The pie charts compare the proportion of students enrolled in various extracurricular courses in 1985 and this year.
Overall, while interest in fitness and dance has remained unchanged, there has been a significant decline in participation in modern language courses, which were the most popular in 1985. Meanwhile, IT has emerged as the most widely chosen subject this year, despite not being offered in 1985.
In 1985, modern language courses, including French, German, and Spanish, accounted for the largest share of students (24%), followed closely by fitness and dance at 22%. Art ranked third, with 17% of students, while local history and cookery attracted similar proportions, at 15% and 14%, respectively. Music appreciation was the least popular, with just 8% enrollment.
This year, the IT course has become the most popular, making up 27% of student enrollments. Fitness and dance have retained their second-place ranking at 22%, while cookery has seen an increase to 19%. Conversely, participation in modern language courses has dropped to fourth place at 17%, representing a notable decline from 1985. Meanwhile, art courses have experienced a slight reduction in enrollment to 15%, and local history and music appreciation are no longer included.
In summary, while participation in fitness and dance has remained stable, the most striking change has been the growing demand for IT courses, replacing modern languages as the leading choice among students.