The table shows the proportions of pupils attending four secondary school types between 2000 and 2009. Summerise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make the comparison where relevant.

The table shows the proportions of pupils attending four secondary school types between 2000 and 2009. Summerise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make the comparison where relevant.
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The chart illustrates the share of students enrolling on different school types in a 9-year period. In general, it can be clearly seen that there
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an upward trend in the number of pupils
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choosing
Community
Schools
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,
whereas
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the opposite was true for the rest. In 2000, Voluntary-controlled
Schools
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ranked first place, at 52 per
cent
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whereas
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Special
Schools
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and Community
Schools
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had the same pattern which was 12 per
cent
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, half of the figure for Grammar
Schools
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. 2005 witnessed a slight increase for Community
Schools
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by 20 percent before reaching a peak
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58% in 2009.
In contrast
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, other
schools
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experienced downward trends. To be specific, Specialist
Schools
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fell by 1 per
cent
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each
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4 years, standing at 10 per
cent
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at the end
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of the period.
Besides
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that, Grammar and Voluntary-controlled
Schools
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decreased by 20 per
cent
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until 2005, 19 per
cent
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and 30 per
cent
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respectively. The number of students studying in these
schools
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kept going down to the points which were half of the beginning one in 2000.

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Sentences: Add more complex sentences.
Linking words: Don't use the same linking words: "whereas".
Vocabulary: Replace the words schools, cent with synonyms.
Vocabulary: The word "number of" was used 2 times.
Vocabulary: The word "trend" was used 2 times.
Topic Vocabulary:
  • proportions
  • secondary school
  • fluctuations
  • popularity
  • shifts in preference
  • policy changes
  • societal trends
  • comparative analysis
  • data brief
  • observable period
  • notable increases/decreases
  • concluding statement
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