You should spend about 20 minutes on this task. The table shows the Proportions of Pupils Attending Four Secondary School Types between 2000 and 2009. Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons where relevant. Write at least 150 words.

The table illustrates the

percentage

of students who entered four different types of secondary

schools

from 2000 to 2009.

Overall

, it is evident that the

percentage

of

pupils

attending 3 types of

schools

declined over the examined period,

while

the figure for community

schools

increased.

In addition

, the

percentage

of

pupils

studying in specialist

schools

was the lowest. In 2000, the

percentage

of

pupils

attending voluntary-controlled

schools

was the highest, at 52%.

While

the figure for grammar

schools

was 24%, which was twice higher than that of specialist

schools

, with 12%. There was a decline in the percentages of these

schools

in the next five years. Specialist

schools

witnessed a fall of 1% in the proportion of

pupils

. The figures for grammar and voluntary-controlled

schools

decreased significantly to 19% and 38% in 2005, respectively.

In contrast

, starting at 10%, the

percentage

of those who studied in community

schools

increased slightly to 32% and continued to rise to 32% in 2005, and

then

reached a peak at 58% in the

last

period.