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Statistics - Higher School Certificate 1997

Total Candidature by Subject

Higher School Certificate 1997
CalendarYear StudyYear CourseNo. Course Name Units Male Female Total
1997 12 20600
Aboriginal Studies
2 116 347 463
1997 12 21801
Accounting
2 183 287 470
1997 12 21810
Agriculture
2 951 597 1,548
1997 12 21811
Agriculture
3 176 154 330
1997 12 20630
Ancient History
2 1,246 2,094 3,340
1997 12 20631
Ancient History
3 449 935 1,384
1997 12 20621
Ancient History (Personalities & Ti
2 1,055 1,448 2,503
1997 12 21905
Applied Studies
1 638 576 1,214
1997 12 21202
Arabic
2 18 21 39
1997 12 21203
Arabic
3 58 53 111
1997 12 21201
Arabic (General)
2 82 102 184
1997 12 21200
Arabic Z
2 10 6 16
1997 12 21208
Armenian
2 9 15 24
1997 12 20260
Biology
2 5,138 9,274 14,412
1997 12 20640
Business Studies
2 5,521 4,912 10,433
1997 12 20641
Business Studies
3 1,545 1,455 3,000
1997 12 20270
Chemistry
2 5,429 4,751 10,180
1997 12 21224
Chinese
2 14 12 26
1997 12 21225
Chinese
3 11 10 21
1997 12 21222
Chinese (BS)
2 111 109 220
1997 12 21223
Chinese (BS)
3 161 249 410
1997 12 21220
Chinese Z
2 9 16 25
1997 12 22200
Classical Ballet
2 0 30 30
1997 12 22201
Classical Ballet
3 2 10 12
1997 12 21232
Classical Greek
2 4 2 6
1997 12 21233
Classical Greek
3 6 1 7
1997 12 25010
Comparative Literature-Distinctn Co
2 0 5 5
1997 12 21820
Computing Studies
2 4,071 2,489 6,560
1997 12 21821
Computing Studies
3 1,321 267 1,588
1997 12 21819
Computing Studies (General)
2 2,414 2,344 4,758
1997 12 20050
Contemporary English
2 10,644 7,659 18,303
1997 12 25020
Cosmology - Distinction Course
2 11 10 21
1997 12 21240
Croatian
2 12 28 40
1997 12 21250
Czech
2 0 0 0
1997 12 22210
Dance
2 6 263 269
1997 12 21880
Design and Technology
2 3,299 865 4,164
1997 12 21881
Design and Technology
3 335 197 532
1997 12 22220
Drama
2 809 2,347 3,156
1997 12 21262
Dutch
2 0 6 6
1997 12 20650
Economics
2 2,792 2,159 4,951
1997 12 20651
Economics
3 1,040 702 1,742
1997 12 21830
Electronics Technology
2 192 4 196
1997 12 21840
Engineering Science
2 1,177 74 1,251
1997 12 21841
Engineering Science
3 201 9 210
1997 12 20070
English
2 2,382 4,385 6,767
1997 12 20071
English
3 442 1,213 1,655
1997 12 20060
English (General)
2 13,251 16,198 29,449
1997 12 21270
Estonian
2 1 1 2
1997 12 21275
Filipino
2 0 0 0
1997 12 21870
Food Technology
2 663 2,220 2,883
1997 12 21871
Food Technology
3 53 429 482
1997 12 21282
French
2 94 221 315
1997 12 21283
French
3 55 119 174
1997 12 21281
French (General)
2 100 378 478
1997 12 21280
French Z
2 44 292 336
1997 12 20300
General Science
2 1,213 834 2,047
1997 12 20660
General Studies
1 7,633 8,583 16,216
1997 12 20670
Geography
2 3,486 2,863 6,349
1997 12 20671
Geography
3 1,219 1,241 2,460
1997 12 20280
Geology
2 125 110 235
1997 12 21292
German
2 82 120 202
1997 12 21293
German
3 50 100 150
1997 12 21291
German (General)
2 60 142 202
1997 12 21290
German Z
2 41 87 128
1997 12 21302
Hebrew
2 6 7 13
1997 12 21303
Hebrew
3 8 3 11
1997 12 21301
Hebrew (General)
2 25 26 51
1997 12 21305
Hindi
2 2 4 6
1997 12 21310
Hungarian
2 1 6 7
1997 12 21322
Indonesian
2 27 92 119
1997 12 21323
Indonesian
3 23 40 63
1997 12 21324
Indonesian (BS)
2 48 34 82
1997 12 21325
Indonesian (BS)
3 19 21 40
1997 12 21320
Indonesian Z
2 13 106 119
1997 12 21860
Industrial Technology
2 735 52 787
1997 12 21865
Industry Studies - Hospitality
2 366 877 1,243
1997 12 21866
Industry Studies - Metal and Engine
2 320 3 323
1997 12 20675
Industry Studies - Retail
2 142 224 366
1997 12 21332
Italian
2 138 223 361
1997 12 21333
Italian
3 29 65 94
1997 12 21330
Italian Z
2 35 147 182
1997 12 21342
Japanese
2 194 648 842
1997 12 21343
Japanese
3 105 205 310
1997 12 21344
Japanese (BS)
2 34 58 92
1997 12 21340
Japanese Z
2 136 353 489
1997 12 21346
Khmer
2 2 2 4
1997 12 21352
Korean
2 0 2 2
1997 12 21353
Korean
3 0 0 0
1997 12 21354
Korean (BS)
2 18 20 38
1997 12 21355
Korean (BS)
3 62 72 134
1997 12 21350
Korean Z
2 0 0 0
1997 12 21362
Latin
2 42 40 82
1997 12 21363
Latin
3 45 54 99
1997 12 21370
Latvian
2 2 2 4
1997 12 20680
Legal Studies
2 2,341 4,038 6,379
1997 12 20681
Legal Studies
3 491 924 1,415
1997 12 22300
Life Management Studies
2 457 1,842 2,299
1997 12 22301
Life Management Studies
3 46 711 757
1997 12 21380
Lithuanian
2 2 0 2
1997 12 21390
Macedonian
2 31 39 70
1997 12 21392
Malay (BS)
2 22 37 59
1997 12 21393
Malay (BS)
3 2 9 11
1997 12 21395
Maltese
2 1 5 6
1997 12 20170
Mathematics
2 7,859 8,337 16,196
1997 12 20171
Mathematics
3 4,204 3,583 7,787
1997 12 20172
Mathematics
4 1,502 736 2,238
1997 12 20150
Mathematics in Practice
2 2,195 2,930 5,125
1997 12 20160
Mathematics in Society
2 10,821 13,133 23,954
1997 12 21402
Modern Greek
2 71 102 173
1997 12 21403
Modern Greek
3 78 109 187
1997 12 21400
Modern Greek Z
2 9 12 21
1997 12 20700
Modern History
2 2,148 2,876 5,024
1997 12 20701
Modern History
3 732 1,189 1,921
1997 12 20690
Modern History (People and Events)
2 1,644 1,823 3,467
1997 12 22240
Music (AMEB)
2 47 52 99
1997 12 22241
Music (AMEB)
3 19 39 58
1997 12 22231
Music(Board)
2 95 152 247
1997 12 22232
Music(Board)
3 134 237 371
1997 12 22230
Music(Board) Course 1
2 1,283 1,314 2,597
1997 12 21405
Persian
2 32 37 69
1997 12 22600
Personal Development Health and P.E
2 4,121 4,299 8,420
1997 12 25030
Philosophy - Distinction Course
2 14 14 28
1997 12 20290
Physics
2 6,742 2,407 9,149
1997 12 21410
Polish
2 17 18 35
1997 12 21415
Portuguese
2 9 21 30
1997 12 21890
Rural Technology
2 101 1 102
1997 12 21422
Russian
2 11 6 17
1997 12 21423
Russian
3 11 25 36
1997 12 21420
Russian Z
2 2 4 6
1997 12 20250
Science
3 66 99 165
1997 12 20251
Science
4 256 212 468
1997 12 20310
Science for Life
2 2,302 1,612 3,914
1997 12 21430
Serbian
2 26 41 67
1997 12 21900
Sheep Husbandry & Wool Technology
2 26 0 26
1997 12 21440
Slovenian
2 1 5 6
1997 12 20720
Society & Culture
2 396 1,763 2,159
1997 12 20721
Society & Culture
3 72 496 568
1997 12 21452
Spanish
2 75 105 180
1997 12 21453
Spanish
3 42 65 107
1997 12 21450
Spanish Z
2 17 46 63
1997 12 20710
Studies of Religion
2 178 388 566
1997 12 20711
Studies of Religion
1 2,799 3,669 6,468
1997 12 21445
Swedish
2 1 5 6
1997 12 21920
Textiles & Design
2 6 533 539
1997 12 21921
Textiles & Design
3 1 241 242
1997 12 21455
Thai Z
2 7 10 17
1997 12 21931
Tourism Sector Services
2 89 578 667
1997 12 21460
Turkish
2 13 28 41
1997 12 21461
Turkish
3 29 52 81
1997 12 21470
Ukrainian
2 5 2 7
1997 12 21480
Vietnamese
2 89 153 242
1997 12 22250
Visual Arts
2 2,187 3,297 5,484
1997 12 22251
Visual Arts
3 1,146 2,362 3,508


Last Updated: 17 April 1998



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