IELTS WRITING TASK 1
The chart compares the percentages of schoolchildren going to four different secondary school types from 2000 to 2009.
Overall, there was a dramatic increase in the proportion of pupils attending community schools over the 9-year period. By contrast, the figures for specialist schools, grammar schools and voluntary-controlled schools went down by varying degrees.
It is noticeable that the proportion of schoolchildren going to voluntary-controlled schools dropped significantly from just over half in 2000 to only 20% in 2009. Similarly, the figures for grammar schools, at 24%, fell suddenly by half in the same period. There was slight drop in percentage of pupils attending specialist schools, a fall of only 2%.
However, while the other three types of schools experienced decreases in importance, the pattern was reverse in the case of community schools. In 2000, only 12% of students attended community schools, but the figures doubled to 32% in 2005, and then rocketed to 58% in 2009.
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The chart compares the percentages of schoolchildren going to four different secondary school types from in the years 2000, 2005 and to 2009. Overall, there was a dramatic increase in the proportion of [ 1] pupils those attending community schools over the 9-year period. By contrast, the figures for specialist schools, grammar schools and voluntary-controlled schools went down by varying degrees.
- The chart compares the percentages of schoolchildren going to four different secondary school types from in the years 2000, 2005 and to 2009.
- Overall, there was a dramatic increase in the proportion of [ 1] pupils those attending community schools over the 9-year period.
- By contrast, the figures for specialist schools, grammar schools and voluntary-controlled schools went down by varying degrees.
- It is noticeable that the proportion of schoolchildren going to voluntary-controlled schools dropped significantly from just over half of the total [ 2 ] in 2000 to only 20% in 2009.
- Similarly, the figures for grammar school s started at 24% in 200 3, but fell suddenly by half in the same period.
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The chart compares the percentages of schoolchildren going to four different secondary school types from in the years 2000, 2005 and to 2009.
Overall, there was a dramatic increase in the proportion of [ 1] pupils those
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