2
3
1
1
0
0
0
108
20
26
1
6
8
21
9
5
0
1
4
5
0
1
0
1
U Absent Register
69
8
18
2
3
8
8
3
3
1
2
4
6
1
2
0
0
4
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
457
85
92
7
14
47
78
28
54
3
7
13
17
6
5
0
1
4
28
7
2
1
3
0
3
0
4
0
3
1
0
2
1
0
1
5
97
12
18
9
9
3
7
11
8
2
5
3
2
2
5
0
1
6
74
13
6
2
10
4
4
5
6
4
7
6
1
1
5
0
0
Paper IIB
7
45
2
3
7
4
4
8
5
0
0
3
3
2
1
3
0
0
0
32
25
7
92 139 238 280 165 132
2 3 11 26 5 5
9
0
36
0
52
1
40
0
40
0
35
0
0
36
32
8
0
38
75
23
0
45
99
11
0
21
47
17
16
2
0
0
0
1
5
0
0
22
0
0
0
0
5
11
0
0
35
0
2
1
3
10
8
0
0
12
2
6
2
2
6
4
0
1
8
3
1
0
0
5
1
4
3
1
10
50
6
6
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
0
0
0
0
1052
52
214
1
1
182
328
72
99
5
13
8
15
27
34
0
1
56
7
11
0
3
2
2
3
6
2
5
3
2
2
8
0
0
112
14
19
0
1
3
7
11
9
3
23
1
4
6
10
0
1
126
10
14
0
6
6
11
8
11
4
25
2
6
7
15
0
1
107
12
20
1
2
4
14
5
6
1
19
1
5
2
8
2
5
17
11
20
1
5
8
7
36
4
318
37
49
2
26
10
77
8
4
7
3
0
5
1
0
3
8
9
19
1
U Absent Register Total
73
5
22
1
339
40
796
125
0
0
2
1
37
28
47
13
129
35
61
60
8
0
0
0
0
0
3
5
2
4
2
2
0
0
29
3
4
0
2
2
3
1
2
2
7
1
2
0
0
0
0
27
22
18
12
27
22
12
8
105
50
72
15
34
35
29
14
24 29
0
2
0
3
748 1800
83 135
117 331
3 4
40
27
114
36
42 141
19 24
115 128
12 20
36
28
61
3
12
41
209
442
108
51
55
95
3
13
31

BUSINESS STUDIES
Junior Lyceum Males
Junior Lyceum Females
Area Sec Males
Area Sec Females
Church Males
Church Females
Independent Males
Independent Females
Post Sec Males
Post Sec Females
Malta Private Candidates Males
Malta Private Candidates Females
Gozo Schools Males
Gozo Schools Females
Gozo Private Candidates Males
Gozo Private Candidates Females
CHEMISTRY
Junior Lyceum Males
Junior Lyceum Females
Area Sec Males
Area Sec Females
Church Males
Church Females
Independent Males
Independent Females
Post Sec Males
Post Sec Females
Malta Private Candidates Males
Malta Private Candidates Females
Gozo Schools Males
Gozo Schools Females
Gozo Private Candidates Males
Gozo Private Candidates Females
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
32
0
0
0
Table 3.3: Results by Subject, Gender and Type of School for Paper IIA and IIB (page 3 of 15)
Paper IIA Paper IIB
1
34
0
2
63
4
3
70
7
4
55
15
5
35
13
U Absent Register
31
9
2
0
290
48
4
63
19
5
106
25
6
43
10
7
42
7
43
0
1
0
5
2
0
0
26
0
0
10
7
3
0
0
20
0
1
8
6
1
0
0
9
0
0
9
1
0
0
1
5
0
0
9
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
135
0
2
36
23
7
0
1
11
3
5
1
0
0
0
1
26
5
14
1
4
2
0
6
11
1
5
0
2
1
0
1
2
2
0
2
9
1
5
1
6
0
0
1
0
1
0
14
0
0
0
0
0
3
1
0
0
1
0
0
2
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
4
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
21
0
1
4
5
1
6
10
0
0
5
1
3
4
4
6
10
0
3
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
7
1
1
0
1
2
3
6
0
0
3
7
0
0
10
0
0
0
0
22
23
9
82 153 145 137 142 116
0 4 9 14 15 10
8
0
28
0
19
0
24
0
18
1
38
0
0
37
44
11
0
35
47
12
0
36
38
8
0
45
33
10
0
21
24
9
16
0
1
0
0
5
7
0
0
11
1
0
0
0
5
6
0
0
10
0
0
1
0
5
1
0
0
7
2
2
1
1
2
5
0
0
3
5
1
0
1
2
0
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
4
0
0
0
6
25
27
0
1
56
3
4
4
779
52
135
1
0
196
209
60
1
0
8
0
0
3
2
0
1
1
1
2
1
25
2
3
0
1
1
4
1
0
1
0
1
2
0
5
1
7
31
4
3
0
0
0
3
0
0
2
1
1
0
0
3
5
1
27
7
4
0
0
1
1
0
0
4
2
4
0
0
4
4
1
30
6
3
0
1
4
7
1
2
5
5
6
0
1
12
12
7
97
21
12
1
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
0
2
0
0
0
0
8
1
0
1
4
9
8
0
3
4
0
7
11
4
18
0
U Absent Register Total
98
27
12
1
364 654
89 137
0
1
1
0
68 203
15
48
3
15
50
39
3
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
2
2
0
2
0
0
12
10
0
17
18
23
35
17
0
18
22
28
36 37
5 11
19
0
1
40
0
2
218 997
41 93
25 160
2 3
2 2
25 221
12
5
3
6
24 233
17 77
16
11
72
14
16
9
9
31
24
2
3
51
2
4
32

COMMERCE
Junior Lyceum Males
Junior Lyceum Females
Area Sec Males
Area Sec Females
Church Males
Church Females
Independent Males
Independent Females
Post Sec Males
Post Sec Females
Malta Private Candidates Males
Malta Private Candidates Females
Gozo Schools Males
Gozo Schools Females
Gozo Private Candidates Males
Gozo Private Candidates Females
COMPUTER STUDIES
Junior Lyceum Males
Junior Lyceum Females
Area Sec Males
Area Sec Females
Church Males
Church Females
Independent Males
Independent Females
Post Sec Males
Post Sec Females
Malta Private Candidates Males
Malta Private Candidates Females
Gozo Schools Males
Gozo Schools Females
Gozo Private Candidates Males
Gozo Private Candidates Females
0
2
5
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
37
6
3
75 177
6 20
16
0
36
0
0
66
30
2
2
7
10
0
0
1
1
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Table 3.3: Results by Subject, Gender and Type of School for Paper IIA and IIB (page 4 of 15)
Paper IIA Paper IIB
1
1
0
2
0
0
3
5
0
4
1
0
5
1
0
U Absent Register
0
0
1
0
9
0
4
0
0
5
0
0
6
2
0
7
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
5
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
5
6
0
1
1
1
0
3
256 268
30 36
47
0
47
2
0
88
45
26
0
95
39
22
4
5
2
0
0
3
4
0
9
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
24
11
1
51
6
5
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
2
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
0
14
5
3
37
6
4
0
33
11
20
23
1
1
5
6
0
20
866
104
155
2
0
324
137
57
0
11
7
0
0
0
2
0
3
1
10
11
0
70
14
8
3
9
13
4
8
1
3
6
5
6
173
30
17
17
5
17
15
17
5
6
2
1
2
1
12
1
8
121
26
6
16
9
10
6
10
1
7
0
1
1
1
1
0
2
11
5
2
7
65
7
1
18
2
3
0
2
0
0
1
1
7
3
4
1
0
40
2
2
12
1
1
1
0
1
0
4
0
9
2
1
0
0
25
1
0
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
U Absent Register Total
0
0
1
0
3
0
12
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
6
1
0
0
0
494 1360
80 184
34 189
70 72
31 31
47 371
7
35
18
41
35 172
34 91
5
26
10
32
7
55
29
61
14
12
5
37
13
6

ECONOMICS
Junior Lyceum Males
Junior Lyceum Females
Area Sec Males
Area Sec Females
Church Males
Church Females
Independent Males
Independent Females
Post Sec Males
Post Sec Females
Malta Private Candidates Males
Malta Private Candidates Females
Gozo Schools Males
Gozo Schools Females
Gozo Private Candidates Males
Gozo Private Candidates Females
ENGLISH LANGUAGE
Junior Lyceum Males
Junior Lyceum Females
Area Sec Males
Area Sec Females
Church Males
Church Females
Independent Males
Independent Females
Post Sec Males
Post Sec Females
Malta Private Candidates Males
Malta Private Candidates Females
Gozo Schools Males
Gozo Schools Females
Gozo Private Candidates Males
Gozo Private Candidates Females
0
2
4
1
0
34
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
7
Table 3.3: Results by Subject, Gender and Type of School for Paper IIA and IIB (page 5 of 15)
1
7
0
2
17
0
3
27
0
Paper IIA
4 5
46
0
60
0
U Absent Register
54
1
7
0
218
1
4
9
0
5
23
0
6
29
0
Paper IIB
7
25
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
11
3
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
216 663 721 530 507 257
2 20 53 78 101 43
26 141 184 160 146
0 0 2 1 0
59
3
0 1 2 3
58 172 189 108
57 140 162
32 73 34
85
19
8
64
93
5
63
0
5
2
8
11
27
0
0
0
0
0
15
8
3
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
38
2
3
2
11
19
19
0
1
0
0
0
19
20
4
2
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
16
1
0
13
23
11
11
0
1
0
0
0
29
12
9
6
0
0
1
1
2
0
0
0
4
5
7
30
34
8
2
0
0
0
0
0
29
11
3
4
0
0
0
2
4
0
0
0
38
2
1
4
1
1
5
9
44
3
16
27
1
0
0
0
3
0
1
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
26
1
1
0
0
1
1
2
0
2
2
7
8
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
113
54
23
12
0
1
3
5
6
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
10
6
2
3
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
7
8
5
1
0
3
1
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
11
0
1
1
0
7
1
2
1
1
0
0
156
15
26
98
122
53
64
6
3
2920 273
298 47
543
105
591
85
717
6
48
4
70
11
60
23
17
608
565
166
3
29
10
24
14
38
28
22
36
18
38
13
12
9
11
19
17
11
22
3
4
7
28
47
61
56
18
25
6
7
676 880
90
58
24
33
7
31
18
53 199
76 214
15
26
6
2
31
39
82
4
29
2
15
35 15
85 123
90 102 107
18 19 46
26
14
16
18
14
29
30
10
23
3
1
1
5
13
6
4
4
0
0
0
10
U Absent Register Total
49
0
12
0
147 365
0 1
1
0
1
0
1
0
1
40
1
0
1
153
1
0
1
1
0
2
2
4
0
1
0
0
0
0
38
15
13
9
92
38
25
9
10 11
4
4
7
9
6 12
5
0
1
5
0
1
123
5
2
16
16
1
3
0
0
5
10
30
28
3
0
1
3
3086 6006
363 661
256 973
306 312
359 376
125 733
138 703
72 238
27 183
117 132
157 183
400 498
400 522
115 168
121 185
48 54
82 85
34

ENGLISH LITERATURE
Junior Lyceum Males
Junior Lyceum Females
Area Sec Males
Area Sec Females
Church Males
Church Females
Independent Males
Independent Females
Post Sec Males
Post Sec Females
Malta Private Candidates Males
Malta Private Candidates Females
Gozo Schools Males
Gozo Schools Females
Gozo Private Candidates Males
Gozo Private Candidates Females
ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES
Junior Lyceum Males
Junior Lyceum Females
Area Sec Males
Area Sec Females
Church Males
Church Females
Independent Males
Independent Females
Post Sec Males
Post Sec Females
Malta Private Candidates Males
Malta Private Candidates Females
Gozo Schools Males
Gozo Schools Females
Gozo Private Candidates Males
Gozo Private Candidates Females
Table 3.3: Results by Subject, Gender and Type of School for Paper IIA and IIB (page 6 of 15)
1 2 3
Paper IIA
4 5 U Absent Register
96 185 434 425 286 369 19 1814
4
103
5
259
6
168
Paper IIB
7
248
U Absent Register Total
340 54 1172 2986
3
18
0
0
7
32 106 154
0
0
23
0
0
30
0
0
35 28
86 157
0
0
0
0
0
6
1
0
126
559
1
0
26
37
0
0
72
79
0
0
61
47
0
0
75 108
67
0
0
61
1
0
12
16
1
0
354 480
307 866
2
0
3
0
0
0
0
0
15
32
12
14
0
2
0
0
42 89
54 140
17
27
0
0
0
0
2
4
0
0
29
32
0
0
1
0
5
8
0
1
88
82
30
27
0
0
0
0
5
9
0
0
59
61
19
16
0
0
0
2
4
4
0
0
81
45
29
15
0
0
3
1
9
1
0
0
80 260 346 316 208 133
2
28
0
0
22
8
9
6
0
1
0
0
1
3
0
0
8
94
0
0
19
128
0
0
78 116
22
25
25
0
1
0
0
3
4
0
0
40
22
16
0
0
0
0
2
3
0
0
36
111
1
0
79
37
21
21
0
0
2
0
8
0
0
0
33
76
0
3
38
25
12
10
1
1
0
3
4
2
0
0
17
64
2
0
6
18
8
3
0
0
7
5
1
2
0
0
1
2
1
2
2
0
1
2
0
0
0
1
11
2
2
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
2
3
0
0
0
0
375
416
137
133
2
0
5
5
25
28
0
2
1354
117
503
3
3
340
150
98
81
1
3
11
11
19
14
0
0
1
17
5
7
0
1
0
0
4
5
0
0
14
48
11
16
0
0
1
0
9
9
0
0
16
20
8
4
0
1
0
0
3
8
0
0
27
35
13
13
0
0
1
1
11
5
0
0
64
45
25
3
3
0
3
7
13
6
1
0
68 330 163 176 320
11 70 44 49 62
20
1
6
1
7
6
1
0
1
0
0
8
5
0
1
75
7
37
10
27
25
19
7
12
5
6
14
15
1
0
31
11
15
4
12
9
1
8
3
9
5
4
6
1
0
31
15
26
11
13
11
3
6
0
1
3
0
6
0
1
39
60
69
8
20
8
2
8
3
15
13
3
7
2
1
3
4
1
1
0
1
9
2
2
1
1
0
35
5
5
6
9
0
1
0
0
1
0
4
1
1
1
1
0
125
169
63
44
3
3
14
10
500
585
200
177
5
3
19
15
42 67
34 62
2
0
2
2
1092 2446
241 358
201 704
100
162
34
80
59 157
26 107
30 31
19 22
34
28
30
40
5
3
103
165
374
230
45
39
49
54
5
3
35

EUROPEAN STUDIES
Junior Lyceum Males
Junior Lyceum Females
Area Sec Males
Area Sec Females
Church Males
Church Females
Independent Males
Independent Females
Post Sec Males
Post Sec Females
Malta Private Candidates Males
Malta Private Candidates Females
Gozo Schools Males
Gozo Schools Females
Gozo Private Candidates Males
Gozo Private Candidates Females
FRENCH
Junior Lyceum Males
Junior Lyceum Females
Area Sec Males
Area Sec Females
Church Males
Church Females
Independent Males
Independent Females
Post Sec Males
Post Sec Females
Malta Private Candidates Males
Malta Private Candidates Females
Gozo Schools Males
Gozo Schools Females
Gozo Private Candidates Males
Gozo Private Candidates Females
Table 3.3: Results by Subject, Gender and Type of School for Paper IIA and IIB (page 7 of 15)
Paper IIA Paper IIB
1
17
1
2
35
1
3
31
3
4
33
8
5
15
2
U Absent Register
6
0
0
0
137
15
4
9
2
5
22
6
6
18
11
7
12
4
0
2
6
0
0
9
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
15
0
0
0
24
0
0
0
7
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
0
0
128 312 377 189 159
1 17 24 18 13
24
0
75
0
101
1
60
0
48
0
0
19
62
4
0
87 104
91
5
2
96
9
1
49
45
4
16
0
0
2
1
7
11
0
0
19
0
0
0
7
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
19
0
0
5
4
4
8
0
0
14
0
0
0
5
0
0
0
1
0
0
3
2
0
0
4
0
1
0
0
5
2
0
0
7
0
0
0
2
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
3
0
0
1
3
2
0
0
7
1
1
1
0
30
50
2
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
67
4
29
0
0
9
21
0
1
0
0
0
2
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
5
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
1
2
0
0
0
0
83
0
0
0
21
0
0
1
1
0
2
5
9
0
0
4
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
5
0
0
0
7
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
4
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
0
0
0
3
0
0
0
10
21
30
0
0
57
1
3
9
1237 150 233 186 110 142
77 13 38 31 20 28
337
1
39
0
54
6
45
5
29
3
20
4
3
298
366
24
5
17
27
8
8
17
38
12
9
12
32
8
7
6
23
1
14
5
33
1
3
1
6
1
3
14
12
0
1
10
1
10
2
8
7
20
0
2
5
4
9
6
12
3
5
0
0
2
2
0
3
5
1
8
0
0
12
3
7
0
1
3
3
5
3
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
4
0
0
0
U Absent Register Total
7
0
4
0
72 209
23 38
2
0
0
0
22 105
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
14
0
0
1
1
1
3
5
0
0
2
9
0
2
2
1
5
10
35
0
0
2
31
1
4
1
2
3
5
0
1
2
3
2
5
0
0
0
2
45
28
52
0
6
24
13
33
17
852 2089
131 208
191 528
19 20
45 48
60 358
158 524
30 54
55
49
82
0
6
81
14
36
26
36

GEOGRAPHY
Junior Lyceum Males
Junior Lyceum Females
Area Sec Males
Area Sec Females
Church Males
Church Females
Independent Males
Independent Females
Post Sec Males
Post Sec Females
Malta Private Candidates Males
Malta Private Candidates Females
Gozo Schools Males
Gozo Schools Females
Gozo Private Candidates Males
Gozo Private Candidates Females
GERMAN
Junior Lyceum Males
Junior Lyceum Females
Area Sec Males
Area Sec Females
Church Males
Church Females
Independent Males
Independent Females
Post Sec Males
Post Sec Females
Malta Private Candidates Males
Malta Private Candidates Females
Gozo Schools Males
Gozo Schools Females
Gozo Private Candidates Males
Gozo Private Candidates Females
0
0
2
0
0
2
0
0
2
0
3
1
0
18
0
8
0
1
0
4
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
4
4
0
25
0
10
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
0
11
0
2
6
Table 3.3: Results by Subject, Gender and Type of School for Paper IIA and IIB (page 8 of 15)
Paper IIA Paper IIB
1
23
1
2
61
2
3
56
10
4
26
8
5
12
4
U Absent Register
10
7
7
0
195
32
4
17
2
5
28
8
6
21
6
7
16
6
18
0
2
26
0
5
6
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
22
0
1
16
0
1
5
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
7
0
0
7
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
3
0
0
0
1
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
0
0
0
63
0
5
59
1
9
14
1
1
3
2
5
0
0
0
3
0
4
2
0
1
0
4
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
8
0
2
3
0
1
2
1
2
0
0
1
0
0
0
4
2
0
1
0
1
1
2
1
1
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
2
0
0
0
1
2
1
2
1
53
6
14
0
0
13
6
1
2
0
0
1
0
2
8
0
0
71
4
26
0
0
21
4
1
3
0
0
1
4
2
5
0
0
41
3
12
0
0
14
0
1
1
0
1
0
3
4
2
0
0
92
8
35
0
4
24
8
1
2
0
1
1
1
1
6
0
0
6
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
3
0
0
1
0
306
21
105
0
5
79
23
4
12
0
2
6
12
9
27
1
0
15
0
2
0
0
1
0
2
1
1
1
0
2
3
1
0
1
29
5
4
0
1
4
0
2
1
0
3
2
1
3
2
1
0
26
1
8
0
2
1
1
0
2
2
3
0
2
0
4
0
0
17
4
4
0
1
3
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
2
0
0
0
2
1
0
0
0
0
3
1
3
2
8
0
0
63
21
18
4
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
0
0
0
10
0
1
1
0
5
1
1
0
1
1
0
7
6
4
0
U Absent Register Total
38
12
23
10
143 338
44 76
0
1
1
0
24
10
13
7
87
10
18
66
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
5
3
0
0
0
0
4
4
9
5
8
6
9
0
0
0
0
0
0
6
11
8
14
1
13
18
10
10
8
11
9
1
4
4
7
160 466
31 52
37 142
5 5
7
17
12
96
7
1
1
34
2
1
12
14
23
18
24
8
16
7
37

GRAPH. COMM. (TECH.DES.)
Junior Lyceum Males
Junior Lyceum Females
Area Sec Males
Area Sec Females
Church Males
Church Females
Independent Males
Independent Females
Post Sec Males
Post Sec Females
Malta Private Candidates Males
Malta Private Candidates Females
Gozo Schools Males
Gozo Schools Females
Gozo Private Candidates Males
Gozo Private Candidates Females
HISTORY
Junior Lyceum Males
Junior Lyceum Females
Area Sec Males
Area Sec Females
Church Males
Church Females
Independent Males
Independent Females
Post Sec Males
Post Sec Females
Malta Private Candidates Males
Malta Private Candidates Females
Gozo Schools Males
Gozo Schools Females
Gozo Private Candidates Males
Gozo Private Candidates Females
3
0
0
0
0
1
0
2
Table 3.3: Results by Subject, Gender and Type of School for Paper IIA and IIB (page 9 of 15)
1
17
4
1
1
3
7
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
2
59
19
4
0
0
24
0
1
0
1
0
2
1
6
1
0
0
3
55
19
11
1
0
17
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
3
2
0
0
Paper IIA
4
73
19
11
0
0
29
0
2
4
0
0
2
0
3
3
0
0
5
95 124
39
16
0
0
29
0
2
3
0
0
1
0
4
1
0
0
U Absent Register
35
9
10
0
46
1
6
2
4
0
7
2
1
0
1
0
3
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
426
135
52
12
3
153
1
14
9
5
0
13
3
17
8
1
0
4
13
0
0
3
0
4
0
0
0
1
0
5
0
0
0
0
0
5
41
11
0
4
2
8
0
0
0
1
1
7
1
5
1
0
0
6
49
11
3
7
1
11
1
1
0
2
1
4
1
6
0
0
0
Paper IIB
7
30
6
1
5
0
5
1
2
0
0
0
5
0
3
0
1
1
U Absent Register Total
102
28
7
14
0
8
4
5
0
7
2
18
4
2
2
1
0
16
3
1
2
0
1
0
0
0
2
0
6
1
0
0
0
0
251
59
12
35
3
37
6
8
0
13
4
45
7
16
3
2
1
677
194
64
47
6
190
7
22
9
18
4
58
10
33
11
3
1
12
0
4
0
29
0
11
0
33
1
5
0
24
3
5
0
33
2
6
0
17
2
4
1
2
0
0
0
150
8
35
1
7
0
0
0
19
3
8
0
16
5
3
0
11
2
0
1
41
4
7
3
32
4
5
2
126 276
18
23
6
26
58
7
1
1
0
0
0
0
12
0
1
3
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
19
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
3
0
0
0
0
10
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
9
5
3
5
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
3
0
1
4
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
54
8
11
18
1
1
0
5
8
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
4
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
0
0
0
1
2
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
1
3
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
5
3
0
1
1
2
2
8
5
0
0
0
0
3
0
0
0
0
2
8
5
3
0
0
0
0
8
12
2
3
4
10
15
16
8
1
0
0
0
13
9
0
0
0
22
11
16
16
8
66
10
14
38

HOME ECONOMICS
Junior Lyceum Males
Junior Lyceum Females
Area Sec Males
Area Sec Females
Church Males
Church Females
Independent Males
Independent Females
Post Sec Males
Post Sec Females
Malta Private Candidates Males
Malta PrivateCandidates Females
Gozo Schools Males
Gozo Schools Females
Gozo Private Candidates Males
Gozo Private Candidates Females
ITALIAN
Junior Lyceum Males
Junior Lyceum Females
Area Sec Males
Area Sec Females
Church Males
Church Females
Independent Males
Independent Females
Post Sec Males
Post Sec Females
Malta Private Candidates Males
Malta PrivateCandidates Females
Gozo Schools Males
Gozo Schools Females
Gozo Private Candidates Males
Gozo Private Candidates Females
5
8
2
0
0
5
0
2
2
0
0
0
0
5
0
5
0
12
0
0
0
1
2
Table 3.3: Results by Subject, Gender and Type of School for Paper IIA and IIB (10 of 15)
2
14
3
26 107 125
21
Paper IIA
4 5
78
13
20
7
U Absent Register
25
10
1
1
382
68
4
73
12
5
123
20
6
72
3
Paper IIB
7
32
2
52
0
1
0
62
0
2
0
25
4
0
0
7
0
1
0
5
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
163
8
4
0
6
2
28
0
13
6
38
0
5
9
30
1
3
8
13
0
2
0
0
17
1
13
0
1
0
1
0
7
0
0
28
0
5
0
1
0
1
2
2
0
1
19
4
4
2
0
0
1
4
2
0
0
4
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
2
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
74
5
27
3
5
0
4
7
13
0
1
9
1
0
0
1
0
0
2
12
0
0
22
2
2
0
0
1
2
6
10
0
1
8
3
0
1
1
0
2
1
8
0
0
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
119 284 402 152 122 172
5 36 60 8 11 12
20
0
49
2
87
9
27
5
14
3
24
3
0
35
33
2
2 5
92 105
50
6
75
10
5
36
30
7
5
33
29
9
12
2
2
2
8
13
8
0
0
9
2
1
13
9
6
9
0
2
5
2
4
9
6
5
2
1
0
7
2
1
2
4
0
1
1
0
7
2
0
0
1
1
2
3
8
9
42
51
7
13
0
1
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
1
6
2
0
0
0
0
1264 312
132 55
222
22
26
344
269
42
39
10
14
42
41
34
22
2
3
47
20
17
40
11
8
4
9
9
30
24
16
12
1
9
211 236
27 22
35
18
25
21
16
4
5
1
9
13
19
10
7
0
1
30
22
25
21
23
7
6
7
12
20
19
9
9
0
4
156
19
16
22
14
9
31
3
2
1
5
12
10
5
4
1
2
7
3
0
2
2
2
1
8
6
15
1
3
6
80
4
5
15
15
12
9
0
5
12
4
14
24
401
31
35
52
53
29
94
12
0
2
0
4
1
0
0
0
3
18
10
0
U Absent Register Total
44
3
6
0
350 732
40 108
0
1
2
0
30
44
193
52
121 125
1 1
2
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
40 114
7
3
1
2
3
6
14
34
2
2
12
30
4
7
3
10
21
47
2
3
1396 2660
158 290
168 390
149 171
149 175
121 465
178 447
40 82
31
23
70
33
57 71
105 147
94 135
55 89
41
4
23
63
6
26
39

MALTESE
Junior Lyceum Males
Junior Lyceum Females
Area Sec Males
Area Sec Females
Church Males
Church Females
Independent Males
Independent Females
Post Sec Males
Post Sec Females
Malta Private Candidates Males
Malta PrivateCandidates Females
Gozo Schools Males
Gozo Schools Females
Gozo Private Candidates Males
Gozo PrivateCandidates Females
MATHEMATICS
Junior Lyceum Males
Junior Lyceum Females
Area Sec Males
Area Sec Females
Church Males
Church Females
Independent Males
Independent Females
Post Sec Males
Post Sec Females
Malta Private Candidates Males
Malta PrivateCandidates Females
Gozo Schools Males
Gozo Schools Females
Gozo Private Candidates Males
Gozo Private Candidates Females
311 430 575 461 437 109
9 26 64 64 70 22
48
0
0 0 0
125 138 142
58
23
83
29
103
38
0
12
22
0
0
14
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
5
1
0
0
0
0
Table 3.3: Results by Subject, Gender and Type of School for Paper IIA and IIB (page 11 of 15)
1
87
2
471
3
532
Paper IIA
4
913
5
320
U Absent Register
412 13 2748
4
159
5
363
6
231
Paper IIB
7 U Absent Register Total
249 1503 167 2672 5420
1 18 41 115
44 187 174 216
54
82
59
72
1
2
289
777
17
13
55
41
38
22
40
25
233
83
6
6
389
190
678
967
0
0
0
0
2
0
2
7
19 120 127 206
16 92 107 199
0
1
48
73
5
5
89
72
0
1
0
1
9
14
609
560
2
17
11
16
16
30
16
15
9
22
9
14
8 243
25 241
10
22
69
66
23
21
1
7
301
356
116
140
310
370
725
700
4
17
0
0
1
2
9
21
0
0
14
21
1
1
2
5
11
26
0
0
35
44
2
4
12
13
26
30
0
2
12
14
9
5
9
8
4
1
0
0
21
19
13
14
26
12
2
2
1
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
91
116
27
26
52
42
52
81
1
2
13
0
11
6
2
9
25
17
0
0
15
5
21
18
31
33
26
26
9
6
9
2
17
20
22
23
6
10
2
6
14
6
19
19
13
6
7
7
6
69
29
92
61
22 127
57
52
52
13
16
3
3
9
17
32
26
4
1
123
45
169
141
236
161
119
113
214
161
196
167
288
203
171
194
98
1
20
0
0
2
0
19
14
0
0
160
0
30
0
0
9
4
13
12
0
0
122
3
3
90
93
26
30
0
0
2
8
11
8
0
1
146
3
0
46
75
26
24
1
0
13
24
3
5
0
1
27
0
0
8
15
8
7
2
1
9
10
0
0
0
0
21
0
2
0
0
1
0
1
0
2
0
7
7
0
0
1
0
2344 227
255
603
7
3
550
427
151
125
5
1
42
53
58
61
1
2
45
18
9
6
47
21
6
2
4
3
16
9
15
24
1
1
573
89
82
21
29
55
68
16
16
25
29
62
23
26
19
4
9
734
103
110
25
38
32
44
26
14
44
79
82
78
20
21
5
13
593
77
70
37 162
44 180
17
49
19
11
21
62
55
80
13
24
1
13
987
85
78
35
77
15
13
30
47
82
94
28
32
5
24
5
3
36 37
37 39
257 3371 5715
5
13
23
33
404
371
277
330
659
974
284
333
16
33
52
44
3
7
1
1
5
7
6
8
189
266
83
57
140
253
349
328
739
693
234
182
145
254
391
381
107 165
127 188
22
68
23
70
40

PHYSICAL EDUCATION
Junior Lyceum Males
Junior Lyceum Females
Area Sec Males
Area Sec Females
Church Males
Church Females
Independent Males
Independent Females
Post Sec Males
Post Sec Females
Malta Private Candidates Males
Malta Private Candidates Females
Gozo Schools Males
Gozo Schools Females
Gozo Private Candidates Males
Gozo Private Candidates Females
PHYSICS
Junior Lyceum Males
Junior Lyceum Females
Area Sec Males
Area Sec Females
Church Males
Church Females
Independent Males
Independent Females
Post Sec Males
Post Sec Females
Malta Private Candidates Males
Malta Private Candidates Females
Gozo Schools Males
Gozo Schools Females
Gozo Private Candidates Males
Gozo Private Candidates Females
Table 3.3: Results by Subject, Gender and Type of School for Paper IIA and IIB (page 12 of 15)
Paper IIA Paper IIB
1
10
0
2
40
3
3
46
1
4
61
5
5
28
1
U Absent Register
59
16
5
1
249
27
4
21
2
5
18
3
6
28
4
7
31
13
2
1
1
0
4
0
0
2
10
0
1
9
4
7
4
0
19
0
0
10
4
4
4
0
19
1
0
18
5
4
3
1
8
0
0
4
8
2
2
0
18
0
1
15
4
0
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
79
1
2
58
28
18
16
3
3
0
1
0
1
5
3
2
3
1
1
1
0
3
2
0
2
6
2
3
1
3
2
1
1
2
0
1
2
7
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
3
1
0
1
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
2
0
1
2
6
6
0
1
0
0
1
1
0
1
0
1
0
0
1
0
2
1
0
0
0
1
0
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
11
8
0
0
12
0
0
0
215 369 532 770 319
4 24 56 131 67
26
0
94
1
134
2
224
4
98
2
0
75
57
22
1
91
76
33
1
152
100
33
1
183
117
31
1
64
32
11
16
0
1
0
0
16
16
0
0
24
0
0
3
1
7
19
0
0
29
2
3
10
4
22
8
0
1
6
6
2
0
0
7
6
2
15
6
0
1
0
0
1
6
2
3
0
9
7
5
94
22
31
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
4
0
0
0
0
8
0
1
0
18
62
54
1
1
89
15
8
35
2307 356 609 551 279 356
304 47 99 86 52 46
608
10
72
12
107
30
98
50
38
44
37
64
4
574
389
135
20
34
37
14
56
35
33
26
52
29
22
15
43
14
5
8
64
13
8
5
10
13
14
12
7
29
31
1
3
12
24
59
33
25
20
27
6
17
2
23
38
48
43
13
22
4
6
2
6
9
13
18
10
11
1
5
27
6
19
4
9
0
16
14
24
4
0
0
1
1
0
1
0
8
9
5
5
U Absent Register Total
45
10
14
2
157 406
34 61
4
2
1
0
22
25
14
9
101
26
16
67
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
2
0
1
0
0
1
0
5
13 31
8
4
7
3
1
6
4
2
0
33
24
7
9
9
7
6
6
2
1
50
1
3
6
1
3
2
0
0
7
2
14
8
1
0
0
2
2201 4508
331 635
355 963
206 216
236 240
128 702
107 496
68 203
26 115
89 104
136 144
144 179
128 146
79 141
110 164
16 17
42 43
41

RELIGIOUS KNOWLEDGE
Junior Lyceum Males
Junior Lyceum Females
Area Sec Males
Area Sec Females
Church Males
Church Females
Independent Males
Independent Females
Post Sec Males
Post Sec Females
Malta Private Candidates Males
Malta Private Candidates Females
Gozo Schools Males
Gozo Schools Females
Gozo Private Candidates Males
Gozo Private Candidates Females
RUSSIAN
Junior Lyceum Males
Junior Lyceum Females
Area Sec Males
Area Sec Females
Church Males
Church Females
Independent Males
Independent Females
Post Sec Males
Post Sec Females
Malta Private Candidates Males
Malta Private Candidates Females
Gozo Schools Males
Gozo Schools Females
Gozo Private Candidates Males
Gozo Private Candidates Females
Table 3.3: Results by Subject, Gender and Type of School for Paper IIA and IIB (page 13 of 15)
1 2 3
Paper IIA
4 5 U Absent Register
113 487 673 532 251 490
0 7 44 57 31 99
26
4
2572
242
4
176
27
5
437
61
6
368
70
Paper IIB
7
441
80
U Absent Register Total
621
93
179
18
2222
349
4794
591
39
4
2
0
17 132 174 141
0 0 0 0
0 0 1
35 163 192
1
91
99 148 123
17
25
0
27
33
1
23
34
0
69 135
2
1
44
45
12
16
0
5
5
50
72
34
14
8
7
0
0
3
3
2
0
1
675
7
8
578
529
119
124
10
12
3
11
17
14
5
5
3
55
22
36
47
47
25
14
8
54
17
42
27
36
9
12
14
58
30
51
20
31
29
10
6
50
121
118
16
18
24
4
10
4
25
28
5
7
4
3
9
233
218
286
132
153
96
48
50
908
225
294
710
682
215
172
60
13
0
0
0
0
0
3
0
2
2
16
24
0
0
3
5
13
22
9
0
1
1
12
21
14
11
1
2
0
10
15
5
1
0
0
2
35
23
5
2
0
1
0
1
0
1
1
2
1
7
65
76
66
60
2
4
10
12
6
1
41
0
9
19
30
19
11
33
1
9
10
29
31
7
7
1
2
8
38
45
16
11
4
4
3
58
39
37
23
5
2
7
25
30
4
7
2
1
57 64
192 257
170 246
76 142
122 182
13 15
27 31
3
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
8
0
3
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
3
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
0
0
0
0
3
0
0
0
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
0
0
0
0
11
0
3
1
42

SOCIAL STUDIES
Junior Lyceum Males
Junior Lyceum Females
Area Sec Males
Area Sec Females
Church Males
Church Females
Independent Males
Independent Females
Post Sec Males
Post Sec Females
Malta Private Candidates Males
Malta Private Candidates Females
Gozo Schools Males
Gozo Schools Females
Gozo Private Candidates Males
Gozo Private Candidates Females
SPANISH
Junior Lyceum Males
Junior Lyceum Females
Area Sec Males
Area Sec Females
Church Males
Church Females
Independent Males
Independent Females
Post Sec Males
Post Sec Females
Malta Private Candidates Males
Malta Private Candidates Females
Gozo Schools Males
Gozo Schools Females
Gozo Private Candidates Males
Gozo Private Candidates Females
8
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
4
0
0
0
0
16
0
1
0
5
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
16
1
8
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
7
Table 3.3: Results by Subject, Gender and Type of School for Paper IIA and IIB (page 14 of 15)
1
12
1
1
2 3
Paper IIA
4 5 U Absent Register
58 134 152 270 248 15 889
4
299
5
181
6
143
Paper IIB
7
170
U Absent
376 68
Register Total
1237 2126
4
21
5
45
3
60
13
96
13
84
0
3
39
310
66
90
36
47
29
30
26
30
57
58
9
6
223
261
262
571
0
0
9
18
0
1
0
0
0
0
28
35
0
4
0
2
0
2
36
35
1
1
1
0
1
3
67
69
0
3
0
3
0
5
52
54
2
1
2
6
0
0
4
2
0
0
0
1
1
10
196
220
3
10
3
12
5
11
28
46
0
0
9
12
2
12
14
27
0
0
3
9
3
7
6
23
0
0
4
8
6
13
7
28
1
0
1
11
21
52
5
44
6
1
0
7
7
5
2
5
0
0
2
5
44
100
62
173
7
1
19
52
45
110
258
393
10
11
22
64
0
0
2
1
0
0
0
0
2
3
0
0
2
6
2
5
0
0
1
4
6
2
0
0
2
7
3
3
0
0
14
14
1
0
0
0
1
2
1
0
1
0
20
33
17
14
1
0
16
4
4
8
0
0
12
9
7
1
0
2
10
9
8
2
0
4
15
23
4
2
0
3
32
52
23
14
3
1
8
12
2
2
1
2
33
1
0
0
0
0
0
10
1
3
0
0
0
0
0
1
33
3
17 25
0
4
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
23 13
4 2
15
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
3
0
0
0
0
7
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
11
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
4
4
0
0
1
0
145
11
73
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
5
12
35
1
3
1
2
11
0
5
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
17
1
6
0
1
1
0
0
0
2
2
0
1
0
2
0
1
23
0
8
0
1
0
0
0
0
2
1
1
1
2
4
0
3
11
3
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
0
0
0
2
0
0
13
1
2
0
2
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
3
0
1
0
1
10
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
2
1
0
1
0
0
93 113
109 142
48 65
29 43
4 5
12 12
85 230
1
0
0
0
6 17
24 97
1
5
1
5
1
0
0
1
7
3
0
5
8
11 16
4 16
7 42
4
11 14
1
7
43

TECHNOLOGY (TECH. DESIGN)
Junior Lyceum Males
Table 3.3: Results by Subject, Gender and Type of School for Paper IIA and IIB (page 15 of 15)
Paper IIA Paper IIB
1
0
0
2
0
0
3
0
0
4
0
0
5
0
0
U Absent Register
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
1
0
5
1
0
6
0
0
7
0
0
Junior Lyceum Females
Area Sec Males
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Area Sec Females
Church Males
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Church Females
Independent Males
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Independent Females
Post Sec Males
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
Post Sec Females
Malta Private Candidates Males
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Malta Private Candidates Females
Gozo Schools Males
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Gozo Schools Females
Gozo Private Candidates Males
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Gozo Private Candidates Females 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEXTILES & DESIGN
Junior Lyceum Males
Junior Lyceum Females
Area Sec Males
Area Sec Females
Church Males
Church Females
Independent Males
Independent Females
Post Sec Males
Post Sec Females
Malta Private Candidates Males
Malta Private Candidates Females
Gozo Schools Males
Gozo Schools Females
Gozo Private Candidates Males
Gozo Private Candidates Females
2
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
0
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
8
0
8
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
0
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
0
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
0
2
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
23
1
21
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
3
0
1
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
U Absent Register Total
1
0
4
0
7
0
7
0
1
0
1
0
1
0
1
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
4
0
0
0
7 30
0 1
2 23
0 0
5
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
44

Table 3.4 indicates how many sixteen year-old candidates obtained passes in 1 to 15 different subjects. Two ranges of grades are given as passes: Grades 1 to 7, which are overall passes and Grades 1 to 5, which are the required passes for entry into Form VI.
No. of Passes
Table 3.4: Number of Passes of the 1991 Cohort
Grades 1-7 Grades 1-5
Males Females Total Males Females Total
15
14
13
12
0
5
38
111
169
0
0
4
41
346
0
5
42
152
515
0
3
37
104
144
0
0
3
40
286
0
3
40
144
430 11
10
9
185
248
455
298
640
546
136
184
376
261
512
445
8
7
6
5
212
147
126
144
130
205
165
128
109
119
417
312
254
253
249
171
119
110
112
108
148
149
108
108
101
319
268
218
220
209 4
3
2
1
0
140
139
132
158
104
127
133
139
244
266
265
297
121
151
203
381
123
150
187
333
244
301
390
714
Table 3.4 shows that passes in ten subjects was the most common category, whether passes are taken to include Grades 1 to 7 or Grades 1 to 5. Passes in nine and eleven subjects were also common whether passes are taken to include Grades 1 to 7 or Grades 1 to 5. Overall,
14.4% (N=4457) of the 1991 cohort who sat for SEC examinations in May 2007 gained passes in ten subjects when passes are taken to include Grades 1 to 7. Moreover, 11.5% of the same cohort gained passes in ten subjects when passes are taken to include Grades 1 to 5. In
2007, the largest category females from the 1990 cohort obtained most passes in ten subjects whether Grades 1 to 7 or 1 to 5 are considered. The largest category of males obtained passes in nine subjects when Grades 1 to 7 and 1 to 5 are considered.
The data in Table 3.4 indicate that when Grades 1 to 7 of the 1991 candidates (N=4457) are considered: 714 (16.0%) obtained passes in 11 to 15 subjects, 2169 (48.7%) in 6 to 10 subjects, 1277 (28.7%) in 1 to 5 subjects and 297 (6.7%) did not pass in any subject. When
Grades 1 to 5 only are considered, 617 (13.8%) obtained passes in 11 to 15 subjects, 1762
(39.5%) in 6 to 10 subjects, 1364 (30.6%) in 1 to 5 subjects and 714 (16.0%) did not pass in any subject.
45

Table 3.5 and Table 3.6 present information on particular components of the SEC examinations of May 2006. Table 3.5 presents the marks obtained in the oral component in the languages and Table 3.6 presents the marks obtained in the coursework component of the twelve subjects referred to in Section 1.6.
With reference to Table 3.5, the cumulative percentages presented suggest variability between subjects in the oral component. The aural component is not included in this table because it was marked by the markers of the written papers and was recorded separately. In Russian, all the candidates scored 10 marks or higher out of a possible 15 marks. Among the other languages where this component had 15 marks, the subject with the highest percentage of candidates scoring between 10 and 15 marks was Maltese, which is the mother language of the majority of the candidates. In French and German around 50% of the candidates scored between 10 and 15 marks. In Italian, the proportion of candidates scoring similar marks was less (37.3%). In
English and Spanish, the majority of the candidates scored between 5 and 10 marks out of a possible 10 marks. It is worth noting that the proportions of candidates who were absent for the oral component was considerable in all the languages. In relatively large subjects such as
German, Italian and Spanish, there were more than 8% of the candidates who were absent for this component of the examination.
Table 3.6 shows that, in general, the coursework component carried 15% of the marks, with the exception of Geography, Home Economics and Textiles and Design. It is important to point out that the nature of the coursework varies considerably between subjects, both in its nature, breadth, skills needed and time required to carry it out. In Biology, Chemistry and Physics, more than 80% of the candidates obtained 10 marks or more. The percentages were somewhat lower for Art, Business Studies, Computer Studies, Environment Studies and European Studies. In
Geography, more than half of the candidates were awarded 15 marks or higher out of a possible
20 marks. In Home Economics and Textiles and Design, the 40% component included the portfolio as well as an investigation in the case of the former and even the practical examination which has become part of the school-based component. It is interesting to note that in the case of
Home Economics especially where the number of registrations were higher, 60% of the candidates scored 30 marks or higher.
46

Table 3.5: Results of the Oral Component in Languages
Mark
15
14
13
12
11
10
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0
Present
Arabic
N %
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
15.4
English
N
82
% N
French
4
27
%
0.2
German
N
8
1.5 16
%
1.9
5.8
N
Italian
20
79
%
0.8
Maltese
N
309
%
6.0
4.1 525 16.3
110 7.0 33 13.8 126 9.3 668 29.3
211 17.5 49 25.6 194 17.3 718 43.3
0 15.4
0 15.4
261 30.5 57 39.4 224 26.5 728 57.5
1.4 369 48.9 56 52.9 260 37.3 620 69.6
1 23.1 482 9.9 347 66.2 55 66.2 298 49.5 509 79.6
4 53.8 966 26.8 244 78.3 35 74.6 296 61.8 415 87.7
2 69.2 1215 48.0 181 87.3 43 85.0 281 73.3 270 93.0
1 76.9 1242 69.8 127 93.6 32 92.8 206 81.8 164 96.2
2 92.3 889 85.3
0 92.3 534 94.7
0 92.3 206 98.3
1 100.0 84 99.8
0 100.0
0 100.0
13
0
100.0
100.0
62
33
18
14
1
0
96.7
98.4
99.3
100.0
100.0
100.0
15
8
5
2
0
0
96.4
98.3
99.5
100.0
100.0
100.0
143
118
88
59
31
1
87.7
92.6
96.2
98.7
100.0
100.0
92
58
26
17
4
0
98.0
99.1
99.6
99.9
100.0
100.0
Russian
N %
4
3
1
1
40.0
70.0
1 80.0
0 80.0
90.0
100.0
Spanish
N
9
%
4.7
0 100.0 24 17.1
0 100.0 32 33.7
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
36
41
24
15
5
6
1
0
52.3
73.6
86.0
93.8
96.4
99.5
100.0
100.0
13 86.7 5713 95.1 2009 96.2 414 88.8 2424 91.1 5123 94.5 10 90.9 193 83.9
Absent 2 13.3 293 4.9 80 3.8 52 11.2 216 8.1 297 5.5 1 9.1 37 16.1
Registered 15 100.0 6006 100.0 2089 100.0 466 100.0 2660 100.0 5420 100.0 11 100.0 230 100.0
1.
Cumulative percentages are presented in this table.
2. In English and Spanish, the maximum score of the oral component was 10 marks.
47

Table 3.6: Results of the Coursework Component in Specific Subjects
Mark Art Biology Business St. Chemistry Comp. St. Environ. St. European St.
20
19
18
17
16
15
14
13
12
11
10
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
N
64
93
115
128
82
75
73
61
24
24
8
6
6
%*
8.0
19.7
34.2
50.3
60.6
70.0
79.1
86.8
89.8
92.8
93.8
94.6
95.4
N
272
413
303
217
167
108
72
39
27
25
20
10
12
%*
15.1
38.1
54.9
66.9
76.2
82.2
86.2
88.4
89.9
91.3
92.4
92.9
93.6
N
24
96
79
78
66
43
52
59
32
14
21
11
0
%*
3.7
18.3
30.4
42.4
52.4
59.0
67.0
76.0
80.9
83.0
86.2
87.9
87.9
N
105
301
266
134
66
32
17
15
12
8
7
3
1
%*
10.5
40.7
67.4
80.8
87.5
90.7
92.4
93.9
95.1
95.9
96.6
96.9
97.0
N
186
246
241
171
115
92
53
47
53
29
18
17
13
%*
13.7
31.8
49.5
62.1
70.5
77.3
81.2
84.6
88.5
90.7
92.0
93.2
94.2
N
210
338
302
351
232
240
189
123
113
37
32
20
7
%*
8.6
22.4
34.8
49.1
58.6
68.4
76.1
81.2
85.8
87.3
88.6
89.4
89.7
N
19
31
35
38
25
21
12
14
2
2
1
1
0
2 0 95.4 4 93.8 3 88.4 4 97.4 2 94.3 3 89.8 0
1 0 95.4 1 93.9 0 88.4 0 97.4 0 94.3 9 90.2 0
0 a
PR b
NP c
Total
0 95.4
0 95.4
37 100.0
796
10 94.4
1 94.5
99 100.0
1800
5 89.1
0 89.1
71 100.0
654
1 97.5
2 97.7
23 100.0
997
11 95.1
0 95.1
66 100.0
1360
8 90.5 1
0 90.5 0
232 100.0
2446
Includes those whose marks were deducted after being interviewed; PR
b
= pro rata; NP
c
= not presented.
7
209
%*
9.1
23.9
40.7
58.9
70.8
80.9
86.6
93.3
94.3
95.2
95.7
96.2
96.2
96.2
96.2
96.7
96.7
100.0
Geography
N
26
39
32
39
25
24
27
15
19
7
6
4
3
0
2
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
67 100.0
338
%*
7.7
19.2
28.7
40.2
47.6
54.7
62.7
67.2
72.8
74.9
76.6
77.8
78.7
78.7
79.3
79.6
79.9
79.9
79.9
79.9
80.2
80.2
Physical Ed.
N
41
29
30
45
43
39
32
27
26
14
9
4
8
3
1
0
0
%*
10.1
17.2
24.6
35.7
46.3
55.9
63.8
70.4
76.8
80.3
82.5
83.5
85.5
86.2
86.5
86.5
86.5
9
8
4
2
Physics
N
306
1932
1028
387
265
131
82
53
35
18
33
18
12
55 100.0 185 100.0
406 4508
%*
6.8
49.6
72.4
81.0
86.9
89.8
91.6
92.8
93.6
94.0
94.7
95.1
95.4
95.6
95.8
95.9
95.9
Mark
Home Econ.
%*
Mark
Home Econ.
%
Table 3.6: Results of the Coursework Component in Specific Subjects (cont.)
40 39 38 37 36 35 34 33 32 31 30 29 28 27 26 25 24 23 22 21
4 6 17 26 25 48 30 47 39 29 33 25 22 14 15 11 7 8 4 7
0.9 2.1 5.8 11.3 16.6 26.9 33.3 43.3 51.6 57.8 64.8 70.1 74.8 77.8 81.0 83.4 84.9 86.6 87.4 88.9
20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10
6 6 6 3 3 3 2 3 2 1 2
9
2
8
1
7
3
6
0
5
0
4
0
3
1
2
1
1
0
0
1
NP
6
Total
469
90.2 91.5 92.8 93.4 94.0 94.7 95.1 95.7 96.2 96.4 96.8 97.2 97.4 98.1 98.1 98.1 98.1 98.3 98.5 98.5 98.7 100.0 100.0
Mark
Textiles & Des.
%*
Table 3.6: Results of the Coursework Component in Specific Subjects (cont.)
40
1
39
1
38
2
37
1
36
4
35
1
34
3
33
3
32
0
31
1
30
1
29
0
28
1
27
0
26
1
25
2
24
1
23
0
22
1
21
0
3.7 7.4 14.8 18.5 33.3 37.0 48.2 59.3 59.3 63.0 66.7 66.7 70.4 70.4 74.1 81.5 85.2 85.2 88.9 88.9
Mark
Textiles & Des.
20
0
19
0
18
1
17
0
16
0
15
0
14
0
13 12
0 0
11
0
10
0
9
1
8
0
7
0
6
0
5
0
4
0
3
0
2
0
1
0
0
0
NP Total
1 27
% 88.9 88.9 92.6 92.6 92.6 92.6 92.6 92.6 92.6 92.6 92.6 96.3 96.3 96.3 96.3 96.3 96.3 96.3 96.3 96.3 96.3 100.0 100.0
* Cumulative percentages are presented in this table.
48

Table 3.7 presents information on the outcome of the requests for revision of papers.
Subject
Table 3.7: Results of Revision of Papers
Registrations Requests % Upgrades
Accounting
Art
Biology
Business Studies
Chemistry
Computer Studies
Economics
English Language
English Literature
Environmental Studies
European Studies
French
German
Graphical Comm.
History
Italian
6006
2986
2446
209
2089
466
677
276
2660
1120
796
1800
654
997
1360
365
8
3
48
5
18
9
12
54
36
3
1
7
5
4
1
16
0.7
0.4
2.7
0.8
1.8
0.7
3.3
0.9
1.2
0.1
0.5
0.3
1.1
0.6
0.4
0.6
1
1
3
2
4
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
Maltese
Mathematics
Physical Education
Physics
5420
5715
406
4508
107
53
6
26
2.0
0.9
1.5
0.6
4
1
0
3
Religious Knowledge
Social Studies
4794
2126
230
19
9
1
0.4
0.4
0.4
0
1
Spanish
Total 48106 451 0.9
0
25
Table 3.7 shows that out of the 451 requests for a revision of papers, 25 had their grade revised upwards.
This means that, following the May 2007 session, 5.5% of the requests resulted in a higher grade.
Table 3.8 and Table 3.9 present the results of the candidates who requested special arrangements in
2007 .
The first table presents the results of the dyslexic candidates and the second presents the results of the other candidates. Table 3.8 shows that the largest numbers of registrations of the dyslexic candidates were for English Language (99), Mathematics (97), Maltese (85) and Religious
Knowledge (78). In English, 65.7% (65/99) of the candidates obtained a pass between Grades 2 and
7. In Maltese, the pass rate was lower, 21.2% (18/85) and the range of pass grades obtained was from 4 to 7.
Table 3.11 shows that the other candidates who requested special arrangements applied for both
Paper IIA and IIB. They obtained a range of grades in the different subjects.
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Table 3.8: Results of the Dyslexic Candidates
SUBJECT
Accounting
Paper 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 U Abs. Reg. Total
IIA 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 4
13
IIB 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 5 0 9
Art
Biology
IIA
IIB
IIA
IIB
Business Studies IIA
IIB
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
3
0
0
0
0
6
2
5
0
0
4
6
2
1
0
0
5
0
1
0
0
3
0
4
0
0
1
5
8
0
0
0
0
0
0
15
17
12
14
0
0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 3
32
26
3
Chemistry
Computer Studies IIA
Economics
IIA
IIB
IIB
IIA
IIB
English Language IIA
IIB
0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2
0 0 0 0 1 1 0 3 0 5
0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2
0 0 0 0 8 2 1 2 1 14
0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 4
0 1 6 5 7 0 0 3 2 24
0 0 0 10 12 10 16 24 3 75
English Literature IIA 0 0 2 1 1 5 0 0 0 9
7
16
5
99
37
IIB
Environmental St. IIA
0 0 0 3 8 3 7 7 0 28
0 0 0 3 0 0 0 3 0 6
41
IIB
European Studies IIA
French
Geography
German
History
IIB
IIA
IIB
IIA
IIB
IIA
IIB
IIA
0 0 0 2 15 4 3 10 1 35
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2
0 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 4
0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2
0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 3
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
0
6
5
1
4
IIB
0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 3
0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
Home Economics IIA 0 2 3 4 1 0 0 1 0 11
IIB 0 0 0 4 5 0 4 2 0 15
Italian IIA
IIB
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
1
3
0
6
0
4
3
15
0
4
6
32
Maltese
Mathematics
IIA
IIB
IIA
IIB
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
5
0
0
1
2
8
3
3
3
13
0
7
0
10
0
4
0
12
5
57
10
31
0
5
0
2
8
77
21
76
26
38
85
97
Physical Education IIA
Physics
Religious Know.
Social Studies
IIB
IIA
IIB
IIA
IIB
0 1 2 0 0 0 0 3 0 6
0 0 0 2 0 3 1 0 0 6
0 0 1 6 6 0 0 2 0 15
0 0 0 9 17 6 7 8 0 47
0 0 1 4 1 0 0 8 0 14
0 0 0 3 14 11 14 19 3 64
IIA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2
T.D. (Graph. Com.) IIA
T.D. (Tech. A.)
IIB
IIB
IIA
12
62
78
14
0 0 0 0 1 1 1 7 2 12
0 1 0 0 4 0 0 5 0 10
19
0 0 0 0 4 2 0 3 0 9
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tex. & Design
IIB
IIA
IIB
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1
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Table 3.9: Results of the Other Candidates who Requested Special Arrangements
SUBJECT
Accounting
Art
Biology
Business Studies
Chemistry
Economics
IIB
IIA
Computer Studies IIA
IIB
IIA
English Language IIA
English Literature IIA 4 1 3 6 2 0 0 7 0 23
Paper 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 U Abs. Reg. Total
IIA 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 3
8
IIB 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 1 5
IIA
IIB
IIA
IIB
IIA
IIB
IIB
IIB
IIB
1
0
0
0
2
0
2
0
1
4
0
6
0
3
6
4
0
0
12
17
3 2 4 2 5 0 0 1 0 17
0 0 0 2 3 0 2 10 1 18
1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 4
4 1 1 5 3 0 0 1 0 15
0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 4
2 2 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 8
0 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 4
0 0 1 1 2 0 0 1 0 5
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
8 6 6 9 4 0 0 3 0 36
0 0 0 4 20 4 17 23 1 69
0 0 0 1 6 1 6 9 0 23
29
35
7
19
12
6
105
46
Environmental St. IIA
IIB
4
0
3
0
4
0
4
2
3
8
0
4
0
2
2
10
0
0
20
26
46
European Studies IIA
IIB
French
Geography
IIA
IIB
IIA
German
History
IIB
IIA
IIB
IIA
1
0
3
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
3
0
0
0
5
1
0
0
1
4
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
13
9
1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
3
4
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
IIB 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 1 5
Home Economics IIA 0 0 3 4 0 0 0 1 0 8
1
22
7
5
6
17
Italian
Maltese
IIB
IIA
IIB
IIA
IIB
0 0 0 2 1 5 0 1 0 9
1 2 5 0 1 0 0 3 0 12
0 0 0 5 2 7 3 10 0 27
3 5 2 12 4 0 0 2 0 28
0 0 0 5 8 7 5 43 2 70
39
98
Mathematics IIA
IIB
Physical Education IIA
IIB
Physics IIA
IIB
Religious Know. IIA
IIB
Social Studies
5
0
0
0
4
0
4
0
7
0
1
0
8
0
8
0
2
0
1
0
5
0
5
0
10
6
1
2
7
5
3
5
7
8
0
0
6
12
1
16
0
16
0
3
0
9
0
5
0
14
0
0
0
3
0
13
0
29
1
2
2
7
7
10
0
4
1
0
0
0
1
7
31
77
5
7
32
36
29
56
IIA 0 2 1 1 3 0 0 6 0 13
IIB 0 0 0 4 3 3 0 1 2 13
T.D. (Graph. Com.) IIA
IIB
Textile & Design IIA
IIB
1 0 1 1 3 0 0 2 0 8
0 0 0 1 1 3 1 4 1 11
0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
108
12
68
85
26
19
1
51

SECTION 4.0: REGISTRATION SEPTEMBER 2007
As explained in Section 1.2, for the September session, candidates could only register for Paper IIB in English Language, Maltese and Mathematics and only if they had been absent or obtained Grades 6, 7 or U in those subjects in the May session.
Furthermore, candidates could only register for Paper IIB in one of Biology,
Chemistry or Physics and only if they had not obtained at least Grade 5 in one of the three subjects.
In September 2007, there were 2400 candidates (1101 males and 1299 females). In total, 30.2% of the candidates (30.4% of the male candidates and 30.0% of the female candidates) who applied for the May session sat for one or more examinations in the supplementary session.
Table 4.1 below provides information on how many candidates, males and females, registered for the different subjects in September 2007.
Table 4.1: September Registration by Subject and Gender
Subject
Biology*
Chemistry*
Eligible to apply in Sept.
718
282
Applied in Sept.
163
5
Applied in Sept.
% Males Females
22.7
1.8
26
2
137
3
English Language
Maltese
2553
2575
1160
1099
45.4
42.7
519
587
641
512
Mathematics
Physics*
2701
1338
1232
445
45.6
33.3
481
217
751
228
* Candidates could only register for one of Biology, Chemistry or Physics and only if they had not obtained at least Grade 5 in one of the three subjects.
Table 4.1 shows that less than half of the candidates who obtained Grades 6, 7 or U or were absent in the May session registered for the September session in English
Language, Maltese and Mathematics. In the science subjects, the largest category of candidates opted to register for Physics in the September session.
Table 4.2 provides information on the number of registrations for the September session by subject, for males and females from the different educational sectors.
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Biology
Chemistry
English Lang.
Maltese
Mathematics
Physics
Table 4.2: September Registration by Subject, School Type and Gender
Junior Lyceum Area Sec
Schools
Males Females Males
Church Schools Indep. Schools
Females Males Females Males
Post-Sec
Schools
Private
Candidates
Females Males Females Males
Gozo Schools
Females Males
Gozo Private
Candidates
Females Males Females
3 7
0 0
144 141
184 124
159 203
79 97
0
0
58
58 115
34
2
0
83 139
44
5
0
43
45
37
68
0
84
95 109 123
115
17
9
0
18
78
47
16
11
0
4
40
32
1
4
2
41
7
23
2 0 0
51 114 137
61 57
46 102
17
3
53
83
20
12
26
112
23
2
0
52
30
35
18
10
0
44
32
48
23
0
0
24
14
8
6
4
1
41
15
24
6
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Table 4.3 shows that in the September session, the registrations of the 1991 cohort followed the same trends as for the overall registrations.
Table 4.3: September Registration of the 1991 Cohort
Biology
Chemistry
English Language
Maltese
Mathematics
Physics
Males Females Total
16 83 99
0 0 0
281
364
286
138
391
354
442
148
672
718
728
286
Table 4.4 below shows the numbers of requests for revision of papers in relation to the numbers of registrations in September for the different subjects.
Table 4.4: September Registration for Revision of Papers
Subject Registrations Requests %
Biology
English Language
Maltese
163
1160
1099
6
18
37
3.7
1.6
3.4
Mathematics
Physics
Total
1232
445
4099
47
8
116
3.8
1.8
2.8
Table 4.4 shows that, in September, the percentage of requests for revision of papers was 2.8%. Proportionally, this percentage was relatively higher than the percentage of requests for a revision of papers in May (0.9%). It is important to note that passes in the September session are the students’ final opportunity to enter Form VI in the current year. Data relating to the outcome of these requests are reported on in the following section.
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SECTION 5.0: RESULTS SEPTEMBER 2007
Table 5.1 below provides information on the results obtained in the different subjects in the September session. The overall results are followed by a breakdown of results by gender for the different subjects. The percentages of candidates that obtained
Grades 4 to 7 varied considerably in the different subjects and no consistent patterns were observed.
Table 5.1: September Results by Subject for Paper IIB
Subject 4 5 6 7 U Absent Registered
Biology
%
Males
Females
Chemistry
%
13 37 46 21 29
8.0 22.7 28.2 12.9 17.8
1
12
0
0
5
32
2
40
9
37
2
40
2
19
1
20
7
22
0
0
17
10.4
2
15
0
0
163
100.0
26
137
5
100
Males
Females
English Lang.
%
Males
Females
Maltese
%
Males
Females
Mathematics
%
Males
Females
Physics
%
Males
Females
56
2
0.2
2
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
58 161 203 348 351
5.0 13.9 17.5 30.0 30.3
41
17
110
97
64
250
111
92
119
132 127
216 224
134 432
10.0 22.7 10.8 12.2 39.3
54 110 61 70 264
140 58 64 168
98 308 362 401
8.0 25.0 29.4 32.5
41
57
130
178
139 145
223 256
18 52 154 183
4.0 11.7 34.6 41.1
12
6
32
20
67
87
87
96
0
0
39
3.4
11
28
54
4.9
28
26
61
5.0
24
37
38
8.5
19
19
2
3
1160
100.0
519
641
1099
100.0
587
512
1232
100.0
481
751
445
100.0
217
228
55

Table 5.2 presents the September results by subject of the 1991 cohort. Once again the overall results are followed by a breakdown by gender. The variability observed for the total number of candidates is repeated in this table.
Table 5.2: September Results of the 1991 Cohort
Subject
Biology
%
Males
Females
English Lang.
%
Males
Females
Maltese
%
Males
Females
Mathematics
%
Males
Females
Physics
4
10
5
24
6
29
7
11
U Absent Total
15 10 99
10.1 24.2 29.3 11.1 15.2 10.1 100.0
1
9
32
11
44
2
0.3
2
0
0
3
21
55
42
93
67
9.2
30
37
15
6
23
60
62
38
187
25.7
84
103
34
1
10
58
124
44
200
27.5
76
124
97
4
11
43 97 122 182 208
6.4 14.4 18.2 27.1 31.0
68
140
84 167 76 87 275
11.7 23.3 10.6 12.1 38.3
40 74 38 43 154
121
245
33.7
84
161
119
1
9
20
3.0
8
12
29
16
83
672
100.0
281
391
718
4.0 100.0
15
14
27
3.7
10
17
21
364
354
728
100.0
286
442
286
%
Males
0.0
0
0
5.2 11.9 33.9 41.6
11 19 43 55
4 15 54 64
7.3 100.0
10 138
11 148 Females
Table 5.3 presents the September results in the different subjects for males and females in the different educational sectors. This table makes it possible to observe how candidates from the different sectors performed in particular subjects during the supplementary session.
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Table 5.3: September Results by Subject and Type of School for Paper IIB (Page 1 of 2)
School Type Males Females
Biology
Chemistry
English
Language
Junior Lyceum
Area Sec Schools
Church Schools
Independent Schools
Post-Sec Schools
Private Candidates
Gozo Schools
Gozo Private Candidates
Junior Lyceum
Area Sec Schools
Church Schools
Independent Schools
Post-Sec Schools
Private Candidates
Gozo Schools
Gozo Private Candidates
Junior Lyceum
Area Sec Schools
Church Schools
Independent Schools
Post-Sec Schools
Private Candidates
Gozo Schools
Gozo Private Candidates
4
6
0
0
8
5
2
0
0
0
0
4
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
5
1
0
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0 0 0
16 37 35
0
0
0
1
1
2
0
0
6
0
0
0
5
1
19
7
3
8
8
7
8
10
9
4
9
26
12
6
0
0
0
30
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
7
1
0
0
0
0
22
10
1
18
32
9
10
42
7
1
4
31
16
4
0
0
0
22
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
U Abs. Total Total 4
1 0 3 0
0
4
0
2
0
0
1
0
0
5
9
4
0
9
0
0
1
0
0
0
3
2
0
0
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
144
0
0
0
7
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
83
43
18
41
114
52
24
3
0
0
1
4
1
1
0
0
0
15
0
0
0
1
3
3
1
0
5
0
0
18
2
5
3
8
1
1
23
9
4
0
0
0
31
0
0
0
1
5
1
0
0
6
5
0
17
4
5
10
17
0
2
18
9
5
0
0
1
57
0
0
0
0
1
0
2
0
7
0
1
8
3
4
36
25
2
22
50
14
10
85
23
0
21
40
12
17
0
0
0
26
0
0
0
0
1
2
0
0
U Abs. Total
0 2 7
1
11
1
6
0
5
1
3
2
68
11
23
1
2
1
0
12
10
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
5
0
0
1
141
0
0
0
2
3
0
5
4
7
0
4
139
84
4
51
137
44
41
57

Maltese
Mathematics
Physics
School Type
Junior Lyceum
Area Sec Schools
Church Schools
Independent Schools
Post-Sec Schools
Private Candidates
Gozo Schools
Gozo Private Candidates
Junior Lyceum
Area Sec Schools
Church Schools
Independent Schools
Post-Sec Schools
Private Candidates
Gozo Schools
Gozo Private Candidates
Junior Lyceum
Area Sec Schools
Church Schools
Independent Schools
Post-Sec Schools
Private Candidates
Gozo Schools
Gozo Private Candidates
Table 5.3: September Results by Subject and Type of School for Paper IIB (Page 2 of 2)
2
0
36
9
15
11
15
25
6
19
4
10
12
11
3
17
2
7
4
13
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
1
3
0
0
0
4
12
0
21
11
0
7
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
7
7
2
7
7
2
12
2
5
36
2
26
12
10
15
4
1
0
1
3
1
5
1
0
0
11
14
18
25
4
1
54
8
Males
7
23
9
14
7
10
2
11
4
2
5
7
2
29
9
5
2
7
6
3
9
7
0
34
17
10
1
11
12
9
18
13
9
51
37
U Abs. Total
85
41
9
2
184
58
37
32
23
24
1
4
7
2
109
78
61
53
1
2
6
2
1
3
2
7
30
14
159
58
45
47
46
83
2
3
0
3
0
3
4
3
2
2
35
8
79
34
37
16
7
20
18
6
0
0
0
0
7
2
0
0
4
13
5
18
2
6
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
12
3
4
5
7
7
23
2
5
34
20
43
9
17
3
0
0
0
0
7
1
4
0
2
0
22
14
31
30
3
2
53
11
6
16
5
15
5
9
3
1
0
1
6
11
6
10
1
1
0
36
11
36
34
7
1
62
26
Females
7
16
10
17
5
6
2
8
0
7
6
13
5
47
8
9
2
7
1
8
8
17
8
27
30
11
4
41
4
27
38
8
2
52
69
U Abs. Total
38
48
7
7
124
95
29
17
16
10
1
2
3
5
123
40
57
26
0
1
13
7
4
0
4
5
32
15
203
115
115
32
102
112
1
0
1
3
0
4
9
5
0
0
48
24
97
44
17
1
17
23
23
6
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Table 5.4 provides information on the outcome of the September requests for revision of papers. There was only one candidate out of a total of 116 requests whose grade was revised upwards.
Subject
Biology
Table 5.4: September Results of Revision of Papers
English Language
Registrations Requests
163
1160
6
18
%
3.7
1.6
Upgraded
-
-
Maltese
Mathematics
Physics
Total
1099
1232
445
4099
37
47
8
116
3.4
3.8
1.8
2.8
-
1
-
1
Table 5.5 below brings together information from the May and September examination sessions. In this table it is possible to observe how many of the candidates who obtained
Grades 6, 7 or U or were absent in May registered for the limited range of examinations in
September. It is also possible to identify the grades obtained in the September session.
Table 5.5 shows that when considering the four large entry subjects (English
Language, Maltese, Mathematics and Physics) around 40% of the eligible candidates
(i.e. those who had obtained Grades 6, 7, U or were absent in May) applied for the supplementary examinations in the September session in three of the four subjects. In
Physics, 33.3% of the eligible candidates applied for the supplementary session. The numbers of candidates who managed to upgrade their grades in the supplementary session varied in the different subjects. The percentages of candidates from those who applied for the September session that managed to obtain Grades 4 or 5 were the following: English 18.9%, Maltese 32.8%, Mathematics 8.1%, and Physics 4.0%.
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Subject
Biology*
6
7
U
Abs
Total
Chemistry*
6
7
U
Abs
Total
Table 5.5: Review of Grades: May – September 2007
Sat in
May 07
Applied
Sept 07
% Grade in September 2007
126 42 33.3
Abs U 7
3
6 5
1 3 12 19
107
450
35
718
22
96
20.6
21.3
0
13
2
25
5
13
10
23
3
15
4
4
2
7
3 8.6 1 1 0 1 0 0
163 22.7 17 29 21 46 37 13
27
30
213
12
282
2
1
2
0
5
7.4
3.3
0.9
0.0
1.8
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
1
0
2
1
1
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
English Lang.
6
7
U
Abs
Total
Maltese
6
7
U
Abs
Total
Mathematics
6
7
U
Abs
Total
591
676
1137
149
2553
231
249
1915
180
2575
734
593
1096
278
2701
425 71.9 10 20 134 116 110 35
344 50.9 7 131 136 50 18 2
389 34.2 21 200 78 37 33 20
2 1.3
338
1232
171 74.0
150 60.2
57.0
15 5.4
45.6
1
1160 45.4 39 351 348 203 161 58
7
8
9
7
61
0 0
25
35
2
23
20
132 129
3
401 362
0
26
13
64
2
308
0
58
56
539 73.4 17 43 180 214 83
4
340 31.0 28 224 50 28 10
1
98
1
32
18
771 40.3 37 367 91 80 136 60
7 3.9 2 5 0 0 0 0
1099 42.7 54 432 134 119 250 110
Physics*
6 551 278 50.5 11 91 123 40 13 0
7
U
279
450
77 27.6 6 56 10
89 19.8 20 36 21
3
9
2
3
0
0
Abs
Total
58
1338
1 1.7 1 0 0 0 0
445 33.3 38 183 154 52 18
0
0
* Candidates could only register for one of Biology, Chemistry or Physics and only if they had obtained Grades 6, 7 or U in all three subjects in the May session.
0
0
2
2
0
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Social Studies
Spanish
T.D. (Graph. Com.)
T.D. (Technology)
Textiles & Design
SECTION 6.0: PASSES IN 2007
Table 6.1 below shows how many candidates passed in the different SEC subjects in 2007, when considering overall passes (Grades 1-7) as well as passes that qualify candidates for further studies (Grades 1-5). Note that candidates who were absent or were unclassified in
May for the six subjects in which there were resits and then obtained a grade in September have been added on in the column Grades 1-7. Similarly, candidates who got Grade 5 or better in September in those subjects for which there were resits have been added on in the column Grades 1-5.
Table 6.1: SEC Passes in 2007
Subject
Accounting
Arabic
Art
Reg. Grades 1-7 % Passes Grades 1-5 % Passes
1120
15
796
1800
725
12
628
1374
64.7
80.0
78.9
76.3
650
9
509
1132
58.0
60.0
63.9
62.9 Biology
Business Studies
Chemistry
Commerce
Computer Studies
654
997
12
1360
511
774
10
1256
78.1
77.6
83.3
92.4
426
717
8
1070
65.1
71.9
66.7
78.7
Economics
English Language
English Literature
Environmental Studies
European Studies
French
Geography
German
History
365
6006
2968
2446
209
2089
338
243
4889
2204
1947
192
1844
260
66.6
81.4
74.3
79.6
91.9
88.3
76.9
189
3672
1788
1608
162
1548
223
51.8
61.1
60.2
65.7
77.5
74.1
66.0
Home Economics
Italian
Maltese
Mathematics
Physical Education
Physics
Religious Knowledge
Russian
466
276
732
2660
5420
5715
406
4508
4794
295
184
656
1994
3692
4435
283
4033
3478
63.3
66.7
89.6
75.0
68.1
77.6
69.7
89.5
72.5
252
157
552
1602
3205
3114
224
3188
2669
54.1
56.9
75.4
60.2
59.1
54.5
55.2
70.7
55.7
11
2126
230
677
7
30
11
1419
183
432
2
25
100.0
66.7
79.6
63.8
28.6
83.3
9
1106
149
353
2
23
81.8
52.0
64.8
52.1
28.6
76.7
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Table 6.1 shows that when overall passes (Grades 1-7) are considered, the pass rate was:
• over 90% in 3 subjects Computer Studies, European Studies and Russian.
• between 80-89% in 7 subjects Arabic, Commerce, English Language, French,
Home Economics, Physics and Textiles and
Design.
• between 70-79% in 11 subjects Art, Biology, Business Studies, Chemistry,
English Literature, Environmental Studies,
Geography, Italian, Mathematics, Religious
Knowledge and Spanish.
• between 60-69% in 8 subjects Accounting, Economics, German, History,
Maltese, Physical Education, Social Studies and
Technical Design (Graphical Communication)
• less than 30% in 1 subject Technical Design (Technology).
When overall passes (Grades 1-7) are considered, the mean pass rate was 76.1%.
When passes Grades 1-5 are considered, the pass rate was:
• over 80% in 1 subjects Russian
• between 70-79% in 7 subjects Chemistry, Computer Studies, European Studies,
French, Home Economics, Physics and Textiles and
Design.
• between 60-69% in 11 subjects Accounting, Art, Biology, Business Studies,
Commerce, English Language, English Literature,
Environmental Studies, Geography, Italian and
Spanish.
• between 50-59% in 10 subjects Accounting, Economics, German, History,
Maltese, Mathematics, Physical Education,
Religious Knowledge, Social Studies and
Technical Design (Graphical Communication)
• less than 30% in 1 subject Technical Design (Technology).
When passes Grades 1-5 are considered, the mean pass rate was 62.7%.
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Table 6.2 presents information on the passes in the different SEC subjects of the candidates who turned sixteen in 2007. This table shows the percentage passes in relation to the number of 16-year-old candidates who sat for the examination in this year as well as the percentage passes in relation to the age cohort. Therefore, by means of this table it is possible to see what proportion of 16 year-olds finish with certification in the different subjects at the end of their compulsory schooling.
Table 6.2: SEC Passes 2006 of the 1991 Cohort
Subject
Accounting
Arabic
Art
Biology
Business Studies
Chemistry
Commerce
Computer Studies
Economics
English Language
English Literature
Environment Studies
European Studies
French
Geography
German
History
Home Economics
Italian
Maltese
Mathematics
Physical Education
Physics
Religious Knowledge
Russian
Social Studies
Spanish
T.D. (Graph. Com.)
T.D. (Technology)
Reg.
587
10
603
1415
474
893
9
1077
310
4283
2621
2066
173
1819
256
381
196
562
2097
4004
4095
305
3422
3963
5
1721
122
518
2
Grades 1-5
398
8
412
997
341
669
8
905
172
3042
1673
1461
142
1425
185
224
130
434
1342
2714
2712
185
2684
2403
4
961
90
310
0
% Passes
67.8
80.0
68.3
70.5
71.9
74.9
88.9
84.0
55.5
71.0
63.8
70.7
82.1
78.3
72.3
58.8
66.3
77.2
64.0
67.8
66.2
60.7
78.4
60.6
80.0
55.8
73.8
59.8
0.0
% Passes of
Total Cohort*
7.5
0.2
7.8
18.8
6.4
12.6
0.2
17.1
3.2
57.4
31.6
27.6
2.7
26.9
3.5
4.2
2.5
8.2
25.3
51.2
51.2
3.5
50.6
45.3
0.1
18.1
1.7
5.8
0.0
Textiles & Design 25 19 76.0
* Total Cohort N=5302: Births in 1991; 2704 males and 2598 females.
0.4
This table shows that around half of the 16-year-olds were awarded certification in the following basic subjects: English Language, Maltese, Mathematics and Physics. The proportions for the other subjects varied for a number of factors, including the subject options chosen by the candidates in their secondary school years.
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Tables 6.3 and 6.4 below present the results of the analysis carried out in order to identify the proportion of the 1991 cohort who obtained the required passes for entry into Form
VI for further study in the May and September sessions of 2007. Data for the 1990 cohort are also given to indicate how many of the 17- year-olds candidates obtained the required passes for entry into Form VI in 2007. Possibly, these students had finished secondary school the year before, or had repeated a year or for some other reason were still in Form
V during 2006.
Table 6.3: Number of Candidates with 6 Passes* (Grades 1-5) in May 2007
Cohort Males Females Total
1990
1991
33
816
24
1121
57
1937
*The Three Basic Subjects: English Language, Maltese, and Mathematics.
One Science from the following: Biology, Chemistry or Physics.
Another Two Subjects from any of the following: Accounting, Arabic, Art, Business
Studies, Commerce, Computing, Economics, English Literature, Environmental Studies,
European Studies, French, Geography, German, Graphical Communication, History,
Home Economics, Italian, Latin, Religious Knowledge, Russian, Social Studies, Spanish,
Technical Design A, or Textiles and Design. For students who pass from three science subjects, these two subjects could also be from among the sciences.
The data in Table 6.3 determines that in the May 2007 SEC session, 36.5% of infants born in 1991 (N=5,302), obtained the passes in the required subjects and were therefore eligible for entry into Form VI. In particular, 30.2% of males born in 1991 (N=2,704) and 43.1% of females born in 1991 (N=2,598) obtained the necessary passes at the end of the secondary education that qualified them for entry into Form VI for further studies.
Table 6.4: Number of Candidates with 6 Passes (Grades 1-5) in September 2007
Cohort
1990
1991
Males Females Total
10
99
12
96
22
195
The data in Table 6.4 determines that in the September 2007 SEC session, 3.7% of infants born in 1991 (N=5,302), obtained the passes in the required subjects and were therefore eligible for entry into Form VI. In particular, 3.7% of males born in 1991
(N=2,704) and 3.7% of females born in 1990 (N=2,598) obtained the necessary passes at the end of the secondary education that qualified them for entry into Form VI for further studies by means of the supplementary session.
Table 6.5 below presents the overall results of the analysis carried out in order to find out what proportion of the 1991 cohort who turned sixteen in 2006 obtained the required passes for entry into Form VI in 2007. Data for the 1990 cohort are also given to indicate how many of the 17-year-olds obtained the required passes for entry into Form VI in the same year.
Table 6.5: Number of Candidates with 6 Passes (Grades 1-5) in 2007
Cohort
1990
1991
Males Females Total
43
915
36
1217
79
2132
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The data in Table 6.5 show that in 2007, 40.2% of infants born in 1991 (N=5,302), obtained the passes in the required subjects and were therefore eligible for entry into
Form VI. In particular, 33.8% of males born in 1991 (N=2,704) and 46.8% of females born in 1991 (N=2,598) obtained the necessary passes at the end of the secondary education that qualified them for entry into Form VI for further studies.
SECTION 7.0: CONCLUSION
This report has been produced with the intention of providing important and valid information about various aspects of the SEC examination of 2007. This is the seventh year that such a report has been produced by the MATSEC Support Unit although in the past, segments of the information provided in this document used to be produced in the annual newsletter. The emphasis so far has been on the presentation of information. Some analysis has been included, where this was seen necessary in order to make sense of the data presented. The data presented in this document make it possible for individuals and institutions to carry out particular analyses of interest to them. Furthermore, it is hoped that this document will be used to substantiate or reject certain perceptions that were previously based on casual observations.
Comments on this report or recommendations on improving this or similar documents published by the MATSEC Support Unit are welcome. These are to be sent to matsec@um.edu.mt.
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