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BEST IELTS Academic Writing Task 1, 27th August
ACADEMIC WRITING TASK 1
ACADEMIC WRITING TASK 1
The table shows the proportions of pupils attending four secondary school types between 2005 and 2007. Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons where relevant.
| Schools | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 |
| Specialist Schools | 15% | 13% | 11% |
| Grammar Schools | 30% | 21% | 12% |
| Voluntary-controlled Schools | 62% | 28% | 20% |
| Community Schools | 12% | 24% | 58% |
SAMPLE ANSWER
The table reveals the information about the percentage of students who were enrolled in four types of secondary schools. The years under consideration are from 2005 to 2007.
It can be seen from the graph that in 2005, pupils attending Voluntary-controlled schools were highest that accounted for 62%. It was followed by Grammar schools with almost half of them and Specialist schools and Community schools with 15% and 12% respectively. Next, the enrolments in Community schools rose drastically to 58% in 2007.
Further, the proportion of pupils attending the remaining three schools decreased. The figures in Specialist schools dropped at a constant rate in the next two years reaching at 11% in the last year. Moving ahead, the number of students in Grammar schools reduced to almost half in 2007. Lastly, the percentage in Voluntary-controlled schools fell dramatically to merely 20%.
Thus, from the overall analysis, it is lucid that community schools had minimum enrolments in 2005 but had the maximum in 2007.
