Number of students taking A level in RS is highest ever

by Margaret Holness, Education Correspondent

Posted: 24 Aug 2012 @ 12:46

THE number of A-level students taking the examination in religious studies rose by 700 this year to 23,000 - the highest ever total, and more than double the number of entrants ten years ago.

The results published last week show that five per cent of entrants earned the top A* grade, and all but 1.4 per cent of entrants were awarded grades A to E. The subject was more popular than politics and physical education. More than 31,000 entered for religious studies at AS level.

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